Maureen has been an RMT since 2005 and started teaching Pilates in 2018. She started out looking for ways to provide her massage clients with opportunities to connect with their own bodies in a more meaningful way. Her teaching practice has quickly evolved into a neurologically-focused movement re-training, where students get a chance to strengthen the pathways between the brain and the various muscles in the body. It’s all about calling upon the right structure to do the work, and helping to prevent pain and injury in the process! 

MAUREEN BLEVINS-HAYWARD

Meet Some of the Folks Who Keep the Room Moving

Rachel’s movement practice is rooted in cultivating resilience in body + mind through progressive challenge. Using a blend of yoga, pilates, and dance aerobics, her goal is to create accessible classes where people can find joy and strength in their bodies. Rachel seeks to find a place where curiosity and playfulness can coexist with radical compassion, thoughtful language, and wild kindness. In general, they believes mindful movement practices can help us reclaim agency over our bodies, tap into our intuition, and smash the patriarchy.

RACHEL SMILEY

Jo Gale (she/her) believes that anyone can find a joyful movement practice. In a society that uses exercise as a means to "fix" the body, she believes folks should want to move to FEEL their body. Her classes are a playful blend of Pilates, Somatics and Dance Aerobics, which encourage you to move from where you are at, honouring rest and modification as a deeper connection. Through her 9 year journey as a facilitator in the fitness industry, she leads with passion and care, hoping to empower folks to know that STRONG IS NOT A LOOK.

JO GALE

Stephanie began to practice yoga in February of 2015. After 2 years on her mat, she looked to strengthen her personal practice, completing a 200-hour teacher training program at Anjeli Teacher Training with Diana Lockett and Daniel Horgan. Stephanie loves to teach from the heart, guiding in a way that offers both support and encouragement to all students. In Stephanie’s classes you can expect to feel safe, to move at the pace of your breath, to laugh (or cry), to listen to your heart and feel connected to your body, all within the corners of your mat. 

Stephanie WEILER

Andrea King initially studied yoga with Angeli yoga teacher training for her 200 hour certificate and in 2018 went to San Francisco for 6 weeks to study with international teacher, Jason Crandell to complete her 500hour advanced training. She studied mindfulness and the mindfulness based stress reduction program. She invites fun, creativity and focus to her yoga flows. She will breakdown a pose down to its basics and her flows are planned to build you up and educate you on your body and the practice of yoga. She loves to teach and invites a positive and joyful approach to yoga, usually with a killer playlist. Oh and yes, it was probably a joke so its okay to laugh in class.

ANDREA KING

Ruth Lewis is a personal trainer and Goodbodyfeel Teacher Training Alumni. She has created a wide variety of movement classes over the years, including a hybrid strength training and pilates class "Be Dynamic", and "Leg Day with Ruth"(which was...a leg day....with Ruth ;). Outside of her work in movement/fitness Ruth wears multiple other hats. She is a Real Estate Agent and a Research Assistant at McMaster University. She loves a good dance party.

RUTH LEWIS

Tanisha (Nisha), is an RMT , Certified Fascial Stretch Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Personal Trainer and Functional Movement Specialist with over 8 years of teaching movement practices. After a car accident in 2010, Nisha discovered the incredible healing power of yoga. It helped her overcome chronic pain and ignited a passion within. Since then, Nisha’s dedicated herself to sharing the transformative benefits of yoga with others.

She completed her 200HR Yoga Teacher Training in 2020 with DownwardDog Yoga Centre and gained confidence to begin her teaching journey through a 14-week Soulga Sangha Mentorship Program with Soulga Yoga & Wellness.

NISHA AMAnkrah

Dee is the creator behind Pilates Strong Moms, The Postnatal Guide: The Early Days, and Core Reconnect. She is also a Pre + Postnatal Corrective Exercise Specialist, Personal Trainer, Pilates instructor, Fascial Stretch therapist, teacher trainer, and Mom of two incredibly active and hilarious boys.

She loves empowering Moms, + Moms to be, through movement and hate the societal ideal that we should bounce back. Nothing behind you is ever as good as what is in front of you right now!

DEE OSBORNE

Dancing since before they took their first steps, Claire (she/they) has had the pleasure to explore many dance and movement styles and choreograph some truly wonderful shows. She has performed on many great stages, taught numerous workshops, and is now running dance and movement classes here in Hamilton. They love to help others experience the joy of movement and the wonders of dance in a body-positive and affirming space. @MoveWithClaireHamOnt

Claire hughs

Clairandean is a Black trans media artist based in Hamilton, ON. They are the founder of Clairity Tarot, offering spiritual guidance through the Tarot. Their work explores themes of Queer identity, grief, intimacy, and healing through ritual. Clairandean has studied with GOODBODYFEEL, Dianne Bondy, and New Leaf Foundation 🌱

CLAIRANDEAN HUMPhrEY

ChRIS BOURKE

Piper is a yoga and somatic movement instructor. She has been teaching movement and body mechanics for over 22 years.  In 2012 she completed her 250 hr teacher training at Downward Dog Yoga. Her wheelhouse and passions lye in plyometric, functional and pleasurable movement. She is also a multidisciplinary artist, storyteller, musician, professor, former choir director and somatic voice instructor. She currently teaches weekly restorative yoga and vinyasa flow classes as well as leads a monthly singalong at The Move Room.You can often find her running with her two kids in a double wide stroller or getting muddy on the trails with barefoot shoes. 

PIPER HAYES

Jenn found her way to her mat in 2013 after receiving a free class pass. From there, she built a regular practice when she discovered the calming effect yoga had both during class, and in all aspects of her life. As a natural progression of her practice, she graduated from her first yoga teacher training June 2018, and since then she has accumulated over 1000 hours of training in a variety of yoga styles and related disciplines. A dog lover her whole life, Jenn has 2 rescue chihuahuas named Dexter and Lemon, both of whom are better than she is at downward facing dog.

JENN STANLEY

Allie is a dancer, musician and Death Doula. Allie graduated from Concordia University in 2013 with a BFA in Contemporary Dance, as well as a Minor in Religious Studies. Their current practise is rooted in understanding how landscapes shape the human experience and proprioception. Their explorations in presences, challenges the way dance is commonly expressed and experienced. 

ALLIE BLUMAS