I hold a Bachelor in Business Administration (Finance and Marketing) from the University of New Brunswick (UNB), a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School (York University) and was called to the Bar of Ontario. I am an Advanced Sivananda Yoga Teacher, certified California College of Ayurveda (CCA) Yoga Nidra Teacher Trainer, and a Kundalini Yoga Teacher based in Ottawa, Canada. I have been teaching and providing CCA Classical Yoga Nidra sessions in groups and privately for many years. I am also a certified Canadian Fitness Professional (CanFitPro). I am a Registered Yoga Alliance Instructor (RYT 500) and a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP). I am also currently the only Classically-based Yoga Nidra Teacher Trainer in Canada (CCA-YN). I hold over 1000 hours of yoga training. I have two sons who are First Responders, which inspired the creation of training for First Responders to share what I have learned. I have been a practicing litigation lawyer, a lecturer at Algonquin College in Ottawa for the Legal Assistants program, the Placement Officer and Alumni Coordinator for the uOttawa's legal faculty, Interim General Manager for the Ottawa Gymnastics Centre, an entrepreneur, and senior analyst, advisor and manager in the federal arena. Consequently, I have experience in the legal community, government, HR, and the non-for-profit, sports, academic and small business arenas.From 2008-2012, I used my vast experience to guide/direct the inclusion of people with all abilities in the considerations of planned programs, initiatives and policies as a Senior Policy Analyst with the Office for Disability Issues within the federal government department of HRSDC*.January 2013 I took my advanced policy skills to Environment and Climate Change Canada to lead a comprehensive approach for managing chemicals in products as a complement to the Chemicals Management Plan, supporting Canada’s international obligations on chemicals and protecting the Canadian environment. I became Issues Coordinator and Senior Manager for the director general in charge of risk management for substances of concern to the environment. I currently spend my time as Senior Advisor to the director of the Chemical Production Division whose stakeholders include many known chemical producers, manage the HR and Finance for the division, and lead a business/economic analysis unit in support of work on plastics, ozone protection and other key industrial concerns.-----* HRSDC - Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, EDSC - Employment and Social Development Canada