Trainers

With over a thousand hours of training Tori has several dedicated areas of study and experience in yoga. She draws upon her training and experience to carefully curate her yoga sessions to suit her students’ needs. Yoga Philosophy and other practices learned from Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Ph.D from the Bihar School of Yoga and Sri BNS Iyengar, student of Sri T Krishnamacharya are the foundations of Tori’s personal practice and teaching experience. Advanced training in Pranayama, Alignment and Adjustments for Ashtanga and Vinyasa Yoga from Dr. Paul Dallaghan, Ph.D is also integral in Tori’s retreat designs and teacher training methodologies.

Tori’s private sessions consist of a framework oriented to progress her student’s personal yoga practice. She examines practice history, mobility and lifestyle patterns to create tailored sequences and take-home practices. Tori also offers a monthly group class for her community to honour each full moon with her signature program, Chandra Vinyasa – Full Moon Flow Masterclass.

Tori is an advocate for conscious community in her home of Sesimbra, Portugal. Since moving there from Canada, she has thoughtfully curated contents of her home yoga studio, offering sustainable yoga items ethically sourced in Portugal from natural and recycled materials available soon on InnerVaana’s website. In her community of Sesimbra, Tori leads a charity branch for Portuguese NGO Planet Caretakers helping with various environmental clean-up initiatives. She also aims to share the benefits of yoga practices for health and community connection through her projects sharing yoga and acroyoga.  Tori also co-developed the  AcroYoga gathering -AYGA in Portugal and India to develop trust and communication through touch and authentic human connection.Tori is the owner and lead trainer for Intuitive Breath Yoga School.