Brette Hamilton

My journey on this beautiful earth has taken me to many different places around the globe with many heart-opening experiences. Upon completing a degree in English Language and Literature at Brock University in Canada, I moved to Gold Coast Australia to attend Griffith University for a Masters in Teaching degree. I became certified to teach Primary students in Australia and Ontario Canada. Following Teacher's College I stayed in Nelson NZ to complete a teaching internship and collect data for my thesis. Following graduation in 2005, I accepted a teaching position at a British School in Kuwait. There I taught grade 5 students and the following year was PE Teacher for 600 students. I taught briefly in Libya and again in Kuwait at an IB International School. I also spent time teaching at a desert school in Abu Dhabi as part of the government's Education reform program. I love teaching and travelling!

I have been on a spiritual journey of inner transformation since 2010 when I attended a fasting retreat in Thailand. From there I returned to Abu Dhabi where I was teaching at an all boys primary school in the desert. I felt really challenged by my heart's calling and the education system that seemed to be far different from my beliefs. From there my husband and I decided to switch gears and become certified yoga teachers as we felt a greater calling to bring peace to people admist the chaos.

We succesffuly completed our 200RYT training at the Mystical Yoga Farm on the volcanic Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. It was a beautiful experience that incorporated meditation, Vinyassa and Hatha flow yoga as well as Shamanic practices to bring us to a greater version of ourselves. I left feeling like a new person and was committed to sharing my newfound practice eveywhere I went. After marrying in 2011, we moved to a small lake town in Ontario and began to teach yoga, beach yoga, guided meditations and various workshops. I also gained a Reiki certiticate and became a Certified Biomagnetic Practitoner.

Two years ago I was led to Chakradance which is another amazing transformational practice that leads the participants to connect to body and soul through guided meditation, specially selected music for spontaneous dance and an invitation to journey inward. The workshops include a warm up, dancing of all seven major chakras, mandala art creation and integration meditation. These workshops can be offered as an introduction followed by a 7 or 9 week series that could be held as a 3 - 7 day long retreat or one offs for special occassions like full moons or solstice. It's a wonderful practice that uses spontaneous movement to clear out old energy and make room for the new.

I am currently a stay at home Mom with a 3 year old daughter who is seeking opportunities to travel and share my Yoga and Chakradance practices. I am committed to leading people to their own light by offering an entry way into the divine light of the soul as we learn to make self-care a priority. I CHOOSE ME is the brand I am working on creating as I offer destination retreats of transformation to those who are ready to step into their power and really nurture their inner selves.