ABOUT ME
Hi! I'm Kristen Koepke (kep-key) - RMT and fourth year manual osteopathy student. I'm a facilitator of feeling and catalyst for change. I love solving puzzles. Chronic pain with no explanation? Symptoms that feel deeper than biomechanics alone? I'm your gal.
I grew up playing ice hockey competitively. Yoga and manual therapy helped me offset the physical demands of sport. After losing my title as “varsity athlete,” these practices became vehicles for internal observation and helped me rediscover my sense of self. I pursued yoga teacher training and certified with Yoga Alliance in 2015. While teaching, I discovered my calling to connect through touch. I graduated from Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy and became a registrant (RMT) with the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia in 2020. I’m currently pursuing my manual osteopathy diploma with the Sutherland-Chan School of Osteopathy.
My philosophy is to inhabit reality with elevated curiosity. I crave movement and prioritize play. I feel most at home on mountaintops. I need stillness to recharge. My greatest vice is a jar of peanut butter. I’m a word nerd. I’m a lifelong learner and unlearner. I relish 1:1 conversations - the deep ones that feel like therapy sessions. I'm mother to two boys and a pup who remind me to seek joy and practice patience daily. We also love collecting rocks.
FOURTH YEAR STUDENT - DIPLOMA IN OSTEOPATHY MANUAL PRACTICE | (DOMP)
Diploma in Osteopathy Manual Practice | Sutherland-Chan School of Osteopathy (2021-present)
REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST | RMT
Registrant | College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia, 2020
Active Member | Registered Massage Therapists’ Association of British Columbia, 2020
Registered Massage Therapy Diploma (excellence in academic + practical studies) | Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy, 2018-2019
Student Case Study Award - Third Place | RMTBC, 2019
Research + Interpretive Studies Award - Third Place | CCMTS, 2019
REGISTERED YOGA TEACHER | RYT® 500, RPYT
Skill in Action 75hr with Michelle C Johnson, online 2021
Roots - Vinyasa Yoga For Youth Intensive 25 hr, Kelowna 2019
The Art of Assisting 30 hr with Janet Stone, online 2019
Teaching Through Touch Expansion 10 hr with Sarah Cutfield, Vancouver 2018
The Process of Teaching Meditation 10 hr with Carolyn Anne Budgell, Vancouver 2017
Semperviva Yoga 300 hr YTT, Vancouver 2016-2017
Vinyasa 100 hr with Jazz Braden, Sarah Cutfield, and Rebecca Hollingworth
Prenatal 85 hr with Teresa Campbell
Yin 50 hr with Bernie Clark and Diana Batts
Meditation Revealed 40 hr with Bernie Clark and Nathalie Keiller
Teach Through Touch Foundations 15 hr with Sarah Cutfield
Yoga Nidra 10 hr with Michele Denis
Yogacara Global 200 hr YTT, France 2015