Catherine Roberge

I am here because...
I so badly needed a place to slow down and breathe

6 things I can't live without?
good company, long walks home, a comfortable bed, parchment paper, an abundance of bobby pins & a good heart

My top 3 goals:
- in the words of the mouthbreathers, a cheesy punk band from sackville: I wanna squeeze every last drop of juice out of the fruit that is my youth/blow the tops off all the roofs because I can handle all my truths/I want to spend my days in perfect harmony with people to whom I can say I love you in casual conversation
- wander as much as possible without fear or doubt
- use my abilities to be in a constant state of creation whether it be concrete or abstract!

Ask me about?
making pie crust from scratch!!! and any other baking related question you might have, nightwalks, neighborhoods, punk shows, doing it yourself, pedestrian life, being an urban scavenger

I am good at?
feeding people, treasure hunting, book recommendations, getting people excited about stuff

Fave book:
everything is illuminated by jonathan safran foer...... and a few dozen others

Fave movie: anything wes anderson, harmonie korine or sofia coppola have made!

Fave food: wild strawberries, salmon, kale, the perfect over-easy eggs with lotsa hot sauce and every pie ever

A character trait: i am so much stronger than i knew! i'm good at making people chuckle & i will talk to anyone about anything with an open mind

Fave animal:
deers

Most important thing learned in a yoga class:
learning to breathe through everything and take the focus away from discomfort and place it on how rewarding every challenge you encounter is. there have been so many times outside the studio i have stopped and just remembered to breathe and i am never disappointed with the results.

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Meghan Hollett

1) I am here because: yoga is the best way I've found to destress. And because there's still so much to learn, I've only scratched the surface! So exciting.

2) 6 Things I can't live without: my friends, my cats, those few days of sun we get per year, fresh and tasty Newfoundland air, fruits and vegetables!

3) My top 3 goals in life are: to be happy, to be kind, and to tour with the band many, many times!

4) Ask me about.. Eastern Europe! I've been twice.

5) I'm really good at... Foreign languages! I took French, Spanish, and Russian in university and always found it incredibly easy to pick up a natural sounding accent. I also did a Master's degree in Linguistics, which complimented my efforts at the time.

6) Favourite book, movie, and food is...
Book = The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov
Movie = The Neverending Story
Food = Berries! I will eat all your berries!!!

7) What is your most positive character trait? I've always considered myself to be very good at putting myself in other people's shoes and understanding ways of thinking very different from my own.

 Describe your best experience in a yoga class: I love doing yoga to music. Not just any music, but specifically high energy dance tunes give me extra adrenaline and I find really enhance my concentration. Any class with upbeat is extra special for me!

9) What is your favourite animal and why? Well, I'm a notorious cat lady. Me and my housemates own 3. Cats are my favourite because I'm their favourite! I have a good way with them and they tend to like me and follow me around. Mutual cat love.

10) What is the most important thing you ever learned in a yoga class? To be confident and patient. Without believing in yourself and giving yourself time you can't grow or get better at really anything. Remembering that the floor is not that far away if you fall is a profound idea, in my opinion, and one that you can take literally or more generally. To be patient with myself and to allow myself time to learn gradually is something I've specifically learned from yoga and I'm very grateful for that insight.

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Ashley Babb

...and Ocean! 

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I am here because...
...of YOU!!!! You make me smile, you make me laugh,... sometimes you make me cry but it's always good tears. It feels just like "Cheers" but instead of beers we all have a nice cold mason jar full of water. So "chin chin" this one's for you 

Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got.
Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.
Wouldn't you like to get away?
Sometimes you want to go, where everybody knows your name,
and they're always glad you came.
You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same
You wanna be where everybody knows your name.
You wanna go where people know, people are all the same,
You wanna go where everybody knows your name.
(I loves yur faces!!!!)

6 things I can't live without?
1- The universe and everything in its majestic mysterious beauty
2- A place for meditation and practice
3- People and social times ( I love socializing 
4- Music of all kinds
5- My bun
6- Sandalwood (oil, perfume, beads) anything sandalwood I wants it!

My top 3 goals:
1- To love.
2- To travel the world while learning and sharing my practice.
3- To be the lead singer in a band
*Impossible goal: To find a time machine so I can travel back to the 80's and dance with Boy George in the "Do you really want to hurt me" video.

Ask me about?
My hidden talents

I am good at?
Being OCD, being silly,... interpretive dance...

Fave book:
Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?: Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life's Difficulties - Ajahn Brahm

Fave movie: Bram Stoker's Dracula

Fave food: Dark Chocolate

A character trait: Chameleon like, constantly changing.
Character trait I aspire to be: Genuine

Best experience in a yoga class:
Every time I cry in Savasana cause I feel it working it's magic and those moment where I feel so connected to my higher self.

Fave animal:
Ocean, she is soft and cuddly and teaches me sooo much ahaha!
Ok for realz  Birds! They go around flying in the sky!!!! WOW! That's crazyyy!

Most important thing learned in a yoga class:
Keep it light! Don't take yourself too seriously and have fun!

Xoxo

Mary Decker

1)I am here because: yoga provides me with the opportunity to bring my thoughts into the present. It allows me to listen to my body in a way I don't often find myself doing in everyday life. Being a part of this community and practicing yoga is a way to bring that peace into my life. 

2) 6 things I can't live without: ocean air, cast iron pans, foliage, woollen goods, kitchen table conversations, and self love.

3) My top three goals are: To live out my life on a beautiful farm, growing food and cultivating community, shearing sheep and spinning wool. To always remember that perspective shapes our experience, and that allowing positivity into your life will change everything. And to live as harmoniously as possible, with the earth, with other people, and with myself.

