Our Teachers

Tracy Ng – Director

Tracy’s classes radiate with the energetic flow of Prana. She invites students to experience Prana, the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living.

Tracy draws tremendous inspiration from her teachers, Shiva Rae, Marie Garre and Twee Merrigan. Her continued studies include Tantric Philosophy and Ayurveda.

Off the Mat, Tracy treasures time with family, husband, Brian and their two children, Braeden and Rachel. You can often find the NG family exploring through travel, creating adventure with their furry clan, or sculpting beauty in the garden. Lucky for us, Tracy also includes the larger Kula as part of her love and care for family!

Favourite Yoga Posture:

Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II), because it embodies wisdom, courage and unwavering focus.

Colin Matthews - Director

Colin invites an ever-evolving conversation, with one’s self and the community. His teaching is infused with passion for life, self-empowerment, healing and the power of intention. His light-hearted spirit inspires a playful and engaged practice that is deeply rooted in contemporary Hatha Yoga.

Colin draws continued inspiration from his teachers, Naime Jezzeny, Sue Elkind, Sianna Sherman and Douglas Brooks. He has also studied with Bikram Choudhry, Judith Lasater, Ken Nateshvar Scott, and John Friend.

Colin co-teaches Kula’s advance study and teacher training certification program.

Off the mat, he’s known to climb great rock faces, indulge in woodworking, and cherish time with his wife, Anne Marie.

Favourite Yoga Posture:

Uttanasana (Forward bend), because it requires tremendous humility to look inward and honour one's boundaries.

Sofia Jambor - Teacher

Sofia’s playful and exuberant presence infuses her teaching, lighting the way to compassion and acceptance on the mat and beyond. Her classes help students skillfully expand their boundaries from the inside out as they delve deeper on their personal journeys.

She is grateful for the inspired teachings of Colin Matthews, Naime Jezzeny and Judith Lasater on her path as a student and teacher.

Off the mat, you’re likely to find her climbing, hiking, running bootcamps or traveling to foreign lands.

Favourite Yoga Posture:

Drop back into Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel), because it requires inner strength, trust, a courageous open heart and a strong foundation to leap back into the unknown and let the universe catch you

Beth Rutty - Teacher

Beth’s classes flow from the heart, marrying the body, breath and mind to the attunement of infinite beauty within and all around. She encourages students to cultivate the awareness and skills to connect to their teacher within, on the mat and in their lives.

Beth is an Anusara-Inspired teacher. She feels blessed to have discovered Anusara yoga, and she continues to draw from her yoga training in the styles of Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga. Beth is grateful for the guidance from her teachers, Sue McClelland, Nesta Falladown, Katie McClelland, Todd Norian, Ann Greene and Martin & Jordan Kirk.

Off the mat, Beth creates beauty through Graphic Design, along side her husband. She is passionately devoted to her family and is often seen commuting everywhere by bike from May-November!

Favourite Yoga Posture:

Savasana (Corpse Pose), because resting in the pulsation of an open heart is to experience home - life!

Shelley Gower - Teacher

Shelley is a Hatha yoga teacher, specializing in restorative yoga at Kula. Her teaching embodies a patient internal focus, as she invites students to welcome ease, spaciousness, and transformation on the mat and in their lives.

Her teaching largely draws from the Iyengar and Ashtanga traditions, inspired by her teachers, Nesta Falladown and Susan McClelland. Shelley is ever-grateful for the encouragement from Katie McClelland on her journey.

Off the mat, Shelley delights in watching her two boys become men, and cherishes time at the cottage with loved ones and a fabulous book!

Lindsey Ilott - Teacher

Lindsey is inspired to assist students to create freedom in their body through a Yoga practice that engages optimal alignment of the body, mind and heart. She considers the fluidity of movement within our body, through asana and prana, as a conduit to radically shift and transform, both on and off the mat.

Lindsey's expression of Yoga is rooted in the teachings of Anusara Yoga and Prana Vinyasa. She is a graduate of Kula’s Teacher Training program, and she continues to deepen her study and practice with devotion. You can often find Lindsey touching the hearts of Kula's Young and Little Yogis through creative practice and Yoga camp.

Off the mat, Lindsey finds revelation through music, she's a consummate friend to animals - especially to those lucky-ones in our Kula! - and she embraces travel and adventure whenever possible!

Jen Irvine - Teacher

Jen’s teaching balances a playful exploration with an invitation to focus the mind, align the body and expand the heart. As a consummate student of yoga and life, her teaching is rich with inspiration as she welcomes students to skillfully challenge their boundaries.

