Andrea Robertson, founder of Body and Balance: Personal Training and Yoga, began practicing asana (the physical practice of yoga) in her early 20’s as a means to open her tight overworked muscles after years of training for both marathons and triathlons. Her first experience with yoga lit up her life and offered a method of training in a new way. Her practice continues to evolve by drawing inspiration from many different forms of yoga particularly Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin and Power. She is known for combining strength and power with softness and fluid motion in a creative flow wrapped together with a little yoga humor. All while instilling the importance of proper alignment and smart sequencing to create a balanced practice with both Yin/Yang

Andrea completed her 200-hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training in 2004 at a summer intensive program in Ottawa led by Yogi Vishva and Chetana Panwar. Andrea has taken numerous workshops and trainings over the years but has learned the most from her ever growing students and is currently teaching over 20 classes a week. Andrea’s classes cater for a wide-range of students and include instruction for corporate clients, numerous yoga studios, and community centers. Her specialty is Yoga For Athletes, and has been teaching for the Ottawa Senators for the past 6 years. Her intention is always to provide a fresh creative class geared specifically to her students at hand. Andrea has completed her first Yoga DVD “Yoga for Runners” (2010), and is a Lululemon Athletica ambassador (2010-present).

Andrea provides Personal and Group yoga training and is a regular instructor at Pure Yoga, and at Ottawa South Community Association.

She also teaches Fitness and Yoga Classes at various corporate and business facilities in the Ottawa area and emphasizes a balanced and healthy lifestyle for those in high stress occupations. She also teaches specialty classes that have a sport specific focus. Listed among her clients are: IBM, EDC, MDS Nordion, the City of Gatineau and the Ottawa Senators.

Join one of Andrea’s classes or contact her to arrange for private yoga classes … see her Calendar for more details.