The Heart of JapaYoga
Kelli Kanashiro (affectionately known as “Japa” by friends and clients) is a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), Shamanic Reiki Master, and Multidimensional Healing Practitioner, known for her integrative approach that unites body, mind, and spirit. She is the founder of JapaYoga Healing Therapies, where she blends science, spirituality, and ancestral wisdom to guide people through profound journeys of healing, alignment, and self-awareness.
Born in South America and raised within the richness of both Japanese and Lebanese heritage, Kelli embodies cultural fluidity, compassion, and resilience. Her nickname “Japa” honors both her Japanese ancestry and the sacred Sanskrit word Japa, a meditative practice of mantra repetition, that mirrors the essence of her offerings: presence, depth, and subtle transformation.
For two decades, Kelli worked in high-level leadership roles in the corporate world, including coordinating major international projects such as the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. After witnessing the toll of chronic stress on herself and others, she began to seek holistic ways to restore balance and vitality. This awakening led her into the world of yoga, meditation, and spiritual healing.
Since 2012, Kelli has studied yoga extensively and, in 2016, became a Kriyaban, a disciple of the renowned yogi Paramahansa Yogananda through the Self-Realization Fellowship. Her devotion to the path of yoga is woven deeply into her work, as is her ongoing exploration of the intersection between trauma-informed care, body-centered therapy, energy and multidimensional healing.
Through a body-centered, trauma-informed lens, Kelli intuitively guides clients into states of presence and regulation, creating space for the safe unwinding of trauma, emotional chaos or stagnation, and energetic imprints held in the body.
Her background also includes training in Akashic Records and Vibrational Field readings, Sacred Geometry, Arcturian Multidimensional Apometry, and Sirian Recalibration Chambers - tools that assist in subtle energetic rebalancing, soul realignment, and expanded consciousness.
In addition, Kelli is a Spiritual & Life Coach and is currently completing a professional program in Therapeutic Counselling, enriching her capacity to hold space for deep emotional healing and meaningful life transformation.
Her approach is intuitive, trauma-sensitive, and deeply personalized. Whether working with someone navigating burnout, emotional wounds, or spiritual awakening, Kelli creates a grounded, nurturing container where her clients feel safe to explore, release, and realign. Her work transcends conventional methods, offering a bridge between the mystical and the practical, the ancestral and the modern, the sacred and the science-backed.
Today, Kelli offers online and in-person sessions in the Greater Vancouver Area (Canada) and supports clients across North and South America, and Europe. She also teaches therapeutic yoga workshops, meditation classes, and facilitates group journeys into self-inquiry, energy healing, and soul purpose discovery.
Through JapaYoga Healing Therapies and co-initiatives like SEN Brasil (Spiritual Emergence Network in Brazil) and the I National Symposium on Spiritual Emergency & Mental Health, Kelli continues to support the collective evolution by helping individuals reconnect with their true essence, expand their consciousness, and embody their most authentic and aligned selves.




Accreditation
Certifications & Trainings
Professional Counsellor Diploma (in progress)
Rhodes Wellness College (Vancouver, Canada – Expected Completion: May 2026)
C-IAYT Trauma-Informed Accredited Yoga Therapist
800-hour Advanced Yoga Therapy Program – VSOHA, Vancouver School of Healing Arts (Vancouver, Canada – Feb 2023)
Shamanic Reiki Master (Level 3)
Soul of Yoga (California, USA – Feb 2023)
Advanced Yoga Teacher Training (RYT-500)
300-hour Program – VSOHA, Vancouver School of Healing Arts (Vancouver, Canada – May 2020)
Foundations of Yoga Therapy – Certified Therapeutic Yoga Teacher
300-hour Program – VSOHA, Vancouver School of Healing Arts (Vancouver, Canada – Jan 2020)
Yoga Teacher Training (RYT-200)
200-hour Program – Soul of Yoga (California, USA – Aug 2019)
First Aid + CPR–C/AED Certification
Red Cross Training (Vancouver, Canada – Oct 2022)
Integrative & Holistic Therapies
Therapeutic, Body-Centred & Trauma-Informed Approach
Yoga Therapy (1:1)
Hatha + Chair + Restorative + Yin + Yoga Nidra
Guided Meditation
Reiki + Shamanic Reiki + Energy Healing Sessions
Akashic Records Reading
Vibrational Field Reading (9 Pilars)
Sacred Geometry Activation
Multidimensional Therapies (Arcturian Apometry, Integrated Arcturian System, and Sirian Recalibration Chambers)
Experience
Multidimensional Therapies, Akashic Records & Vibrational Field Readings (since 2024)
Yoga Retreats & Workshops (since 2023)
Yoga Therapy - 1:1 sessions (since 2023)
Reiki, Energy Balancing & Sacred Geometry Activation (since 2023)
Corporate Workshops Facilitator (YMCA, LivingWell, Innergy Yoga, others (since 2020)
Hatha + Vinyasa +Yin + Chair Yoga - Public classes at Yoga Generation, RMSS, YMCA (since 2019)
Education Background
Master's degree in Adm. Science & Leadership - FDU Fairleigh Dickinson University (2018, Vancouver, CA)
Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing - FGV Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2003, Rio de Janeiro, BR)
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