Monica Voss began her yoga studies in 1978 with Esther Myers, trained to teach with Esther, and has been teaching at the Studio since 1981. She came to yoga with a background in drama and movement and has degrees in English Literature and Education. Monica studied with Vanda Scaravelli from 1986-1998. Moving into the poses using the rhythm of the breath and the support of the ground resonates deeply for her and she continues to draw inspiration from Vanda's and Esther's teaching, from the natural world, from complementary modalities, from study, and from interaction and dialogue with students and colleagues ...

Tama Soble began practising yoga with Esther Myers and Monica Voss in 1984, and is a graduate of the Esther Myers Yoga Studio Teacher Training Programme. She has had additional training with Donna Farhi, Judith Hanson Lasater, Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, Thich Nhat Hanh and Edward Espe Brown. She earned an interdisciplinary BFA in dance and theatre from York University, and has trained in Body-Mind Centering, contact improvisation and various other movement techniques. As a professional dancer and choreographer, Tama had the opportunity to tour and teach across Canada, in the United States, in Mexico and New Zealand. She has taught yoga ...

Lauren Anastasi has been practising yoga since 1997 and teaching since 2004. She has studied numerous disciplines of yoga including Restorative Yoga, Pre/Post Natal Yoga and is a graduate of the Esther Myers Yoga Studio Teacher Training Programme. She has taught yoga to complete beginners, seniors, children, and people with various injuries and health concerns. Lauren’s approach is exploratory, grounding, strengthening and fun. Lauren holds a degree in Psychology from York University and has volunteered teaching yoga for numerous years at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) ...

John Campbell has been practising yoga at Esther Myers Yoga Studio for over 35 years and is a graduate of the EMYS Teacher Training Programme. He has studied meditation with Richard Miller and Joan Ruvinsky, attending many meditation retreats with them, and has completed Levels I and II of the Integrative Restoration Institute iRest Yoga Nidra training. John has also practised martial arts since his university days (karate, Chen, Yang and Wu style tai chi and Systema). When not doing yoga or martial arts, John practises law in Toronto ...

Della Croteau has been enjoying yoga for over 20 years. Regular practice has allowed her to see not only the physical benefits of yoga, but also to experience stress relief and relaxation, as well as a quieter more centered state of mind. Della is especially interested in promoting health, wellbeing and mobility for healthy aging ...

Paola has been practising yoga since 1984 and teaching since 1990. She is certified to teach Hatha Yoga through Esther Myers Yoga Studio and Kundalini Yoga through 3HO. Paola enjoys exploring the dynamic relationship between yoga postures, the breath, and energy. Her particular teaching interest lies in encouraging students to explore their own authentic experience of the postures in order to deepen their practice ...

Kaori took her first yoga class at the age of 14 with her mom in a school gymnasium in her hometown of Cole Harbour, NS. At the time, she didn’t know what this “stress” all the adults were talking about was. She didn’t practise again regularly until adulthood after stumbling through a B.Sc. in Physiology at McGill University, a B.A. in English at the University of Waterloo, and part of an aimless 12-year career in the software industry. She explored many styles of yoga at dozens of studios in Toronto, but didn’t find Esther Myers Yoga Studio until 2018 when ...

Julia Juhas took an interest in yoga in 1994, at a young age, and thanks her Mom for that. At the same time she began her dance training. She has been studying at Esther Myers Yoga Studio since 2012 and will complete the Teacher Training Programme by year end. Dance and yoga have enriched her experience as a professional performing artist and yoga teacher. Julia teaches yoga in dance studios, community centers, the CNIB, elementary schools and at women’s shelters in Toronto and the USA ...

Helen has been passionate about yoga ever since her first hatha yoga class in the UK decades ago. "I was privileged to be one of Esther Myers’ first students when she began instructing in Toronto in 1977," she says. "After many years as a participant, I achieved my Certificate of Qualification from the Studio in 2011."  Since then, Helen has been teaching yoga classes at community centres all over Toronto. She also regularly leads accessible chair yoga classes for beginners, the older population, people who want something different than a fitness class, and individuals dealing with injuries or illnesses. She’s found that the joy and freedom of movement ...

Donna Oliver is a Medical Qigong Therapist, began training in Qigong in 1993 and has taught at the Studio since 2005. She began studies in the Chinese Internal Arts and Meditation in 1988 with Shifu Andy James. She now co-runs his Tai Chi and Meditation Centre in Toronto and teaches for TCM schools, community centres and retirement homes as well. Yoga and Qigong share many principles in practice, working with the posture, mind and breath to centre, balance and bring awareness to the place where you are ...

Playful and exploratory describe Mar Jean's childhood experiences with yoga. Mar Jean met Esther Myers in 1984 and completed the Studio's Teacher Training Programme. The teachings have become a constant in her life, forming a framework for development and inquiry. Mar Jean began teaching at the Studio in 1993, and teaches in a wide variety of settings. She holds a Ph.D. in technical writing and a 3rd-degree black belt in Isshinryu karate ...

Trained at Esther Myers Yoga Studio, Shirley teaches at the Studio as well as with vulnerable populations.  She is endlessly curious about all aspects of being human and can get very excited when she is able to "connect the dots."  Her recent explorations include deep dives into the complexity of our nervous system, the healing properties of sound and voice, as well as the fun and vulnerability of 'making stuff up' with like minded people ...

Shari Stein is a yoga teacher trained at Esther Myers Yoga Studio. She has also been a psychiatric social worker, lawyer, arbitrator and mediator. Shari has researched and addressed concerns about the strength and resilience of her own bones. She is passionate about aging intelligently and assisting others of any age in recruiting yoga as a tool to promote health ...