Yoga Instructors who teach with us have completed a mininum of 200 hours in a Yoga Teacher Training Programme that follows the strict guidelines of the Canadian Yoga Alliance which includes yoga asana, philosophy, history, sanskrit and anatomy.

Maryann Herlinger  has been practicing and studying Yoga for over 14 years, beginning as a Prenatal Instructor, certified through Women's College Hospital in Toronto and as a Doula, attending over 300 births since 1996, assisting women, their partner and family on the journey of the birth of their child.  Noticing the similarities between connecting the mind & body together in birth and the practice of  yoga, she completed a 360 hour Classical Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Yoga Studio in Toronto in 2000.  Striving to constantly learn and remain updated in the yoga practice, she continues her studies attending retreats, workshops and courses throughout North America, learning from Stephen Cope, Shiva Rae, David Life, Don Stapelton, Angela Farmer & many other teachers.  The journey of yoga has lead to focussing on the therapeutic aspects of yoga for stress, injury & disease.  She has attained specialty certifications in Pre & Post Natal Yoga, Therapeutic Restorative Yoga and Childrens Yoga and has been featured on CityTV/Breakfast Television.  In addition to the classes at her private studio, she also leads Corporate classes in the workplace teaches children at Community Schools   leads free yoga classes as a treatment option in care centres, including Wellspring Cancer Centre - Chinguacousy in Brampton  www.wellspring.ca.   volunteers at Camp Oochigeas in Muskoka, Ontario, during the summer, teaching children and teens with cancer www.ooch.org    leads yoga classes for adults at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto attends births on a regular basis 'Yoga poses are the keys that unlock  our conscious awareness of the body.'

Tammy Petrie  is a Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor and a Certified Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner in the Lotus Palm style of massage.  She is an enthusiastic and well prepared yoga instructor with a soothing and friendly manner.  Tammy leads the Mom & Baby classes with her own baby, Marlee. "Like the Lotus flower we must grow rising above and beyond all obstacles in this life".

For more information about classes or workshops that are right for your needs, contact us at joyofyogabolton@yahoo.com