Our Team
Wanda Arreola
Although not a native to Midland, it is where Wanda and her son call home.
Wanda runs a rewarding and successful business downtown with her business partner Naomi and she loves being part of such a giving and wonderful community. The support and friendships she has made with her guests and community helped support this journey.
Wanda has completed Level 1-3 Usui System of Natural Healing in accordance with Usui/Tibetan Reiki with Ashley Kerr-Archbold of Ashley’s Angelic Awakenings as well as completed Usui/Reiki Master Level with Michelle’s Yoga & Therapies. She also participated in 200 Hatha Training with Soul Set and is currently working on her Restorative Yoga teaching with Lucia Seglie.
She is so excited to share this space with everyone!
Classes:
Restorative Yoga: Thursday 7:30 pm
Chris Huet
A competitive athlete in multiple sports, primarily Triathlon, Nordic Skiing and Rowing, Chris recently moved with her husband to Victoria Harbour to live by the water, where she can enjoy rowing and water activities as well as to be closer to Nordic Skiing and snow for winter.
As a Physical Education Teacher & coach for 32 years for the Peel Board of Education, Chris has always lived with a big focus on fitness and wellness.
She is Hatha Teacher Certified from Herizen Yoga, Certified Level 3 Power Yoga for Athletes from Caron Shepley, completed Yin Yoga for the Spine with Bernie Clark and Stuart McGill, Studied in Toronto Iyengar Yoga Centre with Marlene Mawhinney and gained her certification for Yoga with Seniors with instructor Shiva Shakti.
Chris enjoys using props to encourage healthy alignment of the body to prevent injury and also likes to focus on mobility with stability to encourage efficient movement. Yoga has brought beneficial balance to her students lives and sports activities.
Classes:
Restorative Yoga: Wednesday 12:00 pm
Hatha Yoga: Wednesday 6:00 pm
Meaghan Dorion
A Simcoe County native, Meaghan trained in Nosara, Costa Rica with Balanced Body master trainer Page Sieffert, completing both Mat and Reformer Pilates 1 through 3. She also holds a Body Harmonics Level 2 Certification, and has completed her Level 3 Comprehensive Teacher Training to be able to work with all Pilates Apparatuses. She has also added continuing education credits in ‘Pilates for Lower Back Pain’ and ‘Working with Scoliosis’.
A big fan of nature and Ayurveda, she is a lifelong learner and has recently been exploring how music and the elements affect your movement practice.
All ages and abilities welcome, let her help you deepen your connection with your own body and find joy through movement!
Classes:
Gentle Pilates: Monday 5:30 pm
Athena Dinsmore
Athena Dinsmore started practicing yoga regularly as a new mother to support the healing of postpartum depression. This sacred practice guided her to a better understanding of herself and what her body and mind need. It led her to a path of self-discovery and many personal changes followed including mindful eating and nourishment which resulted in substantial weight loss.
In 2019 Athena completed her 200hr yoga teacher training with East to West Yoga and has found a calling in guided meditation as well as mindful-self-compassion and intuitive movement practices. She has worked along side many yoga and healing practitioners, each whom have inspired her in unique ways to create a deeper yoga experience in her classes and workshops.
Athena is also the creator of Sunshine House Malas, where she uses her eye for nature’s beauty to create one-of-a-kind gemstone malas and bracelets. Using traditional hand-knotting methods and gemstone vibrational knowledge to deepen meditation and healing intentions.
Athena believes yoga is a lifestyle and is life-transformative and her dream is to connect everyone to yoga and ultimately themselves. Athena’s classes invite you to move inward, explore and have fun! You can expect some honest giggles and yoga origin exploration. Her classes often include hands on alignment support and relaxing touch to deepen your practice.
Classes:
Hatha Yoga: Sunday 9:30 am
Restorative Yoga: Sunday 11:00 am
Amanda Everitt
Amanda has been teaching yoga since 2017 and has completed her 200 and 300 hour teacher training programs, as well as further training in pre and postnatal yoga, restorative yoga, yin yoga, trauma sensitive yoga, pelvic floor heath, and more.
Amanda utilizes her education (Doctorate in Chiropractic, and Bachelors in Exercise Science) as well as her experience as a health coach and anatomy instructor into the classes and workshops she teaches in hopes that each student will learn something new about their body and mind through their yoga practice. She enjoys offering a variety of classes to support the different needs of individuals.
Classes:
Baby & Me Yoga: Friday 1:00pm
Vicki Hartley
Vicki came to yoga many years ago after a succession of injuries through sport. Never one to sit down, stillness did not come easy…at all! However, the benefits of yoga were completely life changing and she wanted more.
Her more turned out to be a whole life dedicated to this beloved practice!
She earned her initial 300hr yoga teacher certification in 2013 with Ann Green, in the style of Vinyasa, and has continued to learn and grow through experiential learning and education. She is a Certified Mindfulness Facilitator, Reiki Master, Sound Alchemist, and has additional certifications in Yin and Yoga for First Responders.
Her style is strong, slow, mindful and playful!
She teaches from the heart with a deep focus on creating a sustainable yoga practice through mindfulness, proper alignment, somatic exploration and connecting to the JOY body!
Let’s dive in, be curious and cultivate a practice that honours the body right where it is at!
The pearl is in the oyster, dive deep!
Can’t wait to see you on the mat!
Andrea Swift
Annie is 54 years young and has been a yoga teacher for the past two years.
She went to yoga school with Wanda, who she has been friends with for over 10 years.
Annie has lived in Midland for 30 years with her 26 year old son Jared. Originally from Chatham, Annie moved to god’s country and never looked back.
Annie offers a Hatha style class, with Hatha style movements with a flow. It is a strong class with a gentle finish. She can’t wait for you to join her on the mat!
Ashley Kerr
Ashley started Ashley’s Awakenings in 2012 to help others along their own spiritual and healing journey. Coming from a line of psychic medium family members she felt the call from her ancestors to help others after going through her own personal healing.
Ashley has studied and received her certification in mediumship, Usui/Tibetan Reiki levels 1-Master/Teacher and just recently Intuitive Shamanism. To better myself is to help better people, I love to learn and will continue to do so.
Originally from Toronto, Ashley grew up camping along Georgian Bay and is proud to call Tay Township her home where she lives with her husband and dog Tilley.
Nancy loves living life well. Her experience, research and training over 15 years has led Nancy to become an advocate for living life well. She is a certified yoga instructor and flexibility coach, meditation leader and essential oils educator. She sees 4 dimensions of who you are to attend to your self care and 6 elements of wellness to choose from for your focussed attention.
She sees what's possible when you know you well, and you choose what care helps you support yourself to feel healthy. Nancy is thrilled to bring dōTERRA essential oils education, AromaTouch aromatic massage and hands-on support to our Yoga classes.
When you're caring for yourself, with Nancy's support and guidance, she'll encourage you to wonder what growth and change you would like for yourself today? After working with Nancy, appreciate that you gave yourself the time and presence to honour how you are showing up in the world today and that you made the changes that help you move towards living your life well.