Cameron Gilley, ERYT 200

Born in Vancouver 1975. Developed an early interest in astronomy and the sheer vastness of this universe we live in. Spent many summer nights looking at and contemplating the stars with my dad. Realized that there’s more going on here than what we think or see. Spent the majority of my teenage years skateboarding and just flirting with the deeper questions of nature and meaning. Had the good fortune to meet a most amazing teacher in my early twenties who taught me martial arts, qigong, mediation, and the importance of ruthless and compassionate honesty. After 5 years of training with him, I stumbled into my first yoga class and experienced such deep peace and emergent understanding that I was immediately hooked. My teacher training came less than a year after my first class, real teaching not long after that. The delightfully bewlidering and rewarding journey continues as every single class I teach brings new insight, respect, and humility in the radiance of this incredible practice.

Teacher training is an absolute joy for me! To watch students just beginning this journey – hungry for knowledge and open to challenging themselves on the deepest levels – is an immense inspiration. To witness their transformation over the span of the course is a real gift, and a testament to the true power of this practice to awaken a person’s true potential. I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity to facilitate in any way I can this process of awakening, realizing always that it is the students who are helping to awaken me.

Inspiring Teachers

Definitely Rolf, Mark & Sarah. I’d also include Adam Chan (my martial arts teacher), Peter Ralston (another martial arts guy), Pema Chodron, Max Strom, Donna Farhi.