Adam Keen

Adam Keen has had a daily yoga practice for the past ten years and is one of very few people anywhere to have completed the 3rd series of Ashtanga postures. He has been twice to the Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, India and is dedicated to returning every year to pay his respects to the system. As vegetarian chef and Manager at Purple Valley Yoga Retreat in Goa, India, Adam had the honour of hosting and studying with renowned Ashtanga teachers including Sharath Rangaswamy, John Scott, Chuck Miller, Maty Ezraty, David Swenson, Tim Miller and Kino MacGregor. His commitment to continual self-study of the eight-limbs of yoga including meditation, Pranayama and yoga philosophy is part of his dedication to the path of becoming a true yogi. Adam shares his unique insights and experiences with clarity, enthusiasm, warmth and humour. All are welcome. www.thepracticeplace.ca/

Chris Duggan

Chris is an athlete turned Yoga teacher.Through playing sports at a high level Chris acquired many injuries. In 2005 he began taking Yoga classes to help heal his injuries, and knew he had found his calling. After taking many courses with Eoin Finn (his mentor), he took Eoin's teacher training and began teaching Power Yoga. He has created quite a following at Kitsilano Workout, Denman Fitness, Studio 505 and several hospitals where he trained the staff. Chris' positive attitude, humor and passion for healing is infectious. His classes welcome all levels...including beginners. Chris reminds his students: "I have never done anything that has rewarded me as much as my Yoga practice.The training is so isometric that the body becomes stronger and longer at a rapid pace. It is such an honour to watch students stand taller and feel better about themselves...namaste" www.chrisduggan.net/

Elle Scott

Elle is a curious cat. She is constantly investigating life at all angles and yoga has been an integral tool in her self-discovery. Her desire to share these tools and knowledge that come from a moving meditation was the fuel to leave a 10 year career in the fashion and film industry to become a yoga teacher.Elle is a strong and dynamic teacher but yields a soft heart that recognizes individual needs. Nurturing alignment, comfort within challenging asana and energetic movement are some qualities that Elle loves to share in her teaching. Some of her inspiring teachers are Paul & Suzee Grilley, Sarah Powers, Mark Whitwell, Rachel Scott, Max Strom, Gloria Latham, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa and Bernie Clark.

Geordie Milne

Thank you for taking a moment to get to know me. I am born and live in Beautiful Vancouver, BC. Let me start by saying, I love yoga and I’m very glad a gracious friend literally dragged me to a class 5 years ago; instantly shifted! In the past 4 years I have studied over 1200 hours of teacher training, in many styles! As an Anusara Inspired teacher the majority of my teachers have been from John Friend’s elegant method; Anusara yoga. Anusara reminds me of my greatness and that spirit is always present. The Tao te Ching reminds me to keep to the centre and flow with the current. Rumi reminds me of sweet unconditional love. The Bhagavad Gita reminds me of service and devotion. antra reminds me that “it’s all good.” Buddha reminds me that suffering is optional and the way to liberation. Some of my teachers include, Wade Morissette, Patrick Creelman, Christine Price Clark, Paige Faraci, Chris Chavez, John Friend, Steve Merkley, Sjanie Mcinnis and YOU! That’s right, you; as a teacher I am first a student. My path is not to make mean flexible people (yoga monsters) but happy and open people. My classes are always evolving, depending on who shows up and what needs to be. I wish for all beings to feel blissful, loved, loving, compassionate, plAYfull and to just feel good in their skin. When I'm not dancing and breathing on the mat, I can be found indulging in other passions, such as: lying in the grass looking at the sky, admiring blossoms, listening to chirping birds, drinking tea with friends, painting, walking through a mossy forest, sailing the winds, swimming in the ocean, snowboarding on top of a mountain and surfing waves. I am also a very passionate and active gardener/farmer. Look forward to meeting you! LOVE http://www.geordiemilne.co

Kate Leinweber

I am dedicated to the exploration and healing of my body and I attempt to translate the therapeutic power of Vinyasa yoga. Through studying SmartYoga(TM) with Jesse Enright I have been inspired by the amazing intelligence behind yogic alignment. In my classes students will increase their knowledge, build strength and gain true flex-ability through the application of anatomy and alignment to various standing and seated yoga postures. My goal is for my students to be healthy, pain free and to have the calming power of yoga translate into their daily lives.

