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Certified IYAC Teachers

There are over 130 certified Iyengar teachers in Canada. There are also many apprenticing teachers or teachers who not yet certified but are teaching under the supervision of a teacher trainer.

The following is a list of Canadian certified Iyengar teachers. All certifed teachers must have a certification mark in order to be listed on the IYAC website and in the IYAC Teachers' Directory. For additional information about IYAC certified teachers in your area, contact the Regional Rep listed under Association button.

To help prevent the electronic collection of email addresses from this website, the word NOSPAM has been inserted into all email addresses. To contact a person by email, it is necessary to delete "NOSPAM" from the address.

British Columbia

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
Greater Victoria
Glenda Balkan-Champagne (250) 386-9642 glendabcNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Linda Benn (250) 386-9642 lbennNOSPAM@telus.net Intermediate Junior III Certification mark
Wendy Boyer (250) 598-9321 wpboyerNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Robin Cantor (250) 386-9642 robincantorNOSPAM@telus.net Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Ty Chandler (250) 386-9642 N/A Intermediate Junior III Certification mark
Lauren Cox (250) 386-9642 N/A Intermediate Junior III Certification mark
James Currie-Johnson (250) 389-1948 ccjasNOSPAM@telus.net Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Shirley Daventry French (250) 478-3775 sdaventryfrenchNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Senior III Certification mark
Maggi Feehan (250) 598-1987 maggifNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Lucie Guindon (418) 522-4636 alcazar.lgNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Junior III Certification mark
Glenda Hingley (250) 655-3225 ghingleyNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Leslie Hogya (250) 383-6301 leslie.hogyaNOSPAM@gmail.com Intermediate Senior I Certification mark
Jo Anna Hope (250) 592-5215 johopeNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Jayne Jonas (250) 595-4065 jhjonasNOSPAM@netzero.net Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Ann Kilbertus (250) 598-0976 annmikeNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Senior I Certification mark
Christopher Lea (250) 882-8480 aummatsyendraNOSPAM@yahoo.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Corrine Lowen (250) 389-0644 calowenNOSPAM@uvic.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Jeannette Merryfield (250) 383-5517 bjmerryfieldNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Carole Miller (250) 721-3477 cmillerNOSPAM@uvic.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Marlene Miller (250) 656-9493 marlenemillerNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Senior I Certification mark
Britta Poisson (250) 386-9642 N/A Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Nancy Searing (250) 656-9493 nancysearingNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Marilyn Shepherd (778) 430-0662 journeytotheheartNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Greg Sly (250) 727-7499 gcslyNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Melissa Worth (250) 519-4779 mworthNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II Certification mark
Karyn Woodland (250) 474-4105 kwoodlandNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II Certification mark
Greater Vancouver
Carol Brophy (604) 885-1951 carol_brophyNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Susan Bull (604) 985-1994 susanbullNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory IICertification mark
Wende Davis (604) 873-3356 wldavisNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II Certification mark
Bridget Donald (604) 733-1906 b_donaldNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II Certification mark
Louie Ettling (604) 253-0465 louie5NOSPAM@telus.net Intermediate Junior III Certification mark
Patricia Fernandes (604) 214-0805 p.fernandesNOSPAM@unb.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Sarah Godfrey (604) 985-1786 sarahgtNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Heather Graham (604) 515-9209 yogababeNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II Certification mark
Baya Hammoudi (604) 732-3414 yogaNOSPAM@bayah.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Claire Lafferty (604) 688-4005 yoga.claireNOSPAM@gmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Eve Johnson (604) 736-7544 evejNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Jane Lloyd-Jones (604) 925-1911 jayneNOSPAM@spectacularink.com Introductory II Certification mark
Claudia MacDonald (604) 874-1968 iyogaNOSPAM@intergate.ca Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Eileen Millar (604) 504-5531 eileenlmillarNOSPAM@yahoo.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Dhana Musil (604) 518-1469 dhanaNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Ingelise Nherlan (604) 926-6985 ingeliseNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Senior III Certification mark
Deborah Peake (604) 732-7508 namastedebNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Hilda Pezarro (604) 980-9864 t.a._pezarroNOSPAM@telus.net Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Geraldine Primerano (604) 739-8323 gerieNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Rose Marie Rodden (604) 826-9682 remrodNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II Certification mark
Gwynneth Sobejko (604) 980-6903 gsobejkoNOSPAM@gmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Val Speidel (604) 736-4545 val_sNOSPAM@telus.net Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Corrie Vorlaufer (604) 761-0074 corrieNOSPAM@corrievorlauferyoga.com Introductory II Certification mark
Blind Bay
Jutta Dewitt (250) 675-4060 juttadewNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II Certification mark
Comox
Maureen Carruthers (250) 331-0180 N/A Intermediate Senior III Certification mark
Jane Stedman (250) 339-5582 stedmitchNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Cortes Island
Yvonne Kipp (250) 935-6376 ykippNOSPAM@oberon.ark.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Courtenay and Cumberland
Vicky Catchpole (250) 338-7973 vjpalmpoleNOSPAM@hotmail.com Intermediate Junior III Certification mark
Norma Janes (250) 334-3423 norma.janesNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Traci Skuce (250) 336-8702 traciskuceNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Denman Island
Alison Yarwood (250) 335-0945 N/A Introductory II Certification mark
Enderby
Laurie Ankenman (250) 832-0367 lauriejasperNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Donna Rao (250) 838-9884 raomailNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II Certification mark
Kelowna
Darcia Fenton (250) 763-8187 darciafentonNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Deborah Lomond (250) 769-6413 doubledlightNOSPAM@gmail.com Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Photini McCullough (250) 717-1625 phofimccNOSPAM@yahoo.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Melissa Perehudoff (250) 762-7850 melissa_perehudoffNOSPAM@telus.net Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Stephen Stewart (250) 801-3852 divinvi69NOSPAM@msn.com Introductory II Certification mark
Krisna Zawaduk (250) 769-5996 nerolideviNOSPAM@hotmail.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Lake Country
Lynne Bowsher (250) 766-3122 lynne.bowsherNOSPAM@primus.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Nanaimo
Kelly Murphy (250) 741-1924 kemurphyNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Queen Charlotte
Kathryn Wiggins (250) 559-4287 acuyogNOSPAM@qcislands.net Introductory II Certification mark
Salt Spring Island
Sheri Berkowitz (250) 537-0842 sheribeeNOSPAM@saltspring.com Intermediate Junior III Certification mark
Williams Lake
Katalin Szauer (250) 392-3876 katalinandcarlNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II Certification mark

