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Camila

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 Yoga Centre. Yoga has been a life changer on me. It plays a big role in my daily life and I love it so much that sharing it with other people makes my heart burst with happiness. Additionally, I also enjoy biking, crocheting, and travelling....

Amelia, RMT

As an experienced and compassionate massage therapist, I bring a decade of expertise and a profound interest in the art and diverse traditions of massage to my practice. Graduating with honors and the Award for Excellence in Clinical Technique from the International Academy of Massage in 2014, I'm committed to providing highly customized treatments. My passion lies in specialized modalities that offer unique benefits. I hold specialized training in Thai Yoga Massage and Ayurvedic Massage from the Sivananda Yoga Ashram, integrating their ancient wisdom into my sessions. My focus is on providing a service that's not only highly effective but also deeply rooted in the rich heritage of therapeutic touch, focusing on profound relaxation, enhanced well-being, and gentle relief from everyday tension....

Eric

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 practice of Yoga and in 2005 he completed his first Yoga Teacher Training. In 2009, he graduated with distinction from La Cite Collegiale as a Physical and Occupational Therapy Assistant and began to explore how Yoga and Mindfulness might be used in Rehabilitation. He travelled to India and has been classically trained in Rishikesh, the world capital of Yoga, under the tutelage of his present-day Guru. He went on to complete further levels of training, including two 500-hour Yoga Master Programs and received the title of Yoga Acharya, Master of Yoga, M.Y. from the International Sivanada Yoga Vedanta Centre. He has taught and travelled extensively abroad from India to Thailand, the Maldives, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Vancouver and Hong Kong, leading numerous yoga teacher trainings, workshops, and retreats. During his travels he...

Max

Max Strom, renowned speaker, author, and breathwork teacher, has spent over 30 years teaching emotional healing and transformation through his Breathe to Heal method. This approach alleviates anxiety and sleep issues, fostering profound personal and relational changes. His four TEDx Talks, including the viral Breathe to Heal talk, have captivated global audiences, while his books, including "There is No App for Happiness" and "A Life Worth Breathing" continue to inspire worldwide. With a third book coming soon, Max’s work extends beyond the page through in-person courses, livestream workshops, and online content. Explore Max’s teachings at www.maxstrom.com to embark on a transformative journey towards a life of meaning and purpose. “I spent a lot of time exploring various meditative and movement practices. However, it wasn’t until I found Max’s Inner Axis approach that I was able to finally recover from decades of battling depression and anxiety. I can’t express how grateful I am for what Max has created – it is simple and yet also deeply...

Saba

Professor Saba Alvi is an award-winning professor and anti-racism educator. Her courses explore issues around anti-racism and anti-oppression pedagogy, marginalized youth and BIPOC youth subcultures. She also serves as an Anti-Racism Consultant for schools with large BIPOC student populations. She completed her PhD in Education at the University of Ottawa. Her doctoral research explored how Muslim youth subcultures perform identity through clothing, such as the hijab. 5+ years of experience in teaching and research at the post-secondary level. Areas of interest include: Anti-racism, Cultural Studies, Youth Subcultures, Society and Schooling, Women/Gender studies, Public Pedagogy and Identity/Subjectivity...

Shannon

Shannon is our 200-Hour Program and 800-Hour Program Training Co-ordinator. With a profound commitment to the practice of yoga, Shannon brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that enriches the training journey for every student who embarks on this transformative path. Shannon's journey as a lifelong learner of yoga has been nothing short of inspiring. Having not only completed two 200-Hour Yoga Trainings, but also having immersed herself in a multitude of specialized courses and advanced trainings, Shannon has cultivated a deep understanding of the holistic principles that underpin the yogic tradition. Her intention is to help each student grow their yogic understanding of their body, mind and spirit, enabling them to learn to be their own teacher. Shannon can be contacted at shannon@pranashanti.com for any program questions. ...

Dev Suroop

Dev Suroop Kaur delights in sharing the pure practicality of nurturing a successful and deeply authentic life. An accomplished musician, recording artist, Naad Yogini and sound healer, Dev Suroop Kaur strives to break it down, keep it real, and guide students to their own empowered authenticity. From the deeply contemplative compositions in her recordings Sahej and Narayan, to the hip, edgy beats of her chant-rap album Kundalini Beat, Dev Suroop Kaur offers an extraordinary range of styles to invoke the experience of the Divine Spirit. Blessed to study and practice yoga and meditation for most of her life, she gratefully shares what she has learned – and continues to learn – about how to love, work, and live better in the world. She deeply enjoys training others in the science of Naad Yoga, conscious communication, and how to access the beauty and power of their personal voice. She currently lives with her husband in Espanola, New Mexico and, in addition to her teaching...

Kat

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 as within the local health and social service sector - alongside her work as a psychotherapist and clinical manager. Since 2016, Katherine is trained and certified as a yoga therapist within the Krishnamacharya tradition of yoga, also known as Viniyoga. She continues to study, practice, and receive mentorship in this tradition, while continuing to explore the vast wisdom of yoga across all lineages and schools of thought. She has weaved yoga therapy into the fabric of her life and career because she knows its effectiveness in restoring wellness first hand, and sees the results in the people she works with. She is a mother, a dog-owner, a nature-lover, and writer, who is always looking for ways to deepen her own practice. You can count on Katherine's classes to be breath-centered, regardless of the...

Karen

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 her yoga practice) has evolved over a period of 20 years from personal self-led, to facilitator-led silent meditations, and, in the past 4 years, to a whole new level with Kundalini Yoga. Karen enjoys the holistic approach of Kundalini yoga that truly benefits body, mind, and spirit of being. As a result, Karen has pursued Kundalini yoga training and is a certified Kundalini Yoga Level Two Practitioner (500 hours). Her Kundalini Level One (200 hours) training was provided by PranaShanti in Ottawa. Complementary to Kundalini Yoga meditation is the practice of sound healing using the Gong. Karen has taken an Introduction to Gong course and received Gong Yoga Meditation certification. Karen has also received Yin Yoga Teaching Certification (20 hours). Karen’s regular personal yoga practice includes Yin yoga as a form of relaxation, to maintain joint health,...

Emily, RMT

After 18 years of dance and growing up in a household filled with energy healing and yoga I fell in love with the capabilities of the human body. Helping me to understand the way the human body works and how to fix the aches and pains of everyday life or the challenges we place upon it, I have studied Health Science, Athletic Therapy, Reiki, and Massage Therapy. I love to integrate all that I have learned through the years into my Massage Treatments and help you to understand your body by demonstrating different techniques to heal your physical and spiritual body. I think it is important that I continue my studies as your practitioner. Since becoming an RMT I have continued studies in Cranial Sacral Therapy, Visceral manipulation, Cupping and am currently enrolled in school to complete my Osteopathic Manual Practitioners certification. I cater each of my treatments to the needs of my clients after a thorough assessment. My goal is to help you reconnect to your...