Through movement, Tyler challenges the stagnation of the modern life. He believes strongly in the importance of cultivating creativity in yoga. By focusing on creativity Tyler nourishes the individuals' approach toward movement. Growing up in the country allowed him to cultivate a deep understanding and appreciation of wilderness and an education in the hard knocks. On a road trip to the west coast in his early 20’s Tyler encountered the alternative approach to life, one that enriches inner freedom, that yoga offers.  He discovered the potential of yoga as a therapeutic practice and a way to rebuild one’s life.

Currently Tyler leads a yoga class as part of the movement program at SKETCH, as well as an after school yoga program for children. He has a long history of working as a plant based cook, and has a well cultivated interest in holistic health.Tyler can be found almost always on his bicycle around the city.

RYT750, Esther Myers Studio

Shelly teaches hatha yoga in the tradition of Vanda Scaravelli. The emphasis in these classes is on inner exploration, discovering and restoring the natural movement of the body and applying that to yoga asana. This helps the individual to find comfort and ease in their yoga practice, no matter what level they are at.

In her classes yoga is practiced mindfully, with attention to breath, grounding and alignment. This approach is therapeutic, with the objective being to restore balance, flexibility, agility and strength to the physical body, fullness and fluidity to the breath, and quiet to the mind.

Over the past 13 years, Shelly has gained experience teaching yoga to people of all ages and abilities. She specializes in teaching yoga to beginners, older individuals, gentle, restorative yoga, and yoga to relieve stress and anxiety. She is available to teach both private and group sessions.

Edane is a certified Yoga Instructor for children and adults and has been teaching for 5 years in schools, childcare centers and yoga studios.  Her interest in the mind and body inspired her studies in Anatomy and Eastern Philosophies.To understand the subtleties of life Edane delved into the studies of  mythology, psychology, philosophy and fairytales. Studying traditional movement modalities has taught Edane that movement is the language of freedom. Edane is a Restorative Therapist using Reiki, Shiatsu Massage, Reflexology, Craniosacral Therapy, Aromatherapy and Healing Movement to assist her clients to flow with the natural events of life. She also offers Tea Ceremonies and Mindfulness Meditation to share the art of gratitude and appreciation. When Edane is not teaching children’s yoga , she makes lotions and potions for her all-natural handcrafted self-care line, ‘Bohemia Babe’.

Training and Certification
Meditation & Reiki Level 1 & 2 with Paul Lara - QiBelly
Thai Massage & Reflexology with Shai Plonski - Still Light Centre
Shiatsu Massage with T'agyol Adler - Shiatsu School of Canada
Craniosacral Level 1 with Robert Harris Cranial Therapy Centre
Hatha Yoga (YES 1&2 Certified) with Susie Dias
Kids Yoga Certified with Gopala Amir Yaffe (Rainbow Kids Yoga) 
HeartRise Yoga for Children at Deva Tree School of Yoga
The Psoas with Liz Koch - Core Awareness
QiGong with Donna Oliver - Shiatsu School of Canada
QiGong Level 1 & 2 with David Stone - Shambhala Centre Toronto
Nei Gong: Cultivating Internal Power with Damo Mitchell - Lotus Nei Gong
LuJong: Tibetan Healing Movements with Rose Rongits - Lujong Foundation
Face & Body Skin Care Course with Gail - School of Natural Skincare
Kelani Dance Certified Instructor with Ioana Aboumitri  - Kelani International
The Way of Tea - Matcha Tea Ceremony with Reid Burridge 

I was introduced to yoga in Florianopolis, a paradise island off the southern coast of Brazil. My Brazilian teacher, a man who exemplifies compassion and grace, told me, "Ioga é beleza", which literally translated means, "yoga is beauty". "Beleza" in Brazilian Portuguese has several meanings. It translates a feeling of peace, bliss, and calm, a feeling of being completely content and in the moment. His definition of yoga resonates in my practice to this day. Yogic philosophy has brought beauty into every sphere of my life, it has taught me about who I am and how I am connected to everything around me. As a teacher I hope to pass on the same understanding to my students.

