Hi, I am Yuki. I am an osteopathic manual practitioner (OMP). I was born and raised in Japan but moved to Canada in search of a peaceful pace of life close to nature. My passion for snowboarding and the mountains led me to settle in Whistler BC.

I have been involved in sports both competitively and professionally since childhood, I was a competitive figure skater in my youth. When I moved to Canada, I started working as a snowboard instructor, eventually becoming one of the most experienced female instructors in this country. This led to international opportunities I traveled to many countries to teach and mentor other instructors.

Living an active lifestyle in Whistler introduced me to manual therapy through physical conditioning and several injuries. I was grateful to receive treatments from many skilled manual practitioners here in Whistler and this inspired me to become a manual practitioner. I studied massage therapy as a starting point, and I have been working as a massage practitioner for over ten years.

I remember my first osteopathic treatment, I was impressed by the effectiveness of the treatment given via such gentle and non-invasive application. The principle of osteopathy considers the body as a whole unit of function appealed to me. That is one of the reasons why I decided to study osteopathy and become an osteopathic manual practitioner.

My treatment approach is to work with the patient's body using gentle and non-invasive techniques offering a pain-free and calming treatment. This helps the body to realign its structures, inducing the body’s self-healing properties and restoring healthy conditions.

I am very excited that the osteopathic skills I learned can help people maintain or restore health so that they may continue to enjoy their lifestyle. I have been helped by so many great manual practitioners these past few years; I feel it is my turn to contribute and help others with my osteopathic skills.