Our teachers
our 200 hour faculty is one that we are proud of.
At MYNAH, we care deeply about who the teachers are that will guide you on your 200 hour foray into the deeper parts of yoga. Your 200 hour faculty is comprised of some of the best leaders and teachers in Calgary as we take your enrolment into the program with great responsibility and care.
Kate W. Mak // co-lead
(she/her)
For Kate, teaching yoga is one of her greatest joys and honour be it in studio, online, abroad, festivals, or in teacher training. An E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, she has had the wonderful and greatest opportunities to sit at the feet of many great and respected teachers and ready to share what all those teachings have meant to her and her path. She is so excited to take flight with you, the Mynah 200 Class of 2023.
Lauren Cowley // co-lead (she/her)
Lauren holds an E-RYT 500 status and finished her advanced 300 hour teacher training through Mynah School of Yoga. She has run several teacher trainings on her own and we are now ever so lucky to have her part of the Mynah faculty.
Brenda Lee-Rooney // faculty (she/her)
Brenda’s yoga journey, on and off the mat, has been one of transformations, self-discovery and acceptance. Well over 10 years ago now, her practice became a potent way to self-express, feel at home in her body, and be in community. She knew yoga’s grounding medicine was something she wanted to share with others. This has set her on a trajectory of learning from many great teachers and completing her 500-hour training with Blissology. Through conscious curation of embodied movement and poetry, her hope is that the practice will move you into deep trust of your journey and connect you to your innate wisdom. Brenda is thrilled to be a part of the Mynah training to continue to learn and grow together.
Jilaine Beddoe // faculty (she/her)
We are beyond lucky to have Jilaine on faculty as she shares over a decade of teaching and thousands of hours in training to enhance the training as she guides us deeper into ourselves. Jilaine has thousands of hours of training including an advanced training through Gaitri.
Her experiences as a yoga teacher, studio manager, festival presenter, and Junction 9 co-owner makes her a wealth of knowledge and insight. A mom of two sweet ones and a mama to all the Mynah birdies. She is so excited to walk this path with all our new trainees.