 Betty has a long history of teaching and working with students of various ages prior to her involvement in yoga. In 2000, Betty took her first yoga class and immediately became keenly interested in how this practice instills balance, flexibility and calmness in all areas of life. Betty’s safe and compassionate style and keen interest in anatomy translates itself into her teaching and helps students understand the complexities of their inner physical body encouraging a mind, body and spirit connection. Trained in Calgary, AB, in the Iyengar style of yoga, Betty received her certification from The Yoga Studio South, and further certification in restorative and therapeutic yoga from The Yoga Gateway. She has completed further studies with various senior Iyengar teachers through her attendance at workshops and retreats. Betty has five years experience teaching restorative and therapeutic yoga to alleviate pain and stress related disorders.
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 Long ago (1990), in a far away land (Australia), Carol went to a Satchinanda Yoga Ashram for 2 weeks. In this magical place she learned what it was like to be grounded and clear-headed. She learned what a joy it was to be in her body. Carol moved to Canada, where she lived, grew and became the mother of two adoring Princes. Through her life experiences, Carol pondered the unlimited possibilities of yoga, not just for herself but for others as well. In an awakened state, she felt she was here to guide and inspire. After 580 hours of yoga teacher training with Helen Wilson Welsh, John Friend, (founder of Anusara), Doug Keller (Anusara), Shakta Kaur Khalsa (Kundalini, Radiant Child Yoga Program), Jenny Otto (Anusara yoga therapist) among others, and guided by her own inner teacher, Carol continues to evolve, learn and grow living happily ever after.
Carol is taking a little time off but will be returning in January.
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David is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. He has been teaching out of his own studio in Halifax since the late 1980's. From his years of practice, teaching, trips to study with the Iyengars' in India and other senior teachers in the Iyengar tradition, David has a wealth of knowledge to help students.
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Dianne’s first introduction to yoga was in 1973 in England where she was instantly drawn to the combination of spiritual philosophy, physical flexibility and mindfulness. She has studied and practiced yoga in one form or another ever since, notably in the Iyengar, Anusara and Kripalu traditions.
Dianne has a passionate love for teaching, both in the academic milieu and on the path of yoga. In following this vocation, she has received her teaching certification in Kripalu yoga at the 200-hour level, and is embarking on furthering her studies at the 500-hour level. She has studied with teachers such as Doug Keller, Jenny Otto, Jody Myers and Silver Frith. She has pursued many aspects of spiritual study throughout the years and is a certified Reiki Master. Her style of teaching emphasizes the integration of body, mind and spirit while paying close attention to bodily alignment and physical safety.
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Elizabeth had a long and successful career in Toronto as an Operations Manager in the corporate world. The stress and work environment began to affect her health in a negative way. Realizing that she needed to make lifestyle changes, she embarked on her Yoga and Healing Journey. Since 1989 Elizabeth has studied many different traditions of Yoga, Meditation, Movement Therapy, Eastern Energy Medicine and Stress Management. She has taught Stress Management and Wellness through Yoga and Meditation in both Canada & the U.S. Her leadership style is a gentle & unique blend of her various studies. Elizabeth gives clear guidance and she creates a safe space which allows her students to have a deep and rich experience. Students learn how to gain control of their health, physically, mentally and emotionally.
Elizabeth is a Certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor, Hot Stone Massage and Reiki Practitioner and now resides at Mystic Maples B&B, Relaxation and Yoga Retreats in Nictaux Falls where she offers weekly Yoga Classes and conducts her Holistic Healing Practice.
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Born and raised in Montreal, Heather began her yoga journey while attending university. The next thirty years saw an exploration and deepening of a practice which has been filled with some amazing experiences. Living in rural Quebec, Heather had the great fortune of bringing yoga, meditation, and holistic health to this farming community where she, ultimately, opened a studio and practiced her love for holism.
Over the last 20 years Heather has been studying yoga, holistic health, and Feng Shui in Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, and India. Her yoga training has been in the traditions of Ashtanga, Hatha, and Kundalini.
"I see yoga and health as a path, a way of being. I believe yoga to be a tool of self responsibility. Only through self awareness can we uncover the obstacles we put in our own way. Yoga offers the opportunity to stop and listen to what our body and heart are saying. From this place we can live in integrity with who we really are."
