Meet Mina Kavia,
Nerve Coach Mina
I know what chronic nerve pain feels like — because I lived with it. A severe mountain fall left me with three herniated discs in my neck, three in my lower back, and debilitating sciatica. Surgery was strongly recommended, but I refused.
Instead, I combined my 30+ years of clinical experience in physiotherapy with Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine, and targeted inside-out healing. I've been entirely pain-free for 15 years. Today, at almost 60, I'm still skiing, climbing, and hiking the mountains that once broke me.
This is the philosophy that guides every step of my practice. I saw too many patients being told there was no hope. I knew that by combining Western clinical training with Eastern healing traditions, I could offer a path to real nerve recovery — because I am living proof that it is possible.
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What we believe
Root Cause Resolution
True healing begins with deep inquiry. We move beyond symptom management and relentlessly pursue the root cause.
IntegratedWisdom
Seamlessly blending Western Science and Eastern Philosophy — physiotherapy, TCM, Functional Medicine, and Ayurveda.
Empowered Partnership
You are the most crucial member of your healing team. Our role is not to dictate, but to empower.
Preventative Compassion
Grounded in personal experience. We don't just help you get better — we help you stay better.
Inside-Out + Outside-In Healing
If your internal environment is inflamed or dysregulated, no amount of external treatment will fully resolve the problem. Doing all the right things from the outside — physiotherapy, dry needling, exercises — is simply not enough on its own.
And eating perfectly is not enough if your structural flow is blocked. To become truly neuroprotective and achieve lasting healing, you must work inside-out and outside-in at the same time.
It was only when these two approaches converged — meeting at the center of nerve health — that true, lasting healing happened. Most people are missing half the equation. This integrated approach is the foundation of the Nerve Coach Mina Method.
Pain-free at 60 — still moving, still living
This is what 15 years of pain-free living looks like. After six herniated discs and surgery strongly recommended, Mina rebuilt her body from the inside out — and never stopped moving.
The hula hoop is not a party trick. It is a demonstration that nerve healing is real, measurable, and possible — even for the most complex cases.
Credentials & Training
Functional Medicine Practitioner · Physical Therapist · Dr. Traditional Chinese Medicine · Ayurveda & Yoga Practitioner
BSc Anatomy — University of Saskatchewan
BSc Physical Therapy — University of Saskatchewan
Master's in Manual & Manipulative Therapy — University of Queensland
Dr. Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture — University of Nanjing
Functional Medicine Certification — FMFT, USA
Perineural Injection Therapy — trained by Dr. John Lyftogt
Kundalini & Hatha Yoga Teacher
Instructor for IMS — University of British Columbia
Professional Memberships
Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM)
American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM)
College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia
College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners & Acupuncturists of BC
30+
Years Clinical Experience
15
Years Pain-Free
Squamish
In-Person Clinic
A life of volunteer work in nerve care
Long before Nerve Coach Mina, Mina travelled the world bringing nerve-focused care to the people who needed it most.
1993
Making Head Way World Tour
Volunteer physiotherapist cycling alongside Josh Byrne, a young man with a head injury, to raise global awareness for brain injury. Rode 100-mile days from Alberta to Detroit, meeting with hospitals and mayors along the route. Partnered with the Calgary Head Injury Foundation.
1993
Gremaltis Hospital · Chennai, India
Swiss-German hospital volunteer physiotherapist working on leprosy prevention and treatment — one of the oldest known nerve diseases.
2002
Delek Hospital · Dharamsala, India
Physiotherapy and acupuncture volunteer at the Dalai Lama's hospital, caring for Tibetan refugees who had escaped China.
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