Following a career as a professional chess player, I dedicated 20 years of my life to learning how to help improve health and overall quality of life. Join me on the path in pursuit for greater health, happiness and a purposeful life.

 FIDE Chess Master

Member of Canadian Olympic team, Quebec Correspondence Chess Champion

Shiatsu Therapist

Yoga Instructor

CHESS Teacher 1993 – present

  • Private lessons for children age 5 – 16
  • School Chess – club
  • Chess club for All & Lakeshore chess club
  • Creator of education programs
    • Program “Yoga&Chess for kids” –Dawson Alternative, Om West, Vanakays
    • Chess lessons – 4 levels, Holistic Center Om West, Vanakays, Art coffee gallery
    • WEB Kids Program
    • WEB Adults Program

“Best volunteer of the year” – L.B.Pearson English School Board

SHIATSU Therapist 2000 – present

Dragon & Phoenix School of Shiatsu , Montreal 1998- 2000

  • Shiatsu – Practitioner to Advance Level
  • Makahos yogic exercises
  • Styles – Masunaga ; Yamamoto ; Ohashi ; Tao ;
  • Member of FQM since 2000
  • Teaching /Assistant D&P School /Workshops

Integrated : Reiki ; Reflexology ; Emotional Intelligence

Clinics – Atlas; Vanakays; Medi Club

YOGA Instructor 2002 -present

Center de Yoga de Montreal 2002

Molokai Yoga retreat center , Hawaii 2012

Tune UP , Ottawa 2017

Experience

  • Health and Community centres
    • Dorval ; Art Coffee Gallery ; Vanakays ; OMWest ; Batshaw YFC
  • Clinics
    • Atlas; Vanakays; Medi Club
  • Workshops “Shiatsu & Yoga for couples” “Basics Shiatsu technique”
  • Corporate classes
  • Schools and Daycare
  • Chess Club for All
  • WEB Yoga&Chess
  • Lululemon Ambassador since 2008
  • Organized 7 group yoga retreats at the “Molokai retreat center,” Hawaii