Sponsorship Pricing – Guelph Yoga Fest 2023
Welcome to Guelph’s 2nd Annual Yoga Fest!
This year, the theme for Yoga Fest is “Building Bridges: connecting people and creating stronger bonds within our community through understanding and cooperation.”
This one-day event features a line-up of wonderful yoga instructors from across the city teaching yoga classes to bring community together with movement, mindfulness, and breath.
Guelph Yoga Fest features a charity raffle, where 100% of the proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to Hospice Wellington to support individuals and families with compassionate palliative care and support.
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Whether you are brand new to yoga, or a seasoned practitioner, Yoga Fest gives you the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of 30-minute classes designed for all levels.
Morning session:
Intro to Kundalini with Melissa
Goddess Flow with Renee
Vocal Toning & Sound Body Yoga with Leah
Functional Movement Flow with Haley
Afternoon session:
Chakra Dance with Barbara
Light is Right: Asanas for Beginners with Annie
Ashtanga Inspired Vinyasa with Sadie
Breath Work & Guided Meditation with Katherine
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Vendor Market
Yoga Fest features a vendor market where you can experience health and wellness products and services from local small businesses. You’ll be able to sign up for and enjoy free healing services and shop complimentary wellness products to treat yourself or gift to others!
Healing services include:
Somatic Release & Sound Bath
Acupuncture
Mental Health Counselling
Pelvic Floor Physio
Reiki
Chiropractic Care
Naturopathic Care
Primary Care
Osteopathic Care
Chair Massage
Healing Sound & Biofield Tuning
Self-Love Workshop
Tarot Readings
Wellness products include:
Natural Stone Jewelry
Healing Crystals
Activewear
Vegan, Organic & Medical Grade Skin Care
Drums & Percussion Instruments
Reusable Menstrual Products
Ganoderma Coffee
Protein Donuts
Local Yoga Offerings
Sign me up!Meet your Host
Dr. Kirstie Griffiths is a Canadian chiropractor, yoga teacher, and best-selling author practicing in Guelph, Ontario. Her passion is in helping people overcome back pain using a mind-body approach that integrates chiropractic and yoga. Dr. Griffiths offers holistic, heart-centred care to patients and practices an evidence-informed model of healthcare. She has a particular interest in assessing and treating chronic pain and understanding the interplay between mental and physical health.
Kirstie created Guelph Yoga Fest in 2022 as a way to bring community together following a period of disconnection and isolation that we collectively experienced as a result of the pandemic.
Hospice Wellington holds a special place in her heart, as many of her patients have experienced a great deal of care and support from the team at Hospice. Yoga Fest is intended to extend healing into our broader community, by including a charitable component that gives back to an organization that does so much good.
“Our event last year was filled with such feel-good energy, we couldn’t wait to do it again – I hope you can join us for our second annual event!”
Dr. Kirstie Griffiths
Meet your Instructor Team
Melissa Reid – Kundalini Yoga Guelph
Dr. Before studying Kundalini yoga, Melissa practiced both Iyengar and Hatha yoga, completing her Hatha Yoga Teacher Training in 2012 at Kula Annex in Toronto. She has taught Vinyasa, Yin, Prenatal, and Restorative Yoga. Melissa completed her 200-hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training with Sat Dharam Kaur in Own Sound at The Trillium Healing Arts Centre in 2019 and is a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor. Melissa is truly grateful that her yogic path has led her to Kundalini yoga. It is an ancient practice that can offer its practitioners freedom and ease in the body, mind, and spirit. It is her honour to share this beautiful and transformative practice with Guelph.
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Haley Wall – Shift Yoga Collective
To say that finding the practice of yoga was life changing for me would almost be an understatement. My first experience was in 2013 when I had just moved to Toronto to start my degree. I still remember feeling so lost and out of place, however that first yoga class transported me; Not towards feeling at home within my environment, but towards finding that feeling of home within myself. By 2016 I had completed my first 250 hour YTT and started teaching almost immediately after.
Since then I have taken many more training’s across the globe, including some of my favorites: Aerial Yoga, Insightful Adjustments, and Trauma Sensitive Yoga Training. To be able to now open a studio of my own and extend the gift of what yoga has give me to so many others is a dream come true. We deeply hope you enjoy practicing with us as much as we love sharing with you!