Linzee Harris

The study of Yoga has been a passion as well as a life altering change over the past nine years. Coming from a strong history of dance training, Yoga has become a new form of creativity, movement and a form of expression, providing a profound depth in mind/body soul experience. Devotion and commitment to my practice has been enhanced through studying with various Yogis and teachers along the way, studies in India, Thailand, Mexico as well as Europe with Universal Yoga, Tattvaa Yogashala and with the faculty of Yoga Point. Just recently returned back to the coast making Vancouver my new home I am grateful to have the opportunity to share my practice and knowledge with others.

Louie Ettling

Louie Ettling is the Director of The Yoga Space in Vancouver (www.theyogaspace.ca). She has been a keen student of Iyengar Yoga since she started her studies with Wende Davis in the eighties. She has studied with B.K.S Iyengar and his family in Pune, India and in North America on eight occasions and with senior Iyengar Yoga teachers from all over the world. For the past fifteen years Louie has shared her love of the subject by teaching seriously and with humour. She is supportive and challenging of students' own intelligent exploration of and participation in yoga.

Maili Dinim

Yoga has always been in my life. The spirituality, philosophy and yoga way of life are second nature to me albeit through a 'flowerchildhood' filter. I used to practice with my Mom from her little Karen Zebroff books. My favourite pose as a child was simhasana, or lion pose. Growling, sticking my tongue out and rolling my eyes up in my head. Fun! I am equally informed by Buddhist meditation and Macrobiotics. My yoga practice was mostly self-taught with friends, family and what I learned on my travels in India with both well known and local teachers until I moved to Vancouver eight years ago from a small community. Two years ago at Mount Madonna I completed my first Yoga Teacher Training in classical yoga with Baba Hari Dass. On my last day at Mount Madonna a new teacher arrived. Her languaging, alignment cues, joy and love were so eloquent that my whole being responded powerfully. She was my first Anusara teacher. I have since studied with Anusara teachers Christina Sell, Desiree Rumbaugh, Robin Golt, Chris Chavez, John Friend and the amazingly talented, generous inspired teachers in town. In Anusara I have found a practice that offers me boundless creativity within the elegant framework of the Universal Principles of Alignment. Each trip to the mat is a unique experience, a revelation, and a surprise dependent on all of our intentions...

Mike Metta

Mike has been practicing and studying Anusara yoga and philosophy since 2001. As an Anusara-Inspired yoga teacher he gives 100% credit to his teachers for being generous, willing and patient enough to entrain him in the art of teaching yoga and maintains heartfelt prayers that any gifts given to him may be passed on to others. Mike infuses his classes with a feeling of playfulness and an appreciation for a softening of the heart. He encourages his students to play on the edge and lovingly push their boundaries toward the highest vision of themselves.

Rachel Scott

Rachel Scott has found that teaching and studying yoga has made her a happier, healthier person. 500-hour certified in both the Yoga Works and ISHTA traditions, Rachel has helped to instruct yoga certification courses both in Canada and the States. She feels very privileged to share in the journey of students and teachers, and shares her own knowledge with great exuberance. Her teaching is dynamic and challenging, and she believes that laughter is the essential carry-on for any journey into the self. www.rachelannescott.com

Amy Rein

Dr. Amy Rein is a registered psychologist, yoga instructor and owner of Solarice Wellness Spas. She has been working with clients for the past 2 decades from a holistic and integrative perspective to assist their journey towards, health, joyfulness, vitality and profound transformation. Through her own dedicated yoga practice and self study she has come to know that ecstatic happiness is attainable and she is grateful to have the opportunity to support others on the path towards love, well-being and inner peace.....www.dramyrein.com.