4)Ask me about: skateboarding, morel picking, hitchhiking across canada, seed saving, knitting.

5)I'm really good at: story telling, innovative cooking, and keeping myself happy. 

6)Favourite: 

Book: so many, but currently my number one is the Art of Fermentation by Sandor Katz Movie:Everything is Illuminated 

Food: Blackberries from my Vancouver Island backyard and salmon- wild, caught by me, and raw. because I am a savage. 

7)My most positive character trait, or maybe just my favourite one is my self discipline. I have proven to myself repeatedly that I can get through anything and still stay shining, that I can accomplish what I set out to do, and that ultimately I am in control of my circumstances. 

 My best experience in a yoga class was when: I think there must have been some serious stress coursing through my body, because one class when we were coming into the resting pose after bridge pose, where you bring your knees together and put your hands on your stomach and heart, I had the most incredible release. I always find that pose to be profoundly humbling and calming and delicious. 

9) My favourite animal is: The albatross. They are majestic white sea birds with a vast wingspan and they never land. They just soar around over the ocean forever. 

10) The most important thing I have ever learned in yoga is to be present. It is so lovely to be able to occupy your body and live in this moment.

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Zabrina Youden

1) I am here because: 

I was searching for something more in life and I found it through this community and Yoga, it gets me out of my head. I can... view the world in a better way!

2) 6 things I can't live without:

Family, Friends, Music, Water, Fruit, and lip gloss!

3) My top 3 goals in life are:

To graduate from Memorial University with a degree in Primary/Elementary French immersion Education.

Be a wonderful mother

See as much of this world as I possibly can.

4) Ask me about:

Anything, anything at all!

5) I'm really good at:

Interacting with children.

6) Favourite:

Book: Honestly.. The Hunger Games series!
Movie: Sixteen Candles
Food: ALL fruit

7) What is your most positive character trait?

Energetic

 Describe your best experience in a yoga class: 

I was having a really long day feeling anxious and restless I attended Steve's 60 minute Moksha class that evening. He had music playing in this particular class, we were practicing Dancers pose(Natarajasana) and I just let everything go, everything I was holding onto the stress the worry the impatience and I just felt so alive so free. It was a beautiful moment happening right there on my mat I just let the heat and the beat groove me! Maybe no one else could see or feel it but somehow Steve did!!! He said right out to the entire class from the back of the room "Zabrina if you want to get out of that pose and just dance you can! I can see it in your face I know you want too!" I busted out laughing and at that moment I knew that yoga would be a part of my life for the rest of my life!!

9) What is your favorite animal and why:

I love all animals, but Siberian Huskys in particular. I have a female named Mia. I love her dearly and I know she feels the same being able to connect with an animal on that level is something quite special.

10) What is the most important thing you ever learned in a yoga class?

Just love yourself, accept yourself. This is the only body and mind you will ever have. Listen to it, treat it right!

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Chrissy Dee

1) My body, heart, and mind would have it no other way. After starting hot yoga while living in Halifax i knew i was hooked. Discovering that a Moksha studio had opened in St. John's made the transition of moving back home just that much easier. I'll never forget my first full day home- I knocked on the studio door and Steve answered, with the biggest brightest smile and outstretched arms. i knew immediately that this was something i wanted to be a part of.

2) Music, coffee, hugs (especially from babies), Nature's Aid skin gel, fresh air, and a good belly laugh.

3) To raise a family, to live near the ocean and mountains, to see as much of this planet as I possibly can.

4) The paintings on display at the studio right now!

5) Enjoying my days. I make sure to allow time to paint, head to yoga or go for a hike, sit for a coffee or pint with a friend, or take the time to make a delicious meal with the music blasting through the house. The little things that make life fun!

6)Book: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Movie:Almost Famous
Food:Avocado... and chocolate

7) People tell me that I have a very calming presence. I like problem solving and making others feel
comfortable. I am able to get over tough situations quickly and I'm pretty sure that I am physically unable to hold a grudge.

8) Every Bliss Flow class is always an amazing ride. My energy is sky high afterwards. I feel so alert and present.

9) The bear is my favourite animal. they are such mystical creatures. i ran into one while hiking alone once and it shook my soul...in a non-frightening amazing way!

10) Steve once said in class that nowhere has it ever been said or written that any part of yoga should be forced. These words continue to be so useful to me both in yoga and life practice!

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Tara Lucia

 

1) I am here because: 

I was meant to be. Moksha Yoga St. John’s has offered me a new sense of freedom, balance and belonging. And I am here because it feels great to be here!

2) 6 Things I can’t live without: 

love, family, friendship, water, good food, and my lipgloss

3) My top 3 goals in life are: 

- to have a family, to travel, to make a difference

4) Ask me about.. 

the day I ran for my life.

5) I’m really good at.. 

gift giving and thoughtfulness.

6) Favourite book, movie, and food is.. 

A Fine Balance, The Notebook, Indian! 

7) What is your most positive character trait? 

My heart! I have a very big heart. I also have a very keen attention to detail.

8) Describe your best experience in a yoga class: 

I would have to say my very first bliss flow class. I felt like I was dancing and I love dancing!

9) What is your favourite animal, and why? 

I like birds. They intrigue me – the sight of them and their sweet chirping. I can’t help but tune in when I hear them singing.

10) What is the most important thing you ever learned in a yoga class?

To slow down, breathe and be patient. 

I'm still in love with Ho Hey :)

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