 David is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. He has been teaching out of his own studio in Halifax since the late 1980's. From his years of practice, teaching, trips to study with the Iyengars' in India and other senior teachers in the Iyengar tradition, David has a wealth of knowledge to help students.
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 Betty has a long history of teaching and working with students of various ages prior to her involvement in yoga. In 2000, Betty took her first yoga class and immediately became keenly interested in how this practice instills balance, flexibility and calmness in all areas of life. Betty's safe and compassionate style and keen interest in anatomy translates itself into her teaching and helps students understand the complexities of their inner physical body encouraging a mind, body and spirit connection. Trained in Calgary, AB, in the Iyengar style of yoga, Betty received her certification from The Yoga Studio South, and further certification in restorative and therapeutic yoga from The Yoga Gateway. She has completed further studies with various senior Iyengar teachers through her attendance at workshops and retreats. Betty has eight years experience teaching restorative and therapeutic yoga to alleviate pain and stress related disorders.
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 Carol-Joy has practiced yoga for over 18 years. 10 dedicated to learning the Ashtanga Primary series. She attends gentle, Iyengar or restorative yoga classes.
She teaches Introductory yoga for adults of all ages and abilities and Prenatal yoga for women past their first trimester.
Carol-Joy says when it comes to her own practice she is always a beginner. She has MSC in adult education has worked in health promotion as a teacher and manager for over 20 years.
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 Colleen fell in love with the Middle Eastern dance form in Nelson, British Columbia over ten years ago. She remained with her first teacher for 4 years, and started performing at community events in 2001. In 2003 she also discovered Ballroom and Latin dance and was soon teaching classes alongside her latin dance coach.
In 2008 Colleen moved to Kentville and a year later she began teaching Middle Eastern dance classes and workshops.
In 2009 Colleen completed Level 1 Middle Eastern Dance Instructor Training with master instructor Hadia.
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Born and raised in Montreal, Heather began her yoga journey while attending university. The next thirty years saw an exploration and deepening of a practice which has been filled with some amazing experiences. Living in rural Quebec, Heather had the great fortune of bringing yoga, meditation, and holistic health to this farming community where she, ultimately, opened a studio and practiced her love for holism. Over the last 20 years Heather has been studying yoga, holistic health, and Feng Shui in Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, and India. Her yoga training has been in the traditions of Ashtanga, Hatha, and Kundalini. I see yoga and health as a path, a way of being. I believe yoga to be a tool of self responsibility. Only through self awareness can we uncover the obstacles we put in our own way. Yoga offers the opportunity to stop and listen to what our body and heart are saying. From this place we can live in integrity with who we really are.
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Dianne’s first introduction to yoga was in 1973 in England where she was instantly drawn to the combination of spiritual philosophy, physical flexibility and mindfulness. She has studied and practiced yoga in one form or another ever since, notably in the Iyengar, Anusara and Kripalu traditions.
Dianne has a passionate love for teaching, both in the academic milieu and on the path of yoga. In following this vocation, she has received her teaching certification in Kripalu yoga at the 200-hour level, and is embarking on furthering her studies at the 500-hour level. She has studied with teachers such as Doug Keller, Jenny Otto, Jody Myers and Silver Frith. She has pursued many aspects of spiritual study throughout the years and is a certified Reiki Master. Her style of teaching emphasizes the integration of body, mind and spirit while paying close attention to bodily alignment and physical safety.
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Melinda has a wealth of yoga experience and most recently worked at Yoga Loft in Halifax. She blends classical rigorous eastern training gained Rishikesh India, with a western-style physio-therapeutic grounding from her yoga teacher training with Therapeutic Approach. She has studied Yanumoja, Ashtanga, Sivananda, and a variety of Hatha yogas, and has enjoyed training and teaches alongside some of the best teachers in the Maritimes. She has a special interest in helping students use yoga to heal physical injuries and enhance mental health
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 About 10 years ago, Navjeet hit a point in her life where the stress was overwhelming and it just seemed like something was missing from her life, she wanted to be happy. It was at this point that she found yoga, and just in time. Her first kundalini yoga class is as clear in her memory today as was all those years ago. She knew she had just found something that would change her life for the better, but she had no idea just how profound a change it would be.
To Navjeet, yoga is life. There is no separation between practicing on the mat and living life day to day. She is passionate about the healing that the technology of kundalini yoga has proven to her, and is always overjoyed to watch others have their own healing experiences. Wherever she goes, she teaches because she feels this is the biggest gift she has to share.
Navjeet has been a certified kundalini yoga teacher for over eight years now. She has taught all over the world including in India, Thailand, and at The Omega Institute in New York. She also was a part owner of the Brahmananda Yoga Studio in Toronto. Navjeet continues to live and study yoga, and has had the privilege of studying with many great teachers. Navjeet is passionate about yoga and loves teaching. She feels she has been given a great gift in this lifetime to be able to share this love with you.
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