meet your teachers

Beau Fuller

A fantastic Yoga instructor and an all around great person, Beau has a natural sense for sequencing classes so students are both supported & accelerated in their practice. He makes every class challenging & fun.

A world traveler with great Heart & Soul, Beau is a proficient climber, an avid back country skier & has great passion for contact improv dance.

We’re extremely lucky to have Beau on Senior Staff here at Shanti. After months of high elevation Climbing in Mexico & Argentina, Beau is back with us for a great Fall & Winter of Yoga at Shanti.

Classes with Beau:

Beau’s classes are pausing while he recovers from a skiing injury. He’ll be back teaching in a few weeks!

Sarah Story

A strong, inspiring Yoga teacher, the stamina & balance students build in Sarah’s fitness style Power Yoga classes are keys to progressing any Yoga practice. Her technical skill is matched by her lovely personality. Students feel welcomed & encouraged from the moment they arrive, right through every class.

Sarah has completed numerous advanced Trainings here at Shanti, after graduating from our esteemed 200 Hour Teachers course 12 years ago.

A seasoned instructor with great diversity, Sarah teaches fantastic Heated Power Yoga, as well as beautiful soulful Yin Yoga classes, and is a Workshop lead here at Shanti.

Classes with Sarah:

Monday & Thursday evenings ‘Firelight Yin’ 7:00 - 8:15 pm Offered in our gorgeous warm upstairs studio… by Candlelight and Firelight...

Thursday evenings Power Flow 5:30 - 6:45 pm Infrared heat

Will Guernon

Will is one of the kindest, most plugged in people we know….qualities that inform & influence his dynamic teaching style. A great asset to our teaching team here at Shanti, Will just returned from a year of teaching Yoga in Berlin.

We’re delighted to welcome him back and to highlight him once again as a Lead Instructor here at Shanti.

Classes with Will…..we’ll give him a couple of weeks to chill, and then you’ll see him lighting up the schedule again here at Shanti!

Amber Walpole

Amber is wonderful. She’s a kind, thoughtful person, qualities that translate beautifully into her teaching. Her Flow classes are thorough & elegantly curated. Her soothing voice is grounding & calming and her classes are really special.

Settling in Nelson from London, England, Amber is a delightful addition to our spectacular Teaching Staff here at Shanti.

Classes with Amber:

Fridays 5:30 pm ‘Infrared Warm Flow’ *

Sundays 4:00 pm ‘Flow into Yin’ *

Avalon funk

Lead Teacher Training Instructor here at Shanti, Avalon holds numerous Advanced Degrees from ISSA as a Personal Trainer, degrees in Fitness Nutrition for Athletes, and multiple 200 & 500 Hour Yoga Teachers Certifications. She has taught Yoga for 16 years, logging 30,000 hours teaching classes, and 12,000 Hours teaching Instructors Courses & Trainings.

An accomplished dancer, Avalon embodies grace, balance & strength. Encouraging an approach to Yoga with enthusiasm & lightness, students discover ease in even the most advanced poses & transitions…..and the arrival of effortlessness in the Practice.

Born & raised on the Island of Kauai, Avalon teaches at her beautiful Studio thriveyogakauai.com in the charming town of Kilauea on Kauai’s North Shore.

Traveling to Nelson to offer her skills during our Teacher Trainings, she treats local students here to her popular Yoga Sculpt & Vinyasa Master classes.

Watch the website for Avalon’s Graduate Training Modules as she returns to Nelson in May 2025 for our Teacher Training season

Yoga Sculpt / Vinyasa Level II / Graduate Trainings in Group Fitness: HIIT, Sculpt, Mat Pilates, Barre

Jacqui Bohmer

A Registered Nurse with 25 years specializing in emergency care & Obstetrics, Jacqui teaches Yoga with tremendous grace & kindness, and her Alignment focused cuing is strong & effective.

Jacqui teaches our popular Rebalancing Yoga classes twice a week on weekday mornings. These classes are a great place for beginners, as well as people wanting a gentle, safe approach to Yoga.

Classes with Jacqui:

Tuesdays & Thursdays Rebalancing Yoga 10:00 am

Sianna Morningstar

Sianna is in her third year of study at UVIC, working toward her Bachelors in Social Work. She sees Yoga as a wonderfully effective method of therapy, and plans to incorporate Yoga into her career as a Social Worker. 

Strength & flexibility are efficiently gained through the combination of fitness exercises and the Alignment based Yoga Sianna offers in her classes. Graduating our 200 Hour Training with High Honours, It’s a pleasure to have her on staff here at the studio.

Classes with Sianna:

Wednesday evenings ‘Infrared Warm Flow’** 5:30 pm

Sharon Pol

25 years as a Paramedic with BC Emergency Health Services, helping others has always been in front. Continuing her career as a Paramedic, Sharon has added her love of teaching Yoga to the long list of things she does for others.

Sharon has a deep love for family, community and the beauty of the Kootenays. Born and raised in Nelson, and raising her kids here too, Sharon’s a Kootenay girl with a Heart of gold.

Her personal practice is stunning, and the warmth with which she shares Yoga with students is lovely.

Her teaching style is technical, deeply alignment based and focuses on the connection between mental & physical health……all done with a smile on her face.

Classes with Sharon:

‘Warm Flow’ and ‘New to Yoga’ coming up later this winter

“Ignite the Core’ Workshop Series: co-teaching these great, fun Workshops with Beau Fuller