Our Team New - PranaShanti

Our teachers bring a wealth of experience and knowledge. They have devoted their lives and careers to sharing the benefits of Yoga and Meditation, and embody PranaShanti’s own spirit of continuous education.

Alaysha

November 18, 2023

After practicing yoga for over a decade I knew it was time to share with others. I am a 200-hour Hatha yoga instructor, and teach with a trauma informed approach. Classes place emp...

Alexis

November 18, 2023

Alexis’ interest in yoga began in childhood through her parents. She began practicing regularly in university and completed her first 200 hour teacher training in 2010. Since then,...

Anastasiya

July 23, 2022

Anastasiya, a dedicated 200-hour RYT, embraces yoga as both a teacher and a student. With over 1000 hours of teaching and continuous education, she aims to inspire and empower stud...

Anathele

March 22, 2021

Anathèle Zamor is a registered yoga teacher with yoga alliance international, and received her Hatha yoga 200 hours certification from PranaShanti Yoga studio in 2019. Since then, ...

Anne

January 22, 2021

Anne Wanda Tessier is an E-RYT 500 certified yoga teacher and trainer. Anne took a leave from her busy routine and set out to complete her RYT 200 hatha yoga teacher training i...

Bhavin

November 8, 2024

Bhavin is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher. He comes from a background in Human Resources. After working for a couple of years in a desk job, he realized it wasn’t for him and did...

Bobbi

September 25, 2024

Bobbi is a dedicated 200-hour certified yoga teacher who brings a blend of experience and empathy to her practice. Her spiritual journey with yoga at its centre, began over twenty ...

Bren

January 30, 2024

Bren’s mission is to help you advance your yoga practice, live in tune with the seasons, and experience the benefits of meditation (even if you don’t like to sit still!). In her c...

Camila

November 18, 2023

Born in Mexico City, I started doing yoga when I was 14 years old after my mom introduced me to it. I recently completed the 200 Hours Hatha Yoga Teacher Training at PranaShanti...

Catherine

July 23, 2022

For Catherine, yoga is moving meditation that offers a pathway to self-knowledge and finding balance in mind and body, strength and flexibility, ease and effort. Although yoga is a...

Chantal

January 22, 2021

Chantal is a Yoga Alliance-certified 500 hour therapeutic yoga teacher who understands yoga as a practice in awareness of and acceptance of our selves. She offers nourishing...

Debra

March 22, 2021

Debra has been practicing yoga regularly for over 15 years. She started with prenatal yoga classes during her first pregnancy and continued to explore various styles of yoga inclu...

Emily

July 18, 2024

Emily obtained her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Intensive Certification in Costa Rica. Her intention in teaching is to make a positive impact on others by guiding them through practices t...

Eric

April 18, 2023

Eric's wellness journey began at a young age, when at his first Karate classes he learned about the benefits of meditation and physical exercise. This later led him to explore the ...

Gabrielle

July 23, 2022

Gabrielle’s love for yoga, teaching it, sharing it, learning more about it and how to live a healthy and mindful life is matched by her affinity for her students. “Our students ...

Geneviève

September 26, 2022

Geneviève (she/her) studied nursing and took contemporary dance and gymnastics classes before venturing on her yoga journey. She loves anatomy and is a lifelong student always seek...

Imad

October 13, 2022

Imad’s teaching focuses on breath work and guided body movement working closely with the mind. His goal is to help his students develop functional movements that help them improve ...

Janice

May 16, 2024

Janice has been actively involved in the Ottawa Yoga Community for over 20 years. Throughout her career, Janice has travelled the world teaching movement, fitness and yoga. Her ...

Jemile

November 8, 2024

Jemile is a 200-hour Hatha yoga instructor. Her approach is for all to benefit from yoga, and to make it fun and accessible for everyone while building a strong and flexible body a...

Johanna

March 23, 2024

Johanna was introduced to yoga as a teenager and quickly fell in love with it. She deepened her commitment to yoga by completing a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with PranaShanti i...

Karen

November 21, 2022

Karen has practiced several types of yoga for many years enjoying the benefits of flexibility, muscle relaxation, and stress relief. Her meditation practice (separate from that of ...

Kat

January 10, 2023

Katherine completed her initial teacher training, here in Ottawa, in 2012. She has been teaching yoga and meditation in the Ottawa-Gatineau region ever since - in studios as well a...

Katherine

March 23, 2024

Katherine was first drawn to yoga by the desire to cultivate mindfulness and inner peace. She believes that yoga is a holistic healer for the body, mind, and soul. She has been pra...

Kayla

November 18, 2023

Through a spiritual and inclusive approach to teaching, Kayla aims to bring students from any background to the heart of true yoga and the peace within themselves. In her classes y...

Kelsey – Manager

November 28, 2024

Kelsey, a passionate yoga enthusiast and community advocate, embraces the spirit of yoga in all aspects of her life. With 15 years of on-and-off practice, she values the transforma...

Kethy

January 22, 2021

Kethy (she/her) is a Cameroonian – Canadian 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher with a background in ashtanga and vinyasa hatha yoga. She teaches Slow Yoga Flows that are accessib...

Kim

January 22, 2021

Kim is a 200 hour certified yoga teacher and visual artist with a strong desire to unleash the creativity within her students. Believing that yoga and art are intrinsically linked,...

Kyle

January 2, 2025

Drawn to its transformative impact on both body, mind and spirit, Kyle began practicing yoga in 2009, immersing himself in a dedicated personal practice. Kyle completed his first 2...

Laura

January 22, 2021

Laura is a warm and welcoming 200 hour experienced yoga teacher. Although her sequences combine functional movements, traditional hatha postures and movements borrowed from oth...

Laurie

January 22, 2021

Laurie was one of those who was unwillingly dragged to a class back in 1988, and Anne Pitman was her first teacher. She loved yoga from the start, though the journey to embraci...