Alberta

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
Greater Edmonton
Richard Baker (780) 674-3761 r_bakerNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II Certification mark
Anita Cullen (780) 486-9637 anitacullen2003NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk Introductory II Certification mark
Patty Dusel (780) 922-3612 mccaffrey51NOSPAM@aol.com IntroductoryII Certification mark
Teddy Hyndman (780) 436-1320 thyndmanNOSPAM@telusplanet.net Intermediate Junior III Certification mark
Judith Mirus (780) 433-0405 jj.mirusNOSPAM@gmail.com Intermediate Junior III Certification mark
Charlotte Smith (780) 429-9666 charlotte.smithNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Calgary
Christine Brown (403) 234-7169 christine.m.brownNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Sonja Evans (403) 274-5621 sonjaevansNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Margot Kitchen (403) 243-1078 margotkitchenNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Senior II Certification mark
Skjei Sharma (403) 569-8809 ahhiNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II Certification mark
Medicine Hat
Samantha Lopeter-Lloyd (403) 527-5881 halfmoonyogaNOSPAM@shaw.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark

Saskatchewan

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
Saskatoon
Stephen Boechler (306) 652-6542 steveboechlerNOSPAM@sasktel.net Introductory II Certification mark
Miranda Jones (306) 244-8919 metallic_mirandaNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Evelyn Nixey (306) 683-2605 enixeyNOSPAM@sasktel.net Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Jo-Ann Sutherland (306) 249-0055 jns.yogaNOSPAM@sasktel.net Intermediate Junior II Certification mark

