Our Teachers

Jody Myers (B.P.E.)
AYTT owner/director and senior AYTT teacher

Jody was first introduced to yoga in 1980 through direct contact with the wonderful Bhakti, Kundalini Yoga Master Swami Kripalu (1913-1982).

Other teachers who deeply impacted her at that time, were Yogi Amrit Desai (eloquent orator and master hatha yogi), Divya Prabha (Bhakti Yogi), and Dr. Don Stapleton (outstanding Hatha and Karma Yoga teacher) — all great teachers from the Kripalu Tradition.

"I was 30 years old, when I experienced my first yoga class. I immediately knew I would be involved with yoga for the rest of my life."

Became a pioneer
Jody took her YTT training at the Kripalu Center in 1981 and she became a pioneer, teaching classes, workshops and programs to a wide range of groups in Nova Scotia. These activities still continue today.

From the 1980's to 2004, Jody sponsored many well-known yoga teachers to come and teach in Nova Scotia. Yoga Atlantic and yoga teachers from a variety of traditions are continuing this welcoming.

Jody is certified in each of the following:
• Professional Kripalu Yoga Teacher (200 and 500 hour levels)
• Amrit Yoga Teacher (500 hour level)
• Advanced Kripalu Yoga Teacher
• Kripalu Yoga Teacher Mentor
• Kripalu YogaDance Teacher

Other training
Jody has also taken training programs with a variety of respected yoga teachers from other traditions, such as Bikrams Yoga, several Art of Living programs, Asthanga, Anasura, Iyengar, Siddha Samadhi Yoga, Authentic Movement, Trance Dance, Seniors Yoga, and she currently enjoys Yin Yoga as it applies to the Kripalu approach.

Guided by her own practices which include asanas, relaxation, meditation, dance, art, writing, outdoor sport, physical theatre and chant, Jody founded AYTT in 2000 and has been Director ever since.

She self-published a 90 page book on yoga (now sold out).

Other interests
Sports and Arts are Jody's other passions.

Jody played varsity volleyball for Dalhousie University, graduated with a degree in, and taught high school Phys. Ed. for two years, and competed and taught tennis semi-professionally until her late 20's.

For 12 years she performed nearly 1,000 comedy shows for children throughout the Maritimes, as a member of the duo 'No Strings Mime'.

A Nova Scotian, Jody lives beside St. Margaret's Bay.

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