Nora Benian

Nora has been a yoga practitioner for 18 years and loves to share the wisdom found in the practice of Yoga. She is an experienced teacher that has taught workshops internationally and instructs yoga for all levels from absolute beginner to advanced and to a wide range of people with a wide range of challenges whether physical, emotional, psychological or spiritual. She teaches Hatha Yoga, Body sculpt/Power yoga, Restorative and Therapeutic Yoga. As a Yoga Therapist Nora prescribes Yogic practices along with counselling techniques to help bring clients back into alignment, build strength, and open energy channels to increase the life force.

Nora has over 1000 hours of training and has taught over 3000 hours worth of classes locally and Internationally. She graduated from Vancouver Counsellor's College in 2005 and began Lifestyle Counselling practice. In 2006 she completed her training in Thai Yoga Massage at Lotus Palm School, Montreal, Quebec with Kam Thye Chow. This became a wonderful addition to the healing process of her clients. In 2007 Nora completed a 500 hr Yoga Teacher Training Program in Guelph with Rita Cupitt followed by an Intensive 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training at Sivananda New York that brought her to a new level of appreciation and knowledge in the science of yoga. She also completed a 100 hour training in Mind, Body Yoga Therapy with Dr. Paul Epstein at Sivananda, Bahamas. With the thirst for more knowledge Nora went on to live, learn and serve at the Sivananda Ashram for 24 months in total over the last 5 years.

Now Nora brings this knowledge and these practices together along with her enthusiasm and motivation to move you through self-development with ease.