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Sadie Ford – East Meets West Health
K. Sadie Ford earned her H.BSc at the University of Guelph in 2005. Over the next few years, Sadie expanded her repertoire in the health and fitness industry through personal training, fitness instructing, Pilates (mat and props), Yoga (Hatha, Ashtanga and Yin), TRX and ELDOA certifications. The first addition to the health services field came in 2009 with the completion of a Foot Reflexology Certification through the Ontario College of Reflexology. In 2013, she completed her Registered Acupuncturist program; 2014 brought the completion of her Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner designation (Herbal therapy); and finally, her Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine diploma in 2015. Sadie then traveled to China to further her studies. Sadie has returned to Guelph after residing in Victoria, B.c. for the past seven years where she practiced all of the above. She currently runs a traditional chinese medicine practice and small studio in Guelph with Full Spectrum Fitness and also teaches at GoodLife Fitness.
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Annie Lukacsovics – Yoga @ Squivvelton Farm
Annie received her 200-hour yoga teacher certification in 2020 in London, Ontario. She has continued her education on anatomy and movement science since graduating, including her most recent completion of a 250-hour advanced yoga training with Threes Physiyoga. Her yoga studio, Yoga@SquivveltonFarm, is based in the sunroom of her country home in Puslinch, Ontario, where she teaches group classes and private lessons, her true passion. She loves helping people find their centre through a yoga practice that meets them where they’re at.
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Renee Wesseling – Veedha Yoga
Renee a seasoned yoga professional with over 10 years of diversified yoga and movement teaching experience in the areas of vinyasa, flow, yin restorative, myofascial release and functional based movement for elite athletes. My passion for connection and bodywork led me to all of my trainings. I began my yoga study in Bali Indonesia and received a 200hr certification in classical Iyengar vinyasa under the teachings of Yandara Yoga Institute. Since then I have devoted my practice to finding a deeper energetic connection and understanding of the body in all ways. In 2021, I received my Yoga Psyche Soul 300hr RYT certification with Ashley Turner, MA LMFT, California, and certified with Yoga Medicine in Yoga for Elite Athletes. My multidimensional approach to teaching focuses on strong, aligned, mindful movement that nurtures connection within all areas of the body and mind, one of acceptance, patience, love and strength. I meet each student or group with an openness, guiding and supporting them in all ways that nurture and empower.
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Barbara Dametto – Breathe true Yoga
Barbara is the founder and director of Breathe True Yoga located in Guelph, Ontario. She is a hatha yoga instructor (500-hour YTT), meditation teacher, conscious dance facilitator, sound healer, visual artist, and expressive arts practitioner. She is a teacher and workshop facilitator and has led both
short and long-term classes and retreats at different studios and spiritual centers throughout Ontario.
Barbara has extensive training in ballet, modern dance, West African dance, and ecstatic dance. She has been performing, choreographing, and leading training programs and workshops in dance, creative movement, and visual/performative expressive arts for over 25 years. She has also taught and developed course curriculums in dance for the Ontario Secondary School Board.
Barbara holds an undergraduate degree in Dance and Theatre (University of Waterloo, On.) as well as a Bachelor of Education degree (York University, On.). She is also a graduate of the Expressive Arts Certificate Program at the Haliburton School of Art and Design (Fleming College, On). Barbara’s creativity, love of learning, and eclectic background all contribute to her unique approach to living, facilitating, and self-expression.
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Leah Sunshine Glatz – BodyLight Wellness
Leah is a BodyMind Coach, Sound Healing Facilitator, Kripalu Yoga instructor and Thai Bodywork Practitioner. She weaves her client’s experience with sound, mindful movement, and meditation, with intuitive energy medicine and cutting edge neuroscience to share powerful tools and vocal meditation practices for connecting to the inner wisdom of the body.
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Katherine Boudreau – Mindku
Katherine has been a yoga and meditation instructor for well over 20 years, creating and leading programs, classes and retreats for individuals as well as larger groups within the corporate world. She guides with a sincere desire to illuminate a path of awareness and love for self, others and the world. She is currently Head of Programs for Mindku.com, a company focusing on the delivery of a mindfulness-based workplace wellness program through the Slack application. With present-moment awareness as the foundation, micropractices help businesses cultivate healthy teams.
