Vijnana Yoga Teachers Training

Conducted by Gioia Irwin, The Vijnana Yoga International Association
June 2011 – June 2014
Currently enrolled in an 800-hour Yoga Alliance Certified intensive study of the foundations & teaching techniques of Vijnana Yoga.

Trauma Sensitive Yoga Teachers Training

Professional Training at The Trauma Centre At Justice Resource Institute, Brookline, MA, USA
2010
Completed a 40-hour Yoga Alliance Certified intensive study of the foundations & teaching techniques for working with individuals with PTSD.

Master of Arts Degree, Yoga Therapy Studies

Lesley University, Boston, MA, USA
Graduation 2009
Thesis: “Using Yoga Therapy for Stress Reduction in Community Health Care Practitioners.” 

Pre-Natal Yoga Teachers Training

Professional training with Janice Clarfield, Vancouver, BC
2009
Completed a 26-hour intensive study of the foundations & teaching techniques of prenatal Yoga.

Teachers Integration Program

Professional Development Training with Shannon Cluff, Vancouver, BC
2008
Completed a 3-month professional development intensive for Yoga teachers.

Professional Yoga Therapist Certification Program

Integrative Yoga Therapy, USA
2005-2008
Completed all modules of the 1000-hour Integrative Yoga Therapy Training Curriculum & the Professional Yoga Therapist Internship. Studies included the application of therapeutic Yoga, anatomy & the philosophy & history of Yoga.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Professional Training with Jon Kabat-Zinn & Saki Santorelli, Mount Madonna, CA, USA
2006
Completed this introduction to instructing & guiding others in the methods of mindfulness meditation, with a focus on stress reduction & relaxation techniques

Advanced Yoga Teachers Training

Professional training with Beryl Bender Birch, Bellingham, WA, USA
2005
40-hour Yoga Alliance certified intensive study in the foundations & teaching techniques of the Ashtanga Power Yoga system.

Primary Series Teachers Training

Professional training with David Swenson, Vancouver, BC
2004
40-hour Yoga Alliance certified teacher training. Studied the foundations & teaching techniques of the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga.

Yoga Teachers Training

Professional training with Kim Roth, Vancouver, BC
2004
125-hour Yoga teacher training. Studied the foundations & teaching techniques of the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga.