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Alex Bovkis [Hatha, Kripalu, Chanting, Yoga Teacher's Training Director, Transpersonal Therapist] Alex Bovkis was certified as a Classical Yoga Teacher in the summer of 2004. Since then she has taken several advanced teachers trainings and is now qualified as an E-RYT 500, which translates as Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher. This high level of qualification is required in order to train yoga teachers. She is currently directing a Yoga Alliance approved 250 hour Yoga Teachers Training at Shanti Studio. She is also a part of faculty at the Body Therapies Registered Yoga Teachers training school. Having close to a thousand training hours and over 7500 teaching hours behind her, she continues to explore this incredible path of yoga further. She continues to study with several different teachers from different yoga styles and trains in encompassing both the breadth and the depth of yoga. Her newest passion is chanting in Sanscrit, the ancient language in which Yoga Scriptures were written. Chanting is used as a sound meditation; it is cleansing, rejuvinating and energizing. Alex leads a chanting gathering every Friday evening, all are welcome. Alex's classes are geared towards relaxation and release of stress, calming of the mind and opening the body. She invites her students to use their yoga practice to gain insights into their patterns and habits, discovering and becoming more conscious of hidden layers in their personality. Angela Del Franco [Hatha 2-3, YTT] Angela is a Certified Yoga Teacher. She trained as a dancer from youth in classical ballet along other forms of dance to professional level at the Toronto Dance Theater. She was awarded a scholarship at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in 1996. Her experience reached a new level after giving birth to her first child. She studied at the internationally acclaimed BirthLight for Perinatal Yoga and Baby Yoga with the founder Françoise Barbira-Freedman. Her training continues with a certification for Pilates through the Pilates Institute, YogaKids foundation with Marsha Wenig and The Yoga Centre of Burlington. Angela has taught in the UK and now resides in the Burlington, Ontario with her two daughters. She feels blessed with great teachers, dancers, musicians, friends and family who have inspired her to continue expression in movement possibilities for all ages.
Dea Bozzo [Prenatal Yoga] Dea Bozzo is a Certified Yoga Instructor, RYT, with a decade of work serving people of all ages and abilities. She is Certified in Trauma Sensitive Yoga (PTSD) and Therapeutic Seniors Yoga. Her classes are tailored to meet the needs of the individual that will integrate the body, breath and mind offering optimum health and well being. For the past sixteen years she has lived in the States where she has done most of her yoga studies and teaching. She is happy to be back in Hamilton and eager to share her yoga practice with her hometown community.  Jagpal Singh, Kundalini Yoga and Meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan® After having practiced Hatha Yoga for over three decades, in 2009 here at Shanti Yoga, Jagpal found Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan®, the Yoga of Awareness, through the grace of his teacher, Sham Rang. Sham Rang, aka Cynthia Nelson B. Ed. [Meditation for YTT] Sham Rang, an experienced educator, was propelled by a life-threatening illness into a reassessment of her life. She now views this illness as the true beginning of her journey into self-awareness and accessing the wisdom of her own body. She continues, with ever-increasing awareness, to appreciate the richness and beauty of the physical experience, bringing her a deeper and more profound communion with the art and science of yoga. Valerie Spironello [ Wellness Counselling]
As a social worker/wellness counsellor, she has a specific interest in the use of mindfulness meditation in talk therapy and has completed a training program Mindfulness Meditation in Clinical Practice with Michael Stone of Centre of Gravity, Toronto. Having worked for many years in health care, Valerie has also trained to assist those in the helping professions to identify and create plans for dealing with Compassion Fatigue. Valerie is committed to supporting others in living well in Body, Mind and Spirit. Valerie can be reached at valerie@choosewellness.ca. Martyn Kendrick [Sacred Geometry, Creative Writing] Author and Educator, Martyn Kendrick has taught in the Writer's Certificate Program at McMaster University for a decade. The author of 9 books, he has facilitated creativity workshops throughout North America in communities, schools and corporations. He is a sculptor and labyrinth designer, and sacred geometry teacher. He is also a creativity coach and during the course offers individual feedback. His book on creativity, Writing Lifestories and Other Fictions, will be available to all participants. Many years ago, Martyn began studying the “most ancient symbols of civilization”. His studies have taken him all over the world and prepared him for working with the Labyrinth. Martyn taught creativity at McMaster for 10 years before taking his knowledge and practice to corporations and into the community. He is the founder of Labyrinth Keys – www.Labyrinthkeys.com. ______________________________________________________________________________ Stephanie Schied (Reiki Master, Sacred Sound, Life Coach ) Stephanie followed her heart and moved from teaching in the public school system to facilitating self-transformation classes and A.S.P.I.R.E. seminars. Her quest for healing and inner peace led her to be initiated as Master, in the Usui System of Reiki Healing (Mar’99) and certified as meditation teacher (Aug’07) . Stephanie soon discovered her natural ability to emit sound in a sacred and shamanistic way. Her sacred sound programs have been well received in yoga studios, wellness centres, seniors’ residence homes, schools and organizations. As an intuitive and spiritual mentor, Stephanie provides you with personalized innerLife coaching programs. Whatever challenge you face in life, your perfect solutions exist within. What you learn in a few sessions ignites the change and movement you need within to perceive who you are from a more spiritual perspective.
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Valerie Spironello has a private practice called Choose Wellness (
