Lia Pirili (Lakshmi) discovered her love of yoga as a young teen when she took Sivananda classes in Ottawa. Her meditation practice began with The Art of Living, taking Advanced Courses with founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and his top disciples. Lia reconnected with her Sivananda beginnings when she moved to Kanata in 2002. She then went on to take her teacher training, graduating from the International Sivananda Teachers Training Course in 2007. A devoted student of Yoga, Lia is passionate about everything Yoga and continues her studies with her Acharya (spiritual teacher) Swami Sitaramananda. Lia has also completed Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Bernie Clark of Vancouver and received a Meditation Course Certificate from Sivananda. Lia has recently returned from a trip to India, learning more about yoga and it's practise. While in India she explored some Northern cities and towns, including Varanasi, and then stayed on at the Anand Pakrash Ashram in Rishikesh. She shares her knowledge of Yoga teaching with awareness, integrity and understanding.
