FaCILITATORS
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Conceived in the matted tangles of sex, drugs and big-hair-band rock and roll, Nicole embodies a unique passion and love for music. As it is with humans, the struggles she had when she was younger became her teachers as she evolved. Nicole lived and understand the difficult journeys attached to suicide ideation, depression, addiction, anxiety, and trauma. After losing her older sister to suicide at the age of 22 , she chose to position her life on a new trajectory.
In a desperate search to stay connected with her sister, Nicole learned how to navigate that relationship in new ways while in the spiritual realms. Music was her lifeline and it was what allowed her to feel the unity she desired and needed. Divinely guided on the path of a healer, Nicole has spent the last 20 years rediscovering her own power in the face of her traumas and helping others along the way. She is greatly devoted to humanity and is honoured to assist those in crisis, those with thoughts of suicide and those struggling and searching to heal.
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Tara is a Level 1 Soma Breath Instructor & Registered Therapeutic Counsellor at Eleven Arrows who is passionate about personal evolution, healing and expanding consciousness.
Her Soma Breath journey began in 2020 when stress and fears were at an all time high - individually and in the collective. She found herself discontent, disconnected, functioning on autopilot, blaming everything outside of herself for her stress and anxiety. She enlisted in the 21 Day Awakening Course and committed to daily practice. The Instructor Course inspired Tara to start sharing this fun and rewarding experience with her community.
Tara applies her therapeutic approach to her breath classes with the intention to help people soften into the human experience, grow a deeper understanding of themselves and reprogram their subconscious. She encourages her clients to delve deep within to uncover the gifts of their struggles, leading them to enhanced awareness, strength and vitality.
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Devon has been dedicated to the practice of yoga for over 14 years and has been sharing his practice for 8 of those. He has mastered hundreds of advanced asanas, arm balances and inversions and believes yoga happens when strength, balance and flexibility meet. Devon is also an accredited sound therapist and loves to bring the healing power of vibration into all of his offerings.
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Jane is a certified Method Mat Pilates instructor (2008) and a registered Yoga teacher (2009).
She has practiced Yoga for nearly a lifetime after “discovering” Yoga as a young woman. Over the years Jane traveled and moved to various countries and her Yoga practice always “moved” with her as she practiced on beaches in Greece, Israel, Turkey, Mexico and other countries - Yoga was never left behind.
Once in Canada, Jane studied Dentistry in Toronto after a short stint as a graphic artist.
The many years spent at a laboratory bench took its toll on her spine and back. This presented an opportunity to discover the healing power of Pilates!
After years of practicing Pilates in Vancouver, Jane decided to pursue certification to teach Pilates to help others find the strength and comfort in their bodies.
Since then, she has taught both modalities in Community Centres, private Yoga and Pilates studios, gyms, and volunteering at Outreach Centres.
Her classes are designed to be fun and accessible.
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Alex completed her 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Kavita Maharaj at Red Door Yoga in 2013, and has had the privilege of teaching at RDY for the last 13 years.
She was initially drawn to the philosophy of Yoga because she sought to articulate the framework of values and beliefs that underpinned her work as a counselor. As she learned about the 8-limbed path and other aspects of Yoga, Alex realized she would be a life-long student.
As a teacher and practitioner, Alex resonate with Vinyasa flow-style classes. She loves the process of inviting the body to open through thoughtful movement that is aligned with breath. She is also drawn to Yin as a practice that cultivates feminine-energetic qualities of softness and receptivity, and invites deep stillness.
We are all in constant evolution and need to give ourselves permission to find our balance between challenge and ease.
In all her classes Alex likes to craft interesting sequences coupled with internal focus. Each class is a journey on the mat and a journey within.
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Kassandra draws on her experience from an immersion of working with clients in transformative health and life coaching.
She weaves together her knowledge from multiple modalities to create a variety of offerings:
The harmonious vibrations of Sound Healing.
The ancient wisdoms of Ayurveda Massage.
The transformative energy of Bio-energy Healing.
She invites you to immerse yourself in a holistic experience curated to restore balance and promote well-being.
For more information about Kassandra’s coaching program, please visit: Whole Health & Healing
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Jillian received her 500hr Yoga Teacher Training in Vancouver in 2008 from Prana Yoga College.
She believes yoga is for everyone and that slow yoga is advanced yoga. Her style is a mix of traditional Hatha yoga with a Western twist. Her background in dance has given her a deep appreciation for the healing possibilities within yoga.
After a series of injuries in 2019, Jillian received her Bio Energy Healing Practitioner certification. She is uniquely aware that we are all made of energy and clearing energy blockages within the body is one way to health. She is currently accepting clients for private healing sessions.
She also works with Cacao medicine in Sacred Ceremony. It is her honour and pleasure to serve as host on your journey to health.
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Robin Stamp is the amazing human behind Universe Embodied. He is one of many voices called to be of service, guiding global consciousness into a higher expression. He brings together teachings around meditation, yoga, Ayurveda and Vedic Astrology to offer support to anyone seeking guidance on a path of spiritual awakening.
Robin has cultivated a practice based on the truth that we are all here to reach our highest potential. Everyone of us can have more peace, energy, and joy in daily life. Om Shanti.
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Sonja Semyonova is a healer and teacher whose life and work centers around honoring the body as the temple of the divine.
She draws upon more than 20 years of dedicated personal practice alongside more than a decade of professional training in raja yoga, yoga nidra, Spinal Release Yoga (SRY), pranayama, yogic texts, Ayurveda, intuitive healing, and Western herbalism.
She is currently studying somatic sex education with a focus on transforming sexual shame into erotic power. A trauma-informed practitioner, she invites her students and clients to befriend the raw and emotional parts of themselves with tender honesty and compassion.
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Crystal Lee been helping people clarify their values and purpose to live with greater meaning and joy since 2013. She is a Holistic Career Coach and Certified Laughter Yoga Instructor. As a certified professional coach and community builder, Crystal incorporates heart-centered reflections and peer connection activities into her laughter sessions.
Gratefully living on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, she enjoys exploring new neighbourhoods with her rescue dog and partner, growing food in her yard (for humans and pollinators), and introducing laughter yoga to new friends.