Erin Ball: "I attended George Brown College in Toronto from 2004-2006 to study Fitness and Lifestyle Management. I earned my personal training certification, group fitness leadership certification and learned so much about how the body moves and works. After earning my diploma and starting to teach fitness and yoga classes at the college, I decided to deepen my yoga studies with a Classical Hatha Yoga teacher training in 2006. I have since been continuing my yoga studies through workshops and other trainings in many different styles and have adopted my own style that pulls from various traditions. In my classes, I like to focus on breath, alignment, meditation and creating fun and unusual sequences, often involving being upside down. I don't know if I have ever taught the same sequence twice. I encourage students to explore and question everything. I offer many options so that everyone can find their version of the postures.
I have also completed a teacher training through Silver Age Yoga and have done a fair amount of studies of Ayurveda. I have also completed Pilates Mat 1 and Mat 2 with Balanced Body University.

I discovered Thai Yoga massage through the Lotus Palm School of Thai Yoga Massage at a yoga conference in 2007 where I did a brief training and began adding it to my partner yoga classes. I have now completed level 1 through 3 with Lotus Palm as well as a taster course in Pre-natal Thai massage.

I have also done training at circus schools in England, Toronto and Vermont in trapeze, acrobalance, contortion and several other disciplines. I go to Toronto several times a month to learn static trapeze and silks and have been trained to coach. I completed a teacher training program through AcroYoga Montreal in the summer of 2009. I also completed a hoopdance (aka hula hooping) certification through Body Hoops in 2010.

I really love what I do and it thrills me to be able to share it with others."

Current certifications:

• BodyHoops HoopDance Instructor
• Acro Yoga Teacher Training Level 1 & 2 through AcroYoga Montreal
• Silver Age Yoga Teacher Certification
• BOSU Integrated Balance Training Certification (Twist Conditioning)
• Certified Classical Hatha Yoga Instructor (The Yoga Studio, Toronto)
• Certified Personal Trainer (CSEP)
• Certified Pilates Mat Instructor (Balance Body)
• Certified Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner (Lotus Palm)
• Current First Aid and CPR

Some workshops/trainings attended:
Suspension Yoga Master Class and teacher training -- OM Gym at the Flying Yogi
Aerial Coaching Clinic -- Cirque Ability
Dutch Acrobatics Festival 2010
Anusara Intensive -- Barrie Risman
Partner Yoga -- David Robson
Vinyasa, Yoga and Ayurveda -- Rod Stryker
Pranayama -- Barbara Benagh
Seniors Yoga -- Suzette O'Byrne
Pre-natal Thai Yoga Massage -- Lotus Palm
Chi Running -- Larry Neumann