Our Teachers

Michelle completed her Yoga Teacher Training at 7 Centres Yoga Arts in Sedona, Arizona (now the home of the American Yoga College). Her background includes work in Classical Hatha, Ashtanga and Iyengar as well as dance, movement and Pilates training. Her classes combine her passion for physical alignment and a sense of play.

She started studying Pilates in 2003, mentoring under Colleen Jorgensen at CORE BASICS, and has been learning ever since. Michelle specializes in working with clients who have recent injuries, chronic pain or other physical limitations. She believes deeply in the intelligence of the human body and works with care and respect for each of her clients. She is most passionate about the Pilates principals of balance, harmony and moving from the centre, as well as Pilates’ ability to help people connect with their bodies and lead happier and in many cases, pain-free lives.

Michelle is currently studying Osteopathy at the Collège Études Ostéopathiques in Montreal.

Kate brings a wealth of experience to her teaching which stems from many years of yoga practice and certification in both Integrative Yoga Therapy and Prenatal Yoga. Her knowledge base also includes Reiki, Energy Healing, Movement and Creativity and she brings all of this experience to her classes so that she is teaching with a truly holistic approach. She is committed to promoting women’s health at all stages in life, and preparing women for labour and childbirth through the practice of yoga, meditation and creative visualization.

Kate is the founder of Montreal’s Little Lotus Yoga for Kids a training program for Kids Yoga Teachers. She is deeply passionate about teaching yoga to children, enjoying the lessons she learns from them everyday, such as how to be real, the true meaning of creativity, and how to love and accept our uniqueness and our differences. Kate has taught group classes for the community and in educational settings in both Canada and the UK.

Kate recently completed her studies at the Montreal Institute of Classical Homeopathy and is now a practicing homeopath .

Having completed trainings in Classical Hatha, Viniyoga, Power Yoga and Sivananda Yoga, Jennifer is, above all, well trained. She has also studied Acupressure and Chinese Medicine. With generosity and humour, she happily shares all that she has discovered in her own journey with her students. Jennifer’s classes have a solid foundation in Classical Hatha infused with her American Indian roots and studies of Asian Bodywork & Chinese Medicine. As a result, her classes are influenced by the cycles of Nature; the seasons, the elements, the moons and the six directions, allowing a better understanding of the connection between the body’s ecosystem and that of Nature.

Jennifer is the founder of “Zen with Jenn” which brings yoga to children in the classroom setting.

Jodie brings a wealth of experience in yoga, Thai Yoga massage and Chinese Medicine to her classes. With a breadth of knowledge of the human body and movement she explores yoga with a sense of lightness and fun.

Jodie is also an accredited member of the Association of Professional Massage Therapists of Quebec (AMPQ). She began her career in the health field several years ago teaching health programs to children and conducting health research for the Public Health Department in Montreal. Convinced in the results of Asian medicine, she studied Chinese Herbology and Nutrition amongst other alternative healing courses at the Natural Health Institute, Tui Na (a form of Chinese Massage) at Aaxion College and Thai Yoga Massage at the Lotus Palm School in order to practice a full range of Asian healing techniques.

Becky is a certified Hatha yoga teacher in Montreal with a special interest in teaching beginner, restorative and prenatal classes. She truly believes that yoga is for every body and loves to explore modifications and variations of poses to allow each student to discover the version that suits them. She encourages her students to approach their practice with curiosity and a sense of exploration while cultivating an awareness for the body’s sensations and comfort. Over the years, she has discovered that her asana practice has made her not only physically stronger and more flexible, but that yoga has helped her develop flexibility and strength mentally and spiritually as well. She believes that yoga is more than a series of poses done on a mat and hopes that her joy of bringing yoga into the everyday is communicated to her students.

Isabelle started practicing yoga in 2002 and she embarks on a new journey to become a yoga teacher herself this fall at the Esther Myers Yoga Studio in Toronto. She is also the new studio manager at Ambaa yoga. She is a psychologist by training and has worked both with the deaf populations in Montreal and more recently with Inuits in the far north of Quebec. She is now focusing on her private practice with adults.