Anusara-Inspired™ Yoga teacher, Wendy Schneider, has practiced yoga since the early 1990s. In 2003 she received her 500-hour teacher certification from the Yoga Centre of Burlington . She has also completed 20 hours of teacher training with Francois Raoult of Open Sky Yoga in Rochester, 20 hours of Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Judith Lasater and over 200 hours of training in Anusara Yoga®. Wendy's teaching is inspired by her early teachers, Nesta Falladown and Francois Raoult, and more recently by John Friend and the many senior Anusara certified® teachers with whom she has studied. Her teaching comes from her heart and is guided by a fierce commitment to her students and a core belief in yoga as a life-changing practice.

Beth Rutty is a Registered Yoga Teacher (500 hours) who has trained in the style of Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga since 1999. In 2007, she discovered Anusara Yoga founded by John Friend in 1997) and this practice has truly made “her heart sing”. She has taken over 200 hours of Anusara training. In the Fall of 08, she experienced 3 Anusara Immersions totalling 108 hours. In the Spring of 2009 she completed her Level I & II Anusara Teacher Training in Calgary with Martin and Jordan Kirk and is now looking forward to gaining the designation of Anusara- Inspired early in the new year. Each class will take you on a journey of self-discovery as Beth teaches a system of yoga that integrates the celebration of heart, universal principles of alignment and balanced action in the performance of asana. How it all began.... Beth Rutty has always had a passion for life. In 2004, following a 17 year stint as a Fitness Instructor she graduated from the incredible (500 hour) Teacher Training program at YCB and continues to learn every day she has the opportunity to teach there. In 2003 she completed a 4 day, 24 hour teacher training with Francois Raoult and in the Fall of 2004 travelled to Colorado to study with the amazing David Swenson, Rodney Yee and Roger Cole among others. In the Spring of 2006 she completed a 5 day teacher training with Paul Grilley on yoga of the bones and joints, which has resulted in a more compassionate approach to her students. Beth is a member of Yoga Alliance.

Sarah’s yogic journey began at McMaster University in 2003, when she was introduced to vinyasa yoga. She immediately reaped the physical and mental benefits of a challenging yoga practice. In 2007, Sarah discovered De la Sol yoga studio where she practiced graciously under Katie McCleland and Erin Aquin and continues to be a part of the studio today.  Inspired by the Ashtanga yoginis at De la Sol, Sarah began attending workshops in Toronto lead by David and Doug Swenson (Asthtanga), Seane Corn (vinyasa, endurance, chakaras), Todd Norian and Ann Green (Anusara), amongst others. Sarah has completed a 200hr Sadhana Yoga Chi teacher training program with Doug Swenson in Lake Tahoe, California. Holistic in nature, this system integrated Ashtanga, vinyasa, yin, karma, chi energy, ecology and diet. Yoga has been a transformational journey for Sarah helping her achieve a much deeper connection with her true being, peeling away years of grief, resentment, and insecurity. She has cultivated deep compassion and gratitude for others and wishes to enhance their life experience by offering them the same gifts that she has been granted. She continues to seek guidance from multiple styles of yoga and aims to integrate these disciplines into her practice and her teaching. To Sarah yoga at its core is not for the faint of heart, it takes courage, commitment, humility and lots of hard work but in the end the rewards are invaluable.

Alex Bovkis was certified as a Classical Yoga Teacher in the summer of 2004. Since then she has taken advanced teachers training and is now qualified as an E-RYT 500, which translates as Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher. This high level of qualification is required in order to train yoga teachers.Having close to a thousand training hours and over 2000 teaching hours behind her, she continues to explore this incredible path of yoga further. She is currently studying with several different teachers from different yoga styles and trains in encompassing both the breadth and the depth of yoga.

Yoga may begin for most of us on the mat, but the real art and study is about bringing our yoga practice off of the mat and into our everyday life. Though I strive to do this everyday, some days are admittedly far more successful than others.I have been very fortunate to study with truly inspiring teachers who have guided me along the yogic path. Today my greatest teachers are my students and my daughter, for whom I only want to become better at what I do and what I teach.I aim to bring just enough challenge, enough laughter, and enough creativity to each of my classes so that my students feel inspired enough to return to develop their own practice, increase self awareness, physical strength and ability, and gain mental calm and clarity. My practice as a Shiatsu Therapist for over a decade has brought me greater understanding of the mechanics of movement and yoga asanas (postures) and has enabled me to give better hands-on assists to my students. I encourage anyone to simply try a yoga class - try it again for the first time if you weren't quite inspired before. Try it because you may just find it brings something to your life that is positive and fulfilling. Anyone who has practiced with me will have heard me say "...and just for fun, let's try this...". If for no other reason, try yoga 'just for fun'. Please join me for prenatal yoga classes, Hatha yoga classes (influenced by Anusara Yoga and Mom and Babe yoga classes (learn about Baby Shiatsu and yoga for your baby, too).