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Studio Address
1446 Bloor St. W.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M6P 3L5
P: (416) 588-3568
F: (416) 588-0370
Contact Email: Susie
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Biographies
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Susie is a graduate of York University’s Dance /Movement Therapy Program and she also holds a Psychology degree from York. She conducted a thesis as part of her psychology degree on “The Effects of Meditation on Perceived Stress” with significant results. Susie has a passion for writing and research that she applies to the development of East to West Yoga and Pilates teacher training curriculum and manuals. She has trained a team of course leaders to present these programs across Canada.
She has been studying yoga since 1984, both in India and North America. Susie is a certified and registered yoga teacher who has been teaching yoga since 1986. In 1994, she developed a Yoga teacher training course for fitness professionals and has presented this course for the YMCA, Goodlife and Sports Clubs of Canada instructors. this course became the 'Yoga Exercise Specialist Certification'. In 2003 she developed a comprehensive Yoga Teacher Certification (EWYT), registered with the Yoga Alliance at the RYT200-hour level and in 2006 she developed the RYT500-hour program. She has had her own Yoga TV series on Cable TV and has taught Yoga internationally for yoga studios, fitness clubs, spas, corporate training centres, retreats and conventions.
Susie has been a STOTT PILATES trained instructor since 1989 and taught at the STOTT Studio from 1989-1992. As well, she is a certified Pilates Mat instructor, trained by Kelly McKinnon of Corpus Pilates, Brussels, Belgium. She has also held many past fitness certifications (OFC, CAIN, FOLP) as well as the Medical Exercise Specialist (MES) certification. She is a proud mother and has pursued a second career as a film & television actor and filmmaker. Susie applied her acting and filmmaking skills in the making of the 'Balanced Yoga' DVD and the 'Pilates Mat Workout' DVD as well as teacher training DVD's. She is currently working on a Vinyasa Yoga DVD and she plans to continue with online teacher training. Over the years she has taught new borns to 90 year olds and she continues to teach yoga and pilates classes and teacher training at her studio in Toronto. She shares her passion for movement and the body, mind, spirit connection with all of her heart.
To contact Susie, email susie@easttowestyoga.com or phone East to West Yoga (416) 588-3568.
Click to view Susie's full resume in PDF format
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Suzanne Hennig is the owner of Power of 3 Yoga & Wholeness Studio, located in Pickering, Ontario. Suzanne has a very welcoming, down-to-earth, yet realistic approach to her teaching.
Suzanne is an East to West Certified Yoga Teacher (EWYT), an East to West Yoga Exercise Specialist (YES), and is a Registered Yoga Teacher through the Yoga Alliance (RYT200). She maintains an active membership with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), and is currently working towards obtaining her RYT500.
As a Can-Fit-Pro certified Personal Trainer and Mind-Body Fitness Specialist, Suzanne continues her fitness pursuits as a Fitness Kickboxing Canada Instructor and Course Conductor, and as an International Sport Kickboxing Associate Trainer. Suzanne has 18 years experience with training instructors and participants. Her fitness journey led her to yoga 8 years ago.
Suzanne specializes in Candlelight Restorative Yoga and Teen Yoga. She is also a Certified Victims Crisis Counselor, and volunteers her time and expertise to victims groups such as women’s shelters and teen organizations in hopes that Yoga will touch their lives as it has touched hers. Suzanne is extremely happy to be a part of Susie’s team offering YES Level I & II at Power of 3 Yoga & Wholeness Studio in Durham.
Contact Suzzanne at (905) 409-8861 or shennig@rogers.com.
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Elizabeth Hagan owns Heartsong Studio for Pilates, YOGA & Fitness, located in Renfrew just 50 minutes west of Ottawa. She has been involved in dance, yoga & fitness since the late 1970’s. For many years, she has been a Certified OFC Fitness Leader (FOLP, CAIN) and Certified Fitness Specialist (CAN-FIT-PRO). In the ‘early days’ she operated ‘Life-Fitness-Fun Inc.’ instructing aerobics and fitness classes to all ages in a variety of facilities including school gyms and church halls. In the 1990’s Elizabeth worked in Employee Fitness Centres in the hi-tech setting in Ottawa, as well as continuing to instruct evening & weekend classes in the towns of Arnprior & Renfrew.
Elizabeth is an East to West Certified Yoga Exercise Specialist (YES), a Certified East to West Pilates Mat Instructor (PMI), East to West Yoga Certified Yoga Teacher (EWYT), and a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (RYT200 Yoga Alliance). She has also taken Pilates Matwork Teacher Training with the Helene Roy Pilates Centre of Ottawa.
Elizabeth is delighted to be part of the East to West Yoga & Pilates team offering Pilates & Yoga Teacher Training for Eastern Ontario, out of Heartsong Studio in Renfrew. Elizabeth brings years of experience and enthusiasm to her BODY*MIND*SPIRIT “Exercise For The Entire Human Experience” programs. After many years of instructing in a multitude of towns & facilities- she is absolutely thrilled to be operating her own studio. Elizabeth lives with her life-partner Murray Adolph in a peaceful woodland setting just outside of Renfrew and is the Mother of four grown children and the proud Grandmother of 6.
