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​If you are interested in hosting a workshop or teacher training in your studio or centre, please connect with me,
as I would love to share these teachings in our community,
​both in Canada and internationally.
I also offer private classes customized each session
to suit the requirements of my clients.
 

Private Sessions Available:  Online, In Your Home, Workplace, or In Studio 

Weekly Public Studio Classes


Ganpati Om Downtown

MONDAYS  12:00-1:00pm
Follow the Sun
TUESDAYS  6:00-7:15pm
Diamonds on the Inside
SATURDAYS 4:15-5:30pm
Lively Up Yourself
Visit Site for Class Descriptions - All Welcome

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2026 EVENTS​

Join me at Ganpati Om Downtown Yoga for a 2 hour session of Yoga
to Honour The Buddha

An All Levels Yoga Flow with meditation, breathwork & a sequence including creating transitions and varions for All Levels

Buddhist teachings shared to inspire and enhance mindfulness in practice & beyond

Close to the sounds and vibrations of Tibetan healing bowls
& optional savasana massage
​

His Holiness The Dalai Lama's
​91st Birthday

Join Me to Celebrate:
​
No Reservation Needed


GANPATI OM DOWNTOWN
​

Monday July 6th, 2025
12:00 - 1:15pm
​Regular Drop-In Rates
ALL WELCOME
Gentle Yoga for All Levels 
Pranayama Breathing Practice
Meditation &
Tibetan Sound Healing Bowls

PAST EVENT
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Fundraiser for a Syrian Family

Yoga Teaching Offerings
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Vinyasa Yoga
for
​Balance & Strength

Beautifully and skillfully flow from one posture to the next while connecting breath and gaze
​with movement.  Practices are thoughtfully designed to build strength, improve flexibility and refine poise at a mindfully moving, flowing pace. A more modern practice to balance our energies with steadiness and ease, and develop a rhythm to create a deeper connection within.

​Yin Yoga
for
Quiet & Calm

Yield into a soft, nourishing and clarifying practice to cultivate  health
​of our deeper connective tissues.
Fewer postures are held for longer time to regain space and strength in the joints.  Yin brings equanimity to our other practices for improved mobility and stability, while allowing space for inner awareness and contentment.

Hatha Yoga
for
Focus & Expansion

Experience a traditional yoga practice for an integration of our physical, mental, and emotional selves with our subtle inner nature.  Connect focus and breath to bring strength and stability to our efforts in joyful sequences.
These classes include elements to purify the body, enhance muscle tone,  strengthen the spine and core, while further calming the mind with equanimity.

I prioritize strength, mobility, and agility in experiencing postures, as well as balance and concentration. 
Slow is strong
This motto ensures a sustainable yoga practice and extended health-span in our lives and
​compliments all our physical activities and adventures.​
The Tibetan Buddhist teachings of H.H. The Dalai Lama, the writings of Stephen Batchelor, and Himalayan mountaineer adventure stories inspire my life and my classes, which always include meditation for insight.  Other philosophical and spiritual texts, such as The Yoga Sutra of Patañjali, The Bhagavad Gita, and The Buddha's Dhammapada, are also excellent influences for a harmonious, compassionate approach to our yogic practices which transfers into our lives.  Pranayama for breath refinement, an embodied awareness by bringing attention inward through pratyahara, and a long savasana to release after our efforts are also present in these classes. 

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