Manitoba

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
Dauphin
Lisa Towson (204) 775-1124 orendaNOSPAM@mts.net Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Selkirk
Karin Rensfelt (204) 482-4720 rensfeltNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II
Winnipeg
Karen Clements (204) 237-6263 karenclementsNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Val Paape (204) 772-7426 amvalNOSPAM@mts.net Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Drew Perry (204) 775-2860 perry4NOSPAM@mts.net Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Sandra Stuart (204) 775-6544 pranasandNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory IICertification mark

Ontario

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
Greater Toronto
Gaye Barter (416) 822-1402 gayeNOSPAM@leasideyoga.com Intermediate Junior III Certification mark
Sarah Bertucci (416) 884-6321 sbertucciNOSPAM@rogers.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Shannon Cameron (416) 895-3086 shancamNOSPAM@gmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Judy Davey (905) 846-6743 jkaydaveyNOSPAM@msn.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Leslie Derat (905) 334-5555 lderat16NOSPAM@aol.com Introductory II Certification mark
Suzanne Fitzpatrick (416) 968-0103 healingartscentreNOSPAM@rogers.com Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Brooke Garnet (416) 513-1578 bgarnetNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Sylvia Guenther (647) 345-7371 spguentherNOSPAM@rogers.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Didi Hall (416) 975-8289 didihallNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Jocelyn Hollmann (416) 482-3448 jocelyn.nickNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Nadia Horodynsky (905) 855-8399 yoganhNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Midori Hyndman (416) 880-0553 midori.hyndmanNOSPAM@gmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Megan Jacobs (905) 841-0129 mjacobs2NOSPAM@rogers.com Introductory II Certification mark
Richard Jezior (416) 818-8250 jeziorrNOSPAM@pathcom.com Introductory II Certification mark
Michelle Katz (416) 929-9810 michellekatzNOSPAM@rogers.com Introductory II Certification mark
Marlene Mawhinney (416) 482-1334 marleneNOSPAM@yogacentretoronto.ca Intermediate Senior III Certification mark
Theresa McDiarmid (416) 778-1932 yoga.tmcdNOSPAM@gmail.com Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Michelle McLean (416) 922-6759 amichelemcleanNOSPAM@gmail.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Lynda Montis (905) 884-0582 lyndaNOSPAM@rhyogacentre.com Introductory II Certification mark
Meiko Nakamura (416) 962-3003 mnakamuraNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Andy Orr (416) 951-9642 andyorrNOSPAM@rogers.com Intermediate Junior III Certification mark
Brigitta Ortner (416) 260-0709 brigittajiNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Niren Pandya (416) 493-4841 nirenpandyaNOSPAM@yahoo.com Introductory II Certification mark
Hilary Phillips (519) 924-1201 goodspiritNOSPAM@bmts.com Introductory II Certification mark
Beena Parekh (416) 225-1671 beenparekhNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Mahyar Raz (416) 483-5800 infoNOSPAM@iyengaryoga.ca Advanced Junior I Certification mark
Susan Richardson (416) 461-5640 susanrichardsonNOSPAM@rogers.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Heidi Steinberg-Fenton (416) 787-0373 heidisteinbergfentonNOSPAM@hotmail.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Elizabeth Stocking (905) 852-3878 stockingNOSPAM@ican.net Introductory II Certification mark
Temmi Ungerman Sears (416) 785-7888 yogabudsNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Kitchener/Waterloo
Faye Gascho (519) 634-8821 fgaschoNOSPAM@hotmail.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Linda Kaytor (519) 496-8363 lindaNOSPAM@fortresshvacr.ca Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Marilyn Prange (519) 746-2311 eprangeNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
London
Cathie Lavelle-Smith (519) 672-0003 marktsmithNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Karen Major (519) 858-0823 majorkNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Ottawa/Gatineau
Donna Fornelli (819) 685-0491 donnafornelliNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Intermediate Junior IICertification mark
Karin Holtkamp (613) 422-8384 N/A Introductory II Certification mark
Cathie Lewis (613) 727-0933 cathielewis1085NOSPAM@yahoo.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Sharon Pickle (613) 237-3544 spickleNOSPAM@rogers.com Introductory II Certification mark
Barbara Young (613) 728-8647 b-youngNOSPAM@rogers.com Intermediate Junior II Certification mark

