About

Chelsea has been practicing yoga for 20 years, and started her teaching journey in 2017 with a 200 hour Vinyasa YTT through Reflexions Studio in Penticton. She had practiced at the studio for a number of years beforehand and was inspired to teach by her own experiences with yoga promoting a more calm state in body and mind. At the time she worked in Mental Health and was looking for tools to manage her own stress as well as being able to offer those same tools to her clients, many of whom struggled with anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances and pain. 

Since her initial teacher training, Chelsea went through a series of health and life challenges that lead her back to the power of yoga, breath and intentional movement again and again. Spending time in the hospital receiving treatment for cancer, and later on again after a car accident, yoga was a lifeline she could use when the experience became overwhelming. She also found the connection to the body she had developed through these practices was especially helpful during the recovery process. 

Her passion for yoga was renewed through her own experiences, and from here she went on to take 100 hours of additional training from Semperviva Yoga in Vancouver - Pain Care Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yoga Nidra. Chelsea really found her groove in Yin Yoga, and has taken 100 hours of training through Nicky Hadjithoma of Yintelligence International Yoga School. 

As a person with ADHD, chronic pain and nervous system dysregulation, Chelsea enjoys slower yoga practices for providing an opportunity to experience conscious rest. Her practice mainly focuses on slower flows and long holds that provide an opportunity for release of tension. Her exploration of reducing physical tension led her to train in Myofascial Release, Thai Massage and more recently,  Indian Head & Foot Massage. She enjoys combining yoga and massage together in personalized sessions that allow the body to experience compression, traction, extension and release. 

Mellow Mountain Yoga and Wellness focuses on providing nervous system downregulation, promoting the parasympathetic nervous system, and creating opportunities for conscious socialization in a like-minded community. Chelsea has an open-invitation for collaboration with other yogis and practitioners of complementary therapies of all kinds, and loves to present creative explorations of body, mind and spirit through workshops and extended classes.