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Heavens yoga
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Instructors Sandy Aitchison, BPE, AFLCA, Trinity Yoga Level 1, YogaFit Levels 1 & 2, Stott Pilates, Fusion Fitness Training™. A longtime group exercise instructor at Heavens, Sandy recently shifted towards the mind-body teachings. Sandy's own practice includes Pilates Mat & Equipment and Ashtanga yoga classes. She also actively attends a wide variety of teacher training programs and workshops. Sandy's greates enjoyment comes from sharing her new found passion with others.
Amber Beierle - Fusion Fitness Training™, IYPC Amber had been practicing yoga for 3 years before committing to the rigorous 200 hour instructor course in the summer of 2003. She offers an inviting and easy to follow yoga class that challenges intermediate students and encourages the beginner. Ask Amber about her intro to Yoga class.
Rory Hornstein, RD, BEd, AFLCA, Pilates Mat 1 & 2, Yogafit, Fusion Fitness Training™. Her strong health and wellness background, 7 years experience and visionary approach to learning make for a very stirring combination of the fields of nutrition and physical activity. Join Rory in Pilates On the Ball and Fusion, and the Yoga Jr. program.
Mina Khan-Lee - BA Spanish, MA Spanish Mina began practicing ashtanga yoga in 2002 as a way to compliment her active lifestyle, She believes that yoga is a philosophy that reaches beyond the walls of the studio and manifests as a beautiful way of life. She uses the practice of yoga as a moving mediation where the mind, body and spirit become one in order to freely explore and heel. She recently completed her teacher training and has completed workshops with David Swenson and others.
Lisa Kingston - Lisa has been a part of the Heavens team for almost 15 years! She has many different roles at Heavens - General Manager, instructor, Fitness Director - and embraces each role with professionalism and enthusiasm. As an instructor, she teaches everything from Advanced/Challenger to Step, Cycle, Yoga and more.
Alan Mileham - AFLCA, ACE, Pilates Mat 1&2, Fusion, Yogafit levels 1-4, Ashtanga Practitioner Level and Ashtanga Instructor Level (Yoga in Motion) Join Alan in Yoga Groove, Yoga Flow, Twoonie Yoga and Pilates. Alan is pursuing his Yoga Alliance Certification, and is also certified as a "Yoga for Golfers" instructor. He has a great sense of humor and a non-intimidating teaching style.
Rob Nicholls - B.F.A. Originally a graduate in fine art painting from Alberta College of Art and Design, Rob Nicholls' studies also included such areas as Tarot, Qabalah, and Tibetan Buddhism. His first real contact with yoga came on a 3 month trip through India and Nepal in 1996. Rob was certified at the then Yoga-in-Motion (now Yoga Passage) teacher training program in the summer of 2001. Rob has since taught over 1700 Ashtanga style classes. He has a very challenging yet humorous style. Hoping to demystify a lot of the seemingly complex and sterile yogaspeak and philosophy, one can expect to work hard, breathe deep, sweat, and learn a lot, but still remain safe and blissed out! Rob has learned from many amazing Yogis from numerous trips to Hawaii, New York and Thailand as well as amazing local teachers. His teachers have included Danielle Pechie, Harmony Slater, David Williams, Nancy Gilgoff, Michi Holley, Darby and recently David Swensen.
Jeanine Robinson BPE, AFLCA, Can-Fit-Pro, Pilates, Yoga and Fusion Fitness Training™. Jeanine has been involved in the fitness industry for over 15 years and brings her passion for mind-body practices and physical education to her Yoga, Pilates, and Fusion classes at Heavens. Her experience includes coordinating an annual mind-body-spirit conference to promote health and well-being. Jeanine has a talent for blending movement with visualization, and helps you connect to and calm the rushing mind. She is available for one-on-one Yoga and Pilates sessions to take your practice to a new level.
Susan Simpson AFLCA, ACSM, RMT
Susan has been in the fitness industry for over 25 years.
She owned a personal training and massage therapy practice for 12 years and
now is with Heavens. You will find her on the schedule for Step classes,
high impact aerobics like Challenger, FUSION, Pilates and lots more. She is
very versatile but more importantly brings loads of energy to her classes!
Helen Vanderburg BPE, AFLCA, ACE, CanFitPro Certified, Fusion Fitness Training ™ developer, Stott Pilates Mat trained and Ashtanga Yoga teacher. Helen has over 20 years of teaching experience, is a respected international instructor trainer and conference presenter and owner of Heavens Fitness Club and Fountain Park Health Club. Helen is a student and teacher of yoga and her studies consist of several teacher training courses with well known Yoga teachers throughout the globe. She brings a wealth of experience to her classes with extensive training in pilates from numerous teachers including Stott Pilates and Physical Mind Pilates. Helen is the creator of Fusion Fitness Training ™ which is recognized in Canada as Mind and Body specialist certification with CanFitPro. Helen has been recognized for her outstanding contribution to the fitness industry receiving the IDEA 2005 Fitness Instructor of the Year, 1996 Program Director of the Year, the 1996 CanFitPro Presenter of the Year, 2001 Women if Vision award, and the 2001 Mall Peepre National Fitness Leadership Memorial award.
Henna Viertrio
Henna discovered yoga over 10 years ago in her home
country Finland! She developed a commitment to understanding the underlying
philosophies and history of Ashtanga yoga after attending Heavens own
Twoonie yoga.
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