Hello, I am Mina Kavia
I am the heart and vision behind Heal Within.
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Getting to the heart of the matter
Hello I am Mina Kavia, and I am the heart and vision behind Heal Within.
My journey into Functional Medicine is deeply personal. Like many, I have witnessed the devastating effects of heart disease on my own family. That experience didn’t just inspire me—it ignited a powerful mission to find a better way to health. I realized that true healing isn’t about managing symptoms; it’s about going to the source, addressing the root cause, and helping the body truly heal from within.
This is the philosophy that guides every step of my practice.
The Heal Within Difference: Looking Deeper
When you work with us, it is not about running tests; it is about mapping your entire health story. We use a comprehensive framework to investigate the core areas that influence your heart health, ensuring we leave no stone unturned.
Here are the key areas we focus on to help you thrive:
Taming Inflammation: We work to calm the chronic inflammation and oxidative stress that can silently damage your cardiovascular system, giving your heart the protection it deserves.
Boosting Your Energy: We optimize your cellular vitality so your heart muscle is strong and your body has the energy it needs to repair and function at its best.
Gut-Heart Connection: We address your digestive health and liver function, because a healthy gut is essential for reducing the toxic load and inflammation that can stress your heart.
Optimizing Flow: We focus on improving your circulation and blood flow, ensuring every cell in your body receives the nutrients it needs for optimal performance.
Mind-Body Harmony: We recognize the profound link between your emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being and your physical health. We work on stress management and resilience to strengthen your mind-body connection.
Personalized Blueprint: We look at your unique genetic makeup and nutritional status to build a plan that is perfectly tailored to your body’s specific needs.
A Whole-Person Approach: Where Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science
At Heal Within, we believe your health is a masterpiece of interconnected systems, not a collection of separate problems. My approach is unique because it draws on a diverse and comprehensive set of tools, allowing me to see the full picture of your well-being. By blending the following disciplines, I create a healing plan that is as unique as you are.
Functional Medicine: The science of finding the root cause of illness.
Physical Therapy: A deep understanding of the body’s structure, movement, and mechanics.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) & Ayurveda: Ancient wisdom that offers powerful insights into balance, energy, and personalized wellness.
Yoga: A practice that connects the mind, body, and spirit, fostering resilience and inner peace.
Your Path to Vibrant Health
Preventing and managing heart disease is a journey we take together. I will empower you with a personalized strategy that includes:
Lifestyle Shifts: Practical, sustainable changes to your sleep, movement, and stress habits.
Targeted Nutrition: A food plan designed specifically for your metabolic needs, moving beyond generic diets.
Strategic Support: Evidence-based use of supplements to correct imbalances and support your body’s natural healing processes.
True Partnership: Clear monitoring and collaborative work with your existing healthcare team to ensure your long-term success.
If you are ready to stop feeling stuck and start building a future of vibrant, optimal heart health, I invite you to connect with me. Let’s begin your journey to Heal Within.
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Our Core Values: The Heart of Heal Within
The values that guide Heal Within are not abstract concepts; they are principles forged in decades of study, professional practice, and a deeply personal journey toward healing. These four core values define every interaction, every protocol, and every step we take with our clients:
Root Cause Resolution: Beyond the Symptom
True healing begins with a commitment to deep inquiry. Our primary value is to move beyond the management of symptoms—the standard approach that left us feeling incomplete in both Eastern and Western systems—and relentlessly pursue the root cause of imbalance.
- We utilize the systems biology model of Functional Medicine to map your unique health story.
- We understand that a symptom in one area of the body is often a signal of a problem elsewhere.
- We are not satisfied until we uncover the fundamental drivers of your health challenges, ensuring that the solutions we implement are lasting and transformative.
Integrated Wisdom: The Map of the Human Heart
Our practice is founded on the value of integration. We refuse to choose between the profound wisdom of the past and the precision of modern science. Our approach seamlessly blends:
- Western Science: The structural and diagnostic clarity of Anatomy, Physical Therapy, and Functional Medicine.
- Eastern Philosophy: The energetic and systemic balance of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Ayurveda, and Yoga.
This unique, blended perspective allows us to create a comprehensive map of the human heart—a holistic view that honors the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of your health. We see the body as an interconnected whole, and our integrated wisdom is the lens through which we guide you back to balance.
Empowered Partnership: Your Unique Story
We value the client as the most crucial member of the healing team. Our role is not to dictate, but to empower. We recognize that your health journey is unique, shaped by your genetics, environment, and life experiences.
We commit to a personalized partnership in which we provide the knowledge, tools, and framework, while you remain the active participant and decision-maker. Our goal is to move you from feeling stuck and reactive to feeling confident and proactive, giving you the power to sustain your health long after our work together is complete.