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From a young age Jason took to physical activity and fitness. He started out with Softball and added cross country in High School. He took up Badminton, Volleyball and Weight Lifting. He was hooked, so much so in fact that Jason decided to take a degree in Kinesiology studying the human body and it's responses to exercise. This lead naturally to the fitness industry, where in 2005, Personal Training and Fitness Instruction soon became the desired career path.
The interest in fitness grew and expanded through experiences working with the elderly, military personnel and the general public. Jason believes firmly in an holistic approach to fitness, encouraging practices such as Yoga and Functional training to develop healthy well balanced individuals. Jason believes that your body is your machine and you must make sure you look after it and perform all the necessary maintenance to live a happy and healthy life!
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About 10 years ago, Navjeet hit a point in her life where the stress was overwhelming and it just seemed like something was missing from her life, she wanted to be happy. It was at this point that she found yoga, and just in time. Her first kundalini yoga class is as clear in her memory today as was all those years ago. She knew she had just found something that would change her life for the better, but she had no idea just how profound a change it would be.
To Navjeet, yoga is life. There is no separation between practicing on the mat and living life day to day. She is passionate about the healing that the technology of kundalini yoga has proven to her, and is always overjoyed to watch others have their own healing experiences. Wherever she goes, she teaches because she feels this is the biggest gift she has to share.
Navjeet has been a certified kundalini yoga teacher for over eight years now. She has taught all over the world including in India, Thailand, and at The Omega Institute in New York. She also was a part owner of the Brahmananda Yoga Studio in Toronto. Navjeet continues to live and study yoga, and has had the privilege of studying with many great teachers. Navjeet is passionate about yoga and loves teaching. She feels she has been given a great gift in this lifetime to be able to share this love with you.
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Sarah is a Stott Certified Pilates Instructor with a Kinesiology degree from Acadia University, and a background in health, nutrition, sports, and coaching, and is also a registered Homeopathic doctor. Her love of Pilates began as a student, where she truly felt she had found her exercise of choice. Through mat and reformer workouts she changed her body, her posture, and her general feeling of balance and well-being.
She has been teaching individual clients in beginner to advanced levels of Pilates mat work and reformer for the last 5 years in Toronto, Ontario. Sarah has a passion for the innermost workings of the body and mind, and is dedicated to helping people achieve a balance of health. She loves sharing her passion for Pilates with her clients, and helping each individual student achieve their fitness goals by introducing modalities for each client based on their fitness goals and needs.
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Tomomi's love for yoga flourished shortly after she left her native land, Japan almost 10 years ago (1999). Now, she is a 200 hour certified yoga teacher with additional training in pre, postnatal and kids yoga. She loves to explore yogic philosophy by finding similarities in our daily life and asana practice. Her passion in the Vinyasa tradition was born out of her own practices to find her inner rhythm and she encourages students to find their curiosity in the practice, observing their own journey by breathing through it all.
Tomomi studied Psychology for adults and children at Dalhousie University. She enjoys spending her time listening to live music and playing the Irish whistle and mandolin.
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Leslie Hunter CYI 500
Leslie Hunter is a dedicated teacher and student who leads yoga and mediation classes for adults and children in the Vinyasa tradition. Her teaching is rooted in her experience of yoga on-and-off the mat as well as her commitment to sharing the discipline of practice and yoga's 8-limb path with her students.
For the last six years, Leslie has been teaching at Therapeutic Approach Yoga Studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She received her 500 hour certification through TAYS and is currently co-director of the TAYS 200 hour teacher training program. Leslie's classes help to stimulate curiosity and encourage new perspectives as each student finds inspiration through their own intention.
Leslie began doing yoga after the birth of her first child to help work with postpartum depression. While conventional Western advice was offered, Leslie continued a weekly yoga practice that began a powerful and healing transformation. The heat and discipline of her Vinyasa practice combined with mediation instruction is the inspiration behind every class.
Leslie teaches workshops and intensives throughout the Atlantic Provinces, and is a guest instructor at InnerSun Yoga Center in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Leslie offers partner-yoga instruction and is a performer of Partner Yoga Dance. As an active member of the Yoga Atlantic Association, she co-directs the regions' Yoga Atlantic Conference.
In addition, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary's University and Public Relations Certification from Ryerson University. Leslie also attended the Randolph Academy for the performing Arts, a triple-threat performance school and is a spokesperson and advocate for the accessibility and life changing benefits a yoga practice offers.
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