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Dr. Traci Scheepstra – theLOVEproject365
Dr. Traci L. Scheepstra, PhD, is an award winning educator, published writer, and a human potential and positivity coach. She is also the creative soul behind theLOVEproject365, a heart-centred business dedicated to helping individuals navigate transitions in their lives so they can thrive.
Traci offers 1:1 coaching, wellness workshops, inspirational writing and resources for mindful living, and she creates community projects to ignite fires of love and positivity in the world. Traci is the CEO/Co-Founder of Embodied Learnings, an education-based nonprofit dedicated to the personal support and professional development of conscious-minded teachers.
She is also the Founding Principal of Walnut Forest Academy, offering holistically rooted outdoor and arts-based programs for kindergarten and primary-aged children starting September 2023.
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Dr. Falak Aziz – Norfolk Chiropractic Wellness Centre
Dr. Aziz’s interest in healthcare initially stemmed from seeing close family and friends deal with chronic musculoskeletal pain for years. Wanting to learn more about preventative measures and holistic, non-invasive care, she began her journey in Chiropractic. Her hands-on approach is patient centred and evidence-based with a special interest in perinatal and paediatric care. She takes time to educate her patients and offers individualized advice on nutrition, rehab, ergonomics, exercise and managing stress.
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Morgan Story – Karma Yoga Studio
Morgan is the owner of Karma Yoga Studio Guelph. She is also a reiki practitioner and Tarot Reader. Her passion is being able to help guide people on their healing journey through yoga, healing workshops, tarot, reiki and more.
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Leah Sunshine Glatz – BodyLight Wellness
Leah is a BodyMind Coach, Sound Healing Facilitator, Kripalu Yoga instructor and Thai Bodywork Practitioner. She weaves her client’s experience with sound, mindful movement, and meditation, with intuitive energy medicine and cutting edge neuroscience to share powerful tools and vocal meditation practices for connecting to the inner wisdom of the body.
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Bonnie Adam – Affordable Acupuncture Plus
Bonnie Adam is the founder of Pathways Healing and Affordable Acupuncture Plus in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.She has always enjoyed helping others to feel better. Her first career as an Early Childhood Educator gradually shifted as her children went off to school and her interest in health and wellness evolved into a part-time business incorporating Reiki, energy work and other holistic therapies. She has been practicing and teaching Reiki since 2001.She earned her Diploma in Acupuncture in 2011 and has continually added to her skill set since. She loves to dabble in the kitchen making home-made tinctures, infusions and balms from locally harvested plants. In addition to being a Registered Acupuncturist with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario, Bonnie completed an extra year of training in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is also a Certified Cupping Therapist with The International Cupping Therapy Association.
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Lisa Loder – Pathways Healing
Lisa Loder, RMT began her career in the health care field as a Personal Support Care Worker (PSW) and has worked with physically and developmentally challenged adults as well as seniors in retirement and nursing home settings. Her appreciation of the regenerative abilities of the human body led her into a specialization of hands-on therapies.
She is a graduate of The Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy, and has taken additional training in Pregnancy, Aromatherapy, Hot stone Massage, Myofascial Release and Craniosacral Therapies as well as Cupping. Lisa also has over 25 years experience in non -traditional therapies such as Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Guasha, Fascial Cupping, Reiki and Crystal healing.
Having lived in Guelph her whole life she chose this beautiful community to raise her three amazing adults boys, two dogs and a cat. A firm believer in the strength of the human spirit, Lisa sees herself as a partner with her clients on their healing journey rather than the instrument of their healing. Lisa has been voted as a “Top Pick” in the Guelph Community Votes Campaign.
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Nichole Caswell – Changing Tides Counselling
Nichole is the founder of Changing Tides Counselling. She holds a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto. As a Registered Social Worker, she believes that connection and trust is at the heart of any therapeutic conversation. In therapy, she uses different therapy modalities to provide individuals and families vehicles to: express their feelings, explore and understand their emotions, recognize patterns of thinking, gain perspective on past events and current relationships, and clarify goals and dreams for the future.
