PHIANE DUQUET, WORLD MASSAGE CHAMPION
“There’s no substitute for authenticity and experience!”
For the 2nd edition in Thailand of NEWMA ASIA MASSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP 2027, I will present and teach “นวดโบราณใบหน้า / Traditional face massage” for the thai community.
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.
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.
