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Meet Our Instructors
 

 


Sheri Kauhausen
is the proprietor of INTO YOGA

Sheri began practicing classical hatha yoga as a toddler.  At the age of 10 she attended her first public class.  Her passion for yoga continued to grow throughout her teenage years and into adulthood as she studied with many great teachers.

Sheri enjoys teaching in the Corporate environment as well as in  Community Centers.  In 1987 Sheri began teaching yoga to students at beginner and intermediate levels.  She also teaches senior citizens, and pregnant women and couples.

Sheri is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance and a member of the Yoga Association of BC.  She continues to further her knowledge with additional training and participation in workshops.


Celeste
comes from a background in professional Dance, and has been teaching dance and now yoga for over eight years. She was fortunate to complete her yoga certification in Holistic Hatha yoga in India and has been teaching ever since. The art of freedom in movement is one of the true loves of her life and the opportunity to share this ancient, mindful, blissful practice is true gift that comes straight from her heart!

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Gwen
has extensive experience with body related disciplines. She holds her certificates in Yoga and Yamuna Body Rolling and also has a practice in clinical counseling. Her natural leadership ability brings energy and enthusiasm to any environment she teaches. She makes learning fun and continually encourages you to open and free your body.

 

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Hanna
began practicing yoga over 15 years ago. Along her journey she met and became a student of Yoga Teacher Trainer Kate Potter, and knew she’d found something very special. Hanna also has a background in Yoga Therapy, Yoga Massage and Applied Kinesiology. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and expertise in teaching gentle yoga and meditation. Studying meditation with the founder of Padma Meditation and Yoga Center has equipped Hanna with abundant knowledge of meditation procedures, practical applications, and the appreciation of the benefits for a calm, centered mind.

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Jasmine
is a certified practitioner of Hatha Yoga for adults and children of all ages and abilities. She began her teaching through the Prana College with Shakti Mhi, and continued her learning to teach the fun, creative & dynamic approach to children’s yoga from The Yoga Tree.

Jasmine’s calming presence, soothing voice and healing energy holds a space for the children to creatively explore their bodies, mind, emotions and spirit in new ways. Embracing, accepting and allowing for one’s unique experience of individuality and unity.

Jasmine has also had the opportunity to work with special needs children and people with developmental disabilities, successfully introducing them to yoga and observing the changes yoga has made in their lives.

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Jessica's
love of creating and expressing herself through movement began at the age of six as an aspiring figure skater. 

Yoga has challenged Jessica to find physical, mental and emotional balance and strength within herself, which continually brings her on a journey of compassion, self-reflection, and gratitude both on and off the mat.  She is inspired to share what she has learned and thrives in learning from others, which steered Jessica to complete her yoga certification in Flow, Hatha, Kids, Power, Prenatal and Yin Yoga.  

Come into one of her classes to experience an invigorating and balanced practice in a supportive and inclusive environment that is enjoyable and accessible for everyone.  

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Joan
is a fitness professional with over 25 years experience in all areas of fitness and mind/body. Her greatest passions are Pilates and Yoga and she is one of only five certified Gyrokinesis teachers in Vancouver.

Joan is a trainer of fitness leaders and has a degree in Recreation and Physical Education. She brings an abundance of knowledge, fun and creativity to her students.

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Karen
is a Yoga teacher who teaches yoga with a healthy balance of eastern philosophy and western sensibility. She brings a lightness and sense of joy and ease to her classes and emphasizes body awareness, self acceptance alignment and safety.

Join her on a journey to inner space - a safe and gentle exploration of our inner world – where we can experience together the influence of our energy on what we believe and how we think –where we can experience the possibility of shifting those belief systems as we journey together through the postures, the breath and a guided relaxation.

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Laura C
obtained her Yoga certification through Open Door Yoga early 2010. As a yoga instructor her intention is to create opportunity for her students to connect with their true selves through the practice of yoga.

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Laura P
began to practice yoga in 2000 and it set her on a path of self-awareness and discovery. She completed her Hatha training at Prana in 2007 and loves to share with others the benefits of yoga. Her classes are designed to help her students to improve flexibility, strength, find alignment and quiet the mind.

In her prenatal classes, Laura offers mothers-to-be a nurturing environment with postures and movements designed to help them adapt to their changing bodies and prepare for childbirth.

