About

I am a Vancouver based yoga teacher with a focus on healing. My background as a semi-professional multi-sport athlete left my body broken and damaged!. 

On my 40th birthday I took my first yoga class and my life changed dramatically.

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Since completing the 200 hour yoga teacher training in 2006, I built a strong following of students who attend my Rocket, Active Yin classes, Workshops and Immersions.

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Rocket Yoga is an Ashtanga based practice created by Larry Schultz in the late '80s. Larry took the first 3 sequences of Ashtanga Yoga and created 3 playful strong sequences.

 

Rocket 1 is the "Primary Series" of Rocket Yoga with a strong emphasis on forward folds. 

Rocket 2 has extra focus on back bending poses with a different hip sequence & playful optional inversions.  

Rocket 3 is a 2-3 hour "Workshop" practice.

​Active Yin Yoga ( Originally gravity Yoga ) is a targeted mobility training created by Lucas Rockwood in 2007 in Thailand.

He made 3 sequences ( Hips, Hamstrings, Back & Shoulders ).

Each sequence has 8-12 poses being held from 2-5 minutes with some functional mobility transitional postures.

The breathing is the GOLDEN NUGGET of this practice!

4:8 Breathing ( 4 Breath inhale nose: 8 Breath exhale mouth).

This breathing taps into the para sympathetic nervous system and helps to turn down your stress response.

I have added my flavour to the sequences and love how the students have responded! Learning to heal yourself through movement is awesome! 

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This supplemental practice is the perfect compliment to The Rocket! 

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Hanging out at your "edge"..... Makes your "edge" expand!

 

My main focus is on healing the body. Releasing tension through a strong practice focussing on the breath, and building true internal strength.

I'm known for my focussed cueing, alignment, quality adjustments when possible, levity and positive guidance.

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Level 1 Movement Flow Training - Slava Goloubov & Iris Salihagic

25hr.Certified Yoga Flexibility Coach - Lucas Rockwood - Spain

50hr. Rocket Teacher Training - Steve Pyka - San Francisco  

300hr. Blissology Teacher Training - Eoin Finn - Ucluelet/ Vancouver

50hr. Evolve - Advanced Teacher Training - Natalie Rousseau & Christine Price-Clark - Vancouver

40hr. Yin Teacher Training - Jolene Bayda - Vancouver  

Sacred Story ( Yoga Mythology ) - Natalie Rousseau - Pemberton

Level 1 & 2 Anatomy Training - Dr. Paul Maximus

Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher's Course - Vancouver

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Intensives & Immersions - Dustin Fruson, Ryan Leier, Srivasta Ramaswami, Danny Paradise, Eddie Modestini, Dylan Bernstien, Pedro Franco, Suzanne Slocum-Gori, Shiva Rae, & Eoin Finn