About

Grove Yoga School was started in 2013 after Gaylene was asked by a dance teacher (AJ Swoboda) to teach her yoga. Something Gaylene had not yet considering but was inspired by. With a yoga and fitness background, Gaylene brought her experience and knowledge together and opened Grove Yoga School with a focus on training future yoga teachers accessible, inclusive and functionally based yoga, available and suitable for everyone.

Taking yoga classes for years and finding Gaylene's teaching style welcoming, in 2015 Stacey attended Grove Yoga School to develop her own teacher skills. After teaching yoga classes for Grove Yoga School and other locations while continuing her yoga education, developing her own skillset and experience, Stacey was invited in join Grove Yoga School as a member of the training team in 2018.

Gaylene Thoeny

Lead Instructor

E-500hr Registered Yoga Teacher RYT
RCYT, RPYT, LVCYT, CCRT, BCRPA YL,Yoga TFL, PT, YACEP

Gaylene's balance of fitness and traditional Yoga training, plus her comprehensive education in a variety of yoga disciplines and specialties, really work to highlight her own unique style. With her knowledge, love and respect for Yoga, Gaylene has an exceptional ability to create a sense of serenity and acceptance in all her classes.

Along with Gaylene's personal qualifications and with more than 20 years experience, her ethics and demonstrated high standards enabled her to pursue her dream of a yoga school, and opened Grove Yoga School as an RYS200 (Registered Yoga School) in 2013. She now passes along her love and knowledge of yoga to yoga students and future yoga teachers.

In addition to her own yoga school, Gaylene also teaches at the Township of Langley, City of Langley,  Harmony Kids Yoga, Fit 4 two Langley-Aldergrove, and offers freelance Yoga classes throughout the Fraser Valley.

Credentials

• Yoga Therapy Training in progress
• Curvey Yoga Certification
• Benefits for Yoga for Mental Health & Addiction
• Yoga Alliance (YA):
  • 500hr Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-500RYT)
  • Registered Children's Yoga Teacher (RCYT)
  • Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT)
• 300hr Yoga Training (South Okanagan Yoga Association SOYA)
• 200hr Yoga Training (Yogafit Training Systems)
• British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA):
  • Certified Personal Trainer (PT)
  • Yoga Leader (YL)
  • Group Fitness Leader
  • Yoga Trainer of Fitness Leaders (YTFL)
  • Third Age/Older Adult Leader
• Specialized Trainings Include:
  • Certified Children's Relaxation Teacher (CRRT)
  • Teen Meditation Teacher
  • Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Teacher (LVCYT)
  • Yoga for Fertility Training
  • Yoga for Round Bodies
  • Education is always ongoing...

Stacey Buss

Specialty Instructor

E-200hr and 500hr RYT
BCRPA YL, TFL,  LVCYT, YACEP

Taking an early retirement, Stacey started attending Grove Yoga School's Hatha Yoga classes to unwind. Enjoying and experiencing the benefits, she continued her yoga journey to learn more about yoga and earned her E-200RYT, then 500RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) designations and BCRPA's Yoga TFL certification.

Stacey also found a passion for teaching and sharing yoga with others and is leading yoga classes within the community. With additional focused training, Stacey is also part of the Grove Yoga School Team, joining Gaylene as an instructor for the Registered Yoga Teacher Training Programs. She also offers workshops in her specialty area of Chair Yoga.

Credentials

• Yoga Alliance (YA):
  • E-200RYT and 500RYT
  British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA):
  • Yoga Fitness (Yoga Teacher of Fitness Leaders-TFL)
  • Older Adults/Seniors Fitness
• Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Teacher (LVCYT)
• GYS Chair Yoga Workshop Teacher Training
• Balance & Chair Exercise - Seniors Fitness
• Restorative Yoga Workshop Teacher Training
• Focus on Alignment Workshop
• Sanskrit for Yoga Instructors
• Wholistic Fitness Workshop
• Mechanics of Stretching
• Trauma Sensitive Workshop

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