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Nicole Watson – Eramosa Physiotherapy
Nicole Watson is EPA’s clinical leader for the Pelvic Health Program and has been providing physiotherapy services in Guelph for almost 25 years. Her clinical interests include manual therapy and pelvic health including assessment and treatment of all orthopedic injuries/conditions as well as urinary incontinence, perineal pain, pelvic organ prolapse, bowel dysfunction and low back/pelvic girdle pain. She uses manual therapy, soft tissue/myofascial release and specific mobility, stretching and strengthening exercises to help her patients reach their goals. She believes in treating the whole person and incorporates a biopsychosocial approach to patient care.
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Sheila Mcclelland & Nadine Wagner – Pathways Healing
Sheila Mcclelland, Reiki and Energy Practitioner. Sheila Mcclelland worked at Community Living Guelph for over 14 years and is trained in Reiki, Jin Shin High Touch, Therapeutic Touch, Addiction Counselling and various other form of therapy.
She loves to help others and enjoys offering a mix of energy work in her sessions. Sheila offers sessions on our Affordable Clinic for a Sliding-Fee-Scale.
Nadine Wagner, RMT. Nadine uses massage (basic & advanced techniques), as well as reflexology to assist clients in their well-being journey.
Utilizing a unique approach by decreasing the activity along the pathways of the nervous system first, allowing tissues to become more receptive to techniques and reducing the potential of delayed onset muscle soreness, working just below the tolerance threshold of pain for each client.
In an effort to better serve clients, Nadine takes continuing education courses each year.
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Elyse Poulin – Brain and Body Co.
Elyse is a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner specialized in Primary Health Care and Medical Aesthetics. She is the owner and operator of Brain & Body Co (An Integrative Medical AND Aesthetic Clinic) as well as a part-time NP with the Guelph Family Health Team. Her clinic currently runs out of Moose Lake Dental (her partner’s clinic) where she often provides medical consultation and therapeutic treatments for Dr. Rudik’s clients with temporomandibular joint disorder and chronic migraines. Elyse’s passion for health care stemmed from the Human Kinetics program at The University of Guelph – where she graduated from in 2010 before moving to downtown Toronto to work as a Registered Nurse in emergency, rehabilitation, and education. Elyse has a special spot in her heart for mental health, preventative health care, body dysmorphia, aesthetics, fitness, and nutrition – all of which are services offered at Brain & Body Co. Elyse offers individualized healthcare that leaves her clients feeling good – inside and out.
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Stewart Hope – Natural Choice Medical Clinic
Stewart Hope is a Certified Manual Osteopath who graduated in 2014 from the Southern Ontario College of Osteopathy. He has a wide spectrum of experience with natural therapies. It wasn’t until he studied Osteopathy that he found a healing modality that matched the manner in which he wanted to serve.
Rarely is it the case that one symptom a client feels gives the full picture of what’s going on in the body or why that symptom is felt. After listening to your history, he combines anatomical knowledge with his ability to follow subtle restrictions in the body to complete that picture and help you on your healing journey.
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Chelsi Rodrigues – Whole Health Retreats
Chelsi is the owner of Whole Health Retreats & Whole Health; Strength & Fitness studio in Cambridge. She is a Portuguese, Metis & Canadian woman. She has been offering Women’s Retreats and events since 2018. Chelsi is trained in Sound Healing, Reiki and also a Wellness Coach. She has traditional mentoring in traditional ceremonial tools such as smudging, chanting and drumming circles.
Chelsi has been offering her Somatic Release & Sound Bath service since Winter 2022 and has found it extremely empowering for her participants and herself. She looks forward to holding space for healing and transformation with everyone who attends her workshop at our festival.
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Taylor Geim – Thompson Wellness Clinic
Taylor is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying). She holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Child and Family studies from the University of Guelph and a Masters of Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. Taylor believes in a collaborative process to help you achieve goals, resolve challenges, and live a healthier life. In therapy, she uses different therapeutic modalities to support adolescent (13-17) and adult (18+) populations.
