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Beth Purser

Yoga Instructor

Beth has been teaching yoga since 2008, completing her 500 hr RYT in 2015. Through the Semperviva Master Teacher training series, Beth’s instruction has been greatly influenced by learning from world renowned teachers including Bernie Clark, Gloria Latham, Mark Stephens and Seane Corn, among others. Her directive, alignment-based teaching style is woven into sequences that leave students feeling inspired, balanced, and invigorated. She is most passionate about getting people on their mats so life becomes more vibrant when they step off! Beth graduated with an honors degree in Kinesiology and practices massage full time in Revelstoke, B.C.

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Rebecca Marchildon

Pilates, Fitness & Yoga Instructor

Rebecca is first and foremost, a mother to four wild and awesome little girls! She is also deeply passionate about everything health, wellness & family. She is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Group Fitness Instructor, Pilates & Yoga Instructor. She completed her Comprehensive Pilates Certification through the Pilates Sports Centre and 200 YTT with Aly Paws.

Inspired by her travels abroad, Rebecca dreamt of opening her own magical movement studio right here in Revelstoke, where she could combine all of her favourite things from the places she has lived or visited.

After months of renovating a 136 year old building, Rebecca opened The Alchemy Studio on August 31st, 2019, her 6th sobriety birthday! She is so beyond grateful for her supportive husband & her incredible 'Alchemy' family.

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Lauren Atkinson

Barre and Yoga Instructor

Lauren found dance through taking classes at Ballet Beats in Calgary in 2014 and fell in love with barre. She completed her barre teacher training in May of 2019 and began teaching that same summer.

She teaches Barre by Ballet Beats, a full body workout, the perfect marriage of ballet and fitness. She uses the barre to support you through basic ballet exercises done to energizing music with lots of familiar cardio and core movements sprinkled throughout. No dance experience required. Think Rebel Ballet!

Lauren is supportive, encouraging, and always prepared with an amazing class to get you moving and dancing. She is one of the kindest and most thoughtful people you will ever encounter.

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Alex Heeps

Yoga & Fitness Instructor

Alex moved to Revelstoke from Ontario in 2014 in search of a more balanced lifestyle. She had been working as a pilot and had originally planned on only taking a year off. However, she soon realized that Revelstoke would end up being her new home. Since making the transition to the mountains, she has fully embraced all that a mountain lifestyle has to offer. From trail running, yoga, and snowboarding to rock climbing, XC skiing, and weight training, she enjoys filling her days with meaningful movement. After practicing yoga for over 10 years, Alex completed her 200 hr YTT in 2021 with Lucas Rockwood, founder of Yogabody. She applies functional movements and poses to her practice that promote strength and flexibility. Her focus as a yoga teacher is to create classes that promote fitness and flexibility so that her students can enjoy a variety of activities both on and off their mats.

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Jane Osborne

Pilates Instructor

Jane has been in a long-term relationship with Pilates for over 15years, leading to the completion of two comprehensive certifications, one from PhysicalMind, which was more contemporary, and a Classical approach through Pilates from the Center, along with an additional certification in pre/post-natal Pilates. As a professional dancer for over a decade, Jane always depended on Pilates to keep things feeling as balanced as possible in her body. When injury signaled the end of that career a few years ago, Jane took a deep dive into not only her Pilates practice, but in how other movement modalities could support the body to unwind and then repattern long-standing movement strategies. She has since completed additional training in Yamuna Body Rolling, Franklin Method, and Anatomy Trains, and is a certified level 1 Hypopressives teacher. During her last year on the coast Jane worked as a physio assistant at a pelvic health clinic and this experience further ignited her passion and curiosity to learn more about pre- and post-natal support and education, the interconnectedness of the body through the nervous system and fascia, and the importance of a trauma-informed practice in healthcare. These topics are where Jane is directing her further learning endeavours.

As a teacher Jane loves to get specific and dive into the details. She believes that if you have a strong understanding of the foundations of your support systems, that from there you can push, play, explore and challenge yourself in all aspects of your life. She believes in leaning into hard work (but not tension), staying curious, and accepting what is. In class you’ll find she talks a lot, gets pretty excited and sweats without actually doing the exercises. Joy for Jane is found outside; kiting, biking, skiing and generally getting lost in nature, and she’s unlikely to turn down a good ol’ fashioned kitchen dance party.

