“I aspire to support the organization through board work and serve in any helpful way. I would love to see more Canadian Ambassadors raise money collectively and share the experience of empowering the lives of others. My experience in leading a small business with all aspects of finance, human resources, and marketing lends itself well to being part of a board.”
Deborah’s yogic journey began over 16 + years ago at 50. She was in the midst of my master’s degree and was looking for a thesis topic. Her research on alternative treatments for anxiety and depression showed some promising results when patients practiced yoga and meditation. That prompted her to take a yoga teacher training when she completed her degree. In the first week of training in Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, she felt a dramatic shift in herself. A seed planted early on has grown into an over sixteen-year process that has inspired her to travel to India and Miami to study with the great master teachers of Ashtanga Yoga. She honours Sharath and Saraswati Jois, Sharmila Desai, Rolf and Marcia Naujokat, Kino MacGregor, Tim Feldmann, and David Swenson for their profound teachings at each stage of her development.
In a small Vancouver Island community ( Canada), her teachers and practitioners have been dedicated to supporting and giving back to local and distant NGOs for many years. She started supporting Yoga Gives Back a couple of years ago and have been blessed to become an ambassador. She was honoured to go on this year’s Seva trip, which has inspired her to deepen her commitment to supporting the women and children of Nistha and Dennabandhu.
