Meet the Glow Yoga Team
Our Glow Yoga Kids and Youth instructors have a love for life, a passion for progress, and a craving for creativity! We live fully, love openly, and do our best to make a difference in the world everyday. You can find us around town spreading Rainbow style yoga bliss to children of all ages!
Robyn Snow
Director & Magical Mermaid
Robyn (RYT-500) has dedicated herself to the practice, study and teaching of yoga since 2007, upon realizing how amazing it was while in high school. Originally trained in hatha yoga, Robyn has since expanded her teaching into yoga for all ages from fertility to senior’s yoga, but especially loves teaching young children. She has been working with Glow Yoga Kids since 2016 and still cannot believe that her "job" is spreading joy and connection to youngsters through yoga, her passion. Robyn is also a third level Reiki practitioner, which she utilizes to encourage connection and healing to people of all ages. She is an advocate for community, volunteering with the BGCBIGS program as well as fundraising for various causes. Her aim is to make the world a better place by spreading light and love everywhere she goes.
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Kim Gilbert
Sparkle Pixie
Kim first discovered the power and solace of yoga 15 years ago and has continued to enjoy yoga since. She has worked as an Occupational Therapist with children for 15 years. Kim believes that every child has the capacity to find balance. She is passionate about sharing the joys and energy of yoga with children. In kids yoga Kim shares a creative, exploratory, and adaptive practice to her lessons.
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Misty Kuefler
Whimsical Wisp
Misty is passionate about working with kids and has done so for most of her career. She started working at a daycare while in high school, moved on to volunteering with The Girl Guides of Canada and then became a playschool teacher. She is a mom to three busy kids, two of which have special needs, therefore working with children with challenges is second nature to Misty. Having a personal yoga practice has been super important to Misty for many years and in 2019 made the choice to become a yoga instructor and a registered kids yoga instructor. She loves to sing songs, read books and incorporate mindfulness into her kids yoga classes.
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Cheryl McConnell
Silver-Winged Goddess
Cheryl had her first encounter with Yoga over 6 years ago and is still as enraptured today as she was then! Just like her first time on the mat, Cheryl continues to feel ‘at home’ when she is practicing yoga. The more classes she attended, the more she wanted to learn so began to deepen her practice which lead her to Yoga Teacher Training, in Hatha yoga. Her mantra of ‘Learn, Blossom, Grow’ keeps her grounded and reminds her that being a student first brings new knowledge to expand and grow as an instructor. Cheryl embodies the Hatha principle to align and calm the mind, body and spirit and feels all the benefits yoga offers should be shared with everyone, especially kids!
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Tiffany Keeping
Earth Fairy
Tiffany (RYT-200) found yoga in 2009 while in University where she learned how transformative it was for stress relief and exercise. Several years later she decided to train in hatha and pre/postnatal yoga so she could share her experience with others. Tiffany is currently expanding her yoga education by taking her 500hr designation which she hopes to complete next year. She is an advocate for inclusivity in the community by volunteering with Autism Edmonton. Tiffany is currently on the planning committee for the 2022 Autism Edmonton Gala where she will help raise funds for this fantastic non-profit. Her aim is to make the world a more inclusive, understanding, and compassionate place by sharing her experience as a parent of a child with Autism/ADHD and teaching others how to be more understanding and caring individuals.
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Lina Baz
Sparkle Phoenix
After completing her biochemistry degree, Lina got her certificate in physical education and became a Certified Fitness Trainer. Then, she began to pursue another certificate as a nutrition coach. Lina has always lived a wholesome, happy and active life.
After a while, she started attending yoga classes, that’s when she realized that this is what interests her most on various levels: physically, mentally and spiritually!
She began to view yoga as a source of empowerment, self-healing, awareness, and superior consciousness. As a result, she got her 200-hour YTT and became a yoga teacher. But that wasn't enough for her, she still wanted to deepen her knowledge and teachings. So now, she’s pursuing her 300-hour YTT.
After a while, she started attending yoga classes, that’s when she realized that this is what interests her most on various levels: physically, mentally and spiritually!
She began to view yoga as a source of empowerment, self-healing, awareness, and superior consciousness. As a result, she got her 200-hour YTT and became a yoga teacher. But that wasn't enough for her, she still wanted to deepen her knowledge and teachings. So now, she’s pursuing her 300-hour YTT.
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Alexis Haines
Transforming Butterfly
Alexis is super passionate about working with children and has the natural ability to meet kids of various
ages where they are at. She has the art of being silly, energized and ready to play, to be creative, to
explore and use her imagination. She has owned her own business Einsteins World of Wonders Dayhome
for 15 yrs. Once given the opportunity to expand in touching more children's lives through yoga and
movement with music, she jumped at it, it's like second nature to her! It truly has been a passion for
Alexis to grow and expand in the direction of yoga, she is eager to learn! She loves to read stories with
animation, moving to the music and incorporating mindfulness practice into her kids yoga classes.
ages where they are at. She has the art of being silly, energized and ready to play, to be creative, to
explore and use her imagination. She has owned her own business Einsteins World of Wonders Dayhome
for 15 yrs. Once given the opportunity to expand in touching more children's lives through yoga and
movement with music, she jumped at it, it's like second nature to her! It truly has been a passion for
Alexis to grow and expand in the direction of yoga, she is eager to learn! She loves to read stories with
animation, moving to the music and incorporating mindfulness practice into her kids yoga classes.
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Talia Shewchuk Magat
Mystical Elfin Goddess
Talia has always loved to move and groove! She began dancing at the age of 3 and continues to teach to this day. During her extensive training in dance she began practicing yoga. She enjoyed how yoga complemented her dance practice and loved how she felt after completing a class. During the Pandemic, while she was pregnant with her daughter, she decided it was time to delve deeper into the yoga practice and philosophy, and so she completed her 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training. She truly believes that our physical and mental health are linked and so much can be gained by moving our bodies and helping quiet our minds. She is extremely thankful to be part of the GLOW team and can't wait to teach you!
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