About

About Atlas

Philosophy
How We're Different
Teacher Bios

Philosophy
Welcome to Atlas Studio. Atlas is a group of yoga studios where many styles of yoga are integrated into the Atlas style. It is a place to come and safely explore, a place to go beyond your personal limitations physically, mentally, and spiritually. It is a place to feel comfortable and accepted for who you are and where you are at this moment; yoga studios where you will receive support in your journey and help to find balance in your life - lift the weight of the universe off your shoulders.

How are we different?
Atlas yoga classes are open to all age groups and fitness levels. We run our classes in 8 week sessions. You can start and stop any time, yes you are always welcome to join us mid-session. This allows you to integrate yoga into your life at anytime; we fit perfectly into your schedule.

Drop into any class or register for your favourite. Choose from a single class pass, a 8/16/24 class pass, or an unlimited semester or year pass to maximize the benefit of Atlas Yoga in your life.

Teacher Bios

	Denise Davis-Gains Denise Davis-Gains and Atlas Yoga are a culmination of a life-time of spiritual pilgrimage. As a young child Denise learned to move gracefully and appreciate music, she enjoyed a good story with a lesson and was blown wide open when spirit, movement and sacred music met on the yoga mat in 1993. Since that time Denise has walked a path towards wholeness and integration as a healer, yoga teacher, mentor and leader. "My interest in teaching yoga comes from a desire to live my dharma, to do what I have come here to do; to make a difference in people lives. Yoga saves my life everyday.It is my hope that through my life's work more people can find the gift in yoga and heal themselves and those around them, dispelling the myth of separation and move towards a different world. A world where peace is possible for individuals and the global community".
	Thamo Thamo is a Registered Social Service Worker, a graduate of Atlas's Yoga Teacher Training Program and now Managing Director of Atlas Yoga Studios. She has a broad range of Social Service experience including work in various Mental Health and Community Service based programs. She began her yoga journey approximately 2005 and is also trained in other energy healing modalities. As Managing Director, Thamo assists with marketing and promotion, community involvement, staffing and teacher training. Thamo continues to use her experiences in Social Services to shape her classes to create relaxing, holistic and therapeutic experience for her students. Check out her blog at www.truthmindbliss.wordpress.com!
	Angela Walzak - MSc., CSCS, CES Angela has been teaching fitness classes for over 18 years and has been teaching pilates and yoga for the last 6. She started out in the fitness industry while completing her undergraduate degree in kinesiology doing personal training and teaching aerobics. She eventually moved on to manage a small gym and then onto the YWCA where she helped develop special interest programs for those living with Fibromyalgia and Osteoporosis. Currently she works at Wilfrid Laurier University where she teaches many of the labs offered through the department of Kinesiology and Physical Education to second and third year students. She thrives on being able to empower others and their families onto a path of health and wellness by sharing and teaching what she has over the years. In her spare time she enjoys hanging out with her 2 kids and her dog and can frequently be found outside in her garden during the summer months. She enjoys coaching her kid’s sports teams and hanging out on the beach or in her backyard. Angela is very excited to be joining the Atlas team.
bicep.jpg	Colleen Holmes Colleen Holmes has been in the fitness industry for 15 years. She is the fitness technologist for Fitness Academic programing at Conestoga College. She has over 50 certifications in health and fitness Her highest level is Clinical Exercise Specialist. Colleen is the owner of Redrock fitness which specializes in training professionals in the service fields. Colleen is the Professional Development Chair for CPTN and was given an award last year for her dedication to personal training development. She has 8 certifications in Pilates alone. She looks forward to meeting and training you. Colleen Holmes CES, CPTN-CPT Community Services' Fitness Technologist
>	Tonya Broomer Tonya Broomer is on a holistic journey of self discovery. She is certified in Hot Stone Massage and Reiki. Currently she continues on the path of learning at the Transformational Arts College.
Photo Coming Soon!	Monica Noseworthy Monica was first introduced to yoga at age 16 by her Grandmother Georgina. she has been practicing on and off since. In 2007 Monica went to a Hawaii and watched a local perform yoga on the beach as the sun was setting and inspired to reignite her passion for yoga and began to attend more classes. Monica is now taking the Yoga Teacher Training program with Denise at Atlas yoga studio and will complete the course in June 2010. Monica is a Registered Nurse working with special needs children while raising her own three children and owns her own business performing Reiki and other metaphysical healings. Monica has a spiritual outlook on life and integrates her passion, spirituality and zest for life into her yoga classes.
Photo Coming Soon!	Wendy Boegli
Photo Coming Soon!	Karen Parke
	Christopher Lambert Company Mission Statement: Skilled Hands and an Open Heart. It is my mission to provide you with deep, attentive touch therapy that actively engages you in your healing and catalyzes you toward health and well-being. Using Shiatsu and mulitple treatment techniques, we will work together towards a complete body image. This will provide you greater access to information from your body with fewer areas of 'motor-sensory amnesia' , with greater length, rather then compression and greater resilience, allowing you to bear stress without breaking. This new information will also allow your body to perform with reduced effort, reduced pain and improved range of motion. Company Values Statement: My first consideration is always the health and well being of the client. I will continually strive to improve my knowledge and professional skills. I will respect the client’s physical and emotional state and will not abuse clients through actions, words or silence, nor take advantage of the therapeutic relationship. I acknowledge the inherent worth and individuality of each person and therefore will not unjustly discriminate against clients and colleagues. I will encourage and educate the client in the development of a health enhancing lifestyle. When it is necessary in the interest of the client’s health and well being, I will suggest that they seek an alternate source of medical care. Company Vision Statement: To become recognized for excellence in clinical massage therapy throughout Guelph and the surrounding area by improving the quality of life of my patients by providing them with personal and comprehensive treatment.