Island Optimal Health & Performance

Moksha Yoga Nanaimo

yoga-girl_449 Chiropractors Dr. Kristen Butler and Dr. Abe Avender offer a variety of complementary and supportive approaches to wellness. The two enthusiastic practitioners met at Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto and returned to Abe’s hometown of Nanaimo a year ago to help patients attain and maintain their optimal health. As well as chiropractic care and injury rehabilitation, Kristen and Abe offer manual therapy (returning function to tissue), orthotic fittings, sport specific strength training, personal training, and Moksha hot yoga.

Abe says, “My goal is to get you better than you were before your injury”. Your initial visit with Kristen or Abe includes a full history of the injury, a full physical assessment as well as a treatment. Following and between your next two or three visits, the onus is on you to continue to stretch and strengthen. This doesn’t mean you need to have an injury to visit Kristen and Abe. They are ready and willing to help you maintain your optimal health with an individual plan of personal guidance along with suggestions for your home practice.

“The more training we get, the more we can help people”, Kristen says. As well as being a Doctor of Chiropractic, Kristen is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Registered Trigenics Practitioner. She opened the first Moksha yoga studio in B.C., which is part of Island Optimal Health & Performance.

Moksha yoga is a unique yoga series that offers a cardiovascular workout to strengthen, tone and loosen muscles while calming the mind and reducing stress. A specially heated room allows for deep, safe stretching and promotes detoxification through sweating. Kristen is able to assist her patients and yoga students alike in finding balance, in their bodies and in other aspects of life. Absolute beginners are welcome. You can check the website for class descriptions and times or drop by to pick up a schedule.

Abe majored in Kinesiology before becoming a Doctor of Chiropractic. He has certifications in multiple manual soft tissue therapies, injury rehabilitation and prevention, golf specific fitness and conditioning programs and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Since he and Kristen opened their practice, Abe continues to treat and train athletes. He will be on the medical team for Team BC’s men’s volleyball for the Canada Games on Prince Edward Island in August.

Kristen and Abe welcome new patients and look forward to helping you reach your optimal health.

Suite 103—1808 Bowen Road, Nanaimo
250-753-9449