Teachers
Swan
IAYT Yoga Therapist
Swan is the founder and director of The Path Yoga Centre in Vancouver. She draws on over 20 years of studies in Western and Eastern practices and philosophies. Swan’s teachings of Yoga and Meditation over the last 10 years have created a strong learning environment for her students to study a well rounded practice of the anatomical, the mental and the spiritual realms of practice.
Swan is passionate about integrating Mindfulness practice into her teachings and understands meditation as the ground out of which Yoga arises. Her teachings of the asana practice integrate the application of tensegrity, which evokes ease and stillness in the movement.
Swan’s most influential teachers and mentors include Donna Farhi, Gioia Irwin, Reggie Ray, Thomas Myers, Thich Nhat Hanh and Adayashanti. Swan teaches studio classes and maintains a busy yoga therapy practice in Vancouver.
Wendy Eyton
E-RYT 500, BCST, RCST®
Teaching the art of slowing down, naturally surrendering to the innate intelligence of the body, is Wendy’s passion and life’s work. Deeply influenced by her comprehensive studies of yoga & health while simultaneously imbedded in the entrepreneurial business world – both providing vast knowledge of health, the nervous system, stress & chronic pain.
Her passionate approach is inspired by the intuitive nature of restorative yoga, that reaches people of all levels, practices, ages and abilities. Wendy teaches Restorative Workshops, Trainings and Classes in Vancouver, Ontario & Mexico.
Diana Batts
RYT
The Path is a very special place to practice. The classes are small and there are lots of props and space to use the walls to help align and modify and allow the body to move deeper into poses. The length of the classes mean that we don’t need to rush. Sometimes we flow with the breath but often we hold poses finding alignment and giving the body time to open, strengthen and fully benefit. With a slower quiet practice we can find the right modifications for every body, to manage injuries and conditions that manifest during our lives. I have been teaching for nine years and practicing for twenty. This practice will leave you calm, relaxed and bring you into your body as you open and strength.
These classes are suitable for all levels and those who wish to enjoy the benefits of both complementary forms of yoga: a balance between the practice of movement and stillness. Diana encourages students to practice with an open enquiring mind in a safe and supportive environment.
Dominique Veniez
RYT
Since she was a little girl, Dominique remembers finding a sense of peace in movement practice and was a devoted ballet dancer for many years. “I had the great fortune of taking my first yoga class at The Path Yoga Centre and found that childhood peace again in the practice of yoga.”
With the encouragement of Swan, her first yoga teacher, Dominique went on to certify as a yoga teacher herself. Dominique believes that yoga has the power to heal from within, both physically and emotionally, the scars that we can hold onto from life experience.
She attests the benefits of yoga in her own life, both on and off the mat. She strives to bring that joy into her classes, as well as a gentle reminder that perfection is not what it’s cut out to be.
Erin Murphy
RYT
Erin Murphy’s interest in movement and dance began at age 5. She danced in Vancouver at Arts Umbrella’s Professional Program and in Ballet B.C.’s Mentor Program. Her dance career took her to Montreal and then to New York City. While in New York, Erin began to study Pilates and loved the strength, energy and movement it gave her.
Erin completed her teacher training in Pilates at The Kane School of Core Integration in NYC and subsequently graduated from The Pilates Center Teacher Training Advanced Program in 2004 in Boulder, CO. In 2011 she also completed The Pilates Center Teacher Training Master’s Program.
Erin is passionate about sharing the profound benefits of Pilates and inspires her clients to take what they learn in their lessons into their everyday lives. She challenges her students to safely push their physical and mental boundaries, to feel strength, freedom and confidence in their bodies.
Erin is excited to be returning to teaching after giving birth to her daughter Isabella in the summer of 2010.
Kim Frank
RYT
Kim comes to yoga after a long career as a contemporary dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. What attracts her to The Path is its’ exquisite combination of intelligent physical practice, with the understanding that our work on the mat has profound implications in our larger lives.
Kim’s approach to yoga integrates her life-long study of the movement arts including: Body-Mind Centering, massage therapy, Tai Chi and Alexander technique. Her classes combine mindfulness with a fluid movement practice and precise attention to anatomical detail.
Over the years Kim has used her personal yoga practice to recover from thyroid cancer, heal injuries sustained over a 20 year dance career and survive parenthood! She is deeply devoted to The Path as a sacred place of growth, joy and healing.
Lisa Montesi
RYT
My Yoga Wish List…
Practice in a community of yogis who share a common vision
To be challenged physically
To have a cocoon for my meditation practice
To explore alignment and develop an understanding of physical support in a kinetic way
To practice in such a way that is sustainable and is pain free
Teachers who allow for the space to explore
That is what I have found at The Path
Tim Cyr
200hr, Reiki Master, Mediation Coach
Healing begins with the heart and, through Tim’s subtle, yet expansive, approaches of connecting heart energy and the beautiful art of restorative yoga, he utilizes the connections of energy, restoration and meditation to bring balance to mind-body-spirit. Trained in Reiki healing, mediation, reflexology, Ho’omanaloa (Hawaiian energy healing), restorative / yin / classic hatha / laughter / kids / prenatal (and ever growing) styles of yoga… Tim’s connection to healing allows and invites a deeper relationship of one’s personal growth and wholeness in the practice of “living life”.
Living with allergies, arthritis, injuries and deafness Tim understands the complexities human life can encompass. His approach of “less is more” is intertwined within the gentle forms of yoga he shares — listening and allowing the body and mind to soften, conscious healing can begin. Opening up a more integrative connection between the physical and energetic pathways through honoring the bodies and life-styles we actively live in.
“Knowingly and unknowingly we are constantly reminded of our own unique awareness… in this very moment we have the opportunity to cultivate this awareness further and share it within a conscious community through the deliberate practice of yoga.”
