Emily Parker - Yoga Teacher
** Emily has left to pursue her PhD studies in Ireland. We wish her all the best and look forward to her visits home. **
— Emily has a Master’s degree in Classics from Dalhousie and continues to work as a T.A. in both Classics and Religious Studies. She has been practicing yoga since April 2004. Initially an attempt at procrastination, Emily decided she needed more ‘physical activity’ and began following a 30-minute yoga class on a VHS. Her family ultimately urged her to attend a class led by a trained professional, so she made her way to her first class at TAYS where she met Maxine Munro—the first to welcome her into what would become her ‘home away from home’ for the next three years. Shortly after graduating from the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at TAYS with Mike Munro, Maxine Munro, and Leslie Hunter in the summer of 2007, Emily began her second 200-hour YTT with Hart Lazer. She began teaching at the Yoga Loft in the fall of 2007 and attended Mysore classes with Seth Daley. Learning more about practicing and teaching Ashtanga from Seth—she eventually took over teaching his morning classes while he was away the following summer. Emily continues to draw her inspiration from Hart Lazer, has attended two workshops with him and his teacher Ramanand Patel, and she’ll never miss an opportunity to learn from Mark Darby.
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