180Yoga 2.14

Judy Tapp, RYT200

Judy is certified with 200 hours of training in Hatha, Vinyasa. In addition, she is certified in Yin, Pre and Post Natal Yoga, Restorative, Warrior Series, Chakra Flow as well as Pilates level 1. Judy is also a certified level 2 Reiki practitioner.

Judy takes a nurturing mind, body, spirit approach to her classes knowing that all three components working together in unison bring us into the union that is Yoga., helping us to blossom and thrive in a challenging, demanding and ever stressful world.

Judy is a singer, songwriter, musician, watercolour artist and chef. She loves spending time with family, friends and her Golden Retriever, Henley and Balinese kitten Chopin de Robion

Education:

2009: 200 hour Certification - Tula Studios Toronto

2009: Pre and Post Natal Certification – Five Elements Studio - Brampton

2010: Level 1 Pilates Certification – Tula Studios

2011: Restorative Yoga certification – 889 Yoga – Toronto

2012: Warrior Series Module – Leslie Kaminoff

2013: Anatomy module – Dr Ray Long

2013: Chakra Flow module – Seane Corn

Teaching Experience:

2009 – 2012: Tula Central, Tula West and Tula South
2012 – present – customized private group sessions for after school groups, Workplace lunchtime classes, private and group classes, and volunteer classes in various locations.

More about Judy's yoga background:

Judy first discovered her passion for Yoga at age 18, and loved how it enabled her to clear her mind and focus as well as loving the physical challenge of some of the postures. After 2 years of weekly Sivananda based classes offered at her college in Montreal, Judy continued with a home based practice, as yoga studios, at the time were not accessible to most people outside of an ashram.

As her career began to grow, yoga gradually faded from her everyday.

It was several years before her practice picked up again and she never looked back. Over the years, working in the corporate world, she practiced many different types of yoga to help with the stress and demands of her senior position in the world of advertising.

In addition, she dealt with chronic and sometimes excruciating spinal and soft tissue issues which were exacerbated by stress. By practicing 3-4 days a week, trips to the Chiropractor went from 3 times a week to 3 times a year.

In early 2009, after some big personal and professional challenges, she made the commitment to enter a Hatha Vinyasa 4 month intense teacher training program and graduated in June 2009 and began teaching immediately. “Yoga saved my life and also changed my life – I could not go back to who I was before the teacher training, no matter how hard I tried. I pretty well did a 180 in my life and have never looked back"