Meghan has been a yoga student for nearly half her life and has been teaching since 2019. The slower, meditative style of the Amrit Yoga Lineage has provided a balance to her habitual tendency to constantly be busy and on the go go go. Her consistent practice is the tether back to the calm place inside that makes it easier to pause, rest, and be more calm, present, and loving in everyday interactions. Meghan creates a space in her classes where students are invited to meet themselves where they are at in the moment, always. Her classes are both light and soulful, both physical and meditative. A spiritual seeker, Meghan is constantly exploring the spiritual side of the practice, bringing the spiritual teachings in through the lens of everyday life interactions.
Meghan is a graduate of the 200 Hour and Advanced 300 Hour YTT programs at Yoga by the Sea. Of all the benefits of yoga and meditation, perhaps the most cherished is how this practice has deepened the experience of love with the people closest to her in her love, including her children, Carson and Harper, and her husband, Doug. She is incredibly grateful to the many teachers who have handed down these teachings over the past several thousand years, so that we may receive them today, and also to share with her students what she has learned from her own teachers and through her experience.
Christina is a lifelong learner. An introduction of yoga over 25 years ago created a curiosity about slow movement and tuning into our bodies.
Exploring many different yoga modalities over the years, Christina has found a sacred place in Hatha Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Meditation, through her YTT 200 and YTT 300 advanced training.
The heart opening teachings aligned with her seeking ways and has created a beautiful harmony of calm, strength and ease in her practice, on and off the mat.
Christina looks forward to her ongoing practice and evolving into a way of Being as she dives deeper as a teacher.
Lesley’s life changed in 2016 when she completed her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga By The Sea. In 2019 she continued her journey through the completion of her 300 hour Advanced Teacher Training with Hasu followed by Yoga Nidra and Meditation in Motion through the Amrit Institute. Expanding her teaching to Wake Up Yoga and then Restorative Yoga at Yoga By The Sea, as well as other classes in her community.
Lesley’s Testimonial
My life has had such a profound shift that I wish everyone can feel the benefits of yoga.
I love how yoga can bring in a sense of community during a class. Where strangers can become friends and neighbors become family.
In my classes I honor my students by meeting them where they are. My students are held with love, respect and compassion.
I never know what I will bring to the mat in any given class. I like to be just as surprised as my students as to where the class goes. I like to think I teach from the heart connecting to my students through meditation, mindful movement, or even dancing.
Life can be so serious I like to remind my students to laugh and have fun.
I’m looking forward to bringing what I learn into my classes. I’m also attempting to learn how to play the ukulele. For me it’s a challenge as I don’t have a musical bone in my body. And maybe just maybe I will bring that into my classes as well.
Marina is an enchanting and engaging teacher who guides her students through a Divine Flow of yoga postures. She has completed her advanced training with Hasu, and continues her own study through mentoring current advanced YTT students.
Movement has always been sacred to me. I have danced my whole life, whether it’s been grooving to a good song in my living room, taking dance classes or flowing through a vinyasa. Through dance I discovered how truly wonderful it feels to be so deeply connected with the body and breath moving together as one, it feels as though I am communing with the Divine.
I dabbled in yoga as a way to stay fit and flexible as a dancer. The true depth of yoga was revealed to me during my 200 hour yoga teacher training at Yoga By the Sea on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, BC. I had a feeling of arriving home. We moved through postures seamlessly with an emphasis of body- breath connection. Which then led me to deepen my practice even more by taking my 300 hour advanced training as well as my Level 1 certification in Amrit Method Yoga Nidra.
Yoga has transformed my life in a variety of ways. It has allowed me to be more present in my daily life with a deep acceptance and inner knowing of my true self. Trusting my intuitions by living from my heart center and surrendering to the beautiful flow of energy that is life.
I teach from my own personal experience and from my Heart. I believe in a practice led by breath and the innate wisdom of the body. I teach Hatha based yoga classes with a focus on pranayama and energy releases. With a deep respect for safe alignment I encourage the student to turn inwards to observe the profound effects of the practice in the moment.
I truly believe in the transformative power of this beautiful practice and and look forward to many more years of falling deeply in love with the magic of yoga!
Roxanne feels that her life is always evolving and yoga has been a solid foundation which has helped her cultivate peace, clarity, and gratitude.
Roxanne began practicing yoga in 2002 with Sharon Tron (OmSweetOm, Sunshine Coast). After completing her first teacher training (Kids Yoga) at Semperviva in 2014 she has continued to deepen her Yoga practice and expand the scope of her trainings. Roxanne completed her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training (Yoga By The Sea, 2014), Yin Yoga Teacher Training (Semperviva, 2015), Yoga Outreach Training (2015), Yoga Nidra Training (Yoga By The Sea, 2017), and her 300 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training (Yoga By The Sea).
