Helen Arpin

I (Helen Arpin) fell in love with yoga at my first yoga class in the 80's. I had the opportunity to meet Swami Vishnu-Devanadanda, the founder of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, and was inspired to become a yoga teacher. 

In 2000 I was certified as a Hatha Yoga Teacher by the Sivanada Ashram in Montreal, Canada. In 2003 I obtained a Teacher's Certificate as a Kundalini Yoga Teacher from Albuquerque New Mexico under the instruction of Yogi Bhajan.  I produced two Instructional Yoga videos called 'Kundalini Yoga the Yoga of Awareness' I was the first person in Canada to produce a Kundalini Yoga video. 

I have extensive experience in the health and wellness field. I held a certification as a Fitness Instructor since the 70''s. I dabbled as a Personal Fitness Trainer in the 90's. I retired 6 years ago from my full-time job as a Therapeutic Recreationist working in the field of mental health and addictions. I developed a program called 'Yoga for Youth' which targeted at risk youth. I owed my own yoga studio for the past 10 years but unfortunately had to give it up due to the pandemic. Since the closure of my studio I have managed to keep teaching yoga virtually since 2020 at www.discoveryoga.ca  I have returned to teaching in-person in the past few months.  Beside my interest in yoga, I am a wife, mother and grandmother of 3 boys. I love being active, travelling, meeting new people, hiking, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, swimming, cycling anything active. I have a passion for teaching and love to inspire and empower my students.