Meet Our Teachers & Guides

  Ashley Michelle has taken her yoga journey to places she never thought possible. Certified in Hatha, Yin, Restorative, Chair, SUPYOGA and Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra ® as well as 100 hours in Meditation training.  Ashley was born to learn and teach. Ashley has been practicing yoga for almost a decade and claims that “yoga has changed her entire life!” Ashley has been teaching yoga all over the Niagara Region nonstop since she graduated her first teacher training in 2018. In 2020 Ashley lead her first yoga retreat in Costa Rica and believed her path was to lead retreats all around the World. When the pandemic hit Ashley and her partner Eric Martin decided to open their home, specifically, their ‘yard’ to host outdoor yoga classes. Near the end of 2020 Ashley & Eric decided to take a leap of faith and began construction on The Yoga Dome Project. To read more about that story check out our ‘About Page’. 

Blueraven, Is a modern mystic. Starting her transformative journey in her early twenties when introduced to Reiki, herbal healing & spiritual traditions from around the world, at a time in her life when she was questioning, that there had to be more to life.  And there was….  

Working at a rock n roll hair salon in the early 90s, she got to meet her favourite rock stars, like Guns & Roses, & Kiss. From there she went on to style hair at an Organic Spa & hair salon in Yorkville, where she was introduced to Holistic medicine.

This sparked an interest and she decided to enroll in the Natural Healthcare Practitioner program at Transformational Arts College in 2001. It was there where she fell in love with Sound, Colour, & Vibrational therapy. She went on to teach and perform at health shows in Canada & US.    

While practicing Women’s frame drumming at a Native Canadian Centre in Toronto, she was taught that First Nations Women started drumming in the 90’s to reclaim their voices through the power of the drum! This was a pivotal point for her ; in finding her own voice and she went on to form an all-Goddess troupe; The Blueraven Drummers, Chanters & Dancers, in 2010. Their music celebrates world culture, connecting and all humanity through the heartbeat of the drum.

Blueraven, is also a drum circle facilitator for all ages, & abilities, having worked in women’s shelters with youth and community centers. For people with special needs, retirement homes, schools, summer camps and corporate events.  

Having danced her whole life, she came across Bellydance at a time when she struggled with body-self-care. Having to fit into a perfect size for conventional dance didn’t suit her free spirit. Her first Bellydance teacher was a curvaceous & powerful Spirit. And dance were fused into one!  Blueraven, studied with Arabesque and went on to perform with professional Bellydance troupe, Vivace, in the Contemporary Bellydance show Inanna. She has choreographed for Rose theatre and has taught dance in Ontario, since 2013.

At a friend’s request to fill in spots for Nuit Blanches festival, she performed in the Guinness World Record for the longest Burlesque dance event in 2014. It was the most spiritual experiences of dance she has had to this date. Dance to her is more than just steps, its about energy and transference between dancer and audience.    

Having a curiosity for all things art, she studied at Academy of Realist Art in Toronto, working with masters taught her how to work through blocks and develop patience! She went on to sell her art pieces in galleries around Ontario. Her love for Nature comes out in her Faery doors, crowns, masks & fantasy paintings.  

Blueraven, entered college again in 2018 at 50yrs young, to study Horticulture at Niagara College. Being a wild child of nature, she could see the changes in the forests and wanted to help future generations. Challenged with learning differently throughout high school and having the mindset that academics wasn’t her thing. She got the support she needed and went from having average marks to ending with honours. Her love for wildflowers & restorative permaculture can bee seen throughout Niagara.

Her dream now is combining all her knowledge in an inspiring setting.  Where Nature & Art meet. A place where people can see the beauty in all things. “I have always felt that nature is my home and when we care about something, we want to take to care of it. Art has helped me through, mental, physical & spiritual challenges many times.  And it is said that when you would go to a Shamanic medicine person for healing, they would ask you, when did you stop dancing, singing, being enchanted by stories & feel comforted by sweet silence?

I’m here to have fun on this Earth-walk and I hope you’ll join me.

With good mind & heart – Om Shanti Natalie Blueraven”    

  Body Positive Yoga, Meditation, Sound Therapy, Energy Work, Intuitive Guidance. Certified 200 hour, chair yoga ,restorative yoga and Reiki master.

 "I was always that kid that felt left out or didn’t quite fit in. I had a different way of thinking about the world around me and it took a long time to feel comfortable in the world and my own skin. I have been many different sizes and shapes. I know fist hand how the world can view you at any given time and it can make you retreat at times. Been there. However, I am here to tell you, you don’t have to listen to the labels the world puts on you. Or that voice in your head that tells you, you’re not good enough. With everything I offer, it is meant to lift you up and show you how much potential you truly have.  You have a place in this world and together we can discover that place! My yoga classes are body, mind and spirit positive, and my holistic work is there to guide you to your True Self! Inspiring you to embrace yourself with love and acceptance. I look forward to connecting to you all!"

“I started my path in yoga many moons ago not even realizing it. I can remember as a small child practicing yoga with my grandparents. Fast forward to 2017 when recovering from a major surgery all I could think about was taking my teacher training and when cleared from the doctor that’s exactly what I did.  

I completed my yoga training with Yoga Fit Canada with 200 hr this past year after having my son. I have been able to share my passion of breath work and poses through my work as a Rehabilitation Assistant which I have been for over 13 years. Having first hand scene the benefits that yoga brings to not only myself but others is absolutely amazing.

You can always find me wandering through the forest on nature hikes with my family paddling and doing yoga on my paddleboard, backcountry camping , sipping wine beside a bonfire and creating yummy meals in my kitchen.”