Michael Rudd
Principal & Yoga Instructor

Passionate about yoga for several years
now, Michael has found it to be a path of the most profound personal exploration, he is devoted to sharing the spirit and joy of yoga and mindfulness meditation in his classes.

Michael currently deepens his own yoga practice with teacher of teachers, Gioia Irwin
in the Vijnana Style of Yoga. He is greatly influenced by the conceptof tensegrity and
the myofascial lines within asana and
feels blessed to be able to study with
teachers Deb Swan and bodyworker / anatomist Mark Finch.

Michael teaches yoga in a fun, friendly, non-intimidating style making it accessible to all age groups and levels of ability.

Michael currently serves as a Director for
The Delta Hospice Society and is committed
to serving the community to ensure that The Society is able to complete building Delta's first 10 bed hospice and care centre so that our loved ones can die in peace and dignity,
in a dedicated space.
PLEASE consider donating - we still need $1.6 million and you can help!

Kristina
Yoga Instructor

Kristina is a certified Yoga Instructor, for both adults and children and is a registered Fitness Leader with the BCRPA. She also has a bachelor's degree in Human Kinetics from UBC, specializing in Physical Health and Education. Her love of movement and activity brought her to yoga, but experiencing the transformational quality that yoga has, not only for the body, but for the whole self has fueled her passion to continue to practice and teach. She strongly believes in the power yoga has to create harmony between the physical, mental spiritual, and emotional components of our lives. Her classes and personal practice are inspired by the essential connection between movement and breath, and by a quality of self- care and awareness that develop with yoga practice. She is grateful for the influence and training of Maureen Frewer and also the teaching of Gioia Irwin, Deb Swan, and Mark Finch regarding tensegrity and the myofascial lines has also been extremely inspiring and influential. Kristina really encourages all people, regardless of their perceived ability, to open themselves up to the enjoyable, adaptable, freeing nature of a yoga practice.

Maureen
(Yoga Mo)
Yoga instructor

From a long background of teaching and years of interest in movement both artistically and physiologically, Maureen believes that yoga found her. Initially, she followed a home practice of her own, soon realizing that she needed to learn and experience more. Her initial training was at Saltspring Yoga Centre and she continues to study with Goia Irwin and is greatly influenced by the body breath work of Donna Farhi, Deb Swan and Mark Finch. Her focus is on facilitating the freeing of habitual patterns of movement that encumber us physically and emotionally, to encourage the releasd energy, integrated with the breath, to bring us to a place of quiet and contentment both in our lives and in our yoga.

Lindsay
Yoga instructor

Lindsay is currently both a dance and yoga instructor. She discovered yoga upon her return from Asia in 2001 and received her teacher training certificate in 2003. She began teaching yoga classes in Ladner shortly thereafter.

Lindsay feels yoga to be a natural extension of her dance. By incorporating the art of breathing, a sense of rhythm is created, connecting mind and body and thus deepening our individual understanding of physical movement, completing a dance of the self. Lindsay's teaching combines her love of physical fitness and her interest in the anatomy and physiology of the body. She brings to the studio a sense humor, a love of dance, and the pure joy she finds in yoga.

Lindsay is represents Delta as a Lululemon Ambassador for the Oakridge location.

Wendy
Yoga Instructor & Certified Ayurvedic Educator.

Wendy's teaching is very much influenced by her studies of experiential anatomy and yoga therapy with Leila Stuart and she continues to explore the healing benefits of yoga and energy work. Wendy is a certified Ayurvedic educator. Ayurveda is the ‘Science of self Healing’ from India, and this natural extension of yoga has been a great resource to allow her students to learn about their own body’s rhythms and how to find balance in daily life. Wendy hopes that those who come to her classes find themselves a little closer to their wholeness in body, mind and spirit. The blessing of Wendy's family & friends inspire Wendy every day and the lessons she receives from her students are a continual education in respect and humility.

Janine has worked within the fitness industry since 1994, initially owning a successful diet and fitness franchise in the UK. After suffering from repetitive injury she discovered Pilates and successfully completed an advanced professional fitness instructor certification in the discipline of Modern Pilates and set up her own classes in the UK. Since moving to Canada in 2004 she became a STOTT Pilates certified instructor. Janine has a true passion for Pilates and is committed to the highest level of client success, personal health and wellness.

Fanny has been Belly Dancing for 5 years and have been teaching Beginners and Beginners Advanced classes for the past 3 years. She teaches traditional Egyption Caberet Style of Belly Dancing.

Fanny is an avid student as well as a performer and a member of the Tribal Fusion Troupe and has performed at various events such as Salmon Festival, the Senior Art Center Senior week, Hamilton Festival, Queensborough Family Dinners and many other events through out the lower mainland.

She has taken many Bellydance Workshops through out BC, Seattle and overseas and is currently training on her Instructor Skills and Certification with American Tribal Style in California.

Fanny's classes are fun and great exercise. She is non-intimidating and friendly and the feedback from her classes have been very positive..