Curtis Health Team
Fitness & Yoga Instructors
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Caroline has been a Personal Trainer for Curtis Health since 2009. Over the years she’s also been in the role of group fitness and yoga instructor, as well as corporate fitness facility manager. Caroline’s approach to health and fitness is holistic and reflective of her diverse experience. Her fitness niches include sport specific training, indoor cycling, HIIT, and anything that is fun and challenging. Her background in mindfulness, meditation and stress management are the foundation of her mind-body specialties, and are integrated into everything she does as a health and wellness professional.
Lori’s Yoga journey began in 2003 in a class prescribed to help her overcome injuries from marathon training. She was hooked after doing her first class. She had no idea Yoga would change her life and actually become a part of her daily fitness routine. In 2016, she took her Yoga Teacher Training as a way to deepen her love of the practice and was pleasantly surprised how much she enjoyed teaching others.
Lori teaches from her heart. As much as Yoga is about moving your body and getting a good stretch, it is so much more if you allow your mind and breath to be a part of the practice as well. She likes to make a personal connection with her students and see them grow in their own practice.
Three words that describe Lori are passionate, energetic and patient.
You will find Lori walking her two rescue dogs, Ricky and Lucy, all over the North Shore. She also enjoys paddle boarding and gardening. Being in nature is such a great way to reset her mind for the day and practice mindfulness and gratitude along the way.
Of course, doing yoga is part of her daily routine and working on creative sequences to use with her students. She plans on doing yoga every day for the rest of her life.
Lori teaches a variety of yoga styles: Power, Vinyasa Flow, Hatha and Yin.
She is known for saying “lead with your heart” in class. It’s a cue to not only open up your shoulders and work on posture but also to go through life listening to your heart.
Yoga can be intimidating. Lori wants everyone to feel welcome, comfortable and have an open mind to whatever happens on their mat, whether it is their first or thousandth class. She wants her students to love yoga as much as she does and keep coming back. She encourages them to try things, even if it doesn’t look pretty, and have the ability to laugh at themselves when things don’t go as planned! When someone walks in the studio looking like they have had the most stressful day at work, yet they leave the class looking like they just woke up from a deep, peaceful sleep, she calls that a successful class.
Tim is a fitness industry veteran with close to 40 years of teaching experience across Western Canada, with the last 25 years at Curtis Health. In 2020, Tim retired from teaching Spin, HIIT, and Boot Camp style classes to focus on leading inclusive, evidenced-based Strength, Pilates, and Yoga classes. His goal is to provide an entertaining experience for all ability levels. He believes fitness should be fun.
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Lead with your heart - Lori
