The owners

Namaste,

Yoga is my passion and I would love to share its gifts with you. After six years of regular practice the longing for knowledge overtook me, so I followed my heart and went to the source spending six months traveling and studying throughout India and Nepal. In 2017 I completed my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training at World Peace Yoga School in Rishikesh, and furthered my studies with Yogacharya Bharath Shetty in Mysore. I have been fortunate to return each year to Mysore and plan to for many years to come.

Yoga embodies so much more than physical movement – for me it is a true path towards inner peace. A peaceful heart and mind lead towards peaceful thoughts, which lead towards peaceful actions… with regular practice an overall sense of well-being begins to develop, allowing an experience of peace and gratitude to slowly unfold in daily life.

We wanted Eight Limbs Yoga to embdy all aspects of practice, while breaking down any barriers (actual and perceived) to make yoga accessible to everyone. Yoga is for every body, and our goal has been to create a warm and welcoming space for everyone to explore their own path. Physical fitness, overall health, peace of mind... whatever your motivation and level of experience you are most welcomed to Eight Limbs.

Lisa

Cat O'Connor, YTT500, mom, writer, life lover… the gift of practicing yoga for the past 20 years, teaching for 10 and offering yoga retreats for 5, as well as sitting several Vipassana Meditation courses, writing and simply living a life with a curious & open mind, has led her to the realization, that it's really ALL yoga. Our life is our practice. Cat is beyond grateful to be able to share her gifts and passions with others; all with the intention of bringing yoga, creative expression and a higher level of joy & awareness to as many people as possible. Her primary style of teaching is Vinyasa, however she has come to love the practice and offering of yin and more restorative forms of yoga as well. Cat is also a Realtor with B.J. Roth, Century 21, helping her to continue her mission of bringing people home… To themselves, each other and to their dream house

After years battling postpartum and major depression Jenn turned to yoga in an effort to find inner peace and quiet at the suggestion of her therapist. She began attending classes at local studios choosing gentle and restorative classes. In the quiet, dimly lit room the healing began. A regular practice invited many hours and opportunity to sit and turn inwards. Jenn was drawn to the idea of teaching in hopes of inspiring clients of all shapes and sizes to discover that yoga is for everyone. Jenn completed her 200 hour teacher training in 2020 and her 500 hour training in June 2021. Jenn teaches from a trauma aware, body positive heart space. She loves to experiment with props and you can almost always expect a giggle (or two)!  

Amanda Sheather is a yoga and Pilates instructor who aspires not only to get you moving, but to help you learn something about your body and the way it moves. Amanda graduated from the Simon Fraser University Dance Program, and received her 200hr yoga teacher training from Yyoga in Vancouver. Her mat Pilates and reformer teacher training was received from Body Harmonics in Toronto. Accommodating to all practices and levels, Amanda’s classes ease you into motion so you can move powerfully and efficiently through appropriately challenging sequences.