Leah Emmott

Leah Emmott has always led an active lifestyle. At a young age, she trained for many years as a competitive swimmer. She then pursued lifeguarding for employment and fell in love with teaching aquatic fitness classes. She has been teaching aquafit for 6 years and has always been interested in learning how to teach other forms of fitness.  When she began working at the YWCA in Vancouver 3 years ago, she started to attend different styles of yoga and enjoyed the variety of classes offered. She took her yoga teacher 200hr certification in December 2009 and has been teaching hatha yoga classes ever since. She has also been teaching group fitness classes for some time. Leah holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Simon Fraser University. She is currently looking for work in marketing and communications, but is happy to have some time to reflect on her own directions in life. She has always credited yoga and fitness to helping her balance a busy lifestyle. She is enjoys singing, playing music, graphic design, world travel and outdoor sports.