Joanne Ransom  M. Ed. is a Professional Level(500 hr.) certified Kripalu yoga teacher. She is a lifelong student of yoga, meditation, and life, and incorporates what she has learned from her many years of study at Kripalu Centre For Yoga and Health, as wells as from a variety of yoga styles with senior teachers, into her own unique and creative approach to teaching yoga . Her classes emphasize the intelligent use of principles of alignment to prevent injury and to optimize the organic flow of energy available to us. She is interested in balancing strength with flexibility, alignment with surrender, knowledge with mystery, and in empowering students to live their best lives on and off the mat. Joanne is also a psychotherapist and massage therapist in private practice.

Joanne Gormley Joanne's teaching is inspired by the Kripalu method of inner attunement, Iyengar based alignment principles, the breathwork of Viniyoga and her experience as a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist. As a 500 hour professional level Kripalu teacher with 30 years of personal practice and teaching, she delights in introducing newcomers to yoga and challenging experienced students on their path of Self discovery. Joanne has offered private yoga, breathing, and meditation sessions in the Montreal community for over 25 years.

The Joannes bring a combined 27 years of experience teaching yoga and meditation and leading groups. They share an enthusiasm for conscious living and a devotion to bringing the practices of yoga and meditation into daily life. Their teaching has been enriched through ongoing study with senior teachers in a variety of traditions, including Erich Schiffman, John Friend, Beryl Bender Berch, D.V.K. Desikachar, Shiva Rae, Jack Kornfield, Cindy Lee, Stephen Cope, Angela Farmer, Richard Freeman and Francois Raoult.
 

Liliana, is a certified Reiki Master in the Usui Tradition who discovered Yoga in her teens and has been dedicated with devotion to its practice ever since. After finishing her studies of Violin in Venezuela, where she taught yoga classes for 9 years, she came to Montreal to fulfill her dream of studying at McGill's Performance Program to complete her training as a Violin Soloist. She further solidified her interest in Yoga by traveling to India where she delved into the philosophy of Yoga and studied the art of devotional chanting. Liliana is currently taking a Teaching Training Yoga Accreditation at Sattva Yoga Shala. As her practice deepened, yoga became more than a series of postures but a life style that began to pervade all areas of her life; emotional, spiritual and physical. Through her true love for and faith in the Yoga System, she hopes to inspire her students to cultivate their own path of Self Realization.

Malcolm, offers a flowing hatha class inspired by his own eclectic yoga practice since 1973, and training in several traditions . He is registered with Yoga Alliance, and is the creator and longtime web master for Yoga Montreal. Particular attention is given to breath and alignment. His instructions include options for gentler and more challenging variations of postures, to give each student the opportunity to adapt the practice to his or her needs.

Anusara Yoga : A school of hatha yoga that unifies a life-affirming Tantric philosophy with bio-mechanical principles of alignment and a celebration of the heart.

Insight Meditation : A practice that builds concentration, awareness and self knowledge by the moment to moment attention on the breath, cultivation mindfulness to be fully awake and present with whatever arises in our lives.

Iyengar Yoga : Building around a weekly theme, this class focuses on internal and external alignment through a combination of static asana and vinyasa flow.

Kripalu Yoga : A form of Hatha yoga, including postures (asana), breathing techniques (pranayama), relaxation and meditation. It is a holistic system of self development, integrating body, mind and spirit, and is a powerful tool for cultivation health and restoring emotional balance. We develop strength and flexibility, grounded in an awareness of being in the present moment, allowing for the expression of our authentic selves. Experience the freedom to live fully, with an open heart and mind.

Our Kripalu teachers have all studied a variety of approaches and integrate an alignment/therapeutic based approach in their teaching. LEARN MORE

Restorative Yoga and Relaxation : A gentle practice of supported yoga postures and breathing techniques, counteracting the effects of stress on the immune system. Active relaxation moving body, mind and spirit toward balance.

Vinyasa Flow : A continuous flow of yoga postures linked together by the breath, emphasizing sun salutations and other creative flows, that build life force energy. Prior yoga experience is recommended