Sonia Hughes

Hi my name is Sonia Hughes and I love yoga!

I have been teaching yoga for 3 years, but have been practicing yoga for about 5!  I always thought I would be happy just to 'practice' yoga, but that all changed in 2008!  As it happens I am also a school teacher and about 2 years ago I began a Yoga Club after school for all students and staff.  The School Board in which I work came to pilot a new course called "Yoga 11".  This Physical Education Grade 11 credit course is now part of the high school curriculum and extends to students the opportunity to reap the rich benefits of yoga, while gaining a credit towards their high school diploma!  Knowing  how passionate I was about Yoga already, the School Board approached me and asked me if I would be willing to become a Certified Yoga Instructor so that I could teach this new pilot course in my school!  As you can imagine, I was incredibly excited about this prospect and so I began my 8 month Yoga Certification program with an incredible yoga instructor, Joy Nicholson, at Joyful Yoga where I graduated in April, 2009. 

I also teach Yoga at my husband's gym.  He is the owner and instructor of the Truro Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club and I take every opportunity I can get to teach Yoga to the men (and sometimes women) at his gym.  Yoga is the perfect cross-trainer for jiu-jitsu. It gives you amazing flexibity, balance and encourages breathing techniques that are good for the men when at tournaments; they do not get winded easily.  He encourages me in this as he sees the amazing benefits that yoga offers his club members.

I would love to teach yoga for you as well!  Please consider having me teach at your resort!  I am outgoing, kind and I have lots of energy and warm smiles!  Thank you so much for your consideration.

Sonia Hughes