Welcome to the i-skool community. Inside you can expect information to help you at any stage of your self-care journey. 🧘‍♂️ Exercises and stretches you can easily do anywhere in 30 seconds to 3 minutes 🏋🏾 Practical tips you can apply in your workouts 📚 Science-backed therapeutic exercise education 🪷 Yoga and Pilates classes 💬 Support from Andrea and opportunities to connect with others from the comfort of home I began teaching yoga in Toronto in 2001. Early on, we didn’t have yoga mats; we used the bare gym floor. I began teaching Pilates shortly after that. I started my work career as a nurse at the Victoria General Hospital in Halifax, NS. Then, I spent many years on Bay Street, working as performance analyst and going to the gym for 2 hours at a time, every day. I’m familiar with healthcare and office cultures. In 2008, I went back into nursing, then switched to fitness full-time in Toronto teaching 24 classes weekly. Fast-track another 8 years, I suddenly changed provinces when my father was taken to the hospital by ambulance in the summer of 2016. I quickly moved back to NS to be closer to my parents as they were getting older. In 2019, I graduated from the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy. I have solid clinical experience as a Registered Massage Therapist and have worked in respected healthcare clinics in Truro, NS and HRM. I am a family caregiver. I cared for my Dad during his palliative time. I am currently caring for my mother; she has moderate dementia. I understand first-hand the difficulties of self-care. Taking over my rural family home, I am responsible for lots of yard-work. This mostly replaces the gym for me now. I teach a weekly Pilates Class Friday mornings in Elmsdale, NS. I see patients at my home clinic where I have a small Pilates studio focusing on mat, small equipment, foam roller, and Stability Chair. This group is about creating community and the motivation to improve our daily strains, pains, and self-care journeys.