Our Instructors
at a glance
We offer a variety of workshops, retreats and teacher training programs depending on your personal goals. Whether you need to tone your body, relieve aches and pains, or take your yoga practice to the next level, there is something for everybody at our Yoga Studio.
Cassie Doucette
Yoga has helped me become who I am today and how I choose to live day by day. After working in the health care field for over a decade, my calling is to help guide others on their wellness journey through physical movement, breath, gratitude, laughs, creativity, knowledge and love. Yoga is something we can practice daily without even having to get on our mat; to help find presence and gratitude in the most difficult of times or to take on the happiest of moments, in the moment.
Sarah McDowell
Sarah's first discovered her yoga journey when she was pregnant with her daughter Isla. The practice provided her with a sense of grounding which allowed her to feel at peace despite the major shift her life was about to take.
Sarah revisited the practise again and again at various points and knew that she needed more, she was craving more. She jumped into her yoga teacher training in 2015 and hasn't looked back. Sarah immediately started to get her feet wet by teaching outdoor community classes during the summer months, she then transitioned to a small studio space to offer weekly classes.
In 2016 she really started to expand more giving herself the time to adopt a daily home practise, taking part on the committee that organizes valley yoga fest, continuing her weekly classes, working full time as a hairstylist and of course raising a spitfire toddler. Despite the chaos of life around her, the yoga practice was there, always a constant reminder to stay grounded and to fill her own cup before pouring out to others.
Sarah has always had a passion to learn and share knowledge with others. She is excited to share space with others on their mats through weekly classes, as well as collaborate with Cassie to create various retreats and workshops.
Sarah is excited to help others discover what yoga can do for them in their life and hopes you'll join her on the adventure.
"Yoga is not about touching your toes. It is what you learn on the way down" - Jigar Gor
Lynn Vermette
As an RMT and mother of four, Lynn has spent over 25 years nurturing and caring for others. In a desperate attempt to find some sanity during those crazy, chaotic years, Lynn stumbled across and began practicing Yoga.
Right from the very beginning, she developed a deep love and appreciation for the sense of peace, inner balance and strength she found while spending time on her mat.
There, Lynn realized she could simply STOP….and BREATHE.
As a result, she learned how to tune in to and respect her body.
​Today, Lynn’s passion is connecting with others to share knowledge and develop skills on how to create and nurture a healthy relationship with our minds, bodies and hearts. She firmly believes that practicing Yoga is the most powerful tool we can use to achieve that goal.
Its not about being able to bend your body like a pretzel.
Its not about being super flexible.
Its about showing up on your mat, connecting with breath…and seeing where your body will take you.
​'Rather than focusing on what we CAN’T do, let’s work with what we CAN do.
Bottom line is… If you have a heartbeat…and you can breathe - YOU CAN DO YOGA!!’
​Namaste
Stacey Floris
I gave up on athletics a long time ago, one too many forgotten gym clothes between grades three and eight. After many MANY nights of putting two kids to bed, I needed an out — even if it meant doing fitness. I went to one yoga class. I found an activity that I could do with my eyes closed. One that didn’t involve catching a ball or crossing a finish line. An activity that taught me fitness, breath by breath.
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A practise that gave me lessons off my mat so that I didn’t have to escape from the daily grinds — learning that with soft power, you can find great strength
Alesia Bitar
Yoga has been a part of Alesia’s life for over 10 years. She first found yoga when she struggled with a physically limiting health condition as a teenager. Her practice both on and off the mat has had many changes, ebbs l, and flows over the decade, but she always found herself coming back. Yoga teacher training called to her like a sign at a time when she needed it the most. She spent that time growing stronger, both mentally and physically, and continues to seek new and ongoing education opportunities in yoga today.
“I will always be a student, learning from my own students, teachers, and from life. My mat feels like coming home. I want to everyone to find that feeling, of a place they ultimately belong where they can show up exactly as they are, not as they were or as they will be. No judgement, just belonging, and a safe space to land each day.”
She loves everything about yoga, and with 265 training hours from Power Flow, to Yin, to Yoga for Stress & Anxiety, there’s no classes that she is off limits to sharing, and she loves to teach them all!
“I want everyone to come to class feeling like it’s taught just for them. My dad has artificial joints, and that is the main reason I never want anyone to feel they are excluded or limited in their body. I really felt this when I became pregnant with my first child. Yoga became a safe space where I could adapt my practice, and make it what it needs fo be today, not what it was yesterday, or what it will be tomorrow. It’s problem solving at it’s finest. No one should ever feel that their body or their mind prevents them from taking part in any class, and in fact I thrive and encourage others to thrive on the challenge of honouring themselves from exactly where they are. It gives us all purpose.”
Sarah Mullen
Group exercise became a passion of Sarah's when she found that it was much more fulfilling and joyful for her to exercise in a group setting. Having other people there to be inspired by, challenged by, and motivated by has kept her going to group fitness classes for over 15 years. It has always been a dream of hers to provide inspiration to others, so she recently completed group fitness certification from the Nova Scotia Fitness Association.
Sarah is not new to wellness - she has spent over the last 15 years working as a registered dietitian, helping others to make food choices that nourish their body and helping to influence our environment and policy that impacts wellbeing. Sarah rejects diet culture - that is the notion that body weight and looking a certain way equates to being healthy. Sarah strives to build an environment in class that welcomes all levels of fitness and all bodies. She would love to welcome you to a class to provide a workout that increases heart rate and builds strength and endurance.
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Tyla Tong
As a 200-hour certified yoga teacher and 60-hour certified Yin yoga teacher, I am passionate about guiding students through the transformative journey of yoga with a focus on possibility and empowerment. My classes are designed to create a safe, welcoming space for all levels, where every student feels inspired to explore their own potential, both on and off the mat. Drawing from the principles of mindfulness, breath, and alignment, I blend dynamic slow flows with the deep, meditative practice of Yin yoga to cultivate balance, strength, and inner calm. With a heart-centered approach, I aim to empower students to connect with their bodies, embrace their uniqueness, and discover new levels of self-awareness and self-compassion.
I believe that yoga is more than just a practice; it is a powerful tool for personal growth, healing, and transformation.
Sandy Veinot
Sandy began her yoga journey over a decade ago, seeking solace amidst the demands of a busy life as a teacher. Upon the realization that she needed something more for herself, she completed Yoga Teacher Training, specializing in yoga in schools, where she discovered her passion for healing and self care through yoga. After graduating, her learning journey did not stop, she has since taken many yoga and meditation trainings including yoga therapy, trauma informed yoga, and is currently taking Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training.
Committed to sharing the transformative power of yoga to both young, and the young at heart, Sandy is devoted to teaching through relatable methods, fostering an understanding of the profound benefits of asana, breathwork, mindfulness, and self-compassion. She is passionate about focusing on using mindfulness techniques- going inside the body, and helping others understand their feelings, and what their mind, body, and soul needs. All bodies are welcome to her classes.
Shyrina Rose
My philosophy is that nature is intertwined with our wellbeing. As we move we mirror nature, while we sway, bend, reach, curl, extend, fall, root and rest. These movements show us how to reconnect with our bodies. I hope to give my student a space to explore as I have been given through my yoga journey.