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Cathy Keenan

Yoga & Qi Gong Instructor

I have has always been fascinated with the human body and its potential for deep healing. I started practicing yoga when I was 28 years old eager to learn how to move my body in different ways and change the trajectory of my life. My love of learning persuaded me to quit my day job as a producer at an animation company and go back to school to study Chinese Medicine.

Chinese medicine appealed to me because of its beautiful and metaphorical language around healing and the body. It views humans as an integral part of our environment and therefore looks at every aspect of our life as an important part of our evolution and healing.

I graduated and received my diploma in acupuncture when I was almost 9 months pregnant. Days after I delivered my baby boy I developed a rare pregnancy related disease called Post Partum Cardio Myopathy (heart failure). This experience, along with a slow recovery and becoming a new mother deeply impacted my understanding of health and healing. From this perspective I gradually began to change the way I practiced and taught. Over the years I have been a lululemon ambassador, practiced acupuncture, developed various types of workshops, yin yoga teacher training’s, retreats and classes that has combined yoga and the philosophy of Chinese medicine.

Today I enjoy taking an integrative approach to movement (inspired by yoga, Qi Gong, 5 Rhythms Dance, (and other curious ways of moving) while continuing to share the deep wisdom and my love of Chinese Medicine.

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Sam Hinchey

Sound Healer

I'm a psychic medium with a deep love for nature, particularly the mountains. Helping others is my passion, and as an intuitive person, I feel that I was born to do just that. I am dedicated to using my abilities to make a positive impact on the lives of those around me, whether through connecting with the spirit world or simply providing guidance and support. In nature, I find solace and the tranquility to focus on my gift to help others.

I have been introduced to the healing power of sound therapy for 4 years, with a particular focus on crystal bowls. As a student of crystal bowl sound therapy for 2 years, I have gained a deep understanding of the benefits of this ancient practice. For the past 2 years, I have been hosting sound therapy sessions, using crystal bowls to help individuals relax, heal and find inner peace. I am dedicated to sharing the power of sound therapy with others, helping them to improve their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

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Nikki Ball

Reiki Instructor & Sound Healer

Nikki is a Galactic Shamanista who loves her Soul purpose as a Reiki Master Teacher, Sound Healer, Soul Light Language Activator and Guide through your energetic journey!

She operates from her heart center and loves being a conduit for sharing Divine LOVE!

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Stephany Trinker

RMT & Yoga Instructor

Stephany is a life-long outdoor enthusiast who grew up hiking, climbing, skiing, and snowboarding in British Columbia. Steph’s deep roots in the wilderness gives her a grounded and present nature, which can be felt in the intuitiveness and strength of her treatments. Through clear communication and addressing client concerns on multiple anatomic levels, Steph’s treatments are educating and effective. Her passion is working therapeutically with patients to enhance performance, decrease recovery time, promote balanced bodies, prevent injury and decrease pain.

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Sara Devita

Yoga & Pilates Instructor

Sara has been turning to Yoga and Pilates to maintain health and balance since about 2005. In 2013, it was time to go deeper into the practice of yoga by completing a 200 Hour Yoga teacher training at the Anamaya Resort in Montezuma, Costa Rica. There she learned the teachings of classic vinyasa as well as Thai Massage. Since then, she has been leading Yoga classes in many styles including: Vinyasa, Yin, Yin Yang, Restorative.

Sara has also led exercise classes like Power Fit and Tabata! She continues to grow her knowledge of holistic healing by studying Ayurveda through courses at the California College of Ayurveda and travelling to Sivanada Ashrams in the Bahamas and California. She has completed courses in Ayurvedic Foundations, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy, Yoga Nidra, Marma Therapy and Pranic Healing. She also enhanced her knowledge of healing by facilitating workshops in self-management for chronic pain with Self-Management BC.

More recently she is working towards certification as a Pilates instructor with Neumovement. Neumovement Pilates was developed with the integration of physiotherapy, to focus on functional movement. She’s excited about the ability to integrate Yoga and Pilates in her classes to get the best of both worlds!