Danielle was born and raised in Kelowna, where her love for sports and fitness began at a young age. She dedicated ten years to competitive trampoline gymnastics representing Team Canada around the world on numerous occasions. These experiences ignited a keen interest in movement, healing, and how the physical body works. Danielle graduated from UBCO with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Kinetics and continued on at Western University where she obtained her Masters of Physical Therapy.
Danielle is committed to helping all individuals achieve their goals, whether it’s recovering from an injury, looking to make the body stronger, or returning to high level sports. She strives to build meaningful connections with others and uses a combination of manual therapy and personalized exercise programs to create treatment plans that are tailored to each client.
Dedicated to ongoing education and professional growth Danielle is always striving to broaden her clinical expertise and provide the highest level of care to her clients. Her specific interests include manual therapy and women’s health.
Outside the clinic, Danielle maintains an active and balanced lifestyle. She enjoys staying healthy and strong through fitness classes, yoga, pilates, hiking and most recently pickle ball.
Danielle was born and raised in Kelowna, where her love for sports and fitness began at a young a...
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After attending university in Ontario, Akela relocated back to beautiful British Columbia to complete her Registered Massage Therapy diploma at Okanagan College of Massage Therapy and graduated in 2019. As her knowledge of human anatomy and physiology grew so did her passion for helping clients reach their health and wellness goals. Akela also has a background in personal training which brings an interactive approach to her treatments.
Akela deeply believes that movement is medicine and that the body has an innate ability to heal itself. Her treatment style uses a sports massage approach with techniques such as hydro therapy, PNF stretching, myofascial release, and Swedish massage to help improve muscle imbalances and biomechanics, as well as promote tissue healing. She also uses body awareness and therapeutic exercise to help her patients understand the mind-body connection.
Akela and her husband own a hobby farm outside Kelowna and she spends most her free time gardening, looking after her chickens, and exploring the many hiking trails in the area with her dog, Franklyn. After spending time away from BC, Akela can safely say she never plans on leaving the amazing Okanagan!
After attending university in Ontario, Akela relocated back to beautiful British Columbia to comp...
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Originally from Calgary, Jaclyn has been involved in the fitness industry her whole life. She started out as a competitive dancer for 12 years before embarking on her fitness journey. A long with having a passion for dance, she started to have a passion for teaching fitness classes primarily barre. This lead her to become a full time instructor and personal trainer and loves every minute of what she does. She holds a personal training certification from ACE and a barre certification from IBBFA. She has also completed her Pilates Process Mat, Reformer, Cadillac and Injury courses. Jaclyn is excited to be a part of the Neu family in Kelowna & Vernon!
Originally from Calgary, Jaclyn has been involved in the fitness industry her whole life. She sta...
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Dr. Shawna Tyler was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta where she completed her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with distinction from the University of Alberta. While completing her undergraduate degree she competed as a national-level track and field heptathlete as a member of the UofA varsity team.
Shawna completed her Doctor of Chiropractic cum laude with clinic honours from Toronto’s Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2005. Soon after graduating, Dr. Tyler returned to Alberta and opened her own clinic in Calgary practicing in that community for 14 years.
Newly married in 2017 and blessed with a beautiful newborn son in 2018, Shawna and her new family relocated to the Okanagan, in the heart of interior BC, seizing an opportunity to raise her family and serve people in this incredible community.
As a high performance athlete, Shawna developed first-hand understanding of the debilitating effects of ongoing pain as she suffered from chronic low back pain from an early age. Her history of successful rehabilitation in her chiropractic practice and personal experience has strengthened her belief that everyone can have a life free of limitations and free of pain.
Shawna’s approach toward treatment is three-fold: one part detective work, one part physical skill, and one part connection.
Taking the time to listen and understand the broader perspective and root cause of injury, Shawna draws on her extensive experience to determine the best course of treatment. Treatments often combine chiropractic manipulation and soft-tissue therapies including Active Release Technique (ART), Graston Technique and Kinesiotaping.
Shawna believes in empowering people by teaching them the nature of their condition, outlining her treatment game plan in a simple way, and sharing simple tools and practical techniques to help patients participate in their own recovery.
Dr. Shawna Tyler was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta where she completed her Bachelor of Sci...
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Ariel graduated from Western University with her Masters of Physical Therapy in 2021. During her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, she participated in numerous clubs and volunteered at a Physical Therapy clinic that specialized in concussion rehabilitation.
Quickly, she fell in love with the impact physical therapy could have on an individual’s life which instilled a passion for helping clients get back to the activities they enjoy.
Ariel regularly uses education, manual therapy, and exercise prescription to empower her clients and assist them in reaching their goals. She is also Complete Concussion Management certified allowing her to treat and educate those who have sustained a concussion. Fun fact: We no longer prescribe staying in a dark room! A gradual return to both physical and mental activity is key.
Ariel grew up in the small town of Williams Lake, but has grown accustomed to what the Okanagan has to offer. Some of her favourite activities include paddle boarding on the numerous surrounding lakes and going hiking with her Aussie Collie Doodle Ollie
Ariel graduated from Western University with her Masters of Physical Therapy in 2021. During her ...
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Jen graduated from the University of Alberta in 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy with distinction. Since graduation she has worked in private practice and has a particular interest in manual therapy and orthopaedics. Jen has completed extensive post-graduate training in manual therapy giving her the designation of Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapy (FCAMPT). She then went on to complete the course on the Integrated Systems Model which she combines with her manual therapy skills to provide her clients with a “whole person” treatment. Jen strongly believes in combining her treatments with other members of the team – Pilates, yoga, chiropractic and massage – to allow for whole body transformation. Jen loves to laugh and hopes that she can help inspire people back to their naturally healthy state.
Jen graduated from the University of Alberta in 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy wi...
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