Shelley belonged to the original Rama Lotus teaching team as the studio's first Ashtanga teacher when the Centre opened in 2000. Ten years later, she's back and loving the community atmosphere at Rama. Along the way, Shelley has explored and taught many styles of yoga, and discovered a love and calling for working with pregnant women.

She has also served the Ottawa community for 10 years: as an Energy Healer having graduated from the prestigious international Barbara Brennan School of Healing; as a Craniosacral Therapist, working to unwind connective tissue injuries in the body; and as a Plant Spirit Medicine Practitioner working shamanically with plants to balance the energies of body,mind and spirit. Her work as a healer brings deep insights into the subtle realm of the aura and chakras, injuries and tissue restrictions, and the human spirit. She has a talent for creating sacred space in her yoga classes, Energy Healing workshops and her Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training. If you need healing help off the matt, visit her practice at www.doveheart.ca