Scott Petrie received his B.A. from University of Western Ontario in History and Philosophy, his Masters in Theological Studies from Dalhousie University, and his M.A. in Comparative Religion from the University of Toronto; he also completed his Classical Hatha Yoga teacher training in 2000 in Toronto, he holds a Nidan Degree in Wado-Ryu Karate, Master's Level Reiki practitioner, and has, for the past 28 years, been engaged in the study and practice of yoga. He currently teaches modern postural classes, meditation courses, lectures on the history and philosophy of yoga, and is on the faculty of several teacher training programs in the city. 

Over the years, Scott has focused upon developing an open-dialogue between practitioners of all schools around the central issues facing yoga today.  He currently resides on the board of the Yoga Festival Toronto: a non-profit, 3 day festival, celebrating  the many unique aspects the local and international yoga community.  Scott is also the founder of The Yoga Darshana Society of Toronto: a philosophic society which provides a forum for monthly lectures by those in the Toronto yogic community to encourage discussion and debate around contemporary issues in yoga.