As the creator of the Ripple Effect, this is Amy's expression of karma, service, and gratitude. This fundraiser is her way of giving back—using yoga, community, and mindful connection to create meaningful change. What began as a personal intention has grown into a shared experience where movement, breath, and generosity come together. This festival reflects her belief that when we act with purpose, even one day can create ripples of healing and support that extend far beyond the mat.

Amy knows firsthand the healing power that yoga has on mind, body, and spirit and views yoga as her medicine. She is passionate about sharing her love of this ancient practice to help others find the peace, joy, and self-worth that she has found through dedicated practice and study.

Amy is an E-RYT500, Pain Care Aware, Trauma Informed, Yin, Prenatal, Nidra, Accessible Yoga Teacher, and Yoga Teacher Trainer.

Amrika is sunshine. Her entire purpose in life is to spread joy and happiness, lifting up all around her. Born and raised in Trinidad, in a strong hindu, yoga community, she truly believes that yoga is a way of life, deep connection to everything and this translates into deeper, traditional yoga practices, blended with affirmation and a deep sense of self love and community.

She is a Yoga Alliance RYT- 500 hour SOYA graduate, Pain Care Aware teacher and Alzheimers Research and Prevention Society Certified, Brain Longevity Specialist. She teaches Hatha yoga in way that makes you feel good in your body in a deeply spiritual way. She creates a safe loving, accepting space for all bodies to express their most beautiful selves, merging mantra, meditation, pranayama and asanas, strengthening the mind body connection.

Lalitā is the spiritual name of Natasha Scott, one of the founders of The BE Hive. She is an E-RYT 500 YACEP certified teacher, a passionate yoga practitioner and eternal student. With her deep knowledge of how to live YOGA, she is grounded in her desire for living an intentional life. Having taught yoga for 15 years, she specializes in yoga for persistent pain and teaches Pain Care Yoga along with being a certified Thai massage therapist, Reiki practitioner, and Prenatal and Children’s Yoga teacher. Lalita is rooted within this community, having created a strong foundation with her family in the Okanagan. She is a lead teacher for SOYA and chooses to engage through love and action.

Kelsey Bjur is a speaker, mindset-embodiment coach, CYA 750 yoga instructor & facilitator. She is leading our local and global communities to enhance their quality of life by igniting their frequency of authenticity, their ability to un-limit themselves, to open to the generosity of what is possible, know the greatness if their mind & design a life they love living!

Having Trained in Rehabilitation & Disability Studies, Practiced in Mind Science, Studied with Masters in Ancient Shamanic, Yogic & Buddhist traditions she illuminates the lives of those she works with.

Being a Generator & Intuitive Kelsey empowers you to accelerate your personal growth by guiding you to make your belief faster than your doubt & pursue experiences that ignite what you are truly capable of. She has been practicing mindset work for nearly 20 years, teaching yoga for 12 years and is elevating our communities by living in loving devotion for the betterment of all our peoples & planet!

Dr. Shekinah, MA, DNM, DHS, holds a PhD in Natural Medicine and a Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis & Management. She is also trained in sound & vibration systems (Acutonics; Biofield Tuning). Additional training, to name a few, includes energy management, Reiki, ThetaHealing®, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Meditation, Field Dynamics.

For the past 14 years Darcie and Natasha have grown and raised their families together in Penticton, BC. They fell in love with yoga when they were both expecting during prenatal yoga classes. Guidance from the most amazing teachers led them to be RYT500 yoga facilitators, certified in Pain Care Aware, Aerial yoga, Prenatal Yoga and Yoga for Youth. As life long students, they have taken countless workshops and retreats together, have taught at children’s festivals and yoga teacher trainings and have hosted many partner yoga experiences and community wellness events together. Darcie and Natasha love to fit yoga and wellness into their families' and friends’ lives every chance they get and have completed over 2000+ hours of BFY (Best Friend Yoga) together. They would love to share their joy with you!

Rossana is a dedicated healer trained as Expressive Art Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Therapist, Reiki Master and Yoga. She has been sharing her love for Yoga for over 20 years, in Mexico, Spain and now in Canada, she creates her workshops from the heart, guiding her students through practices rooted in presence, creativity, and embodied awareness. Her offerings bring warmth, insight, and a sense of lightness, inviting people into healing spaces where transformation unfolds naturally, with compassion and joy.

Shauna was inspired by yoga as a teen and has embraced yoga and mindfulness practices ever since. An E-RYT 500 teacher, she has been teaching community yoga classes for over 20 years. Grounded in Penticton with her young family and love for nature at the heart of her actions, her devotion and compassion to specialize in pre/postnatal yoga has had a beautiful ripple effect on our community. Her accessible approach to teaching is guided by Trauma-Informed, Pain Care Aware & Somatic Yoga certifications. Always open and caring, Shauna teaches through the inspirational lens of her own experiences and the sacred knowledge passed down from many dear teachers. She is a birth doula, lead teacher for SOYA and one of the founders of The BE Hive.