Marie Shinmoto

My superpower is that I can feel so many things in someone’s body. I can feel the electrical activity of the nervous system, the movement of circulation, and even the power of emotional trauma that has been stored in the tissues. Before I sorted out what I was feeling it was rather overwhelming, but once I realized that I can pick up on the language of the body’s many systems, I began to understand the healing potential this has. Read more about my journey of discovery here.

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”

– His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

After graduating from Queen’s University in 1989, I spent the first ten years of my career in acute paediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, where I worked with children with cystic fibrosis, neurological injuries and disorders, and those acutely ill in intensive care and neonatal intensive care. The children I worked with taught me patience and compassion. I then moved into private practice where I have since worked with children and adults with neurological and orthopaedic issues.

I love learning and in pursuit of such, my favourite question is “why?” Although it sometimes makes me sound like a three year old, that simple question has led to many a great learning experience. I believe that the day I stop learning is the day I should retire.

While not fully bilingual, I can provide services in both French and English. When not working I can be found paddling, playing pickleball, reading, or cooking. My kids are so used to home-made everything they won’t even eat the commercially produced stuff. What was I thinking?