Testimonials

Marlene

I wanted to thank you for your treatment yesterday and also tell you how much my knee has improved. It usually feels like a knife underneath the patella when I walk up and down my loft steps. The pain is almost gone. It had been bothering me for so long I just thought I would have to live with it or get surgery which I did not want.

Matty Harris

I first met Eli on the bank of Slocan River. His presence was immediately welcoming and grounding. I noticed he often does not wear shoes, smiled with a genuine energy and walked softly.

I was hit by a car 2 years ago, and have suffered other injuries since that accident as I carry a karma that seems to have me meeting less than ideal circumstances. I have been receiving Cranial Sacral, Shiatsu and Microfacial Release. When I arrived in Winlaw again this August Eli was offering his services of Osteopathy. I had zero familiarity with it. After a brief explanation of what it was, I was curious.

I have sought out the services of different body care providers, of all the techniques that have been practiced on me, Osteopathy was the most unique. My body reacted positively immediately. I felt years long tension melt away. I feel that with his technique and his beautiful spirit I would, and do in writing this, recommend anyone who is in a place where they are ready to heal to meet Eli and engage with him for his services.

Kelly E.

In my ongoing journey of pain relief and wellness I have been fortunate enough to cross paths with Eli. I have been looking into alternatives for ongoing pain management as well as helpful self-care suggestions. My body needed a new approach. From a friend’s suggestion, I visited Eli.

I was in a great deal of discomfort walking in to the first session, yet I felt Eli’s presence was calming. Throughout the session Eli took the time to help me understand what was causing the discomfort. Through working at my pace, with my breathing, Eli brought me to a functioning and pain-free place.

By the second session, my body was learning how to move in different, less restrictive ways. The pace of the sessions were not rushed, and in turn, my body did not feel rushed in healing.

Eli takes time to get to know the people he services and takes happiness in seeing people in less pain and move towards a better quality of life.

S.A.

I had two sessions with Eli that were nothing short of miraculous.

In the first session, I went from a 7/10 on a scale of pain and immobility to a 3/10.

I have an ongoing weakness in the intersection of my lumbar and sacral spine (lower back), as well as my sacroiliac joints, most likely from congenital hip dysplasia (I was born with crooked hips).

While sleeping that night, after he worked on me, I shifted sides and felt a huge “POP”. My pelvis went back into place and the relief was immediate.

The second session, Eli manipulated my femurs down and back into their hip sockets and the transformation in my body was phenomenal.

First of all, my back pain is gone. But that’s just the beginning.

For the first time in my life, my feet point out comfortably.

As a kid, I spent TEN YEARS with a physiotherapist and THIRTEEN YEARS with a specialist, trying to encourage my hips and feet to straighten out.

As an adult, I have seen chiropractors, massage therapists, physiotherapists… and NO ONE has affected my hips the way Eli did.

I spent hours and hours and hours as a kid doing exercises to get my feet to point out. Hours! And now they want to point out, naturally, the way feet are supposed to.

I’m walking straight. I am taller because my legs are actually positioned properly.

Everything feels different. The way I stand, sit, and stretch are all different. It feels “normal”.

I don’t know what else to say to get across how surreal this is for me.

I have never said, “wow” so many times in succession before.

Eli is not only gifted in Osteopathy. He’s a mover. He patiently empowers others to get to know their bodies and to move in different ways. He can shift your perspective on how you inhabit your body. He can introduce you to ways of moving that will improve your life.