Roxanne’s goal is to help her students find and maintain a peaceful mind and body. She emphasizes breathing and the power of being present to create connection with self and each moment. Yoga is more than poses; her wish is that with practice and intention her students will unfold not just on their mats but into their everyday lives.
“Life is a Divine Leela (play); Let’s embrace our differences, support each other through challenges, learn how to laugh at ourselves, and have gratitude for the gift of life around us.”
M.A., C.C.C. — Counsellor and member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
Jane Osborne has a small private practice, providing counselling to individual clients at Yoga By the Sea in the Moon Studio.
She has provided counselling to youth and adults for over 25 years, combining traditional psychotherapy approaches, with a Danish psychotherapy model integrating mind/emotion/body learning.
Jane’s focus is to help clients learn new skills to live satisfying and fulfilling lives, to build core strengths and inner resources to face life’s challenges. Her approach is strength and solution focused, increasing self awareness and expanding connection with self and others. Her approach is tailored to the individual client.
Her range of practice includes addressing issues of stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and building skills in the areas of assertiveness, communication, conflict resolution, relationship issues, and moving through life challenges and crises.
For more information and to book, Jane can be contacted on her website, via email or at 604-740-7862.
Melissa ‘Atma’ Lyons is a long-time Yogi who is passionate about supporting people as they explore the connections between their body, mind and life. She believes that embodiment practices and meditation are key to staying grounded and joyful during these chaotic times, and offers solutions for people looking for more peace through her yoga therapy sessions, 9-week group programs, and yoga asana classes.
She graduated from Yoga By The Sea’s first teacher training in 2012 and was completely drawn to the profound awarenesses that arose from yoga therapy practices. She became a certified yoga therapist in 2014 and a certified yoga therapy group facilitator in 2015.
Her presence and authentic way of be-ing and teaching have established her as a sought out practitioner, teacher and mentor. In addition to founding Body Mind Wisdom (2016), she teaches segments of 200hr yoga teacher trainings (YTT) locally, and is the Course Director of the Group Facilitation Program, at Phoenix Rising School of Yoga Therapy in Massachusetts. A school that is the oldest of its kind in North America, and accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy is a modality that is holistic. It uses breath, movement and meditation practices to access one’s innate wisdom; facilitating healing and harmony in one’s life. Practitioners believe the body holds the answers to our questions if we just learn to listen to it. PRYT can be experienced in either a 1hr private session or through a 9-week theme-based group series. See www.bodymindwisdom.ca for testimonials and more information.
Expect your time with Melissa to be life-changing.
Certifications: C-IAYT800, RYT500, SMART-Ed Facilitator, Creative Relaxation Yoga Therapy for people with special needs
Nicola’s experiences of yoga began in her teens. As a young adult, she ‘found’ herself during a residency in an ashram and when sitting in zen traditions. She moved to Roberts Creek in 1994 and in 2000, began offering yoga to the surrounding communities. Nicola dabbled with trainings in many yoga lineages but found home in the Iyengar method. She honed her teaching skills under the guidance of Louie Ettling, who apprenticed with Wendy Davis, both were inspired by instruction with BKS Iyengar. Nicola has been a student of Geeta and Abhijata Iyengar on several occasions and a patient in RIMYI medical classes for reproductive health. She has received extensive training in Holistic sex education, Yoga for scoliosis and Yoga in pregnancy. Nicola is particularly passionate about supporting women in all stages of life. In 2015, she experienced the birth of a son at home peacefully in the tub and knows enlightenment is accessible in the deep Love surrounding everyday family life.
I’m an experienced Yoga Therapist specializing in the therapeutic application of Yoga for people of all walks of life.
I have been teaching Yoga and meditation classes and offering private yoga therapy sessions for over 20 years.
Through my programs I have helped hundreds of people. I understand how to work with your body to alleviate pain and I endeavour to teach you the tools to understand how to do that for yourself.
Your life is written in your body. I help guide you in uncovering and honouring your body’s messages. The process moves from the physical to the subtler level of your mind and emotions. From your first session you will experience the benefits: you will move with more ease, feel more emotionally and mentally calm and balanced, and enjoy a growing sense of self-mastery.
Other movement practices and areas of study that inform my teaching are Somatics, Feldenkrais, Tensegrity Repair, Qi Gong, Functional Anatomy (Anatomy Tains) applied to Yoga Therapy, Mindfulness practices, Meditation, Reiki (Certified Level 3 Practitioner), Energy and Sound Healing.
