Caroline Owen, E-RYT 500

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After ten years of teaching Yoga, and with a new-found love of whitewater canoeing, Caroline began Wavelengths in 2000 as a traveling school that balanced the steadiness and clarity of Yoga with the exciting challenge of whitewater canoeing. Wavelengths offered whitewater canoe trips and instruction with Yoga and healthy living. She has since left the considerable organizing of canoe trips to others much better suited to the job (see www.blackfeather.com) and has dedicated her efforts to sharing the many benefits of Yoga and Thai Yoga Massage, whether at her studio in Norwood, or on the side of a remote river in the Northwest Territories.

Caroline Owen has traveled to India, Thailand, and all over North America over the past 18 years to study with some of the world's most renowned masters of the ancient healing arts of Yoga, Thai Yoga Massage and Yoga Therapy. During that time, she has worked with her teachers and students to adapt the practices to meet the needs of each unique individual. The practices are as relevant in our modern world as they were thousands of years ago when they originated. She continues ongoing studies through the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation, both in North America and Chennai, India.

Caroline completed yoga teacher training at Sheridan College and went on to study with Esther Myers in Toronto until Esther passed away in 2003. She studied Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Rangaswamy in Mysore, India, and at Downward Dog Yoga Centre in Toronto, Canada. She continues to study Yoga Therapy and Yoga philosophy with TKV and Kausthub Desikachar through The Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation.

Her dedication to Thai Yoga Massage is equally impressive. After being introduced to Thai Yoga Massage through a workshop, she travelled to Thailand to study in the Northern "Old Medicine Hospital" style of Thai massage in Chiang Mai, completing 5 levels of training, including Teacher Training. Returning to Canada, she completed another 4 levels of training, including Teacher Training and Herbal Therapy at Thai Massage Toronto where she worked for two years. Caroline's workshops, courses and massages have inspired others to learn this healing art, including Sue Prentice of Sumana Thai Yoga Massage.

She has recently produced a full length professional recording, "Open Heart - Yoga to Awaken Loving Kindness" which includes an asana practice and two guided meditations, all set to beautiful music. Click here for more information.

Caroline's joyful nature and devoted presence promote an atmosphere of calm and nurturing, which allows powerful healing to occur naturally.

Caroline can still be found with a paddle in her hands sitting in vrajasana (kneeling). In 2012, she will be guiding a women's tripon the Nahanni River, NWT and leading a yoga/outdoor adventure retreat in Bella Coola, B.C. More information about those trips coming soon on our workshops and special events page.

Tony Tavares

Tony Tavares is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has two decades of experience as a leader in the Toronto holistic, wellness and spiritual communities. His experiences are quite varied, as he has worked not only as a registered yoga teacher, but also as a fitness consultant and a Reiki Master. He has also received training in Tuina, Shiatsu and Ayurveda bodywork modalities. Tony recently moved to Norwood and opened the Norwood Holistic Health Centre.

Tiina Kivinen

Tiina Kivinen has been teaching yoga and yoga dance for about 7 years in the Peterborough area. A 500 hr certified Yogini through Nosara Yoga
Institute, Tiina also has certifications in Ashtanga Yoga, Kripalu Yoga Dance, Pranassage, Expressive Arts, and a B.A in Woman Studies and Cultural Studies from Trent University. She is currently assistant director of Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training, and serves on staff for many programs at Kripalu Centre for Yoga and Health. She offers bliss evoking, flowing, prayerful, and prana infused yoga and yoga dancing that empowers inner wisdom and creativity.

Brooke Stevens

Brooke comes to yoga from a background of 20 years of dance, including ballet, modern, hiphop, bellydancing, tribal, ecstatic movement and Kripalu YogaDance. Brooke completed a Hatha Yoga Teacher Training in the Scaravelli method and is currently working towards a second teaching certification in Anusara Yoga. In her personal practice, Brooke combines energy bodywork, plant spirit remedies, yoga and shamanic techniques to act as a catalyst and provide a clear and supportive space for healing to occur. She also facilitates meditation groups and leads canoe trips (not necessarily, but sometimes, together!).