The Trainers at Transformation Yoga Center

Cindy Durack, M.A., R.Y.T.

Cindy’s yoga journey began twelve years ago as part of an effort to improve her posture and alleviate the pain of scoliosis. As time passed, she became interested in other aspects of the yogic lifestyle, including diet and spirituality, so she spent a month doing seva at Kripalu, a yoga center in Massachusetts, and this life-changing experience convinced her to enroll in teacher training.

Her 250 hour certification is in Heaven Hatha Yoga, a traditional Hatha system influenced by the contemporary Anusara style. She has attended an Iyengar workshop for back care with Elise Browning Miller, a prenatal workshop with Janice Clarfield, as well as workshops in Yoga Nidra and the Chakra system.

Being primarily interested in the therapeutic value of yoga, Cindy intends on continuing her learning with workshops and teacher trainings geared towards women’s reproductive health as well as yoga for seniors.

Christine

In April 2005, Christine followed a 100-hour teacher training course under the guidance of Matéo Madani. Her training was in Ashtanga yoga. She is now a Yoga Alliance certified teacher, and has been teaching various types of yoga part-time since September 2006: hatha yoga, power yoga, corporate yoga and pre-natal yoga.

Christine continues to build on her knowledge of yoga by attending various workshops, including body alignment, anatomy of yoga, physiology for yoga and the chakras.

Noelle

With a young family at home, Noelle began practicing yoga as a way to relax and unwind. It soon became apparent, however, that yoga was a newfound passion. Noelle’s yoga journey has included the practice and study of ayurvedic yoga with Bita Bitajian, Shakta Kaur Khalsa’s Radiant Child Yoga Program at Kripalu, and most recently, teacher training in the style of Hatha/Vinyasa yoga in Victoria, B.C.

Noelle believes that a powerful practice is a truthful practice and is honoured to accompany her students on their own journey.

Director – Bita Bitajian, RYT 500

In 2001, Bita attended her first Yoga class. She has been meditating since 1996. Her love and devotion for yoga and meditation lead her into a journey which has changed her life. Bita has completed a 500 yoga teacher training program in the Ashtanga tradition at Sattva Yoga Shala in Montreal with world renowned Guru Mark Darby.

In 2003-2004 she travelled to the mystical land of India to study with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, founder of Ashtanga yoga, and with her spiritual teacher, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.