Meet Rie Yukihiro, LMT (MAT#13735)
Aloha and Welcome!
From Yokohama, Japan, my journey to Hawaii has been unique and exciting. It’s hard to imagine where life will take us when we are young! The best part of our path is the opportunity for continuous learning and education in all aspects of life. I hope to do what I love to do for as long as I can. This is what gives me joy and puts a smile on my face!
Since I was 3 years old, sports was the foundation of my life. Softball, track, swimming, and basketball dominated my activities for intermediate and high school, and tennis during college. However, with sports came injuries. I was a head junior tennis professional at Ihilani Resort from 2002 to 2010. The program I developed for local juniors was doing great and many hotel guests were returning and requesting my lessons. But one day, my elbow gave out from overwork and I was at a point where I couldn’t even pick up a piece of paper. I was introduced to a Sports Chiropractor, Dr. J, who was also a certified Active Release Technique (ART) provider. Long story short, my elbow recovered in three months and is still working great today. Although some of the treatments were felt intense at the time, I saw that the results were outstanding.
This injury gave me an opportunity to learn more about my body – not just physically, but mentally too. When Dr. J asked me to work at his clinic, I accepted his offer. I learned more about human anatomy than I did during my career as a personal trainer and experienced hands-on muscle work/therapy under his supervision. Many of his patients liked my muscle work, and later, I was told I had natural healing hands and energy, which I was reluctant to believe at first. I am skeptical of things I cannot see! However, I have realized there is such a thing called “energy” and it is powerful. Fascinated, I decided to go back to school to study massage and pursue my new career. I became a certified ART provider and licensed massage therapist in 2014. My background is in education. I graduated from Yokohama National University in Japan in Physical Education. I came to Hawaii for grad school at the University of Hawaii Manoa and graduated from the Department of Kinesiology in 2002. During this time, my focus was still getting people involved in maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle. I believe I am an educator in nature, and I love supporting people by all means necessary to help them reach their goals and/or guiding them into a better situation.
My healing hands and physical education background can contribute to supporting and reviving YOUR quality of life. I love connecting with people and working as a team to re-educate muscles. I can help rebuild the bridge in YOUR life toward my mantra: “Life with more smiles, feeling awesome and moving great!” I hope you will join me on my mission.
My whole body has been re-educated through ART treatments and Chiropractic care. I KNOW THOSE TREATMENTS COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER! Since my work requires physical movement and I am active during my free time, my body is constantly in stress to some degree. However, my condition has been physically and mentally happier than ever since I have met my chiropractor. I strongly believe that spinal health is one of the most essential aspects of maintaining your body healthy.
