"When One Teaches, Two Learn"

While formal certification or accreditation brings us to the classroom as teachers, I'm a firm believer that the more we know, the more we can share. Even though ongoing education helps guide our techniques, for me the most meaningful lessons come through lived experience - mine and those I've had the privilege to share space with, whether as a student and instructor.

Perhaps that why this quote by Robert Heinlein resonates so deeply. It grounds me. While each of our paths is unique, it's the shared moments of presence and purpose that gives it strength and meaning.

Professional Credentials

Yoga Alliance: E-RYT® 500 • YACEP®
BCRPA: TFL/Teacher of Fitness Leaders - Yoga • Yoga Fitness Instructor • Older Adults Fitness Leader
CFES: Yoga Fitness Instructors Skills Assessment Evaluator (SAE) • Active Ageing Instructor • Yoga Fitness Instructor
Certified Chair Yoga Teacher
Bone Fit™ Trained
Train the Trainer

Continuing Education

200hr Registered Yoga Teacher Training (GYS)
300hr Registered Yoga Teacher Training (GYS)
A Journey into Yin Yoga (HK)
Adaptive Yoga (HK)
Aging with Balance Through Yoga (YA)
Alignment & Modifications (GYS)
All About the SI Joint (YA)
Anatomy of Yoga (HF)
Art of Asking; How to Teach Inquiry Based Yoga Classes (YA)
Asana Evolution for Hip Injury Care & Prevention (YA)
Balance & Chair Exercises (BB)
Balance and Mobility Training (HK)
Bone Density & Skeletal Health (BB)
Bone Fit™ Basics Workshop - 2021 (OC)
Business Administration (Langara College)
Canadian Red Cross Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED C (Exp 2028)
Chair Based Yoga for Dementia (YA)
Chair Yoga: The Sitting Mountain Series (LV)
Chair Yoga Essentials Series: (YV)
Gentle & Chair Yoga for Arthritis from Head to Toe
Low Back Deep Dive - Piriformis Syndrome/Sciatica
Teaching Yoga at Senior Care Facilities
The Posture Project for 50+ Population
Chair Yoga Teaching Training (IM)
Chair Yoga Teacher Training (UD)
Chair Yoga for Older Adults (YA)
Compassionate Cueing/Men Care Now (YA)
Creating Inclusive Yoga Space: (YA)
1) Doing the Work
2) Bias, Power & Privilege
3) Best Practices
Experiential Anatomy of the Hip & Pelvis (YA)
Fall Proof! A Comprehensive Balance and Mobility Program - In progress (HK)
Fitness Theory (BB)
Gentle Somatic Yoga Intro Teaching Training (YV)
How to Cue Chair Yoga (YA)
How to Make Yoga Relevant and Accessible for Men (YA)
How to Navigate Yoga Philosophy Into Classes & Workshops (YA)
Hydration Solution: How Yoga Can Help Keep Your Joints Healthy for Life (YU)
Mechanics of Stretching (BB)
Older Adult Fitness Module (BB)
Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults (HK)
Resilient Trainer System (PTC)
Restorative Yoga (GYS)
Sanskrit for Yoga Instructors (YA)
Scientific Research on the Elderly and Yoga, Part 1 (YA)
Stories Behind the Poses (YA)
Sweet & Simple Practice of Mantras and Mudras (YA)
Teaching a Trauma Sensitive Class (YA)
Teaching Inclusive Yoga for All Bodies (GYS)
Teaching Restorative Yoga (GYS)
Teaching Yoga for Big Bodies (YA)
Teaching Yoga to Seniors (YA)
Teaching Yoga to Students with Osteoporosis (YA)
The Physiology of Yoga (HK)
Train the Trainer (VCC-Langara)
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Workshop (YA)
Wholistic™ Fitness (BB)
Women 55+ in Sport (High Five)
Working with Elderly Fall Prevention (YA)
YogaFit® Seniors (YF)
Yoga Fitness Module (GYS)
Yoga for Osteoporosis (YU)
Yoga for Osteoporosis: The New Essential of Bone Building & Practice Prevention (YU)
Yoga Lineages Introduction to Ashtanga (YA)
Yoga Therapy (HK)

Legend:
BB/Body Blueprint • GYS/Grove Yoga School • HF/Harmony Fit • HK/Human Kinetics • IM/Inspire Movement • LV/Lakshmi Voelker • OC/Osteoporosis Canada • PTC/Personal Training Collective •UD/Udemy • YA/Yoga Alliance •YF/YogaFit • YU/YogaU Online • YV/Yoga Vista Academy