You can contact Elizabeth at elizabeth@heartsongyogapilates.ca, or by phone at (613) 433-7346
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Louyse's personal involvement with yoga began in the 60's, at the age of 15. Initially she was attracted to yoga mostly for meditation, chanting, and pranayama/breathing. Her daily practice was mostly Raja Yoga (yoga of the mind) until she moved to Toronto in 1994 and she began to regularly practice Hatha Yoga (physical yoga). At the time Louyse was involved in the fitness industry and a Reiki Practitioner. Louyse has always been thankful to yoga as it helped her to recover from a car accident, which occurred in 1989 and almost paralyzed her.
Louyse has many Yoga and fitness Certifications, including Can-Fit-Pro (Fitness Instructor, Personal Training, Nutrition and Wellness Specialist - www.canfitpro.com) and has attended many sessions with Rodney Yee, Desikachar, Bryan Kest and many others. She is a PRO Trainer for the Nutrition and Wellness Specialist (NWS) Certification course (Can-Fit-Pro) as well as RESIST-A-BALL Pilates with the Ball and Yoga with the Ball. She has recently joined the EAST TO WEST YOGA Certification team and will be conducting certification for their 350-hour Yoga Certification and their Pilates Mat Certificate. She is Pilates certified (Physical Mind Institute) and is a Certified Fitness Consultant (Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology and OASES). She is a Reiki Master, Neuro-Linguistic Programming practitioner, and has several other wellness certificates.
You can contact Louyse at louyse@hotmail.com, by phone at (416) 931-3465
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Sandra Maltby-Mills is the owner and operator of ‘Let’s Get Fit' – centre for healthy living’, where she offers an non-intimidating environment for young and old alike to improve their health. She has been involved in the fitness industry for over 15 years. Her qualifications include B.A., Certified Personal Trainer with CPTN, Can-Fit-Pro (PTS, FIS, and NWS), and Reiki II. She is currently working on her Pilates certification with East to West.
Her most prized certificate is Certified Yoga Specialist with East to West Yoga (EWYT). Sandra enjoys introducing the benefits of yoga to any age and has taught in many different venues such as gyms, private studios, community halls, work places, schools, and senior centers. She uses it quite often to complement her personal training sessions and has conducted one-on-one yoga sessions as well. She loves to share her knowledge, experience and passion for the body and its health.
Contact Sandra at letsgetfit@bellnet.ca, or by phone at (519) 683-2500.
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Anita is the owner of Absolutely Fitness studio in Sherwood Park, Alberta, and has been inspiring fitness enthusiasts with a wide variety of classes, including step, spin, prenatal, learn-to-run, and outdoor fitness camps, for more than 15 years. She is an AFLCA (Alberta Fitness Leadership Certification Association) trainer of group exercise leaders, delivering exercise theory and practical courses to instructors-in-training.
Anita received silver and bronze metals in Aerobic Gymnastics at the national level from 1995 to 2000. She has completed several half marathons, her favourite being along the scenic Red Deer River, Alberta. Her distance of choice at the moment is a quick 5km, which she can run with her husband, and her boys can keep up on their bikes.
A need for physical and emotional equilibrium, personally and professionally, has led Anita to a personal yoga practice, and she has now added Hatha Yoga to her teaching repertoire. She is an East to West Yoga certified Yoga Exercise Specialist and is currently enrolled in the ETWY200-RYT200 program.
Anita holds Bachelor degrees in Education and Science from the University of Alberta, as well as a Personal Fitness Trainer diploma from Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. She lives in Sherwood Park with her husband and two young boys, Zachary and Tyler.
Anita is honoured to be a part of Susie’s ETWY team, offering YES I in Edmonton, Alberta, as part of the AFLCA mind-body designation course for fitness instructors.
You can contact Anita by email at absolutelyfitness@shaw.ca or by phone at (780) 417-8823.
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"I discovered yoga, or perhaps yoga discovered me, at the age of ten. The first poses were halasana and headstands; I remember doing them all time in the summer and knew I was doing yoga. This led to watching an old black and white television program called "Karen's Yoga". Karen was a German lady with an accent who would go into bow poses and warriors and it all seemed so fascinating. Doing this outside led to the observances from an elderly neighbour from India who became my first mentor.
During my high school years, I remember being in aggressive-based physical education classes which just didn't mesh with my focus. Yet, when it came to the stretching components of the class I excelled. My path was leading me down a road to teaching myself the different asanas now.
In my twenties, I started an aerobic instructor course with the YMCA which led to other opportunities at different clubs where again I used my self taught yoga in the stretching components of each class. Finally, I decided this was my path and had the opportunity to study for an entire summer in the Bahamas, followed by much more intense instruction in Southern California with Brian Kest and Santa Monica Power Yoga and Eric Schiffmann.