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Phyllis
was first drawn to yoga because it produced a sense of calm and peacefulness in her life. The path of yoga has led her to venture into the East where she completed her Yoga Alliance certification under Lily Gonclaves, studied under Yogi Vishvketu, and completed a Vipassana meditation training at Wat Ram Poeng.

Phyllis has experience teaching a variety of age groups and enjoys adapting her teaching style to students in her class, providing different options so that postures can be safely enjoyed and challenges can be undertaken by students of all fitness and flexibility levels. With an intention of building core strength using proper alignment principles, you can create a strong foundation for safe progression within your practice.

Phyllis brings a sense of humour and playful positive energy to the class by sharing a gift that she is ever so grateful for: Yoga - the unity of body, mind & spirit.

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Sarah-Jane has spent her life revolving everything she does around movement. After four years of practice Sarah-Jane completed her Yoga Alliance 200 hour yoga teacher training and continues to add hours to her training. Sarah-Jane is also certified and continues to teach the Pilates method. She believes in teaching safely and for the benefit of the individual student. S.J. has traveled extensively for work or for teacher training, which shows her commitment to bringing more of a world view to her teaching and understanding of non-western cultures to her students. She has taken intensives from Yogarupa, Rod Stryker, David Williams, Sean Corne, and David Swenson. She finds her yoga has no rules beyond allowing your body to feel free from pain and your mind able to love, forgive and give back to the world.

Sarah-Jane is a graduate of both Dalhousie University and Kings School of Journalism in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was an ambassador with the Halifax lululemon store before making her way to Vancouver. She is a writer on all topics concerning Health, Human Rights, Wellness and Lifestyle and uses her background in public speaking, broadcasting and research to bring a dedication to her students and the "point" of yoga. Recently, Sarah-Jane gave birth to her daughter and has added prenatal yoga to her teaching repertoire. She is also a doula and has a deep passion for teaching pregnant women and guiding them into a safe pregnancy, labor and birth.

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Setareh is an experienced teacher and practitioner of yoga and healing arts. She is a certified yoga teacher and Reiki Master Teacher. She teaches a variety of yoga styles including Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Flow Yoga, Seniors Yoga and Children Yoga. She took her yoga teacher trainings in March 2002 in Vancouver, and summer of 2003 in New Mexico, followed by Kids Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga West, Vancouver. Setareh loves to teach yoga. She combines her knowledge with her passion to share the gift of yoga with others. Setareh creates a safe, supportive and non-judgmental environment for everyone.

 

 

 

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Shelley
has been practicing yoga since her late teens. Accustomed to teaching students at different levels, Shelley makes each class comfortable but challenging. Knowing that smiling and laughter are great stress releasers, Shelley makes sure there’s lots of fun in each class too!

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Tamara's
greatest passion in this lifetime is the poetry and mystery of the body and mind. Fascinated by the simplicity and complexity of the human experience, she has been called to the study of yoga and various other spiritual teachings. Combined with a lifelong journey of dance and creative expression Tamara's yoga classes focus on honouring the body and delving deep into the exploration of self. By remembering the divine within, we remember our correct alignment.

 

 

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Tara F
is a certified Hatha Yoga instructor and a member of the Yoga Alliance of B.C. She has been practicing yoga for many years and received her teacher training in India and in Vancouver. Tara teaches yoga with a special interest in Hatha for the beginner. She believes in encouraging individuals to begin their relationship with yoga gently. Through a compassionate approach to the limitations of our present physical and mental condition, we find healing breath, ease of movement, and creative expression right here and now! Tara also specializes in children's and family yoga.

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Trudy
is a Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Teacher, RN, and yoga practitioner for 30 years.

As an artist and art teacher for 20 years her work expresses qualities that are original and uniquely personal, and she invites both her young and adult students to use their own feelings and perceptions when working creatively. As a yoga and meditation teacher she uses the exact same approach, and encourages her students to work within their own physical strengths and concerns, sense of safety, and mental perceptions.

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Vivian’s
yoga journey started with Wai Lana’s video 20 years ago, and her body and mind took to it naturally. Ten years later she moved into a regular practice of yoga and in 2009 she took her teacher training.  Vivian has also completed her Radiate Child Yoga level 1,2,3.

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