Our Story
Christie and Tira met initially in their Katonah Yoga teacher training in 2017. Since their initial training, they have travelled together to New York state on multiple occasions to train and study with Nevine Michaan, creator of Katonah Yoga and her fellow master teachers.
Wanting to bring a Katonah Yoga offering to Edmonton, they created The Origami Yogis in fall of 2019. Even through times of uncertainty throughout the pandemic, they were able to continue to build the community and work within the parameters that they had. They are forever grateful to those who continue to show up to develop their personal practice with in the community.
In 2024, Tira made the move to British Columbia. Christie continues with great joy and honour building the Katonah Yoga community in Edmonton.
Christie has been practicing yoga for years but it wasn’t until she found Katonah Yoga that her practice became truly life encompassing. She was instantly hooked and knew that she needed to help spread the powerful and pragmatic information that the practice has to offer. She loves the formality and functionality of Katonah Yoga and believes that your yoga practice should be measured so it can always measure up.
Christie is a Registered Massage Therapist for 15 years now and is a certified Katonah Yoga instructor. She loves working with bodies and approaches it in a light hearted manor, the same way she tries to approach life.
Tira is a Registered Doctor of Acupuncture, certified Katonah Yoga instructor, and co-founder of The Origami Yogis. She loves exploring ancient wisdom practices that have been helping people gain more balanced health for thousands of years. She sees the practice of yoga and Chinese Medicine as a science and an art, and she enjoys finding the harmony between these two energies.
Tira is a natural teacher who creates an environment that empowers, supports, and challenges students. Her intent is to create safe spaces for exploration in all areas of life including physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual wellness. She is a nature lover, traveler, foodie, and all-around enthusiastic human who is always studying ways to find great joy in life! She now resides on Vancouver Island.
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