BACKGROUND

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Yoga &  Therapeutic Yoga Instructor 

City of Mississauga Parks & Recreation Community Centres  (in-person)

Yoga  & Group Fitness Instructor

Town of Oakville Recreation & Culture Community Centres  (in-person)

Yoga Instructor

University of Toronto,  Mississauga Campus  (UTM)

Recreation, Athletics & Wellness Centre;  Health & Counselling Centre

(in-person & virtual)

Specialty Fitness Instructor  (Yoga)

City of Toronto Recreation (in-person)

Independent Yoga and Meditation Instructor

Home Studio, Mississauga  (virtual)

Corporate Yoga Instructor 

University of Toronto, Mississauga campus  (UTM)

(virtual)

WORKSHOPS TAUGHT

• Healthy Relationships & Boundary Setting, ​Toronto Women's Health Collective
• Yoga & Mental Health Awareness, Toronto Women's Health Collective
• Chair / Desk Yoga, Centre for Student Engagement, UTM

PUBLISHING

• Publish a seasonal Health and Wellness e-newsletter THRIVE!  which includes free audio meditations, yoga & fitness tips, recipes, and inspirational articles.

TRAINING

Yoga

• Yoga for Winter Sports, Institute of Yoga Sports Science
• Teaching Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, Yoga Alliance
• Teaching Yoga to Older Adults, Yoga Alliance
• How to Teach Yoga Online, Institute of Yoga Sports Science
• Restorative Yoga Teacher Training certificate, Kula Yoga (now Inye), Oakville, Ontario
• Chair Yoga Teacher Training certificate, Yoga Sanctuary, Toronto, Ontario
• 200-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training certificate, Kula Yoga (now Inye), Oakville, Ontario

Fitness

• PilatesFit 8-hour training, YogaFit
• Functional Movement: Building Strength, Flexibility, and Mobility from Home, Well Street Heal
• Fitness Instructor Specialist certificate (FIS), Canfitpro, 2018 (Canadian national fitness certification)
• Active Aging certificate, Canfitpro

Meditation & Stress Resiliency 

• Stress Resiliency course, Canfitpro
• Mindfulness Meditation: Opening to Our Lives, Jon Kabat-Zinn 
• Mindfulness at Work: Living and Working with Presence, University of Toronto 
• Learn to Relax Meditation workshop, University of Toronto

Additional

• Standard First Aid certificate, St. John’s Ambulance ​(current)
• CPR-C + AED certificate, Lifesaving Society of Canada (current)
• Tosca Reno's Eat Clean Foundations, Canfitpro

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

• Yoga Alliance,  Registered Yoga Teacher, 200 hour (RYT200)
• Canfitpro, FIS, Professional Member

EDUCATION

• Master of Education, University of Toronto (OISE), Toronto, Ontario
• ​Bachelor of Adult Education, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario
• ​​​​​​​​​Bachelor of Arts,  University of Toronto (Mississauga), Ontario