Kelowna Yoga House

Serving the Kelowna Yoga Community since 2001

Our Instructors

The heart of our community…

Melissa Perehudoff

Iyengar Yoga Instructor Certified: Level 3

Melissa tried her first yoga class in 1991 to manage stress at work and has been teaching for 25 years. She holds a Level 3 certification…

Phofi McCullough

Iyengar Yoga Instructor Certified: Level 2

Phofi is a Yoga enthusiast who has practised the teachings of Mr. BKS Iyengar since 1989. She studies with national and international Iyengar teachers…

Tracy Forsythe

Iyengar Yoga Instructor Certified: Level 2

Tracy began her journey on the yogic path in 1996 seeking help with a health challenge and through her practice has experienced many of the benefits that yoga offers…

Terry Tustain

Iyengar Yoga Instructor Certified: Level 1

Terry became a student of Iyengar yoga in 1995. She has been one ever since, and has found yoga to be quite challenging, but also remarkably rewarding…

Janice Loukras

Iyengar Yoga Instructor Certified: Level 1

Janice began her exploration of yoga in 1998 seeking relief from the physical effects of a desk job and childbirth. The practice brought both physical and mental benefits…

Jennifer Krake

Iyengar Yoga Instructor Certified: Level 1

Jenn first discovered yoga in her late teens but didn’t start a regular practice of learning until a decade later when finding the Kelowna Yoga House…

Joni Barbagallo

Iyengar Yoga Instructor Certified: Level 1

After years of being a high-intensity aerobics instructor, Joni longed for an activity that would make more sense for her  body and become a source of joy…

Mehrsa Maali

200 hr RYT [Hatha & Kundilini]

An enthusiastic life student, Mehrsa is passionate about transferring the peace and message of self-love she learned through her Asana, Yama and Niyama practices to her students…

Kate Simpson

E-RYT500, YACEP, SOYA, Reiki & Soundbath practioner

Becoming a yoga teacher in 2013, Kate began a wonderful journey in finding her spark to teach again.

Having taught Competitive Figure Skating for over 15 years, exploring a new career became…

Karen Smith

200hr RYT [Kundalini]

Karen first came to yoga with the simple desire to relieve the pains and stiffness that were present in her body. What she discovered was a window in to the amazing world of herself…

Susanne Currie

200hr RYT

Susanne Currie recently moved to Kelowna from Ontario in hopes of embracing the beautiful outdoors that surround us. She, by profession, is a mental health counsellor.

Stephanie Mathura

200hrs RYT, RPYT [Prenatal], Yin

Stephanie’s journey with fitness, movement, and mindfulness began back in 1991 when she stepped into her first martial arts class. Expanding upon the knowledge and experiences she gained in the dojo, she became a certified 200hr instructor of Hatha yoga…

Rose Robson

500hrs RYT, Baptiste, Journey into Power Level 1

Rose Robson has been a fully certified Fitness Instuctor and Personal Trainer since 1999

She decided to add a Yoga Certification to her list of credentials in 2018, after developing her own personal practice since 2010.  She first completed her 200-hour training with Shift Power Yoga in West Kelowna, and one year later added an additional 300-hour training with the same studio

Barb Reid

Core Connexion Dance

Barb completed her teacher training in Core Connexion Transformational Arts in 2004 and has been leading weekly Core Connexion sessions ever since.

Samantha Richardson

200hr RYT Vinyasa & Kundalini

Samantha first found her yoga mat in 2010 and it has helped her in so many beautiful ways. She is passionate to share the practice to help others to find the benefits that she has experienced…

Brendon Lumgair

200hrs RYT, iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation certified

Brendon began his yoga journey in the year 2000 after taking a philosophy class in university. The postures and practice provided him flexibility and strength in his body, mind, and perspective. Graduating with degrees in engineering and philosophy, he sought to practically apply yogic principles to his career and personal life.

Barb Frim

200hrs RYT

Barb found yoga about 10 years ago and went from one class a week to 6 or 7 classes a week very quickly.  She has been teaching gentle hatha classes, perfect for all levels including beginners, for over 5 years in Kelowna.

Tyler De Freitas

200hrs RYT + 300hrs RYT [Tantra yoga]

Tyler has been focused on the profoundness of the human experience that we call life for over a decade. He is motivated by the beauty of the moment, always listening and learning and sharing the wisdom of his many Teachers and Mentors. 

Nicole Tupechka

200hrs RYT [Soundmoves]

Nicole has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. She believes in the power of yoga to transform and connect our body, mind and spirit. To be alive is an incredible gift, yoga helps us connect to, explore, experience and fully receive this gift.

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