Monique is a Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, Mind-Body Coach, and Mediator (ADRLi). In addition to her 800 hour embodied yoga therapy certification with the School of Embodied Yoga Therapy (SEYT), which was grounded with somatic work and a focus on our nervous system, Monique is trained in somatic stress release (SSR), integrative somatic trauma therapy (ISTT), and somatic attachment therapy with The Embody Lab.
Monique has been holding training workshops for yoga practitioners since 2017. As a yoga therapist and conflict resolution practitioner, Monique focuses on trauma-informed approaches, embodied conflict resolution, and supporting practitioners and service providers with workshops and trainings.
Monique is particularly interested in supporting yoga therapists and other practitioners in deepending their practice, self-awareness, and self-care to support their attunement and presence as service providers.
She also regularly provides conflict resolution trainings to teams within the nonprofit sector including leaders, labour relations officers, and frontline staff responsible for service delivery. She co-leads the design and delivery of 21-hour community mediation training. Monique also provides mentorship to community mediators through regular communities of practice.
In 2025, Monique initiated and led a 2-day learning symposium called Expanding our Responsiveness to Conflict in Community with presenters discussing marginalization in housing, engaging First Nations with trauma-informed services, bias in conflict resolution, and diversity in nonprofit sector workplaces, among other topics.
As a member of the Faculty within the PranaShanti Education Centre, 800-hour Yoga Therapy Program, Monique leads the following trainings.
- Lifecycles, Relationships and the Path to Well-Being
- Body & Mind Integration
- Trauma-Informed Practice
- Principles and Skills for Educating Clients / Groups
- Principles of the Therapeutic Relationship, Ethical and Therapist Considerations (co-lead).
Monique is an Senior Level Executive Contributor to Brainz magazine where she publishes articles on well-being and health.