Since my return to Canada 15 years ago, I have received a Teacher Training Certificate studying with Cynthia Funk and Jonathan Austman at the Yoga Sanctuary, and later completed an Advanced Teacher Training program with Hart Lazer. I have had the honor of studying yoga therapy techniques with TKV Desikachar and Menaka Desikachar.  Over the last decade, Michael Siddall has become my teacher and dear friend. His greatest lesson has been to teach with humour. Laughter makes everything lighter.  I am a life long student of yoga. 

CYT 500hrs
Louisa Pucci first discovered yoga in 1997 through Belly Dance as one of her senior teachers was also a Hatha yoga instructor. Working through injuries her yoga practice was always there as a guide to clearly reveal the truth about how remarkable and self healing the body and mind connection really is. She quickly fell in love with the practice. As it continued to provide endless opportunities to learn and grow, Louisa decided to train and learn more. She did her training at Yoga Space in Toronto, including Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative, Flow with Bibi Hahn, Prenatal with Sasha Pedron,and Ayurveda with Matthew Remski. She also practices Thai Yoga Massage. With love and gratitude she makes room and holds space for anyone curious about the grace and beauty of practicing yoga and Thai massage.

I am a graduate of the Yogaspace Teacher Training Program and studied Thai Massage with Kam Thye Chow from Lotus Palm School of Thai Yoga Massage and more recently with Deanna Villa at Thai Massage Toronto. I also studied Thai Heat Therapy. Thai Massage had been instrumental in my own healing journey allowing me my first pain free day in years. I am impassioned to share this timeless healing art that encompasses yoga stretches, exercise movements, acupressure, reflexology and mindfulness. I feel Thai Massage is the perfect compliment to a beginner or advanced yoga practice. My mission is to have you feel renewed through a nurturing, restorative and rejuvenating treatment. See you on the mat!

Carlyn began dabbling in the practice of yoga at the age of 15, and was a certified teacher by the time she was 20. Being a competitive dancer for many years, the physical aspect of yoga provided a therapeutic counterbalance for the high intensity ballet training. But it was the spiritual and philosophical side of yoga that drew her to the practice. She believes in yoga as therapy for the whole being. Carlyn uses her classes as a way to get deeper into the experience of each pose, and to begin to re-pattern the body even down to the cellular level. She encourages students to move from the heart, eradicate the ego and get in touch with our truest essence- the source of our authenticity. We live in a world where so many people are asleep and disconnected; Carlyn feels it is part of her path to help people wake up, realize their full potential and become aligned with their purest spirit.

As well as being an actor, she is also working on becoming a certified tarot card reader, and often brings her tarot or oracle cards to class to help set intention.

I unrolled my first yoga mat over 10 years ago at a local gym to compliment my fitness routine.  

After that first Power Yoga class, I was hooked.  As my practice developed, I enjoyed the benefits of various intense styles of yoga.  My journey with yoga, suddenly took a sharp turn with a cancer diagnosis in 2008.  During my treatment, I began to explore different styles of yoga and other healing modalities to cope with stress and anxiety.  I’ve since developed an interest in gentle and restorative yoga styles and the desire to share my healing journey with others.

In 2013, I completed a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training program at Yogaspace.  I studies Hatha Yoga with Patricia White in the tradition of Vanda Scaravelli, consciously balancing effort and rest.  I also studies Vinyasa Yoga with Kathryn Beet, focusing on finding ease in movement with the breath.  Since then, I have completed studies in Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Adaptive Poses for Populations with Limited Mobility.  I have also completed a Reiki certification.Contrary to popular belief, Yoga is not the practice of being flexible.  Yoga is the practice of uniting the mind and the body.  It teaches us to be present, to connect with our own thoughts and to realize our own potential.  As a student, I am always amazed at how my yoga practice has strengthened my body and provided clarity of mind.  I hope to inspire my students to find that strength, stability and focus.

