Meet our Partners & collaborators

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Elia is an experienced Software Engineering Manager and Tech Community Builder with an MSc. in Computer Software Engineering and over a decade of experience in the tech industry. She is also a passionate advocate for fitness, mental health, and nature. Elia enjoys staying active through yoga, pilates, tabata, circuits, and meditation, believing in the power of regular exercise for overall well-being. She is deeply committed to nutrition and healthy eating, always striving for a balanced lifestyle. With a strong focus on mental health, she actively promotes self-care and emotional well-being. Elia loves traveling, meeting new people, exploring different cultures, and spending time in nature. As a seasoned leader and team player, she thrives in collaborative environments and enjoys working with others. While she enjoys a wide range of music, EDM is her favorite, fueling her energy and motivation.

Lori has been a dietitian for over 20 years, with 15 years of experience as a Public Health Dietitian in Toronto and York Region. She currently works at Strides Toronto, supporting families and pregnant individuals. Her areas of focus include women’s health, sports nutrition, and family nutrition. Lori’s mission is to help individuals reconnect with food, understanding that it nurtures the body, mind, and soul. As a mother of two boys, she stays active through swimming, cycling, and enjoying nature with her dog. Lori offers nutrition coaching to help people improve strength, endurance, and recovery, making food their therapy. She holds a master’s degree in Public Health Community Nutrition from the University of Toronto, is a registered dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, and is also an amateur triathlete.

With over 25 years in the fitness industry, Teri firmly believes that individuals of all fitness levels have the inner drive to achieve their health goals. She delivers energetic workouts, constant support, and challenging routines to inspire and motivate you every step of the way. Now, in collaboration with Harmony Circuits and Outdoor Fitness, Teri invites you to join this empowering journey where passion meets purpose. Experience the impact of her guidance in a series of collaborative workshops designed to elevate your fitness and well-being.

Ghazal is a professional yoga instructor with 16 years of experience, specializing in Hatha, Power Flow, Vinyasa, and Yin Yoga, and also works as an accountant. For her, both yoga and accounting are grounded in the same essential principle: balance. The balance she cultivates on the yoga mat, through mindful movement, breath control, and focus, directly translates to the balance needed to navigate the complexities of numbers, finances, and the high-stress environment of accounting. In both worlds, stability and mindfulness are key to thriving under pressure. Ghazal’s passion lies in helping others in the finance field discover how yoga can bring physical and mental equilibrium, enabling them to better cope with career challenges while improving their overall well-being.

With over 20 years as a dedicated yoga student and 17 years of previous experience in finance, she is an RYT500-certified yoga instructor with the International Yoga Alliance and also holds specialized certifications in Yoga Fit, Hot Yoga, and Rainbow Kids Yoga. Her commitment to personal growth fuels her mission to uplift others.

Passionate about making a difference, Tam leverages yoga’s transformative power to support at-risk youth, community organizations, and underserved populations, enhancing mental health, financial literacy, and resilience. She has volunteered with UHN Impact Collective and teaches domestic abuse survivors, while actively serving on two Catholic School Councils.

In 2022, her exceptional contributions were recognized with the Community Recognition Award by the Mayor David West and the York Region Councillors, celebrating her dedication to meaningful change.

Vazheh, with a Master’s in Private Law, is a dedicated wellness professional whose journey reflects a deep passion for movement, health, and helping others. Her path began in childhood with a love for ballet, which naturally led her to Pilates in 2017. She then expanded her practice to yoga, starting with Ashtanga and earning her certifications in Hatha and Vinyasa yoga from Yoga Alliance (Your Yoga Flow). Since 2022, Vazheh has been teaching yoga, sharing her expertise and guiding others on their wellness journeys.

In addition to her yoga practice, Vazheh holds certifications in TRX and physical fitness from the General Sports Federation. Her background in dance, combined with a deep-rooted desire to uplift others, brings a unique blend of discipline and empathy to her teaching. By connecting her passion for movement with her knowledge of law, she creates a holistic approach that empowers individuals to enhance their physical and mental well-being.

