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Allie Chisholm-Smith, MES, E-RYT
True healing comes from self-knowledge. Self-knowledge (understanding), leads to self-love. It is through this blossoming that we are capable of finding wellness. Using Yoga, Counseling, bodywork, Reiki and her constant studies in Ayurveda, Allie encourages people to find self-knowledge and power from within. She has earned a Master's degree, is a certified Yoga Instructor and is trained in Yoga Massage. As with Ayurveda, Allie believes that as we heal ourselves, we heal the earth.
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Jocelyn Smith, RPP, B.A.
Certified Kripalu Bodyworker, Registered Polarity Practitioner, Certified Hot Stones Massage Therapist, healthy cooking instructor, and caterer. Jocelyn's success comes from her love of food, interest in anatomy and physiology, and her curiosity in the unique makeup of each individual. She tailors all sessions and programs to suit the specific needs of each client. Her cooking courses take you on a spice filled, flavour popping, colourful extravaganza where the vegetarian world is not dull. She has been catering for 15 years – 7 years in Toronto and 8 years in Muskoka. Like her bodywork sessions, she makes the menu fit the client.
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» See 'Healthy Cooking in Jocelyn's Kitchen'.

Andrea Johnston
Andrea Johnston had a childhood filled with dance and gymnastics. It was her love of these activities involving movement and body awareness that drew her to Yoga as an adult. She is particularly interested in Hatha Yoga and studied a style inspired by Vanda Scrarvelli, Esther Meyers and Allie Chishom-Smith. Andrea has her Bachelor of Applied Science Honors degree majoring in Family & Social Relations as well as her Human Resource Management Certification. She has worked in the Developmental Service Sector for more than 20 years raising awareness of inclusion within communities and advocates for people with developmental disabilities.
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Carolee Harris
I have been practicing and studying yoga for over 20 years and have been a faithful Ahimsa junky for the last 10! Studying under Allie Chisholm-Smith in 2006, with a 250-hour YTT, and needing more, more, more yoga. I am currently enrolled in a 500 hour in-depth training with Allie. As a triple A personality, I was drawn deeply toward the breath's ability to calm, nourish and replenish as well as its ability to energize, cleanse and detoxify. Yoga's ancient Vedantic philosophy teaches that the vital life force energy, "prana," which sustains our body and our mind, is in its most subtle form within each breath. I have been investigating yoga and the breath's ability to heal and support myself and others who are looking to release limiting behaviours, whether that be with food, with mood altering substances or unfulfilling relationships. May we all inhale more peace and exhale what no longer serves us.
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Susan Williams
Yoga is about self care, acceptance, awareness and creating peace. Yoga is about beginning from where you are each and every day both on and off the mat. Yoga is about moving our bodies and touching our souls. Susan is passionate about yoga, nature and our environment. She brings together her studies of Yoga, Traditional Herbalism, Reflexology, Reiki and Therapeutic Touch to create a safe space to experience your yoga practice. Having studied in the style of Vanda Scaravelli and Allie Chisholm-Smith her classes can be gentle yet challenging encouraging each individual to experience their personal power through use of the ground, the breath and the spine.
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Caroline Hutt
Having been interested in wellness and spirituality for some time, Caroline fell in love with yoga the first time she practiced. Travelling and moving from place to place in her youth, she has discovered a home in yoga. Combining her degree in Cultural Studies with her training in yoga and experiences in life and nature, Caroline fuses spirituality and cultural thought in her eclectic teaching style. Re-establishing a connection with the earth and ground offers us a foundation upon which to flourish and emerge, so just as nature is ever-changing, her teachings offer a range of styles – from slow and reflective to flowing and dynamic.
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Caitlin Hutt
After 15 years of dance training followed by 3 years of theatre school with a focus on movement and voice, Caitlin's interest in the artful expression of the body eventually lead her to Ahimsa's Yoga Teacher Training program. Prior to the program, she spent a year traveling throughout Spain and France practicing karma yoga at various retreat and healing centers, walking the Camino de Santiago and spent time at Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village buddhist monastery. She is excited to bring all that she has learned on her journey into her classes keeping it free and expressive, with a focus on strengthening and lengthening. "We must care for ourselves first, before we can truly care for others." She is inspired by all she has learned from Allie and honoured to be part of the studio.
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Monica Larade, RMT
Having spent fourteen years working within the orthopedic rehabilitation field, Monica is a committed therapist and instructor. Her vocational path has led her to working with people of all ages and abilities, as a member of physiotherapy and chiropractic teams. She loves combining Massage Therapy techniques using balls (tennis, lacrosse & professional massage balls) to treat myofascial restrictions as an integral part of her Yoga Rehab class. Participants of her class are encouraged to attend an orthopedic assessment prior to taking the class. Monica looks forward to meeting you and sharing the amazing healing that can happen for you when you welcome yoga into your life. Namaste!
» See Yoga Rehab Workshop.
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Nadine Beatty
Nadine has a background in fitness, having taught fitness classes for many years. She has been practicing yoga for 12 years and now would like to share her knowledge of the power of restorative yoga to help others. She is very aware of each person's needs and works safely with those individuals to help them heal and restore.
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