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Dr. Kaitlyn Zorn – Dr. Kaitlyn Zorn ND
Dr Kaitlyn Zorn ND is a Guelph Naturopathic Doctor at Thompson Wellness Clinic downtown Guelph. She received her undergraduate degree in Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences at University of Guelph, and then went on to complete her degree at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She utilizes clinical nutrition, supplements, acupuncture/chinese medicine, homeopathy, lifestyle counselling and laboratory testing to both prevent and treat chronic health concerns. Although she sees a variety of health conditions she has special interests in mental health (anxiety, stress, depression), hormonal imbalances, digestion and chronic pain.
She offers Complementary 15 minute Meet & Greets or Discovery Calls for those interested in learning more information. You can contact her at drkaitlynzornnd@gmail.com or book through her website: www.drkaitlynzornnd.com
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Lynne Skilton-Hayes – Kinsley Armelle Jewelry & Zyia Active
Lynne Skilton-Hayes is an International Fitness Presenter and the Fitness Program Supervisor at the University of Guelph. Along with her full-time career, she manages a side hustle – StyleLynne, where she is a Distributor for Kinsley Armelle Druzy Stone jewelry and a Zyia athleisure Rep. Lynne loves helping others to look and feel their best! Kinsley Armelle has a wide variety of beautiful pieces that are perfect to complete any outfit, made from naturally and ethically sourced stones that offer a variety of healing benefits.
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Christine Gayfer – Amie Reusable Pads
Amie Reusable Pads, locally owned and operated by Christine Gayfer, is dedicated to providing a planet-friendly and superior alternative to single-use, disposable sanitary products. Amie Reusable Pads are comfortable, absorbent and beautiful, perfect for both periods and bladder leaks. All our pads are made right here in Guelph and Rockwood. We’re really looking forward to meeting you at our booth at Yoga Fest!
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John Proctor – Earth Tones Studio
John Proctor owns and operates Earth Tones Studio in Guelph, Ontario. He builds drums and teaches workshops on drum making for a variety of drums including Frame Drum, Ocean Drum, Djembe, as well as percussion instruments. He also facilitates drumming and soundscapes for those who respond to the call and the dance of the drum beat.
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April Bernardo – Soul Medic
April is the owner of Soul Medic in Guelph. She is a holistic health practitioner and coach. She is also a rehabilitation therapist and has obtained dual diploma with Honors as an occupational therapy/physiotherapy assistant. April treats clients who have sustained various orthopedic, neurological, and traumatic injuries and works with clients and their families to facilitate functional independence and achieve optimal wellness.
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Ashley Yuen & Amanda Odorico – Lift Donuts
Our company is Donuts Lift and we create a healthy alternative to your typical donut, that is high in protein, vegan and nut-free!
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Janet Ragan – Nia & Yoga Classes with Janet
I am a certified Hatha Yoga instructor and Nia Technique instructor and I recently added Brain Gym Movement Facilitator to my qualifications. I am passionate about movement and helping others experience the joys and benefits of moving their body in the body’s way. Whether it is Yoga, Nia dance or Brain Gym, I am in my element when I’m moving with others and sharing their joy. I am still inspired by my students after all these years as the joy of learning from my classes never ends. Learn More Sign me up!Meet Your Catering Team
Jules Van Bergen & Dee Hernandez – Pressed for Time Paninis
Dee & Jules are the faces behind Pressed For Time Paninis, a grab & go counter service restaurant located downtown Guelph at 113 Macdonell Street. Since 2018, they’ve been serving creative, homemade food, fast and efficiently with a flair for exotic flavours – quality you can taste from passionate, punny people. The shop focuses on breakfast, lunch, & pick-up catering. They are happy to accommodate dietary restrictions, allergies and personal preferences. Don’t miss their custom culinary creation of the week!
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Guelph Yoga Fest 2023
Sunday May 28th 8:45 am – 4:00 pmLocation: Linamar’s Frank Hasenfratz Centre
Yoga Fest Sponsor Promotional Pricing
Full-Day Pass
$99 $59
Participate in either the morning or the afternoon session. You will have access to healthcare services and the vendor market for the duration of your selected session. Yoga class formats for each of these sessions can be found above.