Instructor
My name is Kellie Dearman. I'm a certified Yoga Instructor (200+hour) practicing for 23 years. I began teaching in 2005 and currently teach about 15 sessions a week. Although I initially took up yoga as a way to incorporate a form of exercise into my life that I would be able to stick to long-term, yoga soon became much more than just a way to keep my body limber and strong. My practice is always deepening as I continue to incorporate this comprehensive spiritual practice into all aspects of life. Yoga has enabled me to find a deep sense of spiritual connection and inner peace that I can draw on at all times.
I love teaching gentle hatha yoga, yin and chair yoga, and meditation at my home studio in Stirling. I also take private clients for mindfulness/trauma sensitive yoga practices for individuals dealing with PTSD and other stress-related conditions, specializing in anxiety, trauma and mobility issues.
Yoga Teacher Training
Trauma Sensitive YTT
Continuing
Education
STILLPOINT YOGA
200+ yoga teacher training was with Glenn Mifsud of Stillpoint Yoga (now retired) and Dr. Gerry Lin. This intensive training took place over a one-year period, and followed closely in the Sivananda style and tradition.
TRAUMA-SENSITIVE YTT
Completed two 30-hour workshops. The first was Trauma-Informed Yoga with Caroline Owen of Wavelengths Yoga, and Sarah Schlote of The Refuge. The second was Trauma Sensitive Yoga Teacher Training with Brendon Abram and Dr. Bob King.
For all details:
www.traumasensitiveyoga.ca
UPCOMING TRAININGS
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
hosted by Vidya Yoga
Thornton Ontario
October, 2018
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
hosted by Get Yoga/Aware Yoga
Trenton Ontario
November 2018
Trauma Sensitve Yoga
hosted by Upward Dog
Ottawa, Ontaio
April, 2019
COMPLETED TRAININGS
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
hosted by Upward Dog
Ottawa, Ontario
September 2018
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
hosted by SOS
London, Ontario
May, 2018
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
hosted by Get Yoga/Aware Yoga
Trenton Ontario
November 2017
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Training
SOS, June 2017, London, Ontario
Trauma Sensitive YTT
(30 hours)
Rama Lotus Yoga Centre
Feb 2016
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
hosted by Living in the Self
Lakefield Ontario
September 2015,
July/Sep 2016
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
hosted by Get Yoga
Trenton Ontario
November 2015
FURTHER TRAINING
and WORKSHOPS
Classical Yoga (225hr)
Teacher: Brenda Feuerstein
Began Dec 2016
Holy Fire Reiki ART, 2 and
Usui/Holy Fire Reiki1
Teacher: Kimeiko Dover
November 2016/2017/2018
Slow Yinyasa
Teacher: Coby Kolowski
Yin Enhancements
Teacher: Marta Erickson
Bandha Yoga
Teacher: Dr. Ray Long
iRest Yoga Nidra
Teacher: RIchard Miller
The Anatomy and Physiology of Meditation
Teacher: Leslie Kaminoff
Breaking the Heart Wide Open
Teacher: Kelly McGonigal
Ways of Seeing
Teacher: Natasha Rizopolous
Freedom Yoga
Teacher: Erich Schiffman
Kripalu Retreat Centre
The Basics of Yin Yoga
Teacher: Bernie Clark
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
Teacher: Andrea Pelosa
Wisdom Warriors
Teacher: Desiree Rumbaugh
Embodied Anatomy: Proprioception is a Teachable Skill
Teacher: Jill MIller