About Karen

Founder of YOLO Wellness Yoga & Lifestyle Studio, Yoga4Women, Women's Wellness Group Sessions, and Co-Founder of YOLO Lifestyle Associates; Karen completed her 500-hour Yoga Teacher & Personal Development Program with Sheree Gurnell at Yoga Desha (2020- 2022) in the lineage of Sir T. Krishnamacharya & TKV Desikachar. Karen maintains registration with Canadian Yoga Alliance (CYA-E-RYT 500) and has taught in many disciplines of vini-yoga since 2020 including hatha, yin, restorative, & aerial. She has provided individualized personal development programs for women, and it is a dream come true to open her own studio dedicated to holistic health and healing.

Drawing on her 25-year nursing career specializing in mental health education, she is trauma informed and continues to create and facilitate specialized yoga events for women. 

Karen has been a presenter at TEDx events in Moncton & Charlottetown. Her talk in 2018 can be found on YouTube with the title: “It all starts…..with You” 

Currently Karen works as a healthcare consultant and is thrilled to be able to pursue growing the YOLO Wellness community.