Instructors

Dan Clement - Head Instructor, E-RYT 500

Dan came to yoga for its healing benefits and fell in love with the practice.
His approach to teaching the art and science of Yoga is light-hearted -
inclusive of everyone's limitations and strengths, and dynamic - offering
encouragement to move beyond perceived boundaries. Dan is the creator
and primary instructor of the Yoga Teacher Training program and teaches
approximately 120 hours of the course.

Carol Wray - Structural therapy, Thai massage, and restorative Yoga

Carol Wray's immediately calming and grounding presence allows her to
teach the restorative yoga component of the training with a quiet authority.
Carol practices a variety of styles of yoga and her inclusive perspective is
refreshing and informative. Live Yoga in White Rock is Carol's home studio.

Lauren Hanna - Yoga for Injuries and trauma

Lauren has a deep connection to the healing benefits of her Yoga practice.
Many surgeries and complications resulting from being hit by a car led
Lauren to seek out a practice to help her find her way through pain and
back to herself. Lauren teaches "Anusara-inspired" yoga and is registered
with the Yoga Alliance.

Bernie Clark - History and Philosphy

Bernie's love of Yoga's history comes through in his wonderful presentation covering 5,000 years of history and philosophy, bound together with the colorful stories of the characters, deities and gods of the tradition.

Naomi Clement - Anatomy

Naomi curiosity about the body and it's structures enlivens her presentation on western anatomy.  How alignment works in the body and the practical application of what can sometimes be a dry subject makes her lectures come alive.  Get ready for anatomy Jeopardy!

Lori Johnston - Working with private clients

Lori's life  work as a massage therapist and owner of Soma Studio in Vancouver as well as her background in yoga gives her teaching strength.  She teaches business preparation, working with private clients and therapeutics from the alignment based yoga traditions.

Elissa Gumushel - Anusara Yoga | Nelson training

Elissa is currently the only certified Anusara teacher in western Canada and brings the richness of this modern form of yoga to the Nelson training.  Dan and Elissa share the training in Nelson, providing an interesting contrast between broad and more concentrated teachings.

Todd Caldecott - Ayurveda

Todd's lectures on Ayurveda -the knowledge and science of life - are dynamic and interactive. Todd brings these ancient tools of balanced diet and lifestyle to the modern world in a useful way.