Elan Cross
Elan took up yoga in 2001 as a complement to her career as a dancer. She loved what the practice was doing for her strength, flexibility, stamina, and balance, and she soon discovered that these benefits were not just apparent in her body, but in her mind as well. She realized that yoga was changing her into a more peaceful, centered, and ultimately happy person. These days, Elan hardly finds time to get to dance class, but she practices her sun salutations every morning to set the tone for her entire day. Elan teaches hatha, prenatal, and mom and baby yoga, believing that it is never too early (or too late) to begin this amazing and transformative practice.
www.elancrossyoga.com
James Nicholson
James began Yoga to alleviate back pain from imbalances created by competitive sports. His pain had persisted through traditional Western therapies including chiropractic, physiotherapy, and massage however he found the answer to his problems in yoga. The results were astonishing! He was pain free within three months and is now more flexible, open and energetic than ever been.
James has been a pioneer of the Vancouver fitness and health movement. He’s a Trainer of Fitness Leaders, has been chairperson of the BCRPA and was instrumental in developing the standards for registration of Fitness Instructors and recently helped develop the Module to register Yoga Instructors. He led the wave of people teaching Power Yoga in Vancouver.
James combines his studies in Kinesiology and Psychology from SFU with his creative work as professional actor and intuitive training as a Life Coach to create a unique Mind-Body Yoga experience!
www.vancouverpoweryoga.com
Andee Frizzell
A self proclaimed "enthusiast of life" Andee has many diverse talents. Andee's mediums are teaching yoga, modeling, acting and writing. Andee has been teaching a unique style of yoga in Vancouver for the last 9 years, creating quite a following. She combines many different styles and philosophies of yoga together with her martial arts training as well as strength training routines to challenge, strengthen and reshape the practices of her many students. Thus allowing her to experience the art of creating, teaching and healing.
www.andeefrizzell.com
Susan Van Zaig
Susan turned to yoga as an alternative health treatment after being diagnosed with an arthritic condition so rapidly progressive doctors predicted she would be unable to walk. When years of practice not only cured her condition but reversed the effects of it, she began to understand yoga’s enormous impact and potential on one’s physical and mental health.
A former actor and internationally exhibited artist, Susan began focusing on a career in yoga after 15 years of practice. She began her 1st formal training in India and concluded her 2nd training in Vancouver.
She is a founding member of the Santa Fe Buddhist Society and her interest in meditation led her to Tibet for two months of intensive exploration. She holds a BFA from Ryerson University and studied Psychology at York University.
www.yesyoga.net
Kimberly Frank
Kimberly completed her Bachelor of Sport and Leisure studies degree at the University of Waikato in New Zealand while living overseas as an international student. Kimberly then went onto work towards her Certificate III and IV in Fitness with Fitnation Australia and studied with Network Pilates to become a Pilates Instructor.
Professionally, she has worked at some of the best gyms in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In her most recent position at Mixx Fitness studio in Vancouver she worked closely with the performance posture clinic to develop holistic recovery approaches and was a presenter at the Every Women in The World Conference
“We all are granted one body, it’s up to each of us how well we choose to take care of it”. Without your health you cannot enjoy any of the other things that are important to you in life. Everyone should make their health and wellness their number one priority.
Kim is very dedicated to working out and eating a healthy vegetarian diet. Her hobbies consist of Resistance training, Pilates, swimming, travelling and hanging out with her puppy Milo.
Janaki
“My aunt taught me yoga. My grandmother lived until her 108th year. I knew in my 40’s I had to find a way to maintain my body in top health and flexibility if I was to follow the legacy of my grandma. Yoga asanas keep us flexible. The yogis say ‘you are as old as your spine’. ”
Janaki is passionate about Yoga and what it has done to guide those she has taught toward a healthier life. Janaki began yoga when, after years of active sports, she found her approach in her life shifted from an action-oriented lifestyle to more reflective & spiritual. Today Janaki gravitates toward teaching Hatha Flow, Group Yoga Therapy & Chair Yoga for those in their Golden years. Here at Treloar, Janaki will be leading Yoga Therapy Classes for the Lower Back, TGIF Yoga and Chair Yoga for all ages, especially our 65+ students. When in Janaki’s classes you will feel a nurturing easy-going environment to de-stress and to understand & restore your own healing resources. She will guide you to explore the various mind-body connections, your core, plus, assist your body's natural alignment. Janaki also enjoys working one-to-one, creating personal Yoga Therapy programs for your specific needs. She is an Advanced Yoga Teacher, Certified Yoga Therapist, with a B.Ed. She is a member of IAYT.
www.janeweitzelstudios.com/yoga
Chaco Chiswell
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Chaco’s classes are humorous, inclusive & educational. He is sensitive, personable & takes time to adapt & modify every exercise to your individual ability, making exercise functional & applicable to everyday life. He provides safe, up-to-date, practical training techniques that improve flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, & dynamic balance for optimal function.
He works closely with physiotherapists, occupational therapist, recreational therapist, and doctors to develop health & fitness programs for adults with a range of abilities. He developed the Treloar Falls Prevention Program and is a member of the Vancouver Coastal Health Seniors Falls & Injury Prevention Community Task Force. Chaco also specializes in Western and Eastern conditioning exercises and Qi (pronounced “chee”) development for a comprehensive mind-body program in health, rehabilitation, and fitness.
His credentials include: UBC Human Kinetics Exercise Science degree; Kinesiologist; CSEP-Certified Exercise Physiologist; Sports Conditioning Specialist (from Twist Conditioning); Personal Trainer Specialist (Can-Fit-Pro); & over 20 years of Medical Qigong Movements from Traditional Chinese Medicine & Martial Arts. For more information on Chaco see: www.chaco.ca.
Pam Pedlow
"Don't let what you can't do interfere with what you can" (John Woode). This has been Pam’s philosophy, for as long as she remembers. Pams goals are to break the barriers induced by chronic injury, teach correct movement patterns and restore free movement in both adult and youth populations. She is determined to remove the word 'can't' from our vocabulary. Where there is the will, there should be a way, and Pam would like to help you find it.
I build programs, which people can do, so eventually they will be able to do what they can't!
Pam works as a personal trainer for multi-sport and endurance athletes and teaches group strength, core and athletic conditioning classes. She is also a published author, providing articles on strength, core, power and sport conditioning for both national (Fitness Trainer Canada, The Golf Letter), international (IDEA Personal Trainer) and online (Sissel, AATRA Trail Times, The Stretching Handbook) publications. Pam is also active in presenting workshops on strength and athletic training to both group fitness instructors and personal trainers in British Columbia.
On an athletic level, Pam participates in distance events such as marathons and ultra trail races. In her spare time she can be found on the golf course.
