Teri Ann is a Vinyasa-based teacher and received her Hatha teaching certification at the Yandara Yoga Institute in Baja, Mexico.  She then travelled to India, Bali, Thailand, and the UK to deepen her practitioner and teacher knowledge. Teri Ann encourages her students to focus on their journey wherever it begins and to stay present in their practice. Her spirituality permeates all her classes giving her students the opportunity to open up and connect to their own inner flow.  She has also studied under the kundalini and Sivananda-based lineages.

Hassan was convinced to join a friend for his first yoga class over 8 years ago and hasn’t looked back since. Having suffered from chronic back and sleep issues for as long as he could remember, he quickly saw the practice’s benefits [and relief]. After years of an almost daily commitment to yoga, in 2013, he decided to take his practice to the next level and completed a 200hr CYA certified teacher training. Since then, he has maintained a committed teaching and practice schedule.

Hassan has a direct approach to physical practice, focusing on balance and control within the movement to challenge the body while maintaining steadiness of breath and intention. His goal is to create an environment where each student can develop at their own pace and discover new abilities by adding elements of strengthening and playfulness.

Nicole was never really into athletic activities growing up….painting and music were more up her alley. However, when she was 16, she finally realized that her relationship with herself and her body needed to level up, which led her to search for a greater purpose. She quickly found yoga and has yet to lose it.

Nicole did her first teacher training when she was 17 and another at 19. She taught yoga throughout all of University in Montreal, Quebec, where she got her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Drawing. Through these years of consistent self-practice and exploration, she grew her practice. It wasn’t until the unwelcome pandemic made its entrance that Nicole began teaching full-time online and then eventually back in the studios. With classes being online, it gave her access to be a student again to teachers in her local area and globally.

Her passion for music and admiration for dance and acrobatics has “swayed her body in new waves” that she’s never ridden before. She fell in love with going upside down (inversions) and has enjoyed being involved in Montreal’s, Vancouver’s and now Toronto’s Acro Yoga community.

Teaching yoga feels deeply aligned with her values of connection, creativity, and physical & mental health. She believes that through conscious breath and creative, intuitive yet challenging movement, we have the power to connect to our truest selves and ultimately to one another as a community.

Ghazal Bina is a certified Yoga & Mat Pilates teacher currently based in Toronto. She has studied extensively with Senior Iyengar & Ashtanga teachers in Iran, India, Germany & Canada, such as Ron Reid, Chuck Miller, Maty Ezraty & Manju Jois. She has been teaching yoga (group, private, senior, corporate, and therapeutic classes) full-time for the past nine years.
She has obtained 1000 hours of yoga teacher training in Ashtanga Vinyasa, Hatha Yoga, Yoga therapy and meditation, and mat pilates training. She has also completed a 10-day Vipassana silent meditation course in Nepal.
She firmly believes that the unity of Iyengar, Ashtanga yoga, meditation techniques, pilates, and physiotherapy exercises can turn a teacher into an expert who can improve the quality of life of many.

Laurelle is a Toronto-based yoga and meditation teacher, and she considers herself a forever student, living, learning and exploring through this journey of life. You can almost always find her enrolled in a new movement, meditation or astrology course.

She hopes to inspire those who may find yoga or meditation intimidating. Her classes emphasize how the mind and body feel, finding stillness through breath. Each class is accompanied by a curated playlist and offers an opportunity for relaxation and breath awareness. She aspires to encourage self-acceptance and personal growth through movement, meditation and astrology offerings. She believes you can begin to integrate what you learn on the mat into your everyday life.

Since studying the practices of Vinyasa flow, Power, Hatha, Yin and Restorative yoga, her teaching style has developed over the years but continues to incorporate her childhood love for dance-like expression. With a heavy emphasis on self-exploration and intuitive movement, Tori encourages a vigorous, playful practice while proudly holding space for a diverse community of students that identify with various movement backgrounds.

Lisa felt an immediate connection to yoga the very first time she practiced over 15 years ago. Initially drawn to it for the physical health advantages, over-time, she naturally began to experience reduced stress and anxiety, while developing an even deeper connection and understanding of the mind, body, and spirit. Eventually, she knew it was time to fulfil the innate desire to strengthen her relationship with yoga and completed her 250-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) with IAM Yoga in 2017 and has since fulfilled an 8-hour “Intro to Restorative Yoga.” She continues to study Yoga Philosophy with Hali Schwartz. Lisa is passionate about continuing to learn- for her own benefit and for those she shares her practice with. She teaches Classic, Hatha, Flow and Restorative styles of yoga, bringing elements of gentleness and play while staying true to the roots of the practice. Lisa aims to provide a safe, fun and accessible place for all, uniting movement with breath and providing the opportunity to look deeper within – to feel, to heal, to grow and be present.

Yoga has been part of Elsbeth’s life for over 10 years. Her classes are a place where she encourages every participant to take a breath, move beyond boundaries and get their sweat on. Never forget what Elsbeth believes to be the essence of why you are all there: to experience the perfect harmony of strength, flexibility, relaxation, and mindfulness in your body, mind, and spirit. Elsbeth completed her 200-hour training with IAM YOGA in Toronto in 2016 and has been teaching ever since. In the lifelong pursuit of learning, she has also done additional certifications in yin, restorative, meditation, youth, mental health, and trauma-informed yoga. Elsbeth provides creative sequences and an abundance of options for everybody and hopes you will come away from her classes feeling refreshed, nurtured, and balanced.

Founder of Iam Yoga, Director of Blu Matter Project, and self-confessed type-A yoga gurl, Linda Malone loves teaching and talking about the power of movement and the body all day long!  Having completed an 800-hour Yoga Alliance Teaching Training and courses in yoga anatomy with Susi Hately-Aldous and mindfulness meditation with Frank Jude Boccio you cannot help but leave Linda’s hybrid classes, workshops, training and retreats physically motivated and mentally inspired!

This B.A.Sc and Lululemon Ambassador translates her experiences in a unique teaching style that combines anatomical focus, philosophical insight and challenging sequencing.  Linda feels so lucky to be able to share her life lessons and love of teaching with Iam Yoga while connecting with incredible people every step of the way.