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WELCOME
As a former competitive athlete, I am always determined to improve health and mobility. Over the past 25 years I have worked in health & wellness: personal training, teaching yoga, pilates, meditation, Massage Therapy and now as a Manual Osteopath. I have enjoyed working in communities, in Canada and abroad, and currently have a home based clinical practice. 

EDUCATION

  • Canadian College of Osteopathy: 5 year education + 3 years thesis; 4000 class hrs, clinical hours, & thesis

  • Canadian College of Massage & Hydrotherapy: 2200 class hrs + 330 clinical hrs

  • University of Western Ontario: Bachelor Degree: Health Sciences & French

  • Biodynamic Osteopathy: Phases 1 to 3 

  • Endocranial Spasms: Levels 1 to 4

  • Quantum Healing Program 

  • Advanced Fascial Treatments

  • Vipassana Meditation Practitioner: 2006 to Current​

  • Yoga Teacher Trainings; 1000+hrs: Sivananda, Ashtanga, Hatha, Yin, Restorative 

  • Pilates Teacher Trainings: Mat, Reformer, & Gait Analysis 

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​MOVEMENT

From a young age, movement has been medicine. I competed in a variety of sports and loved training and improving performance. In my 20's, my sister got me into mountain biking and I fell in love with the sport. Soon afterwards we joined a local triathlon club and had fun training and racing. Then after injuries while running, I gravitated towards road cycling.

 

My progress on the bike was fast. I was a late bloomer to cycling but it was fun and felt natural. I contacted my first cycling coach and he pointed me in the direction of para-cycling due to a birth defect in my feet. After 6 months of training and my first International event, I met National Standards cycling at 38.5k/hour in a 25km Time Trial. I was classified as a C5 para-cyclist and placed 2nd at Nationals. Due to injuries, my para-cycling career was cut short but I am grateful for the experience, coaches, and athletes I met along the way. While training at an elite level, I learned first hand about food as fuel for performance, the importance of rest and recovery, and sport psychology for the competitive edge.

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My goal as a manual therapist is to help patients identify neutral and uncover space, motion, and power for whole body health and performance. 

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