Lisa Beaulieu, BComm., CPT
Certified Pilates & Yoga Instructor
Lululemon Ambassador 2007-2008
Founder & Studio Director

As a teenager, I studied ballet Jazz, Classic, Modern, African and tap dance with Etobicoke School of the Arts and Les Ballets Jazz du Québec with whom I ended up dancing professionally. I worked as a freelance instructor and choreographer for a couple of years and then tucked away my little dancer’s heart to study Commerce at McGill University.

I spent the greater part of my 20s earning a living in the business community. My lifestyle was based on making a lot of money and striving to be known as a ‘great female success’. After several years at various large institutions and then freelance management consulting, I co-founded a sports medicine chiropractic & massage clinic with a brilliant chiropractic doctor.

I developed a very keen interest in the body which led me back to university to study anatomy and physiology. I undertook my teacher training in the Pilates Method with both Stott Pilates and Janet Lemon in Toronto. As great as Pilates is, I knew there was something missing and when I met my first yoga teacher, Donna Christo I knew I had found the missing link – Yoga. I completed my teacher training at the Yoga Studio in Toronto with Hali Shwartz, Michael Siddall and Christine Cinq-Mars.

Since this new beginning, I have continued to attend numerous workshops including pre-natal yoga training with Janice Clarfield; and continue to work privately with David Robson of the Downward Dog.

This path is indeed my calling, to teach what I have been taught, to pass on the understanding, the courage and the compassion that I receive to those who study with me.

Karla Jang
Certified Yoga Instructor

Karla Jang works as a professional dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. She has worked in many theatres across the country from the Stratford Festival to the Princess of Wales.

After exploring different forms of therapy for several dance related injuries, she turned to yoga and has never looked back. A graduate of the Downward Dog Teacher Training Program, Karla has been practicing Ashtanga yoga for ten years. She enjoys teaching and guiding people through yoga practice and believes that through yoga people can heal in many ways; emotionally, physically, and mentally. Karla’s extensive background in dance offers a unique perspective towards yoga. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge and her approach is intelligent and fun.

Maria Gomez, BFA-Dance
Certified Yoga and Pilates Instructor

We welcome our Newest Teacher Maria Gomez to our team.
Maria’s interest in Yoga and Pilates was born with her university dance degree. Yoga and Pilates was the diagnosis for dance injuries and improvement in her dance practice and performance. Maria brings to her practice, an informed awareness of the body with the mind- breath- body connection that has been developed through her experience in dance.

Maria’s love for teaching and passion for movement is shown through her friendly and warm approach to her classes. She treats the practice as accessible and adaptable to everybody, and she loves to play with variations and class sequencing!

Maria studied dance, ballet and modern, since the age of 10 years. She graduated from Dance and Movement at York University. She then studied Pilates at Stott Pilates and with Janet Lemon. Her Yoga training comes from The Yoga Studio and she has completed an exclusive Mentorship Program with Lisa Beaulieu at Shas Yoga & Pilates Studio.

Oliver Dawson Clark
Certified Yoga Instructor

Oliver had been working with me privately for only a short time before he undertook his teacher training with esteemed Senior Ashtanga Yoga Teachers David Robson and Tina Park.  He was an absolute natural!  I watched him grow as he continued to work with me one on one throughout his teacher training and then refine his practice and knowledge under my tutelage through a private Mentorship Program I offer here at Shas Studio.  His practice is disciplined and strong and is beautifully balanced out by his compassionate nature.  He is truly fantastic but don't just take my word for it, come see for yourself!

Ailidh Carpendale
Certified Yoga, Pranayama & Meditation Teacher

After a life of athletic pursuits, Ailidh found her way to the practice of yoga. She has studied many different forms of yoga over the years, all of which have left her with the utmost respect for the value of the breath. She comes to the mat to be reminded of gentleness, ease, and discipline; to find creativity, strength, and to dance to the rhythm of her own breathing.

A student of yoga in its myriad forms for the last 10 years, Ailidh was privileged to complete her teacher training at The Salt Spring Centre of Yoga on beautiful Salt Spring Island, BC, in 2005. Since then she has been teaching regularly, and continues her studies with teachers Hart Lazar, Michael Bridge-Dickson, Shankara and Mark Darby, among others.

Ailidh has a sweet and calming nature, a true nurturer that adapts to the needs of her students.  She accommodates the unique ability of each student; all are safely challenged, strengthened and relaxed.  She has experience with children, seniors, teens and of course the grown up kids we call adults!  Ailidh incorporates all facets of her expertise into her classes so in addition to the physical practice you can expect to learn how to calm the mind and use your breath to aid in relaxation and focus.  Ailidh also teaches Pilates, Restorative Yoga, Yoga for Athletes & Yoga for Men.