Calgary Hot Yoga

I was a runner before I was at yogi, and began yoga in 2010 to enhance my running performance. It soon became so much more as it revealed a sense of presence, awareness, and awakening at a level that I had never before known.
Over the past six years, I have focussed most of my “yogic energy” on a power flow style of yoga - specifically Baptiste Yoga - as I find this style most empowering, inspiring, and invigorating.
Most recently, I have expanded my practice and my teaching to include Yang Yin and Yin Yoga, having taught an eight week Yang-Yin workshop and immersed myself in the restorative benefits of Yin.
Through my practice, I have been able to connect, on at deeper level, to myse...

Meeting my mat has been the most amazing thing that happened to me. From the first time I practiced I knew that there was more to this thing called yoga then the postures, I instantly connected with the mental and emotional aspects. The physical benefits and transformation have been a bonus. My journey with yoga has been beautiful, challenging, exhilarating, trying and tearful but most of all rewarding. Sharing yoga is my passion. Guiding people through a practice and being there for them while they find peace or let go of fear and find their strength is an honor.
I have been practicing at Calgary Hot Yoga since 2006, completing both Level 1 (2009) & Level 2 (2010) Teacher Trainings with ...

In searching for something that I could do on my own, after years of participating in team sports, I found yoga. I remember my first hot yoga class in 2005 and feeling that I had just found something amazing. At that time, it was all about the physical benefits for me. Although my practice has not always been consistent over the years, I always seem to return to my mat at just the right time. This time, after a move to Calgary in 2010, it was a gentle nudge from a friend that brought me back to my mat. I came to realize that I was ready to learn more about my practice and to find a way to share this gift with others. During my journey through teacher training in 2012-13 I came to understand that yoga is no...

In searching for something that I could do on my own, after years of participating in team sports, I found yoga. I remember my first hot yoga class in 2005 and feeling that I had just found something amazing. At that time, it was all about the physical benefits for me. Although my practice has not always been consistent over the years, I always seem to return to my mat at just the right time. This time, after a move to Calgary in 2010, it was a gentle nudge from a friend that brought me back to my mat. I came to realize that I was ready to learn more about my practice and to find a way to share this gift with others. During my journey through teacher training in 2012-13 I came to understand that yoga is not only about the physical but also the mental benefits - helping us to clear our mind chatter and learning to be present. I believe that our bodies are so much stronger than we give them credit for. If we work to breathe deep, clear our minds, and find connection with ourselves, we can seek out new limits. The possibilities are endless!

I was introduced to hot yoga by my sister 8 years ago. I was hooked after the first class. I had always incorporated yoga into my fitness routine practicing in many church basements and in the hospital where I worked. The experience of the heat and the intensity it created really helped me to calm the chatter in my mind and just be in the moment during my practice. It was amazing to be in one spot on your mat working your physical limits, while at the same time entering into a meditative state through breath and healing injuries sustained from many years of physical activity. After a few years of practice I decided to take my Level 1 certification and then subsequently my Level 2 with Kim McMullen. That ...

I took my very first Hot Yoga class at CHY in 2006 and it was love at first sight. Initially it was all about the intense work out and physical benefits but over a short amount of time I began to realize that there was so much more… I took Kim’s CHY 100 hour training in 2009. As I was signing up for this training I was experiencing major lower back pain. During the training I had to listen to my body and accept and work with its limitations. This journey offered me so much personal and physical growth. I can hardly believe it!!! I’ve learned to be more accepting, mindful, patient and kind to myself and others. In 2010 I decided to go to where yoga began and completed a 200 hour teacher...

My journey in yoga started in my early twenties. Not with Asana practice, but with constant little hints from the universe nudging me closer and closer to beginning practicing; like people from all corners of my life suggesting it would be good for me in one way or another. Initially I spent my time either brushing these signs off, or flat out ignoring them because I did not see them for what they were. Serendipitously, it was through the closing of my gym’s steam room due to renovations for a year that I thought I would finally try hot yoga; figuring the heat was what I wanted, and the yoga postures couldn’t hurt either. A friend and yoga teacher I knew at the time suggested I buy a monthly pa...

My journey in yoga started in my early twenties. Not with Asana practice, but with constant little hints from the universe nudging me closer and closer to beginning practicing; like people from all corners of my life suggesting it would be good for me in one way or another. Initially I spent my time either brushing these signs off, or flat out ignoring them because I did not see them for what they were. Serendipitously, it was through the closing of my gym’s steam room due to renovations for a year that I thought I would finally try hot yoga; figuring the heat was what I wanted, and the yoga postures couldn’t hurt either. A friend and yoga teacher I knew at the time suggested I buy a monthly pass and try to attend as many classes as I could before it expired. I practiced daily, and I fell in love with it almost instantly.

After seeing the total mind and body benefits I was gaining from my practice I had a huge urge to begin sharing it with my friends, family, and acquaintances. I figured that the best way to accomplish this would be to complete a yoga teacher training course so that I could establish a better understanding of yoga, its benefits, and how to practice it safely. After the completion of my first 240 hour Yoga Teacher Training course at Yoga Passage I realized my journey is still only in its infancy. After teaching for almost a year after my graduation I than traveled to the birthplace of yoga, India, to obtain my second 200 hour Teacher Training certification. In 2016 I was fortunate enough to complete a 90 hour Anna Forrest Yoga Teacher Training course as well as a 30 hour Yoga and Beyond Yin Teacher Training course.

I hope with my constant search for further knowledge and practice in Yoga I will be able to help all of my fellow yogis and yoginis further their own practice in a safe, warm, and friendly environment where we can all grow together towards total samadhi, natural bliss.