Testimonials Here is what her students are saying ... From the first class, I felt the benefits immediately - physically from the workout and mentally from the destressing. Kelly Romeo, Partner Relationship Manager After working with Julia for about a year now I have gained a greater appreciation of my body and general health. Julia has, with great attention, helped my inflexible middle aged body start to move in ways it is only beginning to remember it could. Julia's intuitive approach to teaching yoga with her attention to one's body's nuances is both comforting and ultimately rewarding. I look forward to my weekly sessions like few other events in my weekly calendar. John Lloyd, Principal, John Lloyd & Associates Julia, I think you are a wonderful yoga teacher. You are very skilled, spiritual, inspiring and down to earth. Not ever practicing yoga before, I really was not sure what to expect. My yoga experience has been fantastic. I feel great, I sleep better and my migraine headaches have disappeared. I have thoroughly enjoyed every class. Thank you. Rhonda Gannon, Medical Radiation Technologist, Clinical Co-ordinator, Radiography These sessions were a definite asset to me. They became an extension of an existing therapy program and the Yoga has made great improvements in my recovery. Jeanette Williams, Senior Graphic Designer Your classes have improved my flexibility and my blood circulation. I think you are an excellent instructor and I would not hesistate to recommend you and your classes. Angela Monette, Age: 47 Julia has the rare ability to watch, listen, feel and translate road blocks into exactly the practise I need that specific day. This gift allows me to strengthen my practice deeply with purpose, pleasure and humour. Civi Jacobsen, Researcher/Writer Julia brings a very special life energy to her yoga class, making it always new, fresh and inspiring. She manages to make her class both lighthearted and fun, on one hand, and deep and meaningful on the other. She has a gift of leading students through postures in a way that inspires true mindfulness. Gordana Olujic, Visual Artist Julia your yoga instruction has helped me a great deal. Doing the yoga breathing techniques and body movements helps release stress and stiffness, and alleviate my back pain, the result is I feel energized and awakened. Thanks for everything.  Cheers Frank M. Over the years, we have seen how popular "yoga" has become (e.g. Lululemon) and heard about how good it is for you. Although I've tried taking the odd yoga class in the past, I could never really get into it nor fully understand what all the fuss was about. In retrospect, I think it may have had something to do with the instructor and lesson plan. Feeling stressed(as usual) and tired, I decided I would give it another try and registered for a Hatha Yoga course at George Brown College in Toronto with Julia. I discovered that I really looked forward to the classes (I wish my workplace could arrange for something like this instead of the usual financial seminars) and learned a lot, including the Sun Salutation, tree-pose, and how to loosen up my shoulders using a belt, etc. With yoga mat in tow, I have a new found respect for yoga and have recommended and demonstrated some of the moves that I have learned to inquisitive co-workers. It was the best gift I could have given to myself!!" Mary, Secretary, Scarborough It was an absolute enchantment to be a part of your class. I was expecting something simply physical but you brought so much more than that - mentally, spiritually. I was especially impressed by your knowledge and passion. Sandi Ascenzi Naumann I'm a 53 year old woman with a demanding job (finance & admin director at a community health centre). I'm pretty sure I'd be suffering ill effects from my job if it weren't for my Thursday night yoga class with Julia. I've taken yoga off and on (mostly off) for the past 25 years, mostly because I thought it would help me get in shape. I'm pretty fit generally for someone my age, because I walk a few brisk miles every day, but I've never been an athlete and have no "natural" flexibility whatsoever (a previous yoga teacher asked me if I ate concrete mix for breakfast, a comment on stiffness in my lower back). I started with Julia a few years ago when a friend told me about her classes, and after the initial struggles with getting used to moving & stretching again, after a long lapse, I am now addicted. Julia's classes are magical. She takes care to make the space lovely and relaxing, and she greets everyone with genuine warmth. I'm sure all of her students feel special, just because of the way she welcomes them. She seems to know everything anyone could possibly know about all types of yoga, and she tailors her knowledge to our needs and limits. Each class is unique and spontaneous. She has the loveliest voice, and uses it very effectively to bring us into a calm frame of mind as we start each class, to enhance our breathing, to encourage us to keep trying when the movements seem impossible, and to heap praise upon us for our efforts. She laughs easily and keeps the mood of the class light and joyful, allowing us to relax more fully into each pose. She never pushes us beyond what we are capable of at that moment in time, and makes us feel that what we can do is beautiful. We leave the class elevated in spirit and warm in body. These good feelings linger for days. I am certain that I am a calmer, happier, and more flexible (and not just physically) person as a result of my yoga classes with Julia. My family and co-workers would testify to this as well, I'm sure. I feel more confident in my self, and have a very positive feeling about enjoying and making the most of the rest of my years here on this earth. I have come to love and tolerate the peculiarities of my physical body, and I'm becoming attuned in ways I never imagined to my spiritual self. I truly feel that what I have gained in Julia's class has enhanced the rest of my life immeasurably. Thank you, Julia! May you have many grateful students! Trevelee Goodwin The think I liked about Julia's Core Yoga class is that I learned that there were more ways than doing sit ups to strengthen your core. She always introduced new poses and exercieses as part of the practise so that it never became stale and you always felt it the next day! Plus Julia's approach to Yoga never makes you feel intimidated no matter what level you are at. Erin Agnew, George Brown College