PHIANE DUQUET, WORLD MASSAGE CHAMPION
“There’s no substitute for authenticity and experience!”
Phiane is certified by the International Massage Association as an advanced IMA teacher, accredited by the 26th generation KOBIDO® Grand Master, Dr. Shogo Mochizuki as an official KOBIDO® massage teacher.
She has won numerous awards, including six medals at the World Massage Championships (IMA and Massage World Cup) in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
She won the prestigious Top Innovative Spa Treatment award from Leading Spas of Canada and, the Coup de Coeur ( Overall favorite) Award of Excellence, presented by the Quebec Network of Professional Massage Therapists RMPQ at the Recognition Event in May 2026.
Spa Phiane Inc was nominated as one of the 6 top world best Spas of North and South America 2021, and she was finalist among the 5 top Spa Leaders of the Year 2022, by WORLD SPA AND WELLNESS, EXCEL LONDON.
She was also head judge for the first edition of the Canadian Massage Championship LNE, organized by Les Nouvelles Esthétiques Spa Canada.
To be part of the PROFESSIONAL STANDARD in Aesthetics for professional qualification approved by the COMMISSION DES PARTENAIRES DU MARCHÉ DU TRAVAIL QUÉBEC and SOINS PERSONNELS QUÉBEC is a great honor.
Her commitment to bringing wellness artisans together as a volunteer at WORLD WELLNESS WEEKEND was applauded and supported by the governments of Quebec and Canada.
Her contribution to making massage therapy an essential service during the pandemic is supported by the Minister of Health, Dr. Lionel Carmant.
She has won the award of The World Wellness Champion 2022, Quebec, Canada, by founder Jean-Guy De Gabriac for orchestrating a donation of 3,500 hours of L’œuvre de beauté® /kobido face massage to people in need as a commitment to social responsibility by her 100 students worldwide during the World Wellness Weekend event. This is made possible thanks to the collaboration of various schools and Spas with which she works.
In 2023, at the 7th edition of WWW, the gathering of over 30 countries with the support of collaborators, massage therapy school owners, wellness experts and massage therapy associations, Phiane launched online her self massage facial workshop with the chopstick on the Massage World platform in the collaboration of Julien Elis. This treatment for all is Phiane’s signature way of making wellness accessible to all. This initiative is encouraged by the Minister of Health, Dr. Lionel Carmant, as part of the benefits of massage therapy as an essential service for mental health.
More than 10,000 people took part in the online workshop worldwide at the 7th edition of WWW.
The ORDRE DU MÉRITE HÔTELIER DU QUÉBEC medal was presented to Phiane by Pierre Champagne, journalist emeritus of Le Soleil, for her leadership in promoting wellness in high-end hotels in the same line as haute gastronomy.
The recognition of her expertise in facial massage by her peers is a testament to the ancestral and noble art of touch.
Today, Phiane and her husband Robert Duquet dedicate their energies on teaching. Traveling the world to share their knowledge and make L’œuvre de beauté®/kobido a true journey towards unity to uplift and reveal talents in massage therapy.
Special thanks to our collaborators for sharing from the heart:
Pierre Champagne, journaliste Le Soleil. La Réserve Genève – Hotel Spa and Villa, Strom spa nordique, AWÙ, Soins personnels Québec, Jessica Heredia Vergara , Cristina Muquinche, Flavio Acuna, Lucia Romero De Avila, , Susana Rodríguez , Eloisa Aguayo, Cosmetología y Spa, Wellness Gto. , Christina Blei-Amatdoelrasit, Petra Voltis , Gligoris Voltis Lagresle Florence French Massage Championship , Beauty Forum FranceDavid Grand , Sara Zu , Marietta Dannon , Rita Montenegro, Camille Massalve , Gvantsa Khoperia, Marie-Andrée Paradis of the RMQ association, Leading Spas of Canada, Alba Wellness Valley by Fusion – Huế Nyoman Yastama, Massage World, Jean-Guy de Gabriac , Julien Elis, New Massage Association, Campeonato Iberico de Masaje 2023 – Marbella, España.
