teachers
 

carolyn | carlyn | daniel | gillian | glenn | sarah | siobhan

carolyn johanson
carolyn is the director of path yoga and has been teaching ashtanga in kingston since 2000. her teaching style is direct but light-hearted, encouraging students to respect the tradition of ashtanga yoga, understanding it as a tool to explore the functions of body, breath and mind. she completed teacher training at it's yoga in san francisco, and has since taken workshops with sri k. pattabhi jois, nancy gilgoff, ron reid, darby, rameen peyrow, david williams, david swenson, and chuck miller and maty ezraty. she is grateful to all of the students who have allowed her to be part of their journey.

carlyn brown
carlyn's interest in yoga as a means to both still the mind and strengthen the body began ten years ago. in 2002 she moved to kingston from edmonton, alberta to open an acupuncture practice. after trying several styles of yoga she fell in love with ashtanga and began a regular practice at path. she's glad to be able to share her love and knowledge of both the energetic and physical systems of the body in relation to yoga.
daniel adam
daniel has been instructing yoga since 2001 and joined path in the fall of ’04. he is currently completing an advanced training program with internationally renowned yoga therapist gary kraftsow. he also recently studied in india, at the krishnamacharya yoga mandarim. he received his hatha and ashtanga yoga teacher certifications from yogi vishvketu / chetana panwar and david swenson respectively. he has also studied a variety of styles including iyengar, kripalu, sivananda, jivamukti and bikram. teachers have included t.k.v. desikachar, rod stryker, dharma mittra, mark finch. larry schultz, rolf naujokat, allison ulan, and seane corn. yoga therapy trainings have been with gary kraftsow, a.g. and indra mohan, susi hately aldous, and jill dunkley.
gillian brown
gillian was introduced to yoga at a very young age and practiced off and on throughout her youth. while attending university in toronto, her love for yoga inspired her to deepen her knowledge and understanding of the practice. In 2004, gillian became a certified interdisciplinary yoga teacher at the nosara yoga institute in costa rica. she believes that yoga has the ability to strengthen, rejuvenate and heal the human spirit and feels blessed to be able to share her love for yoga and all that it has to offer with her students.
glenn stairs
a counsellor, social worker and hobby farmer, glenn has been practicing yoga for more than ten years. as his practice has developed in recent years, he has introduced yoga to many of his clients. glenn has a comfortable and informal teaching style, livened by humour. he is particularly interested in the therapeutic and meditative aspects of hatha yoga, and draws on mindfulness techniques in his practice and teaching.

jessica klassen
jessica first discovered ashtanga yoga in 2001 in a class taught by carolyn johanson at queen's university. in 2004 jessica moved to toronto, completing the downward dog's 210 hour yoga teacher training program in 2006. she received instruction from ron reid, diane bruni and marla meenakshi joy, and attended workshops by danny paradise, matthew sweeney, ray long m.d., chuck miller and maty eratzy. during this time, jessica traveled to india for a two-week intensive yoga retreat led by ron reid and marla meenakshi joy. since moving back to kingston, jessica has endeavoured to help her students discover a love for yoga and the knowledge necessary for a fulfilling and safe self-practise.



siobhan mcauley
siobhan has been teaching in both the us and canada since 1998, and was the founder of green tara yoga in key west, florida. as an astrologer, siobhan's personal practice is greatly influenced by the cycles of the moon which creates a more feminine style of teaching. siobhan's aim is to assist her students in developing a personal practice that reflects and supports the changing needs of their lives. siobhan's blog can be found at stirringthesoul.wordpress.com