Being somewhat new to the Windsor and surrounding area, Charmaine reached out to various yoga teachers as a way to get to know others in the local yoga community. I was fortunate enough to be one of those she contacted. Her playful personality, big genuine smile and in many ways her similar approach to yoga as myself, were all things that led me to believe she would be a good fit as a teacher for the Yoga with Lora community. As a dancer of 15 years Charmaine began practicing yoga in 2010 looking to get back into shape after college. Around that same time she was battling anxiety and depression. Yoga, for her, became so much more than just a physical workout. Through her yoga practice she started to notice a huge shift in her mental health too. Like so many of us, life then 'got in the way'. Her yoga practice was put to the side as did the benefits it offered her mind, body and spirit wellbeing. Through a number of life's experiences she found herself dealing with her pattern of anxiety and depression once again. In 2016 she decided enough was enough and dove right back into her yoga practice by starting her 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher course. She truly feels it was the best decision she's ever made! ​Charmaine is so excited to share yoga, and her love of yoga, with the Yoga with Lora community! And we are so excited to have her with as a part of the Yoga with Lora teaching team!

Tara is the first teacher to join the Yoga with Lora Team that I had not met before. While looking for new teachers she came highly recommended by someone in our local yoga community that I respect very much. Tara first discovered yoga over 15 years ago and experienced many of the wonderful benefits of the practice right away. Years later she rediscovered yoga and felt called to deepen her own personal practice by taking her Yoga Teacher Training. She loves to share the practice of breath, meditation and yoga with others and is passionate about teaching Yin, Restorative and Gentle Flow classes that are accessible to anyone looking to bring balance, peace and ease into their worlds. When I first met Tara I instantly saw why she came so highly recommended and I am so glad she is a part of the Yoga with Lora Teaching Team!