As the founder of Qi in Motion, Dr. Ellissa Crête’s mission is to provide quality health services in TCM Massage and Yoga stewarded by the wings of knowledge and compassion.

Dr. Ellissa Crête’s hands, needles, and words create a compassionate healing space that touches body, heart and spirit. She offers services in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, Tuning Forks, and Massage in her private practice in Nelson, BC.

Ellissa is registered as Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Dr.TCM) and Registered Acupuncturist (R.Ac.) with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of British Columbia CCHPBC (formerly the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia CTCMA). In 2014, Ellissa graduated from the five-year Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Program at the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences (ACOS) in Nelson, BC. She participated in additional TCM clinical internships in Kunming, China. Ellissa has completed continuing education in prenatal / postnatal acupuncture, gynecology, cosmetic acupuncture facial rejuvenation, mental health, sound healing, and Western herbology. She is an Ohm Therapeutics™ practitioner in sound healing with tuning forks.

Ellissa is an instructor in the TCM program at Kootenay Columbia College (formerly ACOS) where she teaches Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology courses. As an Acupuncturist, she has volunteered with NADA Circles Nelson which offers group sessions in Auricular Acupuncture for addictions and mental health.

Ellissa holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with options in International Studies and Peace & Conflict Studies. An experienced Bodyworker, she has offered massage services since 2004 formerly in Montreal, QC and currently in Nelson, BC. Ellissa developed an affinity with the meridian-based modalities of Zen Shiatsu and Thai-Yoga Massage. She was a teaching-assistant to her mentors Oda Sati Bogaire from Integrated Zen Shiatsu, Jeanne Cronin from Dragon & Phoenix Shiatsu School, and Itzhak Helman from Sunshine Network of Traditional Thai Yoga Massage. Ellissa is a member of the Interveners and Therapists Group in Alternative and Complementary Medicine (RITMA GROUP) as a certified Bodyworker

Ellissa’s journey as a therapist in the healing arts has paralleled her exploration of the mind-body connection through studying Yoga asana and Vipassana meditation in Canada and in India. While traveling in India in 2005, she was introduced to the Iyengar Yoga method, which focuses on therapeutic postural alignment and the efficient use of props. In 2010, Ellissa completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training inspired by the Iyengar and Ashtanga methods under the guidance of Hart Lazer at United Yoga Montreal. She participated in additional Yoga Ropes intensives to deepen her understanding of using this prop. Ellissa has been teaching weekly Yoga classes in Nelson, BC since 2010. She offers private and group classes in dynamic Hatha – Flow Yoga and relaxing Restorative Yoga with tuning forks