Toronto : Yorkdale Mall
Sandy McHugh
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sandra.mchugh@rogers.com
Sandy has been interested in sports since childhood. Since the first school tryout at age ten she has been involved in sport or practice. For eight years she played volleyball, including both school and competitive league volleyball with a National Championship. For seventeen years Sandy was also involved with weight training. Sandy competed in bodybuilding contests, with a first place finish in 1999 and a third place finish in 2001. On top of all that, she also completed her teacher training course at Mad Dogg Spinning and taught spin classes for a year.
Sandy first discovered yoga six years ago. She began with Hatha, and for the last three years she has been practicing Ashtanga. Sandy completed her yoga instructor certification at the Downward Dog Yoga Centre and is currently enrolled for another 100 hour teacher training course for the spring of 2009. Yoga has made such a great impact on Sandy’s life that she has left her corporate job in the fall of 2008 to teach yoga full time.
Sandy emphasizes while teaching that yoga is a very personal practice. She creates a comfortable environment, where students are encouraged to practice at their own level. A key benefit of yoga in her opinion is recognizing and respecting your own abilities without the ego. Enjoy your practice as it is NOW. She believes that practicing yoga makes room in the mind for clearer thinking, and also benefits all aspects of people’s lives.
We are happy to welcome Sandy to our Yorkdale community this year! She teaches regularly at our Sunday Morning Yoga classes (9:30 – 10:30 a.m.) on every first Sunday of the month. You can also find Sandy teach at the King West Fitness, Adrenalin Fitness, Stratusphere, various corporate locations, and the uptown location of The Yorkville Club.