About Us
Our Story
Recovering from a knee replacement, understanding what it feels like to experience pain through the whole process. Elaine believes to her core that humans are designed to move without pain. She spends her time helping people achieve their most natural states of movement. She teaches a broad range of healing programs such as yoga, yoga therapy and meditation at levels meant to fit everyone’s abilities.
Elaine has been practicing and teaching yoga for 20 years. She is registered with the Yoga Alliance, a national non-profit organization designed to support quality yoga instruction, at the Experienced level, which allows her to train teachers and students. In 2020 Elaine completed certification in Restore Your Core, a program focusing on pelvic floor dysfunction, lower back pain and core strengthening. Then in 2022, Elaine became an International Certified Yoga Therapist allowing her to help people move and feel better so they live with less pain.
Elaine Vancoughnett
My Goal
To help you move better & to teach you what is accessible to you.
Bio:
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November 2012-RYT200 Registered Yoga Alliance Certified.
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January 2014 - Yoga Thrive Teacher Training, Research Based Therapeutic Yoga Program for Cancer Survivors, Developed at the University of Calgary; Facilitated by Tyla Arnason, The Yoga Effect & Dr. S. Nicole Culos-Reed, PhD
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October 2017 - Nutritious Movement (TM) certified Restorative Exercise Specialist.
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June 2018 - "Yoga Pre-hab/Post-hab" 50 hr intensive training with Jules Mitchell, Jules Mitchell Yoga & Michelle Theoret, Empowered Yoga.
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July 2018 - "Reconciling Biomechanics with Pain Science", Greg Lehman.
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March 2020 - Restore Your Core ™- Lauren Ohayon
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July 2022 - Rest & Revitalization Sleep Meditation-Yoga Nidra Level 1 & 2 - Anne Douglas
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October 2022 - Certified Yoga Therapist - IAYT
