The Team
Alanna
Certified Black Belt Nia Instructor
Certified JourneyDance Facilitator
Professional Feminine Embodiment Coach
I am the founder of Embody Movement Studio and also a creative, a manifester, mover, entrepreneur, mother, wife, student, teacher & friend. I started dancing at the age of 7 and decided to pursue modern dance as my career through a 3 year technical dance college. Partway through I discovered dance for the purpose of healing and expression. I discovered Nia, 5 Rhythms, Ecstatic Dance, Authentic Movement, Continuum and more and after graduating I began my holistic movement journey. I have been joyfully teaching Nia since 2014. I am a Black Belt level Nia instructor, a certified FreeDance & FloorPlay & Moving to Heal instructor as well as a JourneyDance guide. My commitment to continued movement education includes Authentic Movement, 5Rhythms, Gaga, Yoga, Feldenkais, and metaphysical studies. I am also a certified feminine embodiment coach through the School of Embodied Arts.
I LOVE sharing my passion for Nia. This lifestyle practice touches my every day and has helped me learn how to choose more joy and mindfulness as well as feel fantastic in my body every day, no matter if I am a size 14 or a size 10. I am inspired to share the joy of movement with everyBODY-all shapes, and sizes, ages and abilities and a particular passion of mine is inspiring people in larger bodies to feel beautiful, powerful, capable and healthy through movement.
Teaching this practice is my life’s work. Through it, I have found a way to integrate body, mind, emotions and spirit as well I have found connection, friendship and belonging. Hope to see you on the dance floor.
Gillian
Certified RYT500 Yoga Instructor
Registered Nurse
I began practicing yoga in 2012 in Fredericton, NB attending hot yoga at a Moksha (now Modo) yoga studio and fell completely in love with how good it made me feel, as a student nurse at the time. I wanted to share this newfound sense of feeling strong and at home in my own body, and so I took my 200hr teacher training in the fall of 2018 with Rachel Brathen and Lara Heimann at Island Yoga in Aruba. This training sparked an ongoing enthusiasm for learning about functional mobility, creating community, and helping people find space in their own bodies for more self-compassion and strength. I have completed an additional 300hr online teacher training with Brea Johnson and Kat Boehm (Heart and Bones Yoga), as well as courses or workshops, both online and in-person, with several esteemed movement/yoga instructors including Lauren Ohayon (Restore Your Core), Jules Mitchell (Yoga Biomechanics), Trina Altman (Yoga Deconstructed), Dianne Bondy and Amber Karnes (Yoga for Everyone), and Cecily Milne (Yoga Detour).
I started teaching at Embody in June of 2022 after finally settling back down in Creston and I have enjoyed refining my style and growing a wonderful community of students over the past 3 years.
I love making yoga fun and accessible, so that each person leaves class feeling better than when they arrived. My classes are always set to music and I most enjoy teaching classes that challenge the body and the mind with movement and offer many options for every size, shape, and skill of every participant in the room.
I offer drop-in classes ($18), 5 class passes ($80), and 10 class passes ($140).
Email: gillianpatricia86@gmail.com
Hailey
ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Functional Movement Specialist, Certified Group Fitness Instructor.
I became a trainer in the spring of 2014 after dedicating my time to complete a large scale open water swim, the more I trained the happier I became. I wanted to pursue it full time and it's been the best job I could hope for.
I've trained for large gyms and then for myself, and currently take on clients at the local community center. However small scale group classes have been a huge passion of mine. I am now offering semester based classes, to share my joy for slow steady foundational movements, drawing on Yoga, Pilates, Barre and weight training to create mat classes that challenge and uplift. I try to make my classes customized to the participants, welcoming all ages, and fitness levels.
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Mike
Certified Core Connexion Instructor
Mike Yaunish is a certified Core Connexion facilitator with a passion for guiding others through dance, movement, and creative expression.
Since 2001, he has been
leading classes and workshops, drawing from his extensive experience as a student of various somatic and dance practices.
Mike views dance and movement
as powerful tools for self-discovery and deeper understanding.
His classes are further enriched by his broad interests, spanning from spirituality to brain
plasticity, creating a unique and insightful experience for participants.
Patrice
Certified YTT200 Yoga Instructor
Hello there, my name is Patrice. I am 21 years old and live in the Creston Valley. I am passionate about yoga, environmentalism, art, dance, and am currently working as a photographer. I began practicing yoga with the intention of overcoming anxiety and as a form of self therapy. After the first few months of observing my thought patterns and consistently practicing, I noticed a drastic shift in my mood and emotions. My yoga practice consists of a deep desire to look inwards and to ensure that my personal needs are met mentally and physically.
I am a student myself, and have been devoted to the yogic path for over four years. In 2024 I completed my 200hr level Yoga Teacher training under the guidance of Stacey Arsenue through Nelson School of Yoga.
In my classes I like to focus on pranayama, meditation, and mindfulness. Centered around self love, I want to encourage students to have compassion for their thoughts and emotions. My intention with yoga is to create an inclusive safe container where students of all levels feel supported and empowered to live authentically on their journey.
