<div id="pl-2"  class="panel-layout" ><div id="pg-2-0"  class="panel-grid panel-no-style" ><div id="pgc-2-0-0"  class="panel-grid-cell"  data-weight="0.383203559511" ><div id="panel-2-0-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="0" data-style="{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}" >[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"]<input type="hidden" value="{&quot;instance&quot;:{&quot;image&quot;:501,&quot;image_fallback&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Veronique Rioux&quot;,&quot;title_position&quot;:&quot;hidden&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Veronique Rioux&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bound&quot;:true,&quot;full_width&quot;:true,&quot;_sow_form_id&quot;:&quot;56e6ebc2562f8&quot;,&quot;new_window&quot;:false},&quot;args&quot;:{&quot;before_widget&quot;:&quot;&lt;div id=\&quot;panel-2-0-0-0\&quot; class=\&quot;so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\&quot; data-index=\&quot;0\&quot; data-style=\&quot;{&amp;quot;background_display&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;tile&amp;quot;}\&quot; &gt;&quot;,&quot;after_widget&quot;:&quot;&lt;\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;before_title&quot;:&quot;&lt;h3 class=\&quot;widget-title\&quot;&gt;&quot;,&quot;after_title&quot;:&quot;&lt;\/h3&gt;&quot;,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;widget-0-0-0&quot;}}" />[/siteorigin_widget]</div></div><div id="pgc-2-0-1"  class="panel-grid-cell"  data-weight="0.616796440489" ><div id="panel-2-0-1-0" class="so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="1" data-style="{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}" ><h3 class="widget-title">Veronique Certifications</h3>			<div class="textwidget"><ul>
<li>Experience Yoga Instructor</li>
<li>canfitpro Pro Trainer​​</li>
<li>canfitpro Certified Personal Trainer</li>
<li>canfitpro Certified Group Fitness Instructor</li>
<li>Medical Exercise Specialist</li>
<li>Holistic Nutrition Certificate</li>
<li>Wellness Eating and Weight Loss Coach</li>
<li>Certified Yoga Teacher with Chakra Yoga school 340hours</li>
<li>Yin Yoga Teacher Training</li>
<li>Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga Instructor</li>
<li>Rainbow Kid yoga</li>
<li>Tabata Bootcamp Instructor</li>
<li>Pound Fit Instructor</li>
<li>Zumba Instructor</li>
<li>Bellydance teacher certified Level 1 &amp; 2 with Hadia</li>
<li>Thai Massage level 1 with Lotus Palm School</li>
<li>Spin Instructor</li>
<li>Drum Alive Instructor</li>
<li>Bellyfit Instructor</li>
<li>Classical Stretch Method</li>
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I have always been active. In high school, I was a competitive swimmer and kickboxer. At age 19, I was badly injured in a car accident. I suffered a broken femur, cracked ribs and emotional shock. It was a major turning point in my life. My road to recovery created a deeper appreciation for holistic healing as I learned to overcome my injuries through healthy lifestyle choices and fitness. One holistic therapy led to another:  Herbal Medicine, Bellydance, Therapeutic Bodywork, Organic Farming, and Weight Training, to name just a few. A tragic accident became a blessing in disguise, inspiring me toward my path of fitness and wellness.<br />
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<strong>My yoga path</strong><br />
At age 21, I moved to BC to study organic farming and improve my English. In the first year, after moving to Nanaimo, I was in two more car accidents. I had to heal my body and spirit again, this time by attending a three months Yoga Teacher-Training course in Thailand at the Chakra Yoga School in 2004.</p>
<p><strong>Weight Training Room Coordinator ​</strong><br />
From 2005 to 2010, I worked at the Cégep de Gaspé as a Weight Training Room Coordinator. Taking advantage of summers off, I continued my adventurous lifestyle with dance training, Yoga tetreats and bicycle tours in BC and bu volunteering for three months at Kalani, a holistic retreat center on the Big Island of Hawaii.<br />
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<strong>Dance​</strong><br />
I have tried many styles of dance, including Cuban-style salsa and Bellydance. I am so grateful for all the beautiful and generous teachers I met along the way. I received three grants from Conseil des Arts et Cultures de la Gaspésie; for intensive training in Salsa and Bellydance.<br />
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<strong>Since my return to BC​</strong><br />
I returned to BC in the summer of 2010 and motherhood became my next great adventure. I gave birth to our son, Elohw Mai, after maintaining an active and healthy pregnancy. During the winter of 2012, we completed a 7 week internship at Bellyacres; an Artistic Community and Circus School in Hawaii. I gave birth to our second son, Sunny Oak, in 2013. </p>
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