Mindfulness, Yoga & Meditation

We believe that love is cultivated through self-care. Called to Love believes that inner work is required for a peace-filled world.

As an experienced retreat facilitator, yoga and meditation instructor, and reflection creator, Yvonne can lead your next school or corporate retreat.

Yoga

Yvonne has taught yoga in Guelph for over a decade. She has taught at a variety of locations and in a variety of formats. Yvonne is experienced in teaching yoga to ANY BODY. Whether you are a beginner, or have been doing yoga for years, Yvonne is responsive to the bodies in the room.

Meditation/Contemplation

Yvonne has taught a variety of different meditation and contemplation techniques to different audiences over the years. With a Masters of Arts in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy, she is responsive, invitational, and thoughtful about the lived experiences of the practitioners she guides through the practice.

Retreats

Yvonne has led a variety of retreats in different settings. From staff retreats to mini-yoga & meditation based retreats, Yvonne can work with you to create something unique to your context.

Check our Events page for upcoming Retreats, Yoga offerings and more!

  • I have been a student in Yvonne's yoga classes for many years. Yvonne is one of the most skilled instructors I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. She has a way of teaching power classes with a perfect balance of encouragement and permission to give your body what it needs. What I really appreciate about the way Yvonne teaches is the way she weaves the spirituality of the practice into her classes, sharing wisdom from yoga philosophy, and often centering her classes around a specific theme. I always leave her classes feeling strong, resilient, and at peace. I would highly recommend Yvonne's yoga classes for anyone who is looking to deepen their practice of yoga on a physical and spiritual level.

    Dr. Kirstie Griffiths, Chiropractor

  • I have been practicing yoga with Yvonne for more than 10 years. She's created space for a thoughtful and welcoming practice, whether our mats were on studio floors or under the canopy of trees in the park. I've consistently found Yvonne's classes to be beautifully intentioned as a blend of vigorous yet accessible practice that carefully builds along with opportunities for reflection on unifying thematic elements. For me, Yvonne's yoga is an extraordinary experience.

    B. A.

  • Yvonne has been my yoga teacher since 2015. Many circumstances changed in our lives during this time. However, I am her dedicated follower, either in a busy class in a big gym studio or at a Zoom meeting, widening the walls of my tiny bedroom, or at a wonderful session on the grass in the park with trees, birds, and sky moving over my head. Yvonne is a very special and unique yoga instructor. Each participant in the class feels her individual attention, as if she reads what your body needs today. The session is typically a smooth flow of the exercises from slow and gentle preparation to more and more advanced elements that make you feel stronger, always ending with a long and complete relaxation. By the end of the class, you realize that the tension or pain you came with are gone, and your spirit and mind are completely reset, ready to face the new challenges of the day.

    Dr. Masha Kuzmina

  • My yoga journey began 10 years ago, after years of back problems and an L4-L5 discectomy surgery, to correct my low back herniation and resultant sciatica. I discovered Yvonne’s Power and Flow yoga class that fulfilled my need for a balance between a challenging workout, core strengthening and a good stretch. Yoga provided me relief and after several months I noticed a significant improvement. However, it is Yvonne’s approach to teaching that I have come to appreciate and respect. Yvonne combines a seriousness to the discipline with a care for the physical and emotional well-being of those she instructs. She instructs with passion but also embraces the humour of the human condition and relates to people with kindness and patience. I have followed Yvonne from the yoga studio to the karate dojo during COVID to under the trees in the park. It has been my honour and privilege to have found Yvonne and I will continue to follow her into the next decade. Item

    Shannon Frizzell

  • Presence, care, and skill are the words that come to mind with Yvonne’s yoga classes. Even though I had been doing yoga for many years before I met Yvonne, the first time I attended one of her classes, I was immediately taken by her style. She is a teacher first and instructs her classes with deep knowledge and a clear assessment of her students’ capacities. She also encourages people to explore the edges of their practice, which for me is where growth happens. I consider myself lucky to have met this wonderful inspirational person – my yoga practice both on and off the mat has substantially improved because of her.

    Carolee CB

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