Natalie Rousseau Horscroft E-RYT 500- Director of Teacher Training
Natalie Rousseau (Horscroft) E-RYT 500 is an Anusara-InspiredTM Yoga Teacher has been teaching yoga full time since 2002. 
She created Pacific Elements Yoga so that she could share her passion for yoga with both residents and visitors to the dynamic coastal town of Tofino BC.
"I teach Yoga because I believe in it's power to heal and transform. This belief is rooted in personal experience and is renewed through daily practice. It is one of my greatest joys, and deepest honours, to share this practice with others so that they too can access the vast reservoir of strength, creativity, contentment, happiness, and true peace that lies within them. Yoga is a journey of Self-discovery that is open to everyone irregardless of age or ability. The only pre-requisite for this journey is a sincere desire to begin....I look forward to sharing this journey with you."
Certifications and Study to Date:
* 200 hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training with Prana Yoga College
* 500 hour Advanced Teacher Training & Philosophy Studies with SOYA (South Okanagon Yoga Assoc.)
* 50 hour Advanced Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training with Tim Miller
* 50 hour Prana Vinyasa Flow Teacher Training with Shiva Rea
* 25 hour Pre Natal Yoga Training with Janice Clairfield
* 108 hour Anusara Yoga Immersion - Christina Sell + Robin Golt
* 50 hour Anusara Teacher Training - Chris Chavez
* Over 80 hours Anusara workshops with Desiree Rumbaugh, Martin Kirk, Robin Golt, Christina Sell, and Chris Chavez... and counting...
Kimberly Loeb - Ayurvedic Lifestyle
Kimberly Loeb is a certified Sivananda Yoga instructor and Wise Earth Ayurveda practitioner who has been practicing, studying and teaching Ayurveda and Yoga since 2001. In 2006, she received a B.A. from Prescott College in northern Arizona and holds a minor in the philosophy and practice of Yoga. She is currently studying Yoga Therapy at the Pacific Rim College in Victoria, British Columbia, and will be certified as a Yoga Therapist in December of 2009. Kimberly has spent a significant amount of time living with and learning from the Navajo elders of Black Mesa, Arizona since 2005 and weaves their ancient philosophy on life and land into her Ayurveda and Yoga classes. Her teachings are rooted in the basic understanding that the Earth, just like us, is a living, breathing entity and as human beings, our deepest healing can only occur through the cultivation of a meaningful relationship with the natural world.
Dan Clement RYT 500- Yin & Yang Yoga and the 4 Corners of the Body
Dan came to yoga for its healing benefits and fell in love with the practice. His approach to teaching the art and science of Yoga is light-hearted - inclusive of everyone's limitations and strengths, and dynamic - offering encouragement to move beyond perceived boundaries. The founder of Open Source Yoga, Dan is a yoga therapist and teacher trainer who is keen to dive into the body and the mind! Dan will be teaching a workshop for the March TT on the four corners of the body (hips and shoulders) allowing us to take a closer look at common misalignment patterns so that we can learn how to use yoga as a therapeutic tool to guide the body's structure back home to its ideal pattern.
Sarah Platenius- Anatomy and Conscious Touch
This portion of the anatomy training will be a hands on adventure of muscle and bone. With simple massage techniques, we will learn to explore muscle tissue and bony landmarks. Mostly, this will be an afternoon of fun; getting to know your way around beneath the skin while enjoying some massage from your classmates, and feeling the significance of touch in a yoga classroom setting. Sarah was introduced to yoga in 1992 and is a licensed Anusara-InspiredTM yoga teacher. She continually studies with John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga www.anusara.com as well as other remarkable teachers. Yoga weaved its way through her 12 years as a licensed massage therapist through the U.S. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) www.ncbtmb.org. She also holds an undergraduate degree in Somatic Psychology.