I started the East to West Yoga Teacher Training in 2005 and have found the perfect program to continue his love of sharing yoga with others."
Contact Derek at yogiderek@yahoo.com, or (604) 688-4895.
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Jen Bridge is a registered Yoga Teacher (RYT200) with Yoga Alliance, an East to West Yoga Teacher (EWYT) and Yoga Exercise Specialist (YES), and former Can-Fit-Pro Fitness Instructor Specialist (FIS). Jen is also a licensed Reiki Master Teacher (RMT) through IARP.
Jen has been involved in fitness of all sorts since 1988, and began on the yoga path in 2000. She's been teaching and studying yoga for 10yrs. Jen now lives in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and owns Energy Revived ( opening April 1st, 2010), where she offers yoga, reiki, tarot, and teacher training.
When she's not teaching, or busy with her beautiful daughter, Jen spends her time studying her passions; namely: pagan mysticism, anatomy & physiology, and all types of alternate healing and energetic practices.
Contact Jennifer at nnej77@hotmail.com, or (705) 575-2544.
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Tracey is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT200) with Yoga Alliance, an East to West Yoga Teacher (EWYT200), an East to West Yoga Exercise Specialist (YES), and an East to West Certified Pilates Mat Instructor.
“My passion for yoga began 10 years ago. The first time I stepped “onto the mat” I knew that yoga would be a BIG part of my life. I began my journey into teacher training with Susie at her East to West Studio in 2005. Since then I have completed my EWYT200 Yoga Teacher Training and have started my 500 hour program(EWYT500).”
“It is my personal goal to inspire, educate and teach participants the positive value and amazing benefits of a Yoga and Pilates practice. Although a teacher, I am constantly upgrading and continuing my education—forever a student, with an open mind and heart, ready to learn from other students, wonderful teachers, and always through my own practice and commitment.”
Tracey teaches Yoga and Pilates classes throughout the Kitchener-Waterloo area at various locations such as gyms, martial arts centres, private studios and community centres. Contact her at www.dayglow.ca
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Eloisa fell in love with the art of movement while studying acting, modern dance and physical theatre at George Brown Theatre School. This subsequently led to her personal Pilates training with Rikki Richter, director of Mind the Body studio, who taught her that how we move plays an integral part in our lives.
For over a decade, Eloisa has been actively practicing Pilates and Yoga. Her Pilates training and Certification was through the Physical Mind Institute, under the tutelage of Suan Grescovish at Body Harmonics. Eloisa further deepened her Yoga practice by interning with Diane Bruni and Ron Reid at Downward Dog Studio, then became a certified Yoga Instructor with Susie Dias at East to West Yoga Studio. Her Pre and Post Natal Certification was with Skylar Hill -Jackson, founder of Baby & Me Fitness. These certifications led Eloisa to teach group classes for various corporate clients such as the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Kraft Canada, Baby & Me Fitness, The Toronto District School Board and Sony Records, as well as a roster of personal clientele, including Governor General Award-winner Ronnie Burkett.
People who take a proactive role in their well being go through a profound transformation. Eloisa's wish is to provide students with more than a stretch class, but an opportunity to play, explore, discover and connect with themselves at the deepest level. In 2006, Eloisa became the director of a small Yoga and Pilates Studio called Liberty Movement Studio, a grass roots studio that teaches and offers a variety of different Yoga and Pilates classes in the King and Dufferin area.
Eloisa continues to deepen her practice and knowledge of Yoga and Pilates by studying new forms of bodywork and movement, while teaching and sharing her love of the practice with others.
Contact Eloisa at elle@libertymovement.ca
Cheryl Gordon is the owner of the Yoga Centre of Niagara, located in the heart of the Niagara Peninsula in Thorold, Ontario. She is passionate about sharing her own yoga journey with others, and the Yoga Centre is a manifestation of that dream.
Cheryl is an East to West Certified Yoga Teacher (EWYT), an East to West Yoga Exercise Specialist (YES), and is a Registered Yoga Teacher through the Yoga Alliance (RYT500). She is also a Certified Yoga Therapist (2010, Ananda Seva Ashram, California) and a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Her advanced training has included study with Richard Miller (I-Rest), Jnani Chapman (Yoga for Cancer), Nischala Joy Devi (Yoga for Heart), Judith Lasater (restorative yoga), Mukunda Stiles (Structural Yoga Therapy), Wade Imre Morrissette (Vinyasa Yoga) and many other respected yoga masters. Cheryl also has training in Ayurvedic techniques through Saraswati Bhurman from the Rocky Mountain Yoga Institute.
Cheryl works actively to make the healing benefits of yoga accessible to all bodies. She teaches chair yoga, palliative yoga, beginners' yoga, strength training yoga, right on through to power yoga. She volunteers regularly at Wellspring and the local Hospice, sharing the journey through all stages of life.
Cheryl is extremely happy to be a part of Susie’s team offering YES Level I & II in Niagara.
Contact Cheryl at (905) 328-3397, or yoganetworkniagara@hotmail.com.
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