Dawn Sharman
Registered Massage Therapist and Manual Osteopath
Dawn graduated from the Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy (OVCMT) in 1999 and became a BC Registered Massage Therapist the same year. Her 24 year career as an RMT has included instructing massage therapy, treating patients of all ages, participating as a Surveyor for the Canadian Massage Therapy Council for Accreditation and offering professional Continuing Education Credits to fellow colleagues.
Dawn has been practicing Manual Osteopathic Therapy (MOT) since 2018 in BC and Alberta. As an MOT Dawn has instructed manual osteopathic therapy, developed the Canadian Massage and Manual Osteopathic Therapists Association (CMMOTA) School Approval System for manual osteopathic educational programs within Canada and she is currently developing a 5 month professional program for manual therapists. Presently Dawn is near completion of the two year Body Intelligence Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Program, this is a modality branch involved with manual osteopathy treatments.
The treatments Dawn offers include:
- Massage therapy with osteopathic influences
- Visceral releases
- Craniosacral therapy
- Lymphatic drainage
- Myofascial work
- Osteo-articulations
- Nervous system resets, in particular work with the Vagus Nerve