Meet Us
Jim
POPE
C-IAYT CIYT
is Director and Senior Instructor with 25 years of teaching experience. Certifications: Iyengar Yoga Intermediate Junior 3, Kripafoundation Iyengar Yoga™ as Therapeutic Exercise-Advanced, and Certified–International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT). Jim says discovering Iyengar yoga changed his life.
He founded Sunseed Yoga in 2004.
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Jim Pope
Nancy Hornell
Nancy
HORNELL
RMT
has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years and qualified as Relax and Renew Yoga Trainer with Judith Hanson Lasater.
A Registered Massage Therapist in practice for over 25 years, Nancy brings a wealth of practical knowledge in anatomy, kinesiology, and human physiology to her teaching.
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Janine
VINCENT
MBA
is certified to teach both yoga for meditation and restorative yoga. For 13 years, she has studied Iyengar Yoga with Jim Pope, and also restorative Yoga with Judith Hanson Lasater. Janine leads vinyasa classes and assists in Jim's restorative classes at Sunseed; she also teaches Kripa Foundation Yoga for Meditation at St Valentine Church, Mississauga.
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Janine Vincent
Amanda Teilinger
Amanda
TEILINGER
RYT 200
Amanda is certified in Holistic Hatha and has been practising yoga for over 20 years. She continues her studies by attending regular classes with Jim Pope, her mentor.
As a freelance graphic artist, she particularly likes building creative themes for developing strength and balance and in her classes.
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Michael
ADDISON
has been teaching Pilates for 20 years. He holds multiple Pilates certifications and offers mat classes, Pilates Reformer, and Pilates Chair at Sunseed Yoga.
For details and to register for Pilates, contact him directly at 905.829.1926
Michael Addison
Dana
MAURICE
RYT200
Dana, a yoga practitioner for 20 years and teaching for 6 years, is registered as RYT200
with Yoga Alliance. A creative and attentive teacher with a deep personal interest in the alignment of body, breath, and mind welcomes beginners and those with more experience.
Dana Maurice
Connor
DERRY
BEd
His yoga journey began in 2009 in Nanaimo, BC with Iyengar Yoga teacher Kelly Murphy.
An educator with a strong athletic background. Connor’s classes can be vigorous, fun with a spirited approach,
yet lighthearted.
He has studied with Jim Pope for 10 years.
