Meet the Team
Teachers
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Angela Boismenu
FOUNDER & TEACHER
Association of Naturotherapists of QuebecAngela (she/they) is a Montreal-based naturotherapist, yoga teacher, and community builder specializing in trauma-informed, body-based practices for healing and connection.
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Harry Tindley
CO-FOUNDER & TEACHER
Academy of Naturotherapists & Naturopaths of Canada
Harry (he/him) offers a grounded, mindful approach to yoga, weaving breath, awareness, and lived experience into each class. With extensive training and a focus on healing and connection, he creates inclusive spaces for presence, restoration, and self inquiry. -
Frances Vicente
FOUNDING TEACHER
Association of Naturotherapists of QuebecFrances (she/her) has a lifelong background in movement who blends dynamic practice with study in Sanskrit, chanting, and biomechanics. Her teaching bridges the physical and subtle, offering thoughtful, accessible classes that support healing, learning, and inspiration.
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Nina Konjini
FOUNDING TEACHER
Nina (she/her) is a yoga facilitator and photographer who creates grounded, supportive spaces for people to connect with their strength, softness, and resilience. Rooted in lived experience, her approach invites you to meet yourself exactly where you are and honor your own spark.
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Andrea Peloso
FOUNDING TEACHER
Andrea (she/her) brings decades of experience, study, and a lifelong love of yoga to her teaching. Known for her clear, caring, and lightly playful style, she offers thoughtful, inclusive classes rooted in deep knowledge of anatomy, restorative yoga, and philosophy.
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Vanessa McLean
FOUNDING TEACHER
Vanessa (she/her) creates accessible, inclusive, and heart centered practices rooted in movement, mindfulness, and community care. With over a decade of experience, she offers grounding and empowering spaces that support connection and growth.
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Emilie-Claude St-Amour Maillé
FOUNDING TEACHER
Emilie-Claude (she/her) offers accessible, inclusive, and creative practices rooted in movement, presence, and self connection. Drawing from her background in dance, she blends fluid, dynamic flows with introspective moments to create grounding and expressive experiences. -
Sarah Murray
FOUNDING TEACHER
Sarah (she/her) blends a lifelong love of movement with a thoughtful yoga practice, offering classes that encourage presence, ease, and inner stillness.
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Razane Hanna
FOUNDING TEACHER
Razane (she/her) offers playful, low pressure classes rooted in curiosity, creativity, and connection. With a warm, welcoming presence, she invites you to move in ways that feel good and come home to yourself, just as you are.
Support Staff
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Kasia
KARMA YOGI
Kasia (she/her) supports the studio with care, presence, and a deep love for community. With a background in neuroscience and a passion for storytelling, she brings curiosity, warmth, and authenticity to the space, and is currently on the path toward becoming a yoga teacher.
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Sabrina
KARMA YOGI
Sabrina (she/her) brings a calm, welcoming energy to the Shakti studio. She holds a deep passion for mental health advocacy, centered on the gentle reminder that we are not defined by our anxieties and that peace is found in the present moment. She has a background in jazz voice and is currently completing her YTT program.
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Amy
KARMA YOGI
Amy (she/her) has been practicing yoga for eight years, grounding her journey in healing, mindfulness, and connection. A nature lover with an open‑minded, empathetic spirit, she values authenticity in all she does. Amy is grateful for the chance to support the Shakti community and to help create a warm, welcoming space for everyone. -
Sandra
KARMA YOGI
Sandra (she/her) brings her steady presence and belief in the transformative power of individual and collective accountability into everything she does. An avid yoga and meditation practitioner, writer, photographer, life coach and lover of lake and river swimming and travel, she supports the studio with openness, non judgment and a genuine desire to connect with others.
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Chaimae
KARMA YOGI
Chaimae is a personal trainer, former American football running back, and founder of Strong Era. She is drawn to the practice of selfless service, presence, and devotion. She hopes to create space to reconnect with her spirituality, learn from others, and grow within the Shakti community.