about us
ELIZABETH ADILMAN
A resident of Mayne Island and Vancouver, B.C., Elizabeth Adilman enjoys the balance of teaching yoga in the Iyengar tradition in both beautiful Bennett Bay and in urban Vancouver. A long-time student of Iyengar Yoga, Elizabeth has been studying and practicing for more than 20 years.
Elizabeth is the director of The Yoga House on Mayne Island and comes to yoga with a background in massage and family therapy as well as being an Orton-Gillingham-certified tutor to support children with learning difficulties. A voracious reader of yoga texts, poetry and Buddhism, Elizabeth enjoys living her yoga. A regular contributor to the island’s monthly magazine, The Mayneliner, she also enjoys writing about yoga.
Elizabeth’s yoga teaching features:
Integrity with a holistic focus
Certification in the Iyengar method
Experience drawing on knowledge with attention to detail
Enthusiasm with a cheerful readiness to allow for student confidence
A fresh approach through regular upgrading in continuing education contributing to innovative ideas
Flexibility with special schedules for private sessions and events.
A Certified Iyengar Yoga teacher
Elizabeth Adilman is an enthusiastic yoga teacher certified in the Iyengar tradition. She brings to her teaching a blend of solid knowledge of Iyengar yoga with an intuitive sense of the needs of each individual. Her methodical and compassionate approach to teaching allows for personalized care to every body.
2012 Workshop Facilitators
SAMANTHA TAYLOR
Samantha Taylor is a versatile and engaging vocalist and educator. She completed her B.F.A. (theatre) at Simon Fraser University, her M.A. (Ethnomusicology) at Memorial University in Newfoundland, and has trained with esteemed vocalists Ysaye Barnwell, Rhiannon, and Brian Tate. As a member of the acclaimed a cappella septet The Shirleys, Samantha has been frequently featured on CBC radio, at the Vancouver Rogue Folk Club, and the Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
Samantha shares her love of community music and a cappella ensemble singing as a workshop facilitator, singing teacher, choir leader, guest speaker, and program coordinator for Ptarmigan Music and Theatre Society. Emphasizing experiential learning and oral/aural tradition, her approach is widely accessible and inspires whole-hearted participation from people with all levels of musical experience. She can be contacted at samtaylorsong@gmail.com
THOMI GLOVER
Thomi Glover has been practicing yoga since the late 70s in Calgary where she completed her teacher certification in 1979. Since then Thomi has participated in numerous yoga and related personal development workshops including the Yashodhara Ashram three months Yoga Development Course in 2000. She currently practices Iyengar yoga with Elizabeth and “power flow” with teachers in Vancouver and Duncan. Both traditions feed her body and spirit.
Thomi wears many hats… as retired Anglican Priest, leadership consultant and facilitator, professional coach, spiritual mentor, Associate Faculty Member Royal Roads University and grateful resident of Mayne Island and Sophie’s walking buddy. (Sophie is a much loved golden retriever who knows way more about being in the moment than Thomi ever will.)
She has been drawn lately to the challenges of transition as the theme appears repeatedly in her leadership and personal coaching. And so she is delighted to partner with Elizabeth to offer a workshop combining the exploration of our journeys and the experience of asanas that open us to new and creative possibilities.
RAY McGINNIS
Ray McGinnis is the designer and instructor of Write to the Heart workshops. He is a graduate of the Center for Journal Therapy, in Lakewood, Colorado. He studied with Kathleen Adams, author of Journal To The Self: 22 Paths To Personal Growth. He is a published poet and studied poetry through the Banff Centre for Fine Arts Writing With Style program in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Ray has facilitated groups for over thirty years, including as a program staff member of the Naramata Centre for Continuing Education, in British Columbia, Canada from 1995-1998. His writing workshops have been in demand at health-care facilities, educational settings, churches, retreat settings, professional groups and conferences across North America.
NANCY SCHNEIDER – CHEF
Nancy will be providing Saturday lunches for all the workshops.
Nancy Schneider’s personal choice of nourishment has been a vegan and live food diet for the past 30 years. She believes that what is more important than what we eat is how we eat it. She believes that if food is prepared and taken with an attitude of love and thankfulness, it is actually that “love” which nurtures our bodies and souls more than the actual food. Food preparation then becomes an act of Bhakti yoga, and of the consciousness she strives to develop.