My yoga journey started many years ago. A challenging corporate lifestyle was beginning to take its toll on my mind, body and spirit. Yoga changed this by bringing me healthful living and opening my heart to a renewed spirituality that grows daily. I have studied and practiced eastern philosophies and the study of yoga’s eight limbs were a natural evolution for me. Ashtanga in its entirety nurtured me and blossomed a deeper understanding of self. Ian from Yoga Dot Calm gave me the gift of teacher training and a self-awareness for which I will be forever grateful. I enjoy sharing yoga with fellow students, linking us to a greater global consciousness.

I have been blessed by wonderful teachers over the years and attended many workshops including those taught by Nancy Gilgoff, David Swenson, Fiona and Julian Stang, Darby, Beryl Bender Birch, Manju Jois, Michael Stone, David Williams, and in Florida Matthew Darling and Terry Smith. I have traveled to Maui, Hawaii to study with Nancy Gilgoff and Mysore, India, to study with Pattabhi Jois and his grandson Sharath. Many teachers in Calgary have inspired me in their own way – many thanks to them all.

I practice and teach traditional Ashtanga, believing in the essence of the practice. I have practiced other forms of asana and sometimes incorporate them into my teaching. I encourage students to find the grace within their own practice and how they may connect asana to daily life. My intentions in teaching are to bring awareness to breath and inner reflection. I encourage students to have fun, not take themselves too seriously and to be authentic.

Yoga is a life long journey. It will pick you up when you fall, heal you when you're not well and bring light to you and those around you.

"Learn like you will live forever. Live like you will die tomorrow."

-Gandhi

Be well,

Natalie