Studio & Joyful Teachers
Joyful Yoga Studio is an award-winning studio- recently winning the Truro Chamber of Commerce Award for Best
Fitness Studio & Best Small Business of the Year for 2011 in Colchester and Most Loved Place to learn something new in 2015!
Thank you to our loyal yogis & amazing teachers!**
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Jodie Matheson is from Brookfield. She is married and a mother of two teens- a boy and a girl. She has been a critical care nurse for 19 years;mainly in Halifax cardiovascular intensive care. She also works part time as an RN at East Coast Dental Centre in Truro. Jodie is a CanFitPro PTS and is also a certified Schwinn spin instructor. She has a passion for health and wellness; and has dramatically deepened this interest since completing Joy's yoga teacher training program in June 2012. She looks forward to sharing her spirit and energy with you on the mat. Namaste.
Mary Oatway
Mary lives in Truro with her partner, 3 homeschooled children and a menagerie of chickens, cats and rabbits. She has been dabbling in yoga since she became pregnant with her first child and loved the emphasis on connecting mind and body. Now over 14 years later she is excited to be a 200-hour certified yoga instructor, having graduated from Joyful Yoga teacher training in April of 2016.
Mary works occasionally as a birth doula and gained her certification in pre- and post-natal yoga through TAYS in Halifax.
Formerly a wilderness canoe trip leader, Mary still loves to get outdoors with her family, whether camping, canoeing, hiking or gardening.
Mel Cotterill
I remember my first experience with yoga, following along with one of those videos they use to have on TV at 6am when I was a teenager. My yoga path was on and off after that, until I discovered that yoga was accessible to me, in my own living room, in my pajamas, while I was at home with two small children. That is the beauty of yoga, it is always accessible. As a pre-natal teacher, and breastfeeding educator I thought I was taking my Yoga teacher training in 2015/2016 to further my career by offering pre and post natal yoga, but yoga has become so much more than a career option for me; it is a way of life.
Yoga has helped me learn to love myself, just as I am, and it is my hope as a yoga instructor to help others start to catch a glimpse of the freedom that letting go of your ego, and being present in the moment, can provide. I teach yoga to bring more peace to the world, one class at a time.
When I am not on my yoga mat you can find me chasing my kids in various directions, reading, crafting, camping, cooking and helping to build a community that values families, mothers, women, body positivist, and self nurturing.
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Jodie Matheson
Celeste Chesal
Yoga has been an important part of Celeste’s life for over 20 years. For Celeste, yoga is about connecting with all parts of ourselves, Body, Mind and Spirit to create a deeper relationship with ourselves, with others and with the world around us.
Always a student of Yoga, Celeste, an E-RYT200, continues her life long learning with training in Restorative Yoga, Trauma Sensitive Yoga and Pelvic Floor Health. Celeste has also completed her Sacred Sound, Movement and Rituals Facilitator training for Women.
Celeste teaches from her heart in an authentic, nurturing, compassionate way encouraging present moment awareness, self acceptance and growth of our physical and spiritual self.
In her classes, Celeste enjoys holding space for you while weaving in Yogic Philosophy, meditation, pranayama, mantras and mudras in a meaningful and relatable way.
Along with her Yoga classes, Celeste also delights in offering seasonal events from Thanksgiving, Christmas Holiday focused evenings to Elemental Ecstatic Dance and Red Hot Yoga, all inspiring us to focus inward, to be all that we can be, and to awaken our inner smile 😊
Hanna Forrester
For Hanna, yoga is a way of 'being', on and off the mat. She first tried yoga in high school. Interest sparked immediately through playing with the various poses and soon found out what an amazing tool it is for the body and mind, which has kept her diligently practicing for years. Living in the moment and a zest for life hold dear to her. She loves a challenge and draws interest from nature and the world around. Formerly a recreational gymnastics coach, she has a degree in health, wellness and recreation, and a 200 hour yoga teaching certification.
Rebecca Coombes
I am a 200 hour Joyful yoga certified teacher. My yoga practice began by taking classes at school, occasionally dropping in to the studio, and of course practicing at home with a DVD! But my love of yoga really began when I realized that it was so much more than a physical experience.
Yoga has taught me so much about the power of energy, precense and gratitude.
It has given me the tools to find more peace, compassion and acceptance in my daily life.
For me, yoga is a way towards true connection, mind body and soul. It's a way to bring us out of our busy minds and back home to ourselves, even just for a little while.
My goal as a teacher is to give you space to be your authentic self, to help you find connection and to enjoy some peaceful moments!
I am so grateful and excited to connect with you and share the gift of yoga together! Namaste
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Kyla Romard
My interest in yoga began at a young age, after discovering a book on yoga on my Mothers shelf. I was instantly enamored with the beauty and grace of the physical poses and wasted no time trying to replicate them. Throughout my teens and early twenties, I practiced yoga off and on as a way to stay physically fit. After taking some time away from my mat, I reconnected with the practice in my thirties after my doctor recommended it as a way of managing my anxiety and panic attacks. This new journey opened my eyes to the spiritual and soulful side of yoga, and ultimately myself. An eternal student at heart and forever work in progress, I decided to further enlighten my path by becoming a 200-hour yoga certified teacher. I am a true believer that yoga is a gateway to inner peace and perhaps even stronger inner thighs. Join me and we will work on both together, as we flow and unfurl our thoughts and bodies! Peace and Love
