Our Teachers
OUR NORTH VANCOUVER, BC YOGA STUDIO
specializes in group yoga classes for all ages and fitness levels.

Teachers

Leeann Anaka has been practicing yoga for over 15 years. Having received her 200 Hour Teachers Certification in 2009, she continues to love sharing the beauty of yoga to anyone who has a curious, fun loving heart and the desire to breathe deeply. She loves being able share the  “a-ha” moments like when students come to realize that yoga is about accepting yourself as you are. That all the moments of self doubt can be replaced by just believing you are exactly where you are supposed to be. The more she teaches yoga the more she wants to share the breath empowering flow of yoga in classes such as Hatha, Vinyasa flow and Yin. No matter the style, she believes it is essential to always take it back to the breath in conjunction with movement.

Favorite Spiritual Readings:  Meditations from the Mat  by Rolf Gates & Katrina Kenison and Autobiography of a Yogi  by Paramahansa Yogananda

Favorite Yoga C.D.:  No Favorites

Lindsay Collins: Looking from the outside, Lindsay could be described as a fifty something wife and mother to three teenagers and two canines who enjoys the forest, the beach and the odd latte. 

Looking from the inside, Lindsay could be described as a servant to the evolution of her brothers and sisters by way of the ancient technology of yoga and meditation. It is her privilege to assist others in finding more internal space where the spirit can feel free from earthly stresses through a body and mind that feels quiet and spacious.

She found yoga over 15 years ago while working as a personal trainer and fitness instructor and pregnant with her first child. Quickly benefitting from yoga's stabilizing practice Lindsay continued to explore this ancient science by becoming certified as a Hatha, Kundalini, Restorative, and Yin yoga teacher. A curious student first, she continues to study, forever humbled and inspired by the wisdom of yoga, a tonic for our times.

Favorite Spiritual Reading: Awakening the Buddha Within by Lama Surya Das

Favorite Yoga C.D.: Sacred Nectar by Siri Sadhana Kaur

Siddhi Divine attended her first yoga class in 2003, and has been opening to the endless aspects of the practice ever since. Her keen intuition lead her to New Zealand and India, where she lived in Ashrams, experiencing Yogic Lifestyle centered around Karma Yoga (yoga of action).  Then in Thailand she became a certified teacher through Prana Yoga College. The outward and inward travel led her to realize her purpose to help others connect more deeply with themselves. Students enjoy her heart-centered presence, soothing voice, and the sense of deep relaxation/recharge she helps instill. In her Hatha class she encourages slow movement, as a tool for bringing awareness to all levels simultaneously. Healing has been a central theme in her life, and she uses this experience to more effectively serve as a channel to help others on their journeys.

Favorite Spiritual Reading: The Dark Side of the Light Chasers by Debbie Ford

Favorite Yoga C.D.: Wah! (Self-titled CD)

Loretta Dugaro began her journey with yoga 14 years ago, and fell in love with the practice. Years later, when she sustained a serious back injury while snowboarding, Loretta turned to hatha yoga, reiki and meditation as a therapy. After miraculous results both physically and mentally, she realized her calling. Loretta began her yoga career in 2005 attending Prana Yoga College with Shakti Mhi. Loretta has since studied prenatal yoga with Janice Clairfield  and reiki at The Centre For Human and Animal Healing, becoming a Human and Animal Reiki Therapist. Loretta believes that everyone can benefit from yoga and  energy work, no matter age, gender, physical limitations or lifestyle, and feels it is a gift to share her passions with others. Loretta teaches with an open mind and open heart, as this is the essence of true yoga and healing. 

Favorite Spiritual Reading: Wheels Of Life by Anodea Judith

Favorite Yoga C.D.: Savasana by Wah!

Martine Fox teaches Hatha, Vinyasa, Kids' Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, as well as Mom and Baby Yoga. She began this amazing practice five years ago and it has made such an impact on her life that she simply had to bring this experience to others! Incorporating her love of nature into the practice with guided meditations and symbolically through the poses, Martine challenges students to explore themselves with an open heart, open mind and most importantly, with compassion. What she enjoys most about teaching is how much there is to learn through the students. For that, she is very grateful.

Favorite Spiritual Reading: Courageous Dreaming  by Alberto Villoldo

Favorite Yoga C.D.: Atmospheres by Deuter

Anne Fraser is a certified Hatha Yoga Teacher through Vancouver's Prana Yoga and Zen Centre. She is also certified in Prenatal Yoga. Working with the breath and flow of movement, Anne provides clear instruction, guiding you through each posture, bringing strength and energy in the body, clarity of mind and peace in spirit.

Favorite Spiritual Reading: "I am That"  talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Favorite Yoga C.D.: Yoga Mela

Adrienne Hebert is certified in Hatha, Ashtanga, Power & Iyengar Yoga, as well as Stott's Pilates and Yamuna Ball Therapy. Her desire is to inspire students to cultivate Yoga as a daily practice. To learn to listen to their own inner teachers and to assist them in re-discovering the healing arts that will help them on their own path to inner harmony of body, mind & spirit.

