Originally from North Bay, Rob Joanisse was introduced to Ashtanga Yoga by his primary teachers Mark Darby and Allison Ulan at the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Montreal in 1998. He completed the studio’s 500-hour teacher certification course and is certified with Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500) and has been teaching yoga since 2001. Rob has also studied Iyengar yoga with Hart Lazer, one of North America’s foremost yoga instructors, attended numerous workshops with Pattabhi Jois, Sharath, Richard Freeman, Chuck Miller and Maty Ezraty. He is also an accomplished professional drummer; won a Juno Award with Bran Van 3000; recorded with Ric Ocasek of The Cars; teaches drum lessons and accompanies yoga and dance classes.

Alex Albert is a Certified Yoga Teacher, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), and Astrologer. For over a decade, yoga has been her path to coming home to herself, again and again. In 2019, she completed a 200-hour Vinyasa-based training at Lakshmi Rising School of Yoga and Wellness in Costa Rica. She has since deepened her studies in trauma-sensitive yoga, mindfulness, and somatic therapy, guiding in a way that honours each person’s agency, healing journey, and unique experience. Alex creates a welcoming, empowering, ethereal, and compassionate space where students are invited to explore their practice authentically and connect with their inner teacher. Her guidance is an invitation — to listen, explore, and embody the roots of yoga both on and off the mat. Join her in studio for weekly classes, private sessions, and special events that foster mindful living and embodied presence.
alexalbertwellness@gmail.com

Pamela loves to focus on the amazing healing capacity of our bodies through the alchemy of intention with mind and spirit.   
She uses a medley of approaches from her training in Hatha, Vinyasa, Kundalini yoga and Reiki alongside her background in sports, healthcare, breathwork and medicine wheel teachings.   
Her regular fit and flow classes focus on strengthening and stretching while she also runs limited themed series and workshops.  
Classes typically start with an intention and end with a restorative, guided Shavasana.

Phoenix has a passion for helping others get strong, away from pain and reintegrate movement that was previously limited. One of his specialties is working with people who have been dealing with chronic pain in their joints with no relief. The methods he uses from his education and continued training are innovative yet effective. He has been coaching and training others for over 11 years and has recently graduated from Massage Therapy.

Ali is specialized teacher of nature-based experiential education, a registered psychotherapist (qualifying), artist and registered yoga teacher. She weaves her various backgrounds into her yoga teaching through intentions and detailed cues for alignment, awareness, mindfulness and reflection. Ali aims to focus on the foundations of yogic philosophy and the interconnectedness of the breath, body, mind and spirit in her classes. Yoga has proven to be a catalyst for positive change and connection in Ali's life and she has grown increasingly passionate about encouraging others to incorporate this practice into their wellness journey since she began teaching yoga in 2020.   Join her for weekly classes and themed series that uncover the limbs of yoga and strengthen connection to the Self.

Anne is a certified Hatha Yoga Teacher with over 500 hours of training, including her ongoing studies at the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre. Anne is also, a registered holistic Usui Level II Reiki Practitioner, and the owner of Yogasense and Wellness, in North Bay. Over the last 28 years, and throughout the many changes and stages of life, yoga, meditation and spiritual inquiry have been a foundational and consistent part of Anne’s personal journey and self-healing. In 2013 Anne received her first 200hr RYT, and began teaching and sharing the healing and therapeutic benefits of Yoga and the many branches of yoga. Anne’s passion and goal is to empower her students to progress towards a greater state of health and wholeness, restoring the body- mind back to its natural state of balance.