Our Teachers
Becky - Having grown up in the beautiful
Wakefield area, Becky had an early introduction to her spiritual yogic
connection. As a child, she tried her first yoga postures in her parents'
living room, but has been practicing regularly since 1999. She recently
became a Yoga Alliance certified Hatha/Kripalu teacher. Becky's classes
are based on the principles of Kripalu Yoga, a variety of postures that
emphasizes breath work while encouraging inward focus and spiritual attunement.
"Yoga has helped me discover my true essence. By teaching yoga, my
intention is to help guide my students reconnect with their own true beautiful
essence".
Catherine - Catherine discovered yoga while hiking in the Canadian Rockies in 1999. She has been practicing yoga in many different regions of Quebec ever since. She is the mother of 2 beautiful daughters. Catherine is also a lawyer, a teacher, a Physical Education specialist, a Radiant Child Yoga Program teacher and a YogaKids associate. Earlier this year, after a long professional journey taking her to many interesting places, she combined two passions of hers, yoga and children, and started her own enterprise called Littlefeet Yoga. Children get to play yoga and learn through play and movement in a bilingual and safe environment..
Gillian - A lifelong learner and yoga practitioner, Gillian found her calling as a teacher of Vinyasa Yoga. She completed her in-depth Hatha teacher training in Toronto and has continued to enjoy attending workshops that enhance and deepen her own practice. Gillian encourages her students to find their innate sense of stillness and expansiveness in their yoga practice. She balances this inward awareness with a keen understanding of postural alignment, strength and stability.
Montana - Montana is from BC and has recently moved to Wakefield. She began practicing yoga ten years ago, primarily in Hatha and Ashtanga styles. She recently completed her 200-hour teacher training in the Sivananda tradition of Hatha Yoga. She aims to encourage students to use the breath and asanas to calm their bodies and clear their minds, and believes yoga can help to bring contentment and acceptance into our lives. Montana feels it is important to practice not only asanas, but also breathing exercises and meditation in order to have a complete yoga practice; she tries to include these elements in her classes. Apart from her love of yoga, Montana is a plant biologist and is excited to learn about native plants of the Wakefield area.
Sandra - Sandra found Yoga in the Mountains of British Columbia under the guidance of Trinity Yoga's Mary-Jo Fetterly. Offering clear and precise principles of alignment, and challenging the body and mind to connect through the vigorous practice of Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow yoga styles, Sandra sees the mat as both a physical and emotional catalyst for change and a fertile environment for observing what we love about ourselves and changing the behaviors and attitudes that no longer serve us. With seven years of teaching yoga, many fantastic mentors as teachers and as a counselor by trade, Sandra brings a practical approach to both new and veteran students and a commitment to a non-intimidating, humorous approach. Expect to sweat and laugh!
Sarah - Sarah grew up in both Ontario and Quebec, spending summers not far from Wakefield. Sarah completed her teacher training at Upward Dog Yoga in Ottawa and is now teaching yoga full time. Being a nature lover, Sarah immediately fell in love with La Grange as a peaceful and energizing place to teach yoga. Sarah is bilingual and can offer interpretation of the asanas in both French and English. After class, you may also find Sarah at the bakery buying chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. Hari Om!
Shelley - Shelley has been teaching yoga for eight years, and for five years in Chelsea. She has worked for the Rama Lotus Yoga Centre, Santosha Yoga, Pura Vida Spa in Costa Rica, and in various community centres and businesses. Her understanding of the deep connection with consciousness yoga practice gives us, comes from her four years of training at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing as an energy healer, working through the human energy field (aura) to shift consciousness. Besides teaching yoga, Shelley has a private energy healing practice and offers healing and spa services from her home in Chelsea as DoveHeart Healing.