Favorite Spiritual Reading: The Power of Now        by Eckhart Tolle

Favorite Yoga C.D.: Grace by Snatam Kaur

Nara Henderson was driven by curiosity to the yoga mat in 1998, and since then yoga has grown to be an integral part of her life.  Having always lead an active life in martial arts, yoga, mountain biking, snowboarding, hiking, and running.  Nara is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT500), 2^nd Degree Blackbelt (Shorin Ryu Karate), BCRPA Fitness Leader, and her additional certifications include BCRPA Weight Training, BCRPA Third Age, BCPRA Pre/Post-Natal Fitness, Pre/Post-Natal Yoga, and Anatomy Trains for Yoga.  She is also a mother of two young children.  Nara is drawn to yoga for its ability to soften the edges of life’s greatest challenges, bring vigour and energy to its greatest moments, and inspire love, light, joy, and clarity in all of life’s varied experiences.  Her classes are invigorating and grounding, energizing and calming, playful and mindful.  She invites her students to come to the mat ready to explore the harmonies between strength and length, ease and effort, doing and being.

Favorite Spiritual Reading: Whatever nugget of wisdom or inspiration connects with me at any given moment.

Favorite Yoga C.D.:  Shamanic Dream: Anugama

Jennifer Jordan discovered yoga in 2001 while travelling in Latin America. Drawing from her travels, life experience and studies Jennifer has come to know that yoga is a powerful tool for connecting mind, body and spirit, bringing balance to ones life. With this knowledge, she decided to become Hatha Yoga Certified through Prana Yoga, so she could share and help others realize the same. Jennifer encourages her students to be mindful of the breath to connect body and mind, bringing awareness into the present moment.

Favorite Spiritual Reading: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

Favorite Yoga C.D.: All is Forgiven by Ashana

Rachel Kurrein fell in love with the peacefulness and gentleness of yoga in 2000. She discovered that yoga brought calm and serenity to her busy, active lifestyle. Her teaching focuses on breath, alignment and internal awareness. Rachel is a graduate of the Prana College of Yoga in Vancouver and has studied at an ashram in India. She has a degree from SFU in French and Kinesiology and is certified with the BCRPA. At the same time, she practices energy healing and meditation regularly. She is especially at peace in the outdoors and aspires to nurture the spirit of yoga at every level.

Favorite Spiritual Readings: Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan & Autobiography of a Yogi  by Paramahansa Yogananda
 
Favourite yoga CD: The Best of Wah!  by Wah!

Leah McAdie was first introduced to Yoga in 1997 and quickly immersed herself in studying the various teachings of yoga. In 2004 she became a certified Hatha Teacher and continued on to complete her training in Yin and Prenatal Yoga; sharing Yoga with expecting women, school children, small businesses and individuals in both group and private sessions.  

The transformative and healing effects of Yoga were deeply experienced by Leah through her pregnancy and early days as a new mom. And now, Leah’s classes invite you to use the body as a tool to journey inward cultivating a compassionate relationship with self. Her classes are gentle, nurturing and support the release of stress and tension held in the body and mind; cultivating inner awareness, stillness and peace.   

Favorite Spiritual Reading: Light Comes Through  by Dzigar Kongtrul

Favorite Yoga C.D.: The Journey Home  by Gurnam Singh

Autumn (Thanh) Ngo believes yoga can inspire metamorphosis from the inside out. Yoga has been both liberating and grounding for this aspiring yogi. Completing her teacher training from Semperviva Yoga College deepened her understanding and practice of yoga and how to safely spread the joy of yoga. Autumn offers her playful energy and creative flows to evoke a sense of rooted lightness and harmony between the physical, emotional and spiritual “self’s”. She looks forward to embarking on this epic journey with you; Namaste.

Favorite Spiritual Reading: Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith

Favorite Yoga C.D.: Tibetan Incantations: The Meditative Sound of Buddhist Chants

Nathalie Saunderson began exploring yoga just over a decade ago, with a book and no idea what to expect. From the beginning, it made a deep imprint on her energy level and attitude about life. As her practice grew to become a part of her daily life, she began to challenge herself mentally and physically to open up to a deeper understanding of herself through her body. She has been trained in Ashtanga, Vinyasa flow, traditional Hatha and Iyengar disciplines, all styles supporting another element of her practice and teaching method. She is committed to her study and practice of the traditional yoga postures, but has credited her years as a teacher to opening herself to seeing the practice serve more than she could have imagined. She is in awe of what she teaches, and regardless of the style or skills she gains, the message is always the same. Inhale… Exhale…. Perfectly simple.

Favorite Spiritual Reading: Fierce Medicine by Ana Forrest

Favorite Yoga C.D.: Artist - David Stringer

Jennifer Owens has been committed to self-growth and maintaining her inner peace for over a decade. She studied Yoga at Prana Yoga and more recently with Sandra Sammartino. Jennifer's classes flow at a pace that is slow and deep and are places of solitude for mind, body and soul. Jennifer loves to work deeply with emotional release, energy awareness, and visualization.

Favorite Spiritual Reading: Invisible Acts of Power by Caroline Myss

Favorite Yoga C.D.: Grace by Snatam Kaur