ABOUT
Guiding you to heal and thrive with compassion and intuition.
The thing is, you already know somewhere inside of you that joy is now, not in the future. But you just don’t know how to access it or even notice that it’s already here.
If you want to experience joy no matter what, you need to develop your Joy Core.
In yoga we talk about developing your core strength, and joy is a kind of strength you want to build at the core. That’s what Joy Core Practice is all about, and I want to invite you to experience it now, as my gift.
Hi, I’m Frances, first I want to share a little story about myself. It’s not like I was born joyful. In fact, my early childhood didn’t promote much joy at all. Without going in to the trauma just let me say I didn’t receive a foundation for happiness.
How do you feel good about yourself when you’ve internalized that if anything goes wrong it’s because you’re bad? That’s what I was dealing with, and what ultimately led me to a life of practicing and teaching the many facets of Yoga. You can read my whole story here. The reason I wanted to share that is that I know from personal experience and years of practice that experiencing joy at the core requires daily practice. It doesn’t have to take a lot of time (my Start Up Meditation below takes only 10 minutes) but the consistency will help you strengthen the joy you already have (even if you can’t see it right now.)Just sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free guided practice and more!
Courses and Credentials
Teacher Development: 2009 to present- on-going study, Rosemary Jeanes Anze of Toronto ON
Advanced Teacher Training: 2010-2013 500 hour training, Rosemary Jeanes Anze of Toronto ON
Teacher Training Certification: 1998- 240 hour course with Sandro Sammartion of Whiterock B.C
Standard First Aid & CPR C 2010, St. John’s Ambulance, Oshawa, ON
Yoga Festival Toronto: 2008 Yoga Therapy with Mark Whitwell
Yoga Spirit Toronto 2008 Moving from the Inner Body (20 h), Judith Hansen Lasiter
2008, Body-Mind Centering – the Endocrine System, (28 hr) Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen
2007 Yoga Physiology & Injury Prevention (10h) Dr. Roger Cole
2007 Body Reading & Issues in the Tissues (28h) Tom Meyers
2007 Anatomy Trains (17h) Carrie Gaynor
Yoga in Toronto Conference 2007 Yoga Therapy Principles (3 hr) with Mark Whitwell
Yoga in Toronto Conference 2006 Yoga Therapy (3 hr) with Gary Kraftsow
Women’s Place 2006 Information Counselor Training (32h) Toronto,Ontario
Advanced Yoga Training (350+h) 1994-1995, Constantine Darling British Columbia