Monika Oliver

Instructor

Yoga Sanctuary

Monika is an E-RYT 500 (Registered Yoga Teacher), Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), Certified SmartFLOW Yoga Teacher and owner of MO Yoga Life. She began her yoga journey in 2014 as part of a recovery/ therapy regimen. Amazed by the inner sense of strength cultivated by the yoga practice, it became the foundation of her new life. Her passion for yoga quickly turned into one of sharing what the practice gave her with others. She completed her 200 hr yoga teacher training in Vancouver in 2016 at Westcoast Hot Yoga and completed her 300 hr vinyasa flow yoga teacher training in Las Vegas in 2016 at Sin City Yoga. In 2017, she completed a 200 hr SmartFLOW teacher training in Las Vegas at Yoga Sanctuary with Rachael Sellers. In 2020, she completed the SmartFLOW advanced teacher training program with Annie Carpenter. Currently, she is working towards her certification in Pilates and corrective exercise in a quest to more deeply understand her students’ needs.Monika has a B.Sc. from the University of British Columbia where she studied physiology, pharmacology and pathology and has an intrinsic understanding of the body and the mind. She has been a fitness and nutrition enthusiast since she was 13, competed in a provincial competition when she was 17 and holds certifications in Trauma Recovery Yoga, Hot Pilates and Bootcamp. .