thank you for your words

Sometimes the words we share can make such a powerful difference in the way in which we see the world and people around us. Thank you for sharing your words. Thank you for allowing me to share time in your life. Through your words, I am blessed and humbled in realizing why I do what I do on this path I am on.
Sari - Vancouver, BC

Meeting Dominique has been a godsend for me during a very challenging year. She is intuitive, empathetic, insightful, wise and receptive — all the best and most vital qualities of an effective teacher. Each of our sessions begin with time for her to learn where I am so she can facilitate the learning I need to do on any given day. Master teachers are highly motivated, very attuned students; Dominique is such a teacher, always seeking to deepen her own understanding, which she is then so talented at conveying to her students. She motivates, challenges and supports her students in their learning.

As a very skilled yoga teacher, Dominique has a detailed and nuanced sense of physicality so she can direct my attention in focused and specific ways to achieving proper breathing, movement and position. I know her influence will be an enduring one: Dominique teaches me how to develop and use my yoga practice as a tool for self-awareness, for empowerment, for equilibrium.
Lynn Blasberg

A year ago, at age 67, I started yoga for the first time. I had worked with trainers in the past but needed to give up that luxury when I retired. Dominique happened to start at the yoga studio at the same time I was beginning. I immediately felt comfortable with her and in great hands, as she guided me through beginner poses. I’ve had some musculoskeletal issues. Who hasn’t at my age? Since twice weekly classes I have Improved my yoga practice.
But coming to the studio for Dominique's class is much more than yoga. I make a practice of being there early so I can get have a few minutes with Dominique and hear her “words of wisdom”. She always has something to say that’s insightful and shares her own experience in a way that truly makes a difference to me.
Any opportunity to spend with Dominique is a gift.
Terry Regan
Program Support Worker
Kinghaven Recovery Centre
Abbortsford, BC

When is she coming back? This is the question I consistently hear from clients after Dominique visits our centre. I work in a residential treatment centre for addictions and mental health. We serve some of the most marginalized men in our community coming to us from homelessness, hospitals, criminal justice system, and many other challenging situations.

Dominique has come to our centre on multiple occasions to deliver psycho-education sessions with the focus on mindfulness based centering practices and how these practices can play a key role in recovery. Her genuine compassion and client centered approach consistently fosters a connection with the whole room, meeting the men where they are at, and inviting them to take the next step.

After the sessions the men come away with easy to do centering practices they can engage in on a daily basis. The reported outcomes from the clients include: better sleep, less reactive, more hopeful, and an improved overall sense of well-being.

Dominique’s passion for her work and recovery is contagious. The impact she has on clients is still evident well after she is gone and is often talked about in therapeutic group where the men are encouraged and supported to incorporate these simple exercises into their daily lives.

Thank you Dominique on behalf of the many clients you have served. 
Suzanne Everett

Dominique's knowledge of yoga, physiology and anatomy is encyclopaedic, but it is her knowledge of the human spirit that sets her apart. I have had many yoga teachers over the years, so feel qualified to say that Dominique brings a perspective to her teaching that is of maximum benefit to each individual.

Gwen Dirks

Dominique has a remarkable gift as a yoga instructor. She has the capacity to create not only a spiritual space during practice but can also guide your senses and body awareness in a gentle kindness that transcends a physical practice. She does all this with a great sense of humor and a firm hold on our shared humanness. I highly recommend Dominique for both private and group instruction.