Testimonials

"Kristin might have you believe that she teaches a yoga class, but I have come to understand what she does in much broader terms. She is one of the few striking examples in my mind of folks who actually 'create community.' This idea can sometimes be talked about in the realm of ideas or vision. Kristin humbly, steadfastly weaves a very real thread of care among those who enter her yoga space. Not only does she care about her student, but somehow helps her students care for each other and for the world."

"I had been looking for a sangha for a few years before I found Kristin and it was clear once I attended my first class that I had found it. Her teachings reach a great depth, not only in terms of physical asana, but also within the realm of self-study and spiritual awakening and awareness. I have been coming to the sangha for a year and a half now, and feel like I have changed profoundly. While these changes might not be visible, I feel differently. Actually, the most important change is that I feel!!! I have traveled a long road to start living in my body (instead of in my head), and the refinement made possible with yoga, with Kristin's teachings, is beyond what I was hoping for myself. While what I see in the mirror may not be all that different from a year and a half ago, how I feel in my body has entirely shifted."

"Kristin creates a safe place for her students to come and learn about yoga and about themselves. This is critical when you want others to take the risk of exploring who they are and be transformed by their experience. By supporting us in our challenges, she also challenges us to find how much we really do have within in terms of supporting ourselves. She continues to demonstrate this using the metaphor of our bodies: we really can be upside down in headstand without our world falling to pieces, we can sustain the intensity of side angle posture for another 5 breaths without collapsing, we really are able to feel good in our bodies even though we may not 'attain' a certain posture on a given day or ever."

"I will close by highlighting the fact that Kristin is passionate about what she does, and about living life. In addition to giving her students the highest quality of teaching in yoga, she also transmits the love she has for practice. I feel very inspired by Kristin. When I start feeling too negative in a certain area of my life, I remind myself of how she approaches her work, her practice, her life. I feel blessed to be her student."

"Before I started taking Kristin Honey's yoga classes, I found my range of motion in my neck, shoulders, and limbs to be quite restricted. Despite regular chiropractic and massage, I was prone to regular neck and back aches.  Since taking Kristin's classes, my range of motion at all joints and in all muscles has dramatically improved. In addition, my neck and back aches have been reduced to an occasional pain and only after unusual stress on my body or mind. The benefits I've gained from Kristin's  classes far outreach the physical. I find myself feeling less stress overall and my patience has greatly improved. In general, I feel more physically and emotionally 'aware' of myself and of those around me. And my spiritual awareness of those close to me and the world in general has also heightened. There are many things I love about Kristin's teaching style including her gentle yet firm guidance to push myself beyond my limits but always with an overriding care and concern for my well-being. I trust that Kristin would never recommend a posture that I couldn't handle, and I also trust that she will fully support and except my choices to avoid creating undue pain for myself. I love Kristin's delicate sense of humour that encourages a feeling of 'non-violence' and comfort in her classroom. I love that Kristin shares with the class her own curiosity and exploration of the most subtle muscle movements and efforts in postures; from her exploration, I gain amazing distinctions that add to my ability to improve my practice and gain greater benefits from my postures. I would highly recommend Kristin Honey's yoga classes for anyone who was looking to increase their overall physical, emotional, and spiritual flexibility, strength, and well being."

"Being a 'beginner' has never felt this good! Every yoga class with Kristin is a healing journey into the unknown. I always feel safe, informed, inspired and challenged. Kristin's yoga class is an oasis where body, mind and soul really do connect."

"I had been taking Ashtanga yoga classes from a series of other teachers in Toronto and elsewhere for about three or four years before I came to Guelph and started taking classes with Kristin Honey. In that time, I can honestly say that she is the best teacher I've ever had. Kristin is warm and giving, and fosters a class atmosphere that is non-competitive, where students are encouraged to give their maximum effort, while respecting their own limits. Kristin's frequent use of props such as blocks and ties had really helped me make subtle adjustments in various postures, particularly in terms of lower back protection in positions such as the wheel and upward dog. Also, the creative structure of her classes, which sometimes involve chanting, doing postures before the sun salutations, or a major focus on one area, like inversions, keep things constantly interesting, helping students challenge themselves and avoid falling into habits in their practice. On the whole, she encourages students to concentrate on the process, not the product, making yoga into a continual practice of mindfulness, learning, and evolution, not a search for a set result."

"Kristin guides us gently but firmly during our class, encouraging us to practice without judgment. It often feels like she is speaking only to me, but everyone feels the same way. After a yoga session with Kristin I sleep deeply and wake up relaxed and refreshed."

"Yoga has been a beloved journey for me for fifteen years now.  Teachers have come and gone, my own needs of yoga have changed over the years and probably always will.  Finding Kristin and experiencing her as a teacher reinforces why yoga is such a rich lifestyle path to explore.  Kristin clearly lives her yoga and brings that depth of life experience into each of her classes.  She finds a way to lovingly challenge each and every student and offers each of us a chance to navigate the deeper waters of the self.  She is committed to being present for each student and every type of need that arises as a result of a yoga practice. My own personal practice has grown as a direct result of Kristin's teachings. I feel like I am getting stronger on many levels and with Kristin's help I am trying to learn not to take myself so seriously both on and off the mat.  I am extremely proud to call Kristin teacher."

"Thanks for the awesome experience! Not just last night , but in every class you have given me something to focus on or attend to in my practice, and at times I feel you must be reading my mind and speaking directly to me.  How is it that you can seem to know the very thing I need to work on and make it the focus of the class? You're a wonderful teacher…"

"I have thoroughly enjoyed your yoga sessions and can honestly say that yoga has become an integral component of my life from both a mental and physical standpoint.   Of course, the teacher makes a great difference and your enthusiasm and knowledge of yoga has helped to make your classes a highlight of the week for me."

"I feel fuller and more complete. All i can say is that for years i searched for something but never quite fit in, the first class i took with you i knew immediately that this was it."

"i feel so blessed to have kristin as my teacher.  i had been looking for a teacher for some time.  both her classes and her private sessions have blown my mind.  the way she teaches, the way she has explained the asanas to me, with her words and with her hands, has completely altered my practice and my life.  i am a yoga teacher too, and my students benefit because kristin helps to keep my fire burning"