​Certification/Training since 1997​

• Certified Yoga Therapist  accredited by The International Association of Yoga Therapists.  

• Viniyoga: Avoiding Common Yoga Injuries with Olga Kabel

• Gokhale Method® Foundations Course, Primal PostureTM for a pain-free life.

• Yoga for Pelvic Health with Shannon Crowe

• The Essential Low Back Therapy Training Program (2012) with Robin Rothenberg- Viniyoga Lineage

• Yoga of the Heart® Cardiac and Cancer Therapist (2011) with Nishala Joy Devi (a colleague of Dr. Dean Ornish)

• Foundations of Yoga Therapy. (2017) EYT - Viniyoga Lineage, Seattle Washington with Robin Rothenberg

• ​IHYT Integrated Health Yoga Therapy Program (2010-2011) Hamilton, Ontario. Anusara based yoga.

• Effective Pain Management Techniques with Neil Pearson (2011). Lifeisnow.ca

• Structural Alignment for Yoga Therapy,  Anusara based.

• Radiant Spirit Yoga, Trauma-informed Teaching (2020)

• Yoga Teacher Training (2002) The Lotus Centre, London, Ontario. 

• Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy (2007) Level 1, London, Ontario

• Restorative Yoga Teacher Training (2007)  The Lotus Centre, London ON  

• Hatha Yoga & Meditation Workshop (2001) Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science & Philosophy 

• Viniyoga Seminar with Paul Harvey (1999)

• Teaching Yoga for Health & Healing. Ester Myers Yoga Studio (1997) 

• Kaivalya Meditation Intensive. (1999)

• ​Full Body Fascial Release with Brenda Dowell (2016)

• Online Training Course in Mindfulness with Thich Nhat Hanh. Mind and Body Are One (2016) 

• Kripalu Centre for Yoga & Health (2005)

• Sivananda Yoga Ashram. Laurentians, Quebec (2004)

• Lisenced Avatar® Master - Consciousness Training  (2006-2012) Taught the Avatar Course for 5 years in Florida with a network of Avatar Masters from around the world.  Details 

• 4 Year Biology Degree. University of Western Ontario, Honors Bachelor of Science degree, Biology & Plant Sciences (1985)

Other Training in Complementary Therapies :

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• Studied for three years manual osteopathy. This was a 4 year program that I did not complete. 

• Reiki Level III, London, Ontario   www.Reiki.ca

• Nutritional Symptomatology, School of Natural Nutrition, Toronto (I also taught the course)

• The College of Naturopathic Medicine, One week intensive on herbal medicine making and case studies.

• Workshops with Rosemary Gladstar & Susun Weed, Herbal Health & Healing.

• Clinical Herbal Training, Supervised and Assessed Clinical training by a Medical Herbalist, The Herbal Clinic & Dispensary, Toronto, Ontario (50 Hours). 

• Chartered Herbalist, (1999) Dominion Herbal College, BC

• Therapeutic Herbalism Certification at The Living Centre, with Shantree Kacera, Lambeth, Ontario

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