Shauna Deneault

Shauna is a certified STOTT Pilates Instructor, and Element Pilates Studio owner. NeuroKinetic Therapy practitioner in training. BCRPA , ACE personal trainer, ACE clinical exercise therapist.

Shauna had her start over 30 years ago as a Personal trainer , as well as working as a rehab assistant before dedicating herself to Pilates over 20 years ago. Shauna loves working with all areas of wellness, she has worked with professional athletes, pre-post natal mamas, as well as people brand new to Pilates and fitness.

She likes to think of herself as a movement educator. She believes that we all have the wisdom in our bodies to come back to a more aligned posture, giving us flexibility, strength, and the power to move through life with ease. Shauna can help you, whether you are training for a specific sport, just getting into fitness, or are recovering from an injury.

Saja Edwards

Saja is passionate about helping people feel better in their bodies through a combination of manual therapy, movement retraining, and breathwork. She focuses on the body's interconnectedness, using movement and postural corrections to alleviate pain and improve mobility, strength, and function. Saja applies her expertise in movement and alignment to identify individual imbalances, then works with clients to retrain these patterns, helping them return to the activities they love.

Saja holds a Master’s in Physiotherapy and a Bachelor’s in Kinesiology from UBC. She has additional training in orthopaedics, IMS (dry needling), concussion management, core integration, and Connect Therapy Sports Thorax. She is also a graduate of the comprehensive Integrated Systems Model (ISM) program, which takes a full-body approach to assessment and treatment. Saja has completed Clinical Pilates training through Calibrate Pilates and incorporates movement and Pilates into her practice. She has a special interest in breathwork, deep core strengthening, and supporting movement and strength during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

Outside of work, Saja enjoys mountain biking, skiing (downhill and cross-country), trail running, and hiking with her family.

Ingrid Gazdikova

Ingrid is a certified reflexologist who specializes in hands and feet treatments. She has been applying reflexology to her family and friends and case studies volunteers over couple of years and has decided to offer it further to those who would appreciate this beautiful and healing modality that dates back to Ancient Egypt. 

Ingrid has been attracting reflexology past two decades through reflexology charts and books, through friends and their reflexology experiences as well as her own experiences after which she always felt heavenly before she began taking courses with Canadian Reflexology School based in Victoria, BC.

Ingrid loves to see how reflexology makes people feel, how relaxed and calm they are, because only in that relaxation state, the body is able to heal and restore and return to a state of equilibrium. 

What is reflexology?

“Reflexology is an art and science based on the principle that there are reflexes in the feet, hands and ears. The feet, hands and ears are microcosm of the body, reflecting the entire body; all the organs and glands. By applying pressure with specific thumb and finger techniques, reflexology will reduce tension, promote relaxation, increase circulation and bring body back to balance/homeostasis.”

Michele Tamplin

Michele has been practicing as a physiotherapist for over 20 years, immersing herself in the study of the human body. She employs a biomechanical and neuromuscular approach to treatment utilising clinical skills and post-graduate training in areas such as: myofascial release, joint mobilization, Mulligans mobilization with movement, IMS dry needling, biomechanical analysis, core stabilization, postural retraining, Kinesio Taping Method, craniosacral therapy,  and life/sport-specific exercise prescription.   

A brief synopsis of her professional life thus far:

• Kinesiology degree while on a tennis scholarship at Vanguard University in Southern California

• Physiotherapy degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, heritage and country of birth

• Worked in women’s health at the Rotunda Hospital and developed a Pilates program for chronic pain while in Dublin.

• Seven years spent on Maui, in the ocean kiting and surfing while running own private physiotherapy practice.

• Physiotherapy practice at Form Body Lab in Yaletown, working in collaboration with premier Pilates instructors to provide clients with movement re-education strategies to optimize pain-free function and prevention of future injury.

• Beach Physio in Britannia Beach, home-based physiotherapy practice