Andrea Meade, MEd, PT, is a Registered Physiotherapist and Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying).  She is an alumnus of University of Toronto and University of Victoria.  As a regulated health professional in Ontario for the past 22 years, Andrea has developed a unique therapeutic approach that integrates both physical and psychological health.  Andrea holds professional designations in Pelvic Physiotherapy and Neuro-Developmental Treatment, and is also a Certified Coach.  Combined with her clinical expertise, Andrea’s life experiences growing up in rural northern British Columbia underpin and inform her work.  Clients know her as a responsive and collaborative practitioner: she is able to facilitate connections to find creative solutions while providing culturally-sensitive, progressive care.

Charmaine Johnson is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Career Counsellor, as well as the founder of The Village Creative Healing Community, which provides career & mental health support to the community through creative play! With over 20 years of experience, Charmaine has been instrumental in helping students and professionals achieve academic and career success while promoting overall wellness. Charmaine’s holistic approach to healing incorporates traditional, alternative, and creative art therapy, addressing the unique challenges faced by individuals in both personal and professional contexts. 

Kelly Nolan is a Pharmacist, Integrative Practitioner, and mother of 4 healthy children. For over 30 years she has mentored women’s passage thru peri-menopause & menopause by sharing her expertise, and teaching women to put their self-care at the forefront in order to be the caregiver to those around them. Transitioning to Integrative Medicine with the foundation of a pharmacist & scientist, she has been able to educate her clients on the value of blending herbs with traditional medicine, and supporting all aspects of their health with high-grade natural supplements in combination with a healthy lifestyle & stress management. She has become a leader in her field, an expert in the healing arts of women’s health.

Lior is a Guided Meditation Facilitator and Wellness Coach, specializing in helping clients transform their emotional health and well-being. He supports individuals in shifting from states of stress, anxiety, burnout, and confusion to inner peace, balance, clarity, creativity, and purpose.

Having experienced the toll of stress and anxiety firsthand during his career in the tech industry, Lior discovered the transformative power of meditation seven years ago. This life-changing practice sparked his passion for guiding others toward self-healing and personal growth.

Lior brings high energy and compassion to each session, creating a safe and supportive space for clients to connect deeply with their inner selves. His diverse training includes certifications in the Guided Meditation Framework, Wellness Coaching, Breathwork, Qi Gong, and Bioenergy Healing.

He believes that the answers we seek lie within us, and his mission is to guide individuals and groups to access their inner wisdom and unlock their full potential through conscious awareness. With Lior’s guidance, clients find more balance and inner peace, embarking on a journey of self-healing, empowerment, and transformation—unlocking the best versions of themselves.

Moshe is a product management leader who started his career on the engineering side, specifically within the enterprise real-time B2B software space. He fell in love with product management after seeing the gap that existed between what customers wanted and what engineering produced. Moshe enjoys applying his lean iterative approach to develop products that exceed users’ expectations. He is the product coach at Mikanovsky Consulting, helping startups and growth product companies build their Product discipline. In 2023 he founded Products for Good, a social initiative for aspiring product managers to learn their craft while building products to help humanity. In 2023 he also started teaching at Schulich School of Business at York University. Moshe co-hosts the Product for Product Podcast where he talks about products that product professionals use, and hosts Rootquotient’s Beyond Product podcast. He published his debut novel The Resurrector in January 2022. Living in Toronto, he can’t stand the cold winters but loves his Canadian home and the maple trees all over. 

Sabrina is a corporate team facilitator and executive coach, who supports empathetic leaders in creative and tech industries to build high-performing teams through deep skill building workshops on work stress, assertive communication, and emotional intelligence. She is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the leading coach accreditation body for professional coaches. Her clients are from Amazon, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), and Dress for Success Toronto.