Jen’s teaching draws largely from the Ashtanga tradition, and she is grateful for her inspired teachers Cynthia Funk, Eion Finn, Tim Miller, Chuck Miller, Maty Etzary and Laurie Campbell; as well as her father who always believes in her.

Off the mat, you’re likely to find Jen out for a run – even taking our Kula with her! - mountain biking, surfing, backpacking, and cherishing time with her beautiful niece, Ella.

Favourite Yoga Posture:

Utthita Trikonasona (Triangle Pose), because it invites a full extension of self while challenging the mind and balance.

Trish Dingman - Teacher

Trish’s teaching weaves a powerful Vinyasa practice with the rich process of learning, transformation and illuminated celebration through each posture and breath. She invites students to align their body, mind and heart with the guiding pulsation of an inspired life.

Trish is grateful for the guidance from her teachers, Baron Baptiste, Seane Corne and Lawrence Milman. She is currently studying Anusara Yoga with Michael Siddall, and she is ever-grateful to the students who inspire her path every day with their own quests for transformation.

Off the mat, Trish enjoys time with her playful golden retrievers, often with a run or on roller blades!

Jannine Markou - Teacher

Jannine empowers each student where they are on their journey, encouraging them to embrace their embodiment, listen to their body, and let prana (breath) be their revered guide. She is a Vinyasa inspired teacher, offering flowing classes that incorporate pranayama, visualization, and Vedic Chanting while weaving principles from Ashtanga, Iyengar and Hatha Yoga.

Jannine draws inspiration from her mentors, Kathryn Beet, Ante Pavlovic, Sasha Padron and Patricia White. She continues to specialize her training in yoga for women, and she shares her knowledge at Kula in our prenatal and postnatal programs.

Off the mat, Jannine is a loving mother of two beautiful children, Logan and Rowan, a La Leche League leader, and a trained Doula who is well on her way to certification.

Matsyasana (fish pose), because of the expansive floating sensation when you rest after the pose

Julie Tesolin - Teacher

Julie’s passion for movement and her enthusiasm for life are ever-present in her teaching. With a playful and soulful offering, she encourages students to attune to their hearts, honour the wisdom within and celebrate the expression of one’s individual gifts.

Julie draws from the traditions of Hatha and Vinyasa yoga, Prenatal, Kids yoga and Anusara Yoga. She is grateful for the continued guidance from her teachers, Susie Dias, Christi-an Slomka, Michael Siddall, Sue Elkind, and Roberta Mohler.

Off the mat, Julie is an actor, a writer and a dancer, and she weaves all things creative with great dedication and inspiration!

Favourite Yoga Posture:

Svarga Dvidasana (bird of paradise), a delightful expression of balance, bliss, and an open heart.

Sheri Marshman - Teacher

Sheri’s teaching invites students to explore practice with joyful expression, and as a meditation in action. With an open heart, attuned mind and balanced action in body, Sheri guides students to connect to the depth of one’s expansive Self. Sheri touches hearts with her dynamism, creativity and thoughtful reflections, and we especially love when she shares her gift of song and voice in Savasana!

Sheri is grateful for the teachers who continue to inspire her on her path as a student and teacher, such as Colin Matthews, Grant Hutchenson, Naime Jezzeny, and Sue Elkind.

Off the mat, Sheri cherishes time with her husband, Steve, and she is a loving mom to Taylor and Chloe. Sheri continues to cultivate her passion for theatre and music through community theatre productions, and of course, singing in the shower!

Favourite Yoga Posture:

Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Dog), because it invites a nurturing inward reflection while offering grounded expansion from the heart, to the hands, to the feet, to life!

John Bauld - Music Vocation

Music, for John, is the universal language that unites us all, which he illuminates in our community through acoustic mantra music and kirtan. The intention with which John shares his vocation is to nourish community, encourage healing, and instill wellbeing through the vibration of live music. Traditional mantras carry a transformational energy, and when combined with asana yoga, John’s music lifts our practice to another level!

John has studied mantra and kirtan with Swami Mehesh, Philip ji, Alison Davinder Kaur, and the Sanskrit language with Tony Murdock. John continues to be inspired by his kirtan teacher, Mike Cohen and Toronto Kirtan Community’s Pat and Maie. John is forever grateful to his kirtan band, Ananda, who teach and inspire him on a daily basis.

When not strumming and singing, John’s creativity flows into the world of photography, visual art, philosophy, philanthropy, travel, hiking, and mentoring. His passion for life is apparent, and fortunately for us, he speaks this through his music.

Favourite Yoga posture:

Savasana, a nourishing work in progress, which embraces stilling the mind and body while opening to greater universal consciousness.