Our Story
Carmen has been an impassioned yoga practitioner, student and teacher for close to 18 years.
Her initial intrigue came after years of long distance running, looking for something softer, and on her initial trip to India in 2002 she tried yoga and was hooked. She took her initial ashtanga yoga teacher training (200 hr) with Brian Cooper in Edinburgh, Scotland, then spent long periods of time in India with Lino Miele ( Italy) and Rolf and Marcy Naukojat ( Goa). She has also completed week long intensives with David Williams, David Swenson, Dharma Mittra, Ana Forrest, and Shiva Rea.
Since 2010 her primary teacher has been Hart Lazer ( United Yoga Montreal), completing her advanced yoga teacher training ( 2015) and therapeutics. She has also completed Pelvic Floor yoga teacher training and certification with Leslie Howard ( California), and currently the only yoga certified teacher in Canada.
Carmen is also avidly inspired by the works of Katy Bowman ( Nutritious Movement), Jules Mitchell (Biomechanist), Julie Wiebe ( Pelvic floor physio), and all things 'movement' related. She is certified as a Functional Mobility Specialist.
Carmen has also completed her STOTT Pilates Mat Certification , and is excited to offer this to her students. Carmen is a licensed Occupational Therapist She presently teaches out of her home studio in St Margarets Bay, Carmen Hutt Yoga.