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Carolyn Shaw, MC | she/her
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Certified Yoga Teacher
Primary Faculty for Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School

Carolyn’s approach to both life and her yoga practice has been influenced by her love and respect for mother nature and her curiosity of the human experience. A long time practitioner she finds yoga the perfect practice for fostering self-inquiry, cultivating acceptance, and expanding the mind. Originally a dedicated Ashtanga student, she has expanded her practice and teaching to include a variety of different styles.

​Completing her 200 hr YTT at the Salt Spring Island Center of Yoga and her 300 hr YTT in the Modern Teacher Training program, she enjoys exploring ways to cultivate a sustainable practice for the modern day yogi; balanced with variety, fun and rooted in tradition. Carolyn works through a trauma-informed lens and loves the way psychology and yoga compliment and support one another.
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She incorporates traditional philosophy with modern knowledge of body movement and alignment. She invites her students to challenge and explore themselves both mentally and physically; and encourages curiosity and spontaneity throughout practice.
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109-705 10th Street Canmore, AB T1W2A3
We're next to Communitea & Vermelho, 
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on the corner of 10th St. and 6th Ave.

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Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, nehiyaw-Métis member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. The primary location of Canmore Counselling and Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School is located in Chuwapchipchiyan Kudi Bi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore. We are grateful to be located on Treaty 7 territory and the current and ancestral lands of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda), which includes of the Bearspaw First Nation, Chiniki First Nation, and Goodstoney First Nation, as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika First Nation, Piikani First Nation, and Kainai First Nation. This is also the home to the Rocky View Métis District 4 within the Battle River Territory. We recognize all Nations who continue to nurture these lands, and we are dedicated to uplifting Truth, language, and culture as essential to right relations. As an act of reconciliation and commitment to decolonization, we are committed to the TRC's Calls to Action. 

At Canmore Counselling, we are also privileged to be yoga students, practitioners, and guides. Our offerings centre on the root of yoga as Indigenous to South Asia, and we are grateful to learn from and amplify the South Asian practitioners and teachers whenever possible. We are grateful for the eight limbs of yoga, as taught by Patanjali. It is a joy to walk alongside our incredible alumni of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School as they create opportunities for care, connection & curiosity within their communities. 

We believe wholeheartedly that trauma-informed care requires commitment to community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism. Thank you for being here :)​
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      • Yoga School Courses.
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