Emily is a graduate of the Yoga Space Teacher Training Program. She teaches Vinyasa, Flow, Hatha and Restorative Yoga. Having practiced Yoga since her teens, her understanding deepened under the instruction of Robert Webber in Halifax. Since then and under the caring guidance of Kathryn Beet, Patricia White, Bibi Rahim-Hahn and Hali Schwartz, Emily has articulated her own passionate style of teaching. Her intention is to create a strong and grounding class, balanced by a meditative flow committed to keeping the mind calm. Her significant experience as an actor enables her to keep breath and body awareness at the forefront of the class experience. She welcomes everyone of all abilities to join her. “One only need move to the point of stretch to help quiet the mind”!

Originally from France, her past in sportswear design/textile production led Violaine from Burgundy to Turkey, then to Sri Lanka where she discovered both her love for yoga and her talent for interpretation in 1997.

Her first yoga class felt like coming home to something known, something she had always longed for. Her dream is to live for and off her passions.

Today she puts her skills in action as a professional freelance interpreter and bilingual yoga teacher and therapist.

When she arrived in Toronto in 2001, she found a meaningful link between her Asian and Western lives: while working as one of the founders of Klozinc, she also developed a strong foundation practice in Ashtanga Yoga at Downward Dog (Ron Reid).

Her interests firmed up as she delved into spiritual traditions: yogic, shamanic, Buddhist and Christian.

Violaine completed her 2006 Yoga Teacher Training at The Yoga Sanctuary with Vipassana meditation and Advanced Teacher Trainings at Downward Dog. She also assists Janine Woo, Cynthia Funk and Hali Schwartz for several years.

She undertook trainings in Restorative, Prenatal Yoga, Yoga Therapy and studies Holistic Nutrition at IHN and Vedanta Philosophy (with Hali Schwartz and Marla Meenakshi Joy).

With a foundation in the Ashtanga Vinyasa Tradition, she deepened her knowledge and studied with internationally recognized teachers through various styles of yoga (Dharma Mittra, Michael Stone’s Leading Edge Seminars, TKV Desikachar, Mati Ezrati, Chuck Miller, Danny Paradise amongst others) while committing to a daily practice. 

Violaine states “Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation are the jewels I gifted myself with, jewels that can never be stolen or taken away from me…”

Yoga was her rope for survival, then a path for healing. 

Her classes are “complete” and reflect her practice composed of Hatha Vinyasa asanas (postures), pranayama breathing, mantras chanting and meditation.

Samantha has been practicing yoga for over a decade. She has fallen deeply in love with the practice and has explored a diversity of styles under the guidance of many gifted teachers.

In 2011, Samantha completed her 200 hour teacher training at YogaSpace with Kathryn Beet, Hali Schwartz and Patricia White. She has gone on to complete advanced trainings in restorative, therapeutic and prenatal yoga.  

Samantha's classes will gently stretch and strengthen your body, open your heart and explore your edges.  She aims to teach a thoughtful practice that will cultivate curiosity, patience and gratitude, both on the mat and out in the world. 

Samantha’s own practice is exploratory and ever-changing. She enjoys teaching vinyasa, hatha, restorative and therapeutic yoga. When she isn’t on her yoga mat, Samantha runs Samyoga, her own Handmade Yoga Accessories company based in Toronto. 

Scott discovered yoga about 8 years ago, and truly fell in love with it after his first Restorative class. Since then, he can't imagine his life without it. Yoga's multi-dimensional healing, building and strengthening drew him in, the results of yoga kept him there. Since then he's completed 500+ hours of Teacher Training, 60+ hours of Restorative Yoga training, and has attended several courses in meditation. He is eternally grateful to his formal, and informal, teachers and learning he's gained throughout this journey. Scott loves to teach and understands the importance of finding a balance in life. He brings body, mind and soul into all aspects of life, on and off the mat. His classes are built around active, flowing movement to the quieter, more passive forms of yoga. His goal is that each and every student feel better when they leave the class than when they came in.