The Founder of Opal Therapeutics Clinic is Dawn Sharman. Dawn has previously owned and operated Nurturing Creations Therapeutic Clinic in Kelowna BC for 5 years, Alba Healing Arts Centre in Vernon BC for 5 years and over the last 5 years Dawn was the Principal of the Alberta College of Massage Therapy as well as the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada. Opal Therapeutics Clinic is the 3 rd clinic Dawn has opened and is the accumulation of her 21 years as an RMT in clinical and educational settings.
Dawn Sharman
Dawn graduated from OVCMT in 1999 as a Registered Massage Therapist and became a Registered Yoga Teacher in 2009. She became Principal of ACMT in 2015, leading the professional team that developed the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada (MOCC) in 2018.
In 2016, Dawn joined the CMTCA as a Surveyor, a role she held for six years. She completed her Manual Osteopathic Therapy training in 2019, graduating from MOCC. In 2020, she joined the CMMOTA team and developed the School Approval System (SAS) for Manual Osteopathic Therapy programs across Canada, a system she continues to review and support.
In 2024, after two years of training with Body Intelligence, she became a Biodynamic Registered Craniosacral Therapist.
Over the past 26 years, Dawn has operated clinics, a healing arts studio, and has taught massage therapy, manual osteopathic therapy, and continuing education courses.
