My Education & Training

I am deeply grateful to all of my teachers and mentors -- past and present.

The gifts I'm honoured to share today are rich with the wisdom, creativity and love that I receive from those who guide me. 

Degree & Training Programs

Master of Arts (MA), Public Issues Anthropology

Master’s Thesis: “Responsible Representation and Collaboration in Supporting Indigenous Maternal Health in Canada”

University of Waterloo

Post-Degree Studies, Medical Anthropology

University of Waterloo

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Anthropology (with Distinction)

University of Alberta

TML Method Certification

Asia Nelson, The Movement Life

Modern Yogi 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Brea Johnson, Heart + Bones Yoga

Awakening the Village Doula Mentorship Program

Sasha PadronCentre for Growing Families

Pelvic Floor Yoga Teacher Training

Leslie Howard, Leslie Howard Yoga

Advanced Prenatal-Postnatal Yoga Teacher Mentorship

Sasha Padron

Core Confidence Specialist Certification

Bellies Inc

Advanced Pranalife Yoga Teacher Mentorship

Asia Nelson, Pranalife Yoga

85-Hour Prenatal-Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training

Sasha Padron, YogaSpace Toronto

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Asia Nelson, Pranalife Yoga

ASL-English Interpreter Certification

Grant MacEwan College - now MacEwan University

Courses & Workshops

Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice - Level 1

Integrative Somatic Studies Institute

[in progress]

Understanding Trauma for Birth and Death Doulas

Amy Wright Glenn, The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death

Comprehensive Trauma-Informed Yoga Certification

Zabie Yamasaki, Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga

Compassionate Inquiry Self-Study Short Course

Dr. Gabor Maté

Holding Space for Abortion

Amy Wright Glenn, The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death

Cultivating Safe Spaces - Introduction

Elaine Alec

Trauma & The Pelvic Floor: Treating Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, and Birth Trauma

Lisa Aldworth, Pelvic Health Solutions

Shadow Work

Amy Wright Glenn, The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death

Holding Space for Divorce

Amy Wright Glenn, The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death

Advanced Training ~ Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss

Amy Wright Glenn, The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death

The Female Athlete - Bulletproof your Core and Pelvic Floor

Antony Lo (Physio Detective)Pelvic Health Solutions, Guelph, ON

Loving, Dying, and Letting Go

Amy Wright Glenn, The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death

Movement Ecology During Pregnancy

Katy BowmanNutritious Movement Center Northwest, Sequim, WA

Yoga for the Pelvic Floor: Keys to Lifelong Health

Leslie HowardYogaUOnline