Nicole Beaudry
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Nicole is the director of the Yoga Lounge. She instructs Jivamukti Yoga and Yoga for Beginners.
Her educational background in is Kinesiology and English Literature. She also studied and practiced sport and therapeutic massage to further the understanding of the body.
While in school she was accepted to be a student of Kung Fu and Qi Qong. It was during this time that she began to delve into the investigation of the energetic body and beyond. This study was the beginning of a life dedicated to the exploration of the inner world of physical movement, meditation and the connection between all things.
After traveling to find teachers and methods she attended her first Ashtanga Yoga class. In a short time she dedicated her life to the practice of yoga and the sharing of the teachings.
In 2008, she traveled to India to honor and connect to the lineage of Ashtanga Yoga. While there, she studied with Sharath in Gokulam , Mysore and began to study Sanskrit and traditional yogic teachings.
She has also studied with Tiwariji - from the Kaivalyadhama Institute in India, Richard Freeman, Nancy Gilgoff, Tim Miller, Kino MacGregor, Marc and Joanne Darby, Rameen Peyrow and so many other gifted and wise teachers.
Nicole has completed over 800 hours of teacher training instruction. She has studied different styles of yoga to enhance the skill set she is able to offer as an
instructor. She has teacher intensives and trainings in Ashtanga Yoga, Iyengar Yoga and most recently a 300 hour intensive training in Jivamukti Yoga with David Life and Sharon Gagnon.
After over ten years of practice she feels a deep alignment with the Jivamukti method which is both integrated and whole. She has deep gratitude to all her teachers and to her gurus Davidji and Sharonji for their patience and generosity.
Coming from a place of deep gratitude in the opportunity to share what she has experienced so far, she is always learning as much from the "student" as she is from the "teacher".
As an instructor she hopes to encourage, support and enliven the curiosity and inspiration of all practitioners seeking peace and joy.
"All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flames by yoga."
- B.K.S Iyengar
Please see workshop page for Jivamukti workshops offered at The Yoga Lounge and in other great studios in Canada.