Continuum Wellness Yoga Staff Bios, Toronto, ON | Yoga Studio near me in Toronto, ON

Stephanie M

Stephanie Maxwell is a certified yoga instructor and a Registered Massage Therapist, whose practice focuses on supporting the perinatal population. She is passionate about working with families in the pregnancy and postpartum period through therapeutic modalities such as yoga and massage.

Stephanie has been practicing yoga since 1999 and teaching yoga since 2010. She obtained her 200 hour teacher training certificate at YogaSpace in Toronto. She has completed advanced trainings in postnatal yoga and restorative yoga.

In her RMT practice, Stephanie is a clinical supervisor and instructor at Sutherland-Chan School and Teaching Clinic where she teaches the Pregnancy course and is a clinical supervisor for the High Risk Pregnancy rotation at Sunnybrook Hospital, amongst other courses and clinics.

Stephanie’s yoga classes aim to create balance in the body, decrease stress, promote relaxation and improve energy. Her classes focus on mindful movement and breath work, encouraging each individual to move at their own pace. With an advanced knowledge of anatomy, Stephanie facilitates therapeutic alignment in all poses, providing a safe and effective practice.

She also is the mother of two awesome little boys who keep her very busy by endlessly chasing after them.

Stephanie

Yoga has been an important part of Stephanie’s life for more than seventeen years. But it wasn’t until she pursued formal teacher certification in 2010 that she decided to leave her corporate career in human resources, and focus on her passion to share yoga with others.

Stephanie received her teacher certification in Hatha Vinyasa yoga from Cynthia Funk and Karusia Wroblewski at the Yoga Sanctuary in Toronto. Over the last four years she has continued to accumulate training hours with other renowned Canadian teachers, including Eoin Finn, Cathy Keenan, Tama Soble and Shehla Kahn; and international teachers, Amy Ippoliti, Jason Crandell and Seane Corn. She has additional teaching certification in Yin yoga (2015), Therapeutic yoga for Anxiety (2013) and Children’s yoga (2011). She’s also completed Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction meditation program (2011).

In addition to teaching public and private yoga classes, Stephanie has taught yoga to the Phys. Ed students at Northern Secondary School in Toronto, and corporate workshops at the head offices of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.

“My yoga philosophy is quite simple: I believe that yoga should be fun. And that practicing yoga will create more smiles on more faces. At the end of a yoga practice it’s amazing because people literally transform; they leave nourished, renewed and relaxed… it’s total bliss”.

Dianne

Everyone stands to benefit from the transformational power of yoga. It is with this strong belief that I welcome people of all ages, levels of practice and body types - the flexible and inflexible alike - to take a yoga class. Developing a yoga practice means learning about your body, about yourself and about ways of bringing a sense of peace to your life in the most challenging of times. The practice as a whole helps to build strength, flexibility and a sense of calm that remains long after one steps away from the yoga mat.

As a yoga teacher, my main objectives are to lead students in a safe practice, taking into account any injuries or limited ranges of motion; to lead students in an enjoyable practice, so that they will want to come to their mats again and again; and to lead students in developing a strong connection with the breath, so that they can use it to maintain a sense of peace and balance in their day-to-day lives. I strive to create a supportive, non-judgmental atmosphere for all. I enjoy teaching vigorous classes that are creative in their flow and a fun exploration of the practice; my detailed approach to teaching yoga also lends itself to leading beginner students as they are introduced to each pose.

Kaylie

Kaylie has had a passion for fitness from an early age and has worked in the health and wellness industry since 2002. In 2012, Kaylie reached her goal of becoming a STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor after her 100 hour apprenticeship at the STOTT PILATES head office in Toronto. She is trained in the full repertoire including Advanced Matwork, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair and Barrels.

In recent years her passion for Pilates and travel combined to take her around the world teaching Pilates in such countries as Spain, India and China! Kaylie is currently working towards her goal of becoming a STOTT PILATES Post-Rehabilitation Conditioning Specialist. She is committed to helping people reach their strength and conditioning goals!

Kaylie also has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Post-Graduate degree in arts and media.

Petya

Petya is a Registered Massage Therapist, Mind Body Therapist and Coach. She is the founder of the Prosperity Healing Method.

She is brilliant at helping people connect the dots between their physical symptoms and the deeper emotional and/or spiritual causes. With a background in Massage Therapy and Spiritual Psychotherapy, she has helped hundreds of people reduce pain by creating a balance both physically and emotionally.

Yulia

Yulia’s yoga practice is designed to give students a healthy mind and flexible body. Her classes focus on mindfulness, natural and functional movement, injury prevention and fun.

Yulia is a Hatha yoga teacher, and has been trained in a very student-centred approach to yoga. She received her teacher training at the renowned Esther Myers Yoga studio in Toronto.

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