I’m so thankful to have crossed paths with Sierra in this lifetime and to have completed my 200hr YTT in 2023 with her. It was by far one of the best experiences I’ve had in my entire life. Sierra is an outstanding teacher. She’s honest, incredibly dedicated and highly knowledgeable when it comes to living, teaching and breathing yoga. She truly cares for her students success and wellbeing and is a teacher you definitely will love to learn from and grow with! 💗

I completed my 200hr YTT with Sierra in Nov 2025. Sierra is one of those truly rare teachers who intuitively leads her students with pure wisdom, compassion and patience. Not only did her deep knowledge of yoga enrich my learning of the practice, she made complex Sanskrit topics easy to understand and relatable to everyday life. Mostly, her belief in me as a teacher was there from day one. Her elegant and calming presence provided an anchor, and allowed me to grow in confidence and figure out my unique teaching style as I successfully led my first ever class. For anyone starting yoga or deepening their practice, Sierra will unlock the next level in your spiritual journey. 🌟

Grief isn’t linear. Yoga has never asked it to be. Long before psychology named the stages of grief, yoga understood this truth:suffering moves through the body, the breath, the mind, and the soul in cycles. Here’s how the stages of grief mirror yogic wisdom ⬇️ Denial — Avidyā (Ignorance) The mind protects itself by saying “this can’t be real.”In yoga, this is avidyā — not a failure, but a veil.The nervous system is buffering reality until we have enough ground to feel it. Anger — Rajas (Activation & Fire) Anger is prana with nowhere to go. In yoga, rajas shows up as heat, restlessness, agitation.This isn’t wrong — it’s life force demanding movement, breath, and expression. Bargaining — Attachment (Rāga) “If I do this… maybe it won’t hurt as much.”Yoga calls this rāga — clinging to outcomes to feel safe. It's the mind trying to negotiate with impermanence. Depression — Tamas (Heaviness & Stillness) Tamas isn’t laziness — it’s gravity.Grief pulls us inward, downward, slower. Yoga doesn’t rush this stage. It invites rest, ritual, and being held by the earth. Acceptance — Santosha (Peace with What Is) Acceptance isn’t happiness. It’s truth without resistance, it's yoga, this is santosha — a quiet steadiness that says:“I can live with what is, even if it changed me.” ✨ Yoga doesn’t erase grief. It teaches us how to stay embodied while moving through it. Grief is not a problem to fix —it’s a practice in presence, compassion, and remembering love.

Sorry my Yogis- With the holiday season many people have requested time off and I have to sub at the studio I teach at. If you're in Toronto I can gift one guest pass to Saturday's class at Sweat and Tonic- Front and Spadina location. Other wise I will see you all next week :)

I first met Sierra in Peru in 2022, and she has gone on to influence and impact my life in a huge way. I recently completed her Quantum Facilitator training, and it guided me to feel confident, grounded and in control of what I want to do as a leader. Sierra holds an effortless capability to shine a light on you and make you see things for what they truly are - in your capacity to complete. I will forever be thankful to her for the lifechanging learning I experience in this container, and will continue to encourage others to work with her. Thank you Sierra ❤️