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Lucy St. John

MeD, C-IAYT, ERYT-500, Integrated Body Psychotherapist, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Program Director of 200 & 300 hr YTT.

Lucy's Story

When I travelled to India in 1995, it changed the course of my life. I experienced unity consciousness, and only the yogis could explain it to me. From that moment, I began immersing myself in the living tradition of yoga, learning from one of its oldest lineages while discovering how to weave those ancient wisdoms into contemporary life.

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I wanted others to feel the expansiveness of humility and awe for themselves. So I began offering free Vedic talks, but nobody came. I stepped back from teaching and kept studying and practising, trusting that one day someone would want to learn.

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That day came. I have now led more than 60 200-hour and 300-hour yoga teacher trainings. I have also taught as faculty in IAYT-accredited yoga therapy schools, including our own school, which recently received IAYT accreditation for its yoga therapy program.

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Since 2017, I have worked as a yoga therapist specializing in pelvic floor health, including four years at a pelvic floor physiotherapy clinic. This work showed me how precisely these ancient practices can meet very modern needs. Today, I'm inspired by the growing body of scientific evidence that supports what the yogis have long understood: breath, awareness, and mindful movement can change how we heal, feel, and live.

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Yoga is an adaptable system. Its forms evolve as the world changes, but the heart of the teachings remains constant.

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I'm committed to creating inclusive spaces where a true community of seekers can explore, be vulnerable, and grow on a foundation of compassion.

If you'd like the school's name in the bio, I can change "our own school" to "Whole Body Paradigm School of Yoga."

In reverence to my teacher’s teacher, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who developed Transcendental Meditation
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Experience

I have now led more than 60+ Teacher Training Programs, bringing a wealth of story and curiosity to the teachings. I graduated with my Masters in Education in Contemplative Inquiry and Contemporary Approaches to Pedagogy in 2021.

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As the Program Director of 200 & 300 hour programs at the leading non-profit Yoga school in Canada, I have developed a curriculum that both honours the traditional lineage from which I learned and integrates the current challenges in decolonization of yoga, trauma sensitivity and, innovative yoga anatomy.

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  • Registered Yoga Alliance School designation RYS 200 + 300

  • IAYT International Association of Yoga Therapists accredited 800-hour Yoga Therapy program

  • C-IAYT Certified International Association of Yoga Therapists designation

  • Personally Registered Yoga Alliance Designation E-RYT 500 YACEP

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