Preventative Compassion: The Highest Form of Care
Our practice is grounded in preventive compassion, a value born of personal experience. Having witnessed the devastating effects of heart disease and experienced a personal health crisis that limited my own activity, we understand the pain and frustration of feeling broken.
This compassion fuels our conviction that prevention is the highest form of healthcare. We believe that physical symptoms are often the body’s way of expressing deeper, unaddressed pain—a realization that “the heart blocks the pain, and it shows up as symptoms.” This profound empathy drives us to help you heal not just the physical body, but the emotional and spiritual self, ensuring a future of vibrant, optimal health.
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Ole
ENGINEER
“I had health issues, heart problems, but now I am getting better, and I am more fit“
Shelley
Pharmacist
“I really appreciated that the program delved deep into an investigation into my health.”
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“I did so many great things, and I highly recommend this program.”
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“I feel so much better in myself. If you’re struggling, don’t just live with it—try this program.“
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“I can’t believe my energy levels. I finally put my phone down, stopped scrolling, and actually got my energy back.”
Em Smith
Realtor
“After going through the Elimination Diet at Mina’s course, I have lost 20 pounds and learnt from her how to heal myself.”
The Journey to Heal Within
The foundation of Heal Within is built on a simple, yet profound conviction: prevention is the most powerful form of healthcare. This belief was forged not in a textbook, but through a decades-long journey across continents and medical philosophies, driven by the realization that neither the East nor the West held the complete answer to true, lasting health.
The Cracks in the System: A Search for Completeness
My professional journey began in the 1980s and 90s with a rigorous Western education at the University of Saskatchewan, where I earned a BSc in Anatomy and a BPTh in Physical Therapy. This training provided an invaluable, deep understanding of the body’s mechanics, structure, and the science of physical repair.
Seeking to deepen this understanding of the body’s systems, I pursued a Master’s in Manual and Manipulative Therapies at the University of Queensland, Australia, in 1999. This advanced study allowed me to see the intricate connections within the musculoskeletal system even more clearly.
Yet, as I practiced, a critical question persisted: why were we so effective at treating the crisis and the symptom, but so often failed to prevent the illness from happening in the first place? I felt a profound sense of incompleteness—a realization that, despite my extensive Western credentials, I was only seeing a fraction of the whole picture. The system was excellent at intervention but broken when it came to true, holistic prevention.
The Personal Catalyst: Finding Functional Medicine
The next, most transformative chapter of my journey was not academic, but deeply personal. A decade ago, I faced my own health crisis. I went from being an active marathon runner and a mother who loved being active with her children, to someone who could barely walk a single block. This profound physical limitation was a wake-up call that forced me to look beyond my extensive training.
This personal struggle led me to the study of Functional Medicine. It was the missing link—a framework that finally provided the tools to address the systemic, root-cause issues that had eluded my previous training.
My focus quickly narrowed to heart health. Having experienced so many personal losses to this condition, I was driven to understand, on the deepest level, why this disease truly occurs. It was through this work that I came to a powerful realization: the heart blocks the pain, and it shows up as symptoms. This insight—that physical symptoms are often the body’s way of expressing unaddressed emotional or systemic pain—solidified my commitment to working with people facing heart health issues.
Bridging the Divide: From Saskatoon to Nanjing
This realization propelled me to seek the missing pieces. I made the pivotal decision to immerse myself in the wisdom of the East, traveling to the University of Nanjing to pursue my Doctorate in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Dr. TCM).
This deep dive into TCM provided the crucial context I was searching for: a system focused on energy, balance, and the interconnectedness of the body’s systems long before disease manifests. It was a philosophy that resonated deeply with my personal background. Growing up in a Hindu culture, I was naturally steeped in the principles of Ayurveda, which emphasizes personalized lifestyle, diet, and the harmony of mind, body, and spirit.
The value of merging these philosophies became crystal clear. Western science offered the precision of anatomy and diagnostics; Eastern wisdom offered the map for maintaining balance and vitality.
The Final Integration: The Map of the Human Heart
To fully integrate this knowledge, I dedicated years to the study of Yoga, becoming a certified teacher in Vijnana, Hatha, and Kundalini Yoga. Yoga was the final, essential layer—the practical application of mind-body connection that allows an individual to actively participate in their own healing and preventative care.
Heal Within is the culmination of this entire journey. It is the integrated model I always envisioned: a practice that takes the best of Western science, the profound wisdom of TCM and Ayurveda, and the practical tools of Yoga and Functional Medicine, all blended into one cohesive map of the human heart.
The true measure of this approach is not my own recovery, but the success stories of my clients. I have witnessed true healing of the heart—physical, emotional, and spiritual—by applying this blended approach.
Our history is a testament to the belief that you don’t have to choose between systems. You deserve a healthcare approach that honors your entire story—one that looks beyond the symptoms to the root cause, and empowers you to Heal Within.