Reno Muenz

Reno Muenz is a dynamic, inspirational yoga teacher who brings his energy, humour and philosophy to every one of his yoga classes. Since the first time he opened the pages of Bhagavan Das’ It’s Here Now Are You?, he knew there was something radical about the practice of yoga. His love for music has a major influence on his teaching style and adds to the uplifting message he brings to his classes. As a DJ for much of his life, he brings this connection to sound and intertwines it with his knowledge of yoga as a physical as well as devotional practice. In university he majored in Religious Studies with a focus on Buddhist and Hindu traditions and brings his knowledge and faith in both to his practice and to his classes. “Yoga has completely changed the way I interact with life on this planet. It is my prayer, my exercise, my diet,the way I interact with others, it is everything. It has made me stronger and more compassionate. It has filled my heart with loving kindness and reminded me of the Oneness of All.” Reno offers a challenging vinyasa practice with all the juicy bits of bhakti and spiritual practice. His love for the planet and all living things are a major part of his offering as an instructor. “To see all Living Beings as Divine, that is my one True Goal as a Yogi, that to me is Liberation.”

Sjanie McInnis

My name is Sjanie McInnis and it's pronounced "shaw-nee" so let's just get that out of the way. I'm honoured to instruct the art of yoga, which is the best way of being alive that I've known or heard of so far. Yoga is good for you! I've given the last decade of my life to deep practice and study and I offer anything I've learned freely to any of you who wish to attend Yoga For The People, because I believe that yoga should be relevant, resonant, hilarious and deep. I've been up one side of the mat and down the other; I've sat really still and jumped up and down and laughed and cried on the mat and studied with some wicked awesome people: Ron Reid, Eila Buziak, Elizabeth Rainey, Elissa Gumushel, Christine Price-Clark, Chris Chavez, and my teacher John Friend. I'm an Anusara Inspired(TM) teacher and am working on my Anusara Certification to continue to bring the best of my chosen yoga style to this community. For more details about Anusara, please see www.anusara.com. For more details about me, come and meet me...or visit me at www.heavymetta.ca.

Suzanne Slocum-Gori

I feel blessed to be able to share the beautiful power of yoga. Through this practice, we begin to awaken into conscious living in all aspects of our life so that we may see divine beauty in and around us. It all starts from within. It has been over a decade of me hitting the mat and examining yoga traditions throughout North America and India, including Iyengar, Ashtanga, Anusara, Pranic Flow, Sivananda and Yoga Nidra. I'm a certified Yoga Works instructor and soon to be Anusara-Inspired. I'm honored to have apprenticed under Annie Carpenter in Los Angeles and to continue studying with John Friend. I'm also grateful for my studies with Chris Chavez, Sean Corne, Anodea Judith, Shivea Rea, Lisa Walford, John Doyle and Max Strom. My classes emphasize physical and energetic alignment, dynamic-flow and opening of the heart in order to lead students on a journey of transformation and expansion. www.suzanneslocumgori.com.

Trisha Wilson

As an Anusara-inspired(TM) yoga teacher, my classes combine alignment of the body with celebration of the heart and spirit. We breathe, meditate and wax poetic; we sweat, flow and laugh; and we hold long postures and surrender to the moment. I design my classes so students move safely and deeply into backbends, arm balances, and inversions, always respectful of each person's unique ability. I teach yoga because I have witnessed its transformational power in myself and in others. And I encourage a deep connection to nature, community and the true teacher within. On and off the mat.

Wade Imre Morissette

Wade Imre Morissette has studied yoga for more than seventeen years with many of the world’s most influential yoga teachers, including Baba Hari Das, Sri K Pattabhi Jois, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, T.K.V. Desikachar, and the Krishnamacharya Lineage. Wade, a recording artist with Nutone Music,has released several critically acclaimed albums of yoga-inspired indie rock/pop music including Maha Moha-the Great Delusion, Sargam Scales of Music, and Strong as Diamonds. Wade leads workshops, yoga retreats, and kirtan music evenings in the US and internationally. His retreats and workshops integrate yoga, music and eastern and western personal development techniques that connect students to their own inner bliss. Wade’s book Transformative Yoga: Five Keys to Unlocking Inner Bliss is being released this fall. www.wadeimremorissette.com

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