Quebec

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
Greater Montreal
Ginette Dion-Ahmed (514) 272-5653 gdion-ahmedNOSPAM@bellnet.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Marie-Claude Gervais (514) 529-0182 mariecgervaisNOSPAM@yahoo.com Introductory II Certification mark
Mona Keddy (514) 885-7132 namaste_mkNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Karine Ladeuix (514) 282-1673 kladeuixNOSPAM@yahoo.com Introductory II Certification mark
Sylvie Lapointe (450) 474-4370 sylvie-lapointeNOSPAM@cspi.qc.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Madeleine Larose (450) 462-2080 madeleinelaroseNOSPAM@yahoo.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Susanne McAdam (514) 285-5688 susanne.mcNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Christine Michaud (514) 524-0878 cmichaud16NOSPAM@yahoo.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Marie-Andree Morin (514) 528-8288 yogaiyengarmontrealNOSPAM@bellnet.ca Intermediate Senior III Certification mark
Ginette Tremblay (450) 461-1952 ginette.tremblayNOSPAM@yahoo.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Henriette Viens (514) 270-7696 N/A Introductory II Certification mark

New Brunswick

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
Fredericton
Robert Power (506) 455-2207 ngpowerNOSPAM@rogers.com Introductory II Certification mark

Nova Scotia

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
Halifax
Melissa Schoales (902) 422-5386 mschoaleNOSPAM@dal.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
David Thomas (902) 429-7285 vhycNOSPAM@ns.sympatico.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Mahone Bay
Lisa Lelliott (902) 527-0401 lisa.lelliottNOSPAM@gmail.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Shelburne
Elizabeth Kingsland (902) 875-1086 elizabeth.duncanNOSPAM@ns.sympatico.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Chester
Leigh A. Milne (902) 273-YOGA leighNOSPAM@thesadhanacentre.com Introductory II Certification mark

Prince Edward Island

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
Charlottetown
Pamela Stewart (902) 892-9642 p.stewartNOSPAM@pei.sympatico.ca Intermediate Junior III Certification mark

Newfoundland

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
St. John's
Sara Daly n/a saradaly2NOSPAM@yahoo.com Introductory II Certification mark
Barbara Dick (709) 722-4561 bdickNOSPAM@nf.sympatico.ca Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Serena Hancock (709) 754-0473 serena.hNOSPAM@nf.sympatico.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Jane Robinson (709) 576-2520 jane.robinsonNOSPAM@can.nl.ca Introductory II Certification mark
Genia Sussex (709) 722-3239 geniaNOSPAM@nl.rogers.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Beverly Winsor (709) 576-7003 b_winsorNOSPAM@nl.rogers.com Intermediate Junior III Certification mark

International

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
Australia
Kristine Hodge 61 3 9592 1234 krissiehodgeNOSPAM@gmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Bermuda
Sally Ker (441) 236-5691 kerbyNOSPAM@ibl.bm Intermediate Junior II Certification mark
Hong Kong
George Dovas (852) 9741-0324 georgedovasNOSPAM@hotmail.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Ursula Moser (852) 2918-1798 umoserNOSPAM@netvigator.com Introductory II Certification mark
Linda Shevloff (852) 2541-0401 lindaNOSPAM@iyengaryogahongkong.com Intermediate Senior I Certification mark
Jesse Tong Chow Tip (852) 2384 9955 jessetongctNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Randa Westland (852) 2358 1968 rwestlandNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II Certification mark
Indonesia
Kathy Cook 62 361 857 3343 kcinasiaNOSPAM@gmail.com Intermediate Junior I Certification mark
Mexico
Margaretta Sander 52 415 103-1749 msanderNOSPAM@ca.inter.net Introductory II Certification mark

Newly Certified IYAC Teachers

The following is a list of newly certified Canadian Iyengar Yoga teachers.

