Alumni Ambassador
Hailing from Whistler , British Columbia with claims of nativity to many places Anita first realized her addiction to biking when she tried to sell her Canadian passport for new shocks. It was all downhill from there, literally. An all mountain enthusiast, trail runner and red rover champion, Anita is an electrical engineer with graduate degrees in chemical and environmental engineering. As a coach, competitor and organizer of women freeride events, Anita focuses on the necessary but not sufficient postures of lowering the barrier of entry for women's participatory sport. In the past decade, her work with global social advocacy and solidarity movements have taken her to some very arresting places on the planet, often resulting in her google mapping western toilets. She's been passionately... Read the profile >>
Neoalpine Yoga, Astrid's Fine Foods
At her peak, as a competitive athlete, Astrid competed in Ironman’s, marathons, road and mountain bike cycling events and races, long distance running events and relays, trail running, hill climbs, mountain running races, cross country ski racing and events, windsurfing races and events. She studied and became certified as a Shiatsu Therapist and Reiki Therapist in 1991 and has been developing herself consistently, through many transformational, healing centric and personal development courses and programs since 1981. Her participation in a 10 day Vippassana in 1998 turned the corner from her journey being more of a physical and mental performance and inquiry to an inner and spiritual inquiry. Astrid cemented her commitment to yoga in May 2001, with the opening of Neoalpine... Read the profile >>
I first practiced yoga while studying at McGill in Montreal and laughed myself out of class because the instructor had us watch her belly. But here I am - eight years later - making my students do the same thing! I fell in love with yoga and the freedom of it at my home studio here in Whistler, B.C at Neoalpine Yoga. Since 2000 I have travelled to study with Paul Dallaghan at Yoga Thailand (Ashtanga tradition) and more directly under the friendship/teachership of Patrick Creelman (Anusara Yoga). I have been blessed to work with a collection of amazing yogis between 2005-2008 in Hong Kong at Pure Yoga (www.pure-yoga.com) as a fulltime yogi. I have been honored to meet and learn over the years from Ana Forrest, John Friend, Seane Corn, the Jivamuktis and several other "unknown" yogis who... Read the profile >>
Squamish Physio and Wellness Centre
After graduating from Saint Francis Xavier University in 2003 with a B.Sc. and a major in k, Krista brought her passion for health and wellness to Ottawa where she would begin her career as a kinesiologist and personal trainer. Krista's deep-seated love of travel has taken her from the small town in PEI where she was raised, to various parts of the world including Japan, Hawaii, Mexico, USA and Australia. No matter where Krista was living or exploring, her love of being active and healthy both in mind and body and her desire and enthusiasm for living a well-rounded, active life remained constant. Through travel Krista discovered that she felt most at peace while discovering the great outdoors, and it was this appreciation that drew her to Squamish - the outdoor capital of Canada. It is... Read the profile >>
Neoalpine Yoga Studio
Partner & Studio Director, Neoalpine - a YYoga Center in Whistler, BC Kristin is EYRT 500, Yoga Alliance Certified, has been teaching full time since Nov 2000. Kristin currently leads Teacher Trainings and Yoga/Surf Retreats and teaches YHot, Flow, Power, Core, Boom Shakti Flow and Yin Yoga classes. Kristin's wildly playful, loving and compassionate spirit shines through her teaching style which is largely flavoured by her training in Anusara, Baptiste Power Vinyasa, Ayurveda and Mastery Meditation. Kristin classes are a passionate offering of sweetness coupled with a commanding presence, using a precise dialogue to convey key alignment principles that will enhance your practice and modifications for those who need them. Always beginning with the remembrance of... Read the profile >>
Thomsen is a member of the Callaghan Valley Training Centre, a cross-country ski National Development Centre aimed at qualifying nationally competitive racers for the Canadian National Team. Originally hailing from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Thomsen has made Whistler his home for the past 3 years on his quest to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Thomsen’s favorite part about living and training in Whistler is the easy access to a vast network of outdoor training terrain and activities. His personal favorite training session in Whistler is a four-hour run to the top of Whistler Mountain up the Singing Pass trail and along the Musical Bumps. Can’t beat it on a nice sunny day! When he’s not busy with his rigorous training schedule, Thomsen can be... Read the profile >>
White Gold Yoga
Yoga for Erin is: "a place where the truth lies. Breath and movement connect to a deeper knowledge of myself and what is. I find challenge, joy, healing, creativity and strength through yoga which I carry through into my life. Yoga has asked me to be up to something bigger than myself which I find very exciting! All of this is what I would like to share with others. What inspires me is seeing others willing to move through their own stuff. The guts it takes to face the dark side and the compassion to open up to bigger possibilities is what lights me up. It’s not the grip and effort, it’s the power in vulnerability that lights my jets. I see it everywhere, in those practicing yoga for the first time to seasoned yogis - the courage to be vulnerable makes my heart sing." Erin is... Read the profile >>
Katrina was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, She now calls Whistler her home. She spent the last 12 years traveling the globe as a professional mountain bike athlete – She has represented Canada at the Downhill World Championships, been in countless ad campaigns and magazine articles and played a pivotal role with the introduction of women’s specific mountain bike events. In addition, She has an established reputation as a first class mountain bike coach and have contributed to the success of many mountain bike riders and athletes. After obtaining her degree in Human Kinetics at the University of British Columbia and getting her Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, She began training recreational,... Read the profile >>
Magdalena is a passionate free spirit very dedicated to the Healing Arts. Magda's career in Massage Therapy began soon after she finished studying Kinesiology in Halifax NS back in 1999. She has always inspired friends, family and complete strangers to get up and move on dance floors all around the world. Letting go of stress using the liberation of Dance, Martial Arts and Massage Therapy has been a powerful tool in her becoming a strong and creative teacher. After becoming a Level 2 Reiki Practitioner, she travelled to Thailand and embarked on a self-directed study of Thai Massage, which lapsed into a 18 month journey of study into Ancient Healing methods. These experiences motivated her to share the knowledge of Western theories in healing and the Eastern spiritual approach to... Read the profile >>
