[ ALLY MAZ E-RYT 500]

 

Ally Maz is a yoga teacher, writer, entrepreneur and the author of Girlvana: Self-Love, Yoga, and Making a Better World. She began teaching 17 years ago in Vancouver, BC, studying in traditional hatha yoga, had a stint with hot yoga and Pilates and ultimately felt the call with the dynamic practice of Anusara Yoga. She spent years travelling and studying with senior teachers of the methodology, spending countless hours immersing herself in both the deep philosophy and biomechanics. Currently blending many styles and drawing from her past as a dancer, Ally teaches a fluid style of Vinyasa that incorporates deep messaging, intelligent sequences and incorporates the power of music.

Ally is the founder of Girlvana Yoga which offers retreats, classes and workshops for teen girls through mentorship, meditation and yoga. Girlvana has grown into a global movement with over 100 teachers worldwide, 15 retreats and a published book with Penguin Random House titled, Girlvana. She also leads Ladyvana; the grown up version for women, to explore themselves through yoga, nature and raw conversation.

Ally started Distrikt Movement with Jian Pablico in 2014. A yoga, fitness and community-hub, geared toward young people who saw no boundaries around their movement practices. The Distrikt was first to market in the way they blended movement styles and the way they used their space. Art galleries, dance parties, speakers series, retreats, DJ'd classes, after school programs for teens; The Distrikt served as a hub for creativity, innovation and community for over five years.

Ally was a Global Yoga Ambassador for lululemon and has taught & facilitated for The Mirror, Vancouver Canucks, LA Dodgers, New York Knicks, Wanderlust Festival in Canada, USA and Japan, Vice, Do Lectures and many more.

 
 
 
 

 

[ ashley Brodeur M.A, RP, E-RYT 500 ]

 

Ashley Brodeur is a Registered Psychotherapist, a yoga teacher, an adventurer, and an entrepreneur. Her life path has been based on listening to feelings and intuition, and letting them guide her. The first time she listened to her intuition, was at the age of 19, travelling to Brazil to train to become a yoga teacher. 

Ashley completed her 500 hour YTT and has been teaching and learning ever since. Originally teaching Moksha Yoga, her teaching style has developed over the years. Today she is a firm believer in slowing down. Her classes are rooted in moving slow and doing less, better. Music is purposefully weaved into her classes, and hands on adjustments are abundant. 

Ashley has been working with Ally Maz for the past ten years, developing Girlvana Yoga's teachers across the globe. She started The Feelosophy seven years ago, a style of yoga that combines restorative yoga with hands-on touch and massage. After completing her Masters in 2021, she expanded her offerings to include psychotherapy rooted in mindfulness and somatic practices. Ashley has taught Feelosophy across Canada, leading retreats, and facilitating countless workshops and classes. She opened up a community studio in Toronto, ON, before closing due to COVID in 2020. Ashley currently owns a private practice based out of Toronto, where she supports individuals mental health. She is the creator of courses and workshops based on understanding the role of the nervous system and the mind body connection in mental health.

Ashley has taught for TED Conference, lululemon, Patagonia, Arc'teryx and Wanderlust, among other corporations. When she is not teaching you can find her on an airplane off to her next adventure, swimming in the ocean, or training for a marathon.