All of Welkin's Yoga Teachers are fully certified at the 200 or 500 hour level. They continue to pursue education in the fields of yoga, meditation, counselling, and wellness.
Erin Byron, Director of Welkin YogaLife and has been teaching Yoga and providing counselling for over ten years. She leads the Yoga Teacher Training, Chakra, and Meditation for Your Type programs, as well as many Yoga classes on the schedule.
She offers private sessions in Yoga Therapy, Expressive Arts, and Psychotherapy at Welkin YogaLife. Erin's Master of Arts research studied the benefits of Yoga practices in coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome and the literary review of the study equipped her for helping people with a range of physical and mental health concerns.
Erin is grateful for the opportunity to support others on their personal growth paths.
Throughout my life I have always been aware of the heightened sense of vitality and joy that I feel when moving to music, whether in studios, dance halls, in my living room, or in my backyard.
My discovery of Nia in 2000 deepened that awareness and taught me the incredible science behind movement for wellness.
In 2003, I became a licensed Nia Teacher. Since then, I have delivered Nia classes and playshops aiming to inspire people to listen to their bodies and engage in purposeful, playful, and expressive movement to get fit, self-heal, and personally transform.
I invite you to discover the depths of Nia and to celebrate the Joy of Movement as a fitness and lifestyle practice. If you can move, you can dance!
Erin is a graduate of Welkin YogaLife’s 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training and is enrolled in the 500 hour, Level 2 YTT program.
Erin’s quest for enlightenment shines through the authenticity of her teachings. She is grateful to focus her efforts with students and learn more about yoga in practice and in life.
Erin derives inspiration and teaching stories from the meaningful, subtle jokes of everyday occurrences. Her poetic presentation of simple wisdom inspires beginners and seasoned practitioners alike.
Erin is an avid reader, nature lover, and aspiring gardener who shares her country home with her husband, their two children, and family dog.
Through the practice of Yoga, Gena learned to be more present, grounded, positive and connected with herself, with a strong desire to help her younger sister manage her stress while facing health issues.
In 2011 Gena realized that she needed to incorporate Yoga in her every day with the intention of personal growth, for a healthy life, and everyday happiness. She decided to register in Welkin Yoga Life’s Teacher Training and Self Realization Program from which she graduated in 2012.
She enjoys teaching the Gentle Yoga class and helping her students to unwind and relax, practicing various classical yoga poses in a gentle way, allowing them to feel comfortable and to build on their strength and flexibility and also encouraging them to be self reliant on and off their yoga mat.
Gena also brings the calm atmosphere of yoga into her aesthetics practice and with her gentle touch allows her clients to relax their bodies and clear their minds.
She also likes spending time in the kitchen cooking nutritious and healthy meals, taking long walks in nature, taking ballroom dance lessons and spending time with her family, friends and their two cats Mimi and Tia and the “adopted” neighborhood cat Goguta.
Karen is a graduate of Welkin YogaLife's Teacher Training (500 hr), the Meditation For Your Type programme and is a Comprehensive Yoga Therapist.
Her current training includes Reiki Level I. She is well-known for her large, organic garden and the delicious, love-infused vegetables she shares with the Welkin community.
Her gentle, respectful approach is a healing in Therapeutic Yoga classes.
Karen makes yoga accessible to a broader population by offering Yoga for Seniors, making yoga accessible to the severely injured, mature folks, and others who feel better seated.
As a volunteer at the Haldimand Abilities Centre, she thoroughly enjoys sharing the rich history of Yoga with a wide range of participants.
Our offsite yoga classes in Hagersville are taught by Karen.
Mary is a graduate of Welkin's 200hr Yoga teacher program, and has practiced yoga for over 15 years.
Through lived experience, she has discovered the immense benefits of yoga for dealing with stress, maintaining mental health, and developing a positive outlook on life.
She also has a background in psychology, and has worked with individuals with disabilities, medical conditions, and mental health consumers throughout her career.
For Mary, these influences have combined to create a strong interest in yoga philosophy, mental and spiritual health, the mind-body-spirit connection.
Ronna is a graduate of Welkin YogaLife's Self-Realization/Teacher Training (2011), Comprehensive Yoga Therapy Training (2012), and completed the Meditation Program in December 2013.
The health issue which led her to yoga provided the opportunity for her to realize the many benefits of yoga on all levels of being and to experience how life can be simplified, peaceful and filled with joyful wonder as we learn to connect to our true nature.
Through continuing practice and teaching she hopes help others and further self-growth.
Ronna currently teaches a Community Yoga & Meditation class and supports the weekly Meditation Program on Tuesdays.
An avid gardener and supporter of the local community garden, she also enjoys walking in nature, reading, spending time with family and friends, and supporting the yoga community.
