I have been teaching in Northumberland County in both Port Hope and Cobourg since 1994. My background training was through Esther Myer's Yoga Studio in Toronto where I completed the two-year training in 1995.  Part of our teacher training included teaching a class after the first year of teacher training. To be teaching a class and still be within the two-year training provided on-going support and invaluable resources. Integration of what was taught and questions that arose in my teaching were able to be answered.
     I have found that the hands-on assisting taught by Esther, Monica and the other teachers of this studio has provided me with an invaluable interior understanding of the postures. I have often seen the "surprised joy" of a student that finds the "interior feeling" of the posture — the truth or satya -- of the posture (asana). It was a great opportunity having Esther and Monica as teachers, and having learned the principles of Vanda Scaravelli. I now incorporate those principles of "the ground, the breath, and the spine" into my teaching. And I like to blend other forms of yoga in my teaching, always starting with these principles.
     I have moved from the Port Hope, Cobourg area to Hamilton, ON and since 2022 have been teaching an online class. As of 2023 I am doing one-on-one classes to teach the postures and their alignment for those that wish to learn slowly in a private setting.