Sylvie Paquette

Sylvie Paquette has been involved in the fitness industry since 1991. Sylvie certified with the YMCA-YWCA in 1991, CAIN in 1994 and has been a Fitness Specialist member with CanfitPro since 1997. Her additional certifications include BOSU, STEP, EXERBALL, MAD DOGG Athletics and YMCA-YWCA for Group Cycling. Sylvie currently teaches for the RA Centre as well as Carleton University and the Canterbury Community Association. She is considered a well-rounded instructor always willing to lend an ear and to encourage participants to be their best.

Sylvie first discovered the benefits of yoga in 2007 and completed her Hatha teacher training with the Upward Dog Yoga Centre in Ottawa in the summer of 2016. She is a registered yoga teacher at the 200-hour level, (with over 90 hrs additional yin yoga training and myofascial release techniques) a certified fitness specialist since 1991 and a group cycling instructor since 2008. Students are encouraged to build self-awareness, empowerment and inner peace through their practice. Her classes emphasize proper alignment, the use of breath and safety with a sprinkle of relaxation.  

Sylvie currently teaches spin, muscle fit, yin yoga, chair yoga, myofascial release and hatha yoga.