Coco Finaldi

She has obtained certifications in Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow and Hot yoga. She has been a faculty member of the YYoga 200-hour teacher Training 2012. Coco founded and directed the East Side Yoga Studio from 2008 to 2012 and now teaches group classes and conducts individual sessions in addition to leading workshops, retreats and trainings locally and internationally. Coco is the creator and teacher of The Kaivalya Yoga Freedom Practices, a progressive series and has been mentoring teachers through her own program as well as with YYoga since 2010. Coco’s teaching draws on over a decade of studies, exploration, yoga, kinetics, and western and eastern practices and philosophies. Her yoga is rooted in and influenced by the principles of Vijnana, Iyengar and Vinyasa yoga traditions. She explores the meaning of effortless effort through the inquiry of movement and stillness based practices and mindfulness. Fuelled by creativity, passion and discipline, Coco encourages the growth of a well-rounded practice and lifestyle. She is fluent in English and French and can cater & facilitate teaching in either language. *Coco Finaldi is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with an approved and active Registered Yoga School (RYS).