Before practicing yoga for 8 years, Karen was a gymnast, a dancer and in competitive volleyball with the OVA.  Certified as a Fitness Instructor through the YMCA she was absorbed in calisthenics and continues to volunteer at the YMCA Scarborough.   Karen is recognized by Yoga Alliance as a certified Hatha Yoga Teacher through Yogi Vishvketu and Chetana Panwar. She brings a love of exploration of how we interact with ourselves and others and how we can do so with integrity and compassion.

Her classes are reflective of the students who attend for that day and how they are feeling.  She encourages you to feel the relationship between thoughts, emotions and physical sensations.  Along with still postures and flow, she emphasizes pranayama to promote balance and an open heart.

Karen believes we are all an active force to facilitate personal growth and healing and that this process can be fun!  She is grateful everyday to be able to share her love of yoga with others and to explore it together.