Yoga has been part of my life since the early 2000s, but my true passion for the practice was when I found an amazing studio in Calgary, AB - The Bodhi Tree. From the 30-day challenges to the teacher trainings to the community celebrations, it became a home. That studio no longer exists as it once did but the practice I found there remains constant. Every time I step onto my mat it is like a homecoming because that lives within. To become a teacher I have travelled and studied in Bali, Hawaii, Iceland and Southern Alberta. Now, I am thrilled to share my love of yoga with the beautiful community of Just Breathe Yoga Studio in Labrador West. Join me on your mat in movement, stillness and breath, come home.

My name is Jeanie Smith, I've been practicing yoga for over a decade and my journey started right here at Just Breathe Yoga Studio. I've wanted to share my passion for yoga for a while and I completed my 200hr teacher training this spring. Yoga has been so beneficial to me in my daily life. It has made me more centered and grounded, and meditation and breath work has allowed me to focus on my feelings and how to work through them. Yoga has helped me with injuries and weight lifting, running, alignment and anatomy, with a balance of strength, mobility and flexibilty daily. I focus on growth in the mind, body and soul. I focus on learning how to flow through the waves of life and how to breathe through the storms and find steadiness and strength when the storm passes.

Yoga has been a constant in my life for more than 15 years now, and I have been sharing that love and watching it grow since opening the doors of Just Breathe Yoga Studio in 2009. I have met and shared in practiced with countless beautiful souls and amazing people over the years, and those encounters have allowed me to grow and learn as a teacher. The Yoga community here in Labrador West continues to blossom and thrive and it fills me with pride and happiness to have seen it unfold and become such a place of peace, calm, energy and growth. Namaste to all that have shared. I look forward to meeting new faces, reconnecting with old and moving forward together on our yoga journey.