instructors

val whitehead

In 1999 Val started on a journey of wellness and stepped into the world of complimentary therapies. She found help wth migraine headaches and stress related aches and pains and over the past 10 years has taken professional training in Reflexology, Colour and Sound Therapy , Laughter and settled into a passion for Classical Yoga. In order to provide a venue for the exploration of the Eight Paths of Yoga, Val, with the help of the men in her life, opened the Classical Yoga Centre at 11906 129 Avenue, North Edmonton. The serene centre is in the same building where she owned a busy insurance agency for 20 years. Still caring for the people around her, Val continues to sharea wide variety of 'events of exploration'.

• Yoga Teacher in the Classical Yoga Tradition of Desikachar
• Yoga Certified with Yoga Alliance 200, Yoga Association of Alberta 300
• iRest Yoga Nidra Level II Yoga Therapy with IRI (Richard Miller)
• Certified Laughter Yoga Leader & Teacher
• Colour & Sound Therapist
• Certified Reflexologist, Reflexology Association of Canada
• Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Friend, and Business Owner
• Member of Natural Health Practitioners of Canada & Yoga Association of Alberta

laurie mcclelland

Laurie has been studying and practicing alternative therapies and holistic healing for all of her adult life. She has raised five children, worked in the business world for 30 years and is now following her passion. In 2007 Laurie was introduced to an Ayurvedic way of life. Her soul was ignited. She now follows and practices an Ayuvedic lifestyle and has completed her Ayuvedic Practitioners Certification with the Chopra Centre Perfect Health Program in California in 2009.

• Certified Reflexologist
• Reiki Practitioner - Level 3
• Certified Chopra Centre Ayurvedic Instructor, Perfect Health Program, California, USA
• Member of the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada & Yoga Association of Alberta

andrea wilson

Thanks to her sister’s influence, Andrea began taking bellydance classes in 2001. After a short hiatus, she returned with a vengeance studying with Zaena who introduced her to improvisational tribal style (ITS) and fusion bellydance. It was here that Andrea found her creative home where her mind whirls and her soul sings. She loves the communication that develops between dancers, the freedom of self expression these styles offer and the excuse to make costumes with yarn and buy fabulous jewelry (purr. . .). It’s also a great avenue for deviant dance behavior. Huzzah!