Jasmina Egeler
Jasmina’s first experience with Yoga was 10 years ago in the Ashtanga Tradition. After a few months of regular practice she was hooked. This was the beginning of a deep love affair that continues to fuel her curiosity and yearning to explore this powerful practice. It is this curiosity that led her to Vijnana Yoga; a practice based on Iyengar’s teachings with a strong focus on asana, pranayama and meditation.
She continues to study with her teachers Eoin Finn, Tracy Groshak, Mara Branscombe and Christine Price Clark.
Jasmina completed her teacher training with Eoin Finn and is super excited to share her personal journey and knowledge with her students. Jasmina’s classes are based on dynamic flow sequences balanced with alignment and lightness, and are always followed by a long, super chill savasana.
Jasmina has taken workshops with David Swenson, Fiona Stang, Eoin Finn, Chris Chavez, Desiree Rumbaugh, Tracy Groshak, Gioia Irwin and Shiva Rea.
Jas and Jenn will be holding yoga classes at kitsyoga, Monday nights at 6:30pm, and Saturdays at 9:30am and 3:30pm starting this March 2010 . Jas and Jenn are highly enthusiastic about yoga and have done many retreats and classes throughout their lives.
After returning from life changing adventures through South America, Mexico and Alaska, Olive developed a deep interest in ancient cultures and alternative therapies for the mind and body. It very quickly became clear that a new seed had been planted and that she was meant for yoga. Today Olive resides in Vancouver and continues to foster a broader understanding and application of the healing abilities yoga possesses. Her classes are designed to facilitate a distinct, organic transformation and healing of the spirit through self inquiry integrated with the application of precise alignment, meditation, visualization, prayer and the metaphysical connections between the energy centers and the asana practice. Yoga fosters a captivating energy within Olive that she transfers to her students and all those with whom she’s associated. She invites her students to weave their own path through their own journey. Inspired by Yin, Hatha and Ashtanga traditions her passion for learning continues with a deepening interest in the science of yoga and a constant need to explore and be inspired by different styles. Inspired by her beautiful students and teachers (David & Doug Swenson, Jesse Enright, Seane Corne, Mike Dennison, Dorothy Guerra, Dan McInnis and many more) Olive invites her students to be compassionate with their own bodies and awaken their full potential as human beings.
Creative pursuits that keep her juices flowing include her infinite passion for travelling, reading, paddle boarding, cooking, and anything that takes her out of the city and into new cultures.
Christina Staley
Christina celebrates yoga’s invitation to transform through postures, breath, awareness and an open heart. Her classes are uplifting, and encourage students to connect deeper within and to the world around them.
As a 2008 graduate from Open Door in Vancouver, Christina continued her Yoga practice, teachings and studies in Nelson, BC. Christina’s inspiration has come from teachers such as Georgina Varvaris, Hogan Poon, Vesna Zdrale, Yasmin Maliel, Shayla Wright and Swami Radhananda. With great care and love, Christina meets you where you are in your practice to help guide and empower you into a place of growth and healing. Her classes are a sweet balance of cultivating strength and inspiring play. As well as kitsyoga, Christina runs her own mobile yoga business.
Jennifer Wesanko
Jennifer’s classes offer something for everyone. Her approach to yoga is grounded by her deepest intention of inspiring others to cultivate their own personal power.
Beginning her yoga journey in Toronto in 1996, Jennifer completed her Ashtanga teacher training in 2006 with Richard Freeman in Boulder, CO and her Power Yoga teacher training in 2009 with Eoin Finn in Vancouver, BC. She has alos been a dedicated student of Tracy Groshak, a leading Vijnana teacher, for more than five years.
Jennifer’s classes are grounded in a supportive, non-competitive atmosphere allowing participants the opportunity to explore and play. Creative sequencing is supported by focused attention to structural alignment and breath awareness.
Jennifer hopes to inspire students to leave their assumptions behind as they approach their practice with curiosity and a ‘beginners mind’.
Jennifer’s training has been influenced by many eclectic teachers and traditions including: Ashtanga, Iyengar, Anusara, Vinyasa Flow, Power Yoga and Vijnana. She is grateful to the many sources of inspiration for her practice including her two beautiful nephews, Oli and Ethan.
Classes will start in March 2010. There will be 3 morning Classes, 7am, Tuesday, Thursday and a 9:30 Saturday, and three evening classes, 6:30 Monday, 7:30 Wednesday and a 3:30 Saturday. Check the schedule for further details.
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