About Karen

Karen completed her 500-hour Yoga Teacher Development Program with Sheree Gurnell at Yoga Desha in 2022 in the lineage of Sir T. Krishnamacharya & TKV Desikachar. Karen maintains registration with Canadian Yoga Alliance (CYA-E-RYT 500). Karen has taught may disciplines of Vini yoga since 2020 including hatha, YIN, restorative, aerial, as well as individualized personal development programs for women, and it is a dream come true opening her own studio dedicated to holistic health and healing for women.

Drawing on her 25-year nursing career specializing in mental health education, she provides trauma informed group sessions, private sessions, and specialized yoga events for women. 

Her work includes facilitating women’s health and wellness workshops in her community since 2017 and she spoke at a TEDx event in Moncton in 2018. Her talk can be found on YouTube with the  title: “It all starts…..with You” 

Currently Karen works as a healthcare consultant, and continues to expand her yoga offerings.