Name Telephone Email Certification Mark
British Columbia and Yukon
Elizabeth Adilman (604) 251-9534 eadilmanNOSPAM@gmail.com Introductory II
Charles Campbell (250) 208-7333 cmcampbellNOSPAM@mac.com Introductory II
Athena George (250) 539-3703 athenaNOSPAM@cheslow.net Introductory II
Saskia Gould (604) 947-2253 infoNOSPAM@wildwoodlane.com Introductory II
Nichole Karmali (604) 904-0102 nakarmaliNOSPAMshaw.ca Introductory II
Annie Okuda (250) 539-5557 annieNOSPAM@okuda.ca Introductory II
Terice Reimer-Clarke (867) 668-6631 ktclarkeNOSPAM@northwestel.net Introductory II
Margaret Siebring (250) 335-2560 msiebrinNOSPAM@gmail.com Introductory II
Corinne Skrobot (604)327-3770 corinneNOSPAM@skrobot.ca Introductory II
Alberta
Frema Bram (780) 469-6051 fremaNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II
Gaylene Fisher (403) 295-6870 gfisherNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II
Sharoni Fixler (403) 271-3798 sharonifixlerNOSPAM@gmail.com Introductory II
Michele Gunderson (403) 230-3532 mgundersonNOSPAM@telusplanet.net Introductory II
Sandy Martino (403) 686-3769 lila.yogaNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II
Cynthia Palahniuk (403) 229-1951 cynthia.yogaNOSPAM@telus.net Introductory II
Trish Robbins (403) 284-9400 yogitrishNOSPAM@shaw.ca Introductory II
Saskatchewan
Gary Day (306) 652-9584 pacchiarottiNOSPAM@sasktel.net Introductory II
Manitoba
Andrea Erb (204) 253-0421 aerbNOSPAM@mts.net Introductory II
Kristi Miller (204) 735-3068 kristiannewelcomesuNOSPAM@yahoo.ca Introductory II
Carole O'Brien (204) 956-7909 aubriandNOSPAM@mts.net Introductory II
Ontario
Lori Berenz (416) 925-5832 lori_berenzNOSPAM@rogers.com Introductory II
Susan Brimner (519) 673-0231 susan.brimnerNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Introductory II
Cindy Campbell (416) 465-5745 cindy.campbellNOSPAM@sympatico.ca Introductory II
Lita Clavier (416) 925-5832 litaclavierNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory I
Shabnam Ghazi (905) 492-0572 infoNOSPAM@theartexe.com Introductory II
Scarlet Ip (416) 932-3634 scarlet.ipNOSPAM@gmail.com Introductory II
Sylvanus Klotz (416) 921-0564 sylvanusklotzNOSPAM@rogers.com Introductory II
Brenda Ledsham (416) 265-3741 baledshamNOSPAM@gmail.com Introductory II
Alice Lee (416) 488-7419 sumcluNOSPAM@gmail.com Introductory II
Dennis Newhook (647) 435-8747 dennisnewhookNOSPAM@canada.com Introductory II
Ida Robinson (416) 785-1027 N/A Introductory I
Anne Marie Stewart (416) 385-3422 amsNOSPAM@torontocasting.ca Introductory I
Denise Whistance-Smith (905) 880-3967 tanddwsNOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II
Deborah White (416) 256-9322 dlwhiteNOSPAM@rogers.com Introductory I
Newfoundland and Labrador
Heather Myers (709) 754-6223 hamyers3NOSPAM@hotmail.com Introductory II
Barbara Winsor (709) 753-0347 N/A Introductory II
Bermuda
Erin Field (441) 232-4376 erin.fieldNOSPAM@logic.bm Introductory II