My Training:

RYT 200 HR Vinyasa Nexus Yoga Institute

I was lucky enough to study and live in Costa Rica where I completed my training and learned a variety of meditation styles, breath work, asana modifications, along with a better understanding of energetics and the magic of kirtan.

Trauma Informed Yoga - Outreach Core Training Yoga

I gained valuable tools to help trauma survivors feel supported and safe in their practice and body.

300 HR Foundations of Yoga Therapy Vancouver School of Healing Arts

I obtained training in a variety of teaching modalities including yin yoga, restorative yoga, breathwork, and trauma informed teaching.

I also learned how to complete energetic assessments and provide offerings to address energetic imbalances through asana, meditation, breathwork, and day-to-day lifestyle practices and self-study.

Through anatomy, learning anatomical alignment, and how to perform physical assessments; I'm trained to teach clients asana variations to address physical imbalances in muscle groups and postural alignment.

I have obtained specialized training in:

• Anatomy

• Trauma, yoga and Mental Health

• Restorative Yoga Therapy

• Vayus and alignment

• Pranayama for Yoga Therapy

• Philosophy for Yoga Therapy

• Chronic Pain Management

• Therapeutic Relationship

• Yin Yoga Therapy

C-IATY 800 HR Training at Ajna Yoga

I have completed specialized training in:

• Transegrity and Fascia Repair

• Hips and Knee Care

• Meditation

• Chakras

• Healthy Aging and Chair Yoga

• Psychology

• Pelvic Floor Health

• Back Care

I’m Roxanne!

Originally from Canada, I now reside in the French Alps. Currently, I primarily teach in English.

My earliest experience with yoga began in my household as a teen. My father practiced regularly at the house, and I will be honest - I was not convinced.

During my ongoing dance classes, we had regular mat exercises that included Pilates… this was slightly more enticing to me at the time.

It was many years later in my very early twenties that I went to my first public yoga class. I was terrified.

I had suffered from an auto-immune condition and many physical injuries from years of pushing myself intensely with sport and exercise. I was no longer able to do the things I enjoyed without landing myself in the hospital. It was a regular yoga practice that helped me find a healthier rhythm in life. I began going to several classes a week, often twice a day. I loved hot yoga, power yoga, and dynamic vinyasa as it was my fill-in for the intensity and dopamine hits that I was missing from sport. This was also not sustainable. I landed myself in the hospital several times through this route. I began slowing down my practice with hatha and yin. I was still very resistant to restorative, pranayama breathing exercises, and would avoid meditation at all costs.

It took years of practicing stillness and exploring philosophy and different movements to understand what my body and mind were needing all along - a regulated nervous system. It wasn’t more exercise, more cardio, more runs, more on the to-do list. It was the opposite.

I studied Yoga Therapy as I truly believe in the benefits of this practice and how it can help all individuals find peace and ease in their lives regardless of their unique challenges or degraded health states.

Sharing love and kindness with others brings me great happiness. My mission is to create a safe environment where people can simply be themselves.

Previous Classes:

Previously, I have taught regular trauma informed group yoga and meditation classes at the Chopra Addiction and Wellness Centre. These classes were created for guests to land and create stability while navigating complex trauma and addiction recovery with on-site specialists.

I now offer private one-on-one therapeutic yoga sessions in person or online.