Barb L.

Teacher Trainer

Yogashala Wellness Centre

A recipient of Burlington’s Civic Recognition Award for International Achievements, Barb is anexperienced and committed educator with a passion for the arts and yoga and a vocation forinstilling a love of learning to assist people in finding personal wellness and performanceexcellence.Barb’s passion for health and mind/body wellness began at the age of ten training professionallywith Canada’s National Ballet School. Joining the National Ballet of Canada as a classical dancer, atage 17, for a decade Barb performed across Canada, The States and through out Europeperforming with dance legends, Eric Bruhn, Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, NataliaMakarova. Her career then shifted to musical theatre, credits include the Phantom of the OperaToronto and International touring companies as performer, dance captain and associate director.Holding a Masters Degree from York University, Barb is currently on faculty at Sheridan College,teaching anatomy/physiology and dance technique for the Bachelor of Musical TheatrePerformance program. As a guest presenter at IADMS International Conference 2019, Barbcontributed beneficial approaches for streamed programs in post secondary dance training to aglobal network of medical professionals, educators, dancers, and researchers helping to elevatedance trainingBarb holds certifications in various styles of yoga, personal training and mind/body techniques,all of which enable her to bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to her teaching over thelast 30 years. Her guest lecturing and workshops on the effects and manifestations of stress havebeen enjoyed and appreciated by various groups looking to move towards greater wellness. Barbcelebrates her 13th year of leading the 200hr Yoga Alliance registered Yoga Teacher Trainingprogram which has produced numerous instructors sharing the benefits of yoga.Her vast teaching experience has expanded to New York City, co-teaching/creating modules inBodeNYC’s OHYA registered Teacher Training Program where she also launched her 40hrFascial-Yin training, The Inward Journey in 2019. Barb has co-created and launched an onlineteaching platform thelotusedge.com offering pre-recorded Yoga training programs of fascial-yinwork. Barb continues her association with pivotdancer.com “helping to bring science into thestudio” on multiple levels. Forever the student, Barb recently added two years of studies at theRYT 500 level to her credentialsBarb is delighted to be using all of her experience and knowledge to assist people in findingpersonal wellness and performance excellence through the mind/body connection of yoga anddance.