Yoga is a discipline of both the body and the mind.
The deep breathing, stretching and slow postures practiced in yoga help to recover a sense of calm and maintain concentration.
Fit firm offers a yoga program led by a team of seasoned professionals. Before creating a training plan, our certified teachers carefully study your workplace environment, allowing them to create a program tailored to your specific needs.
Whether you are looking for a traditional yoga class, workshops on stretching, breathing, or body and stress awareness, other stress management measures, information on nutrition or on any other aspect of general well-being, Fit firm draws on the wide-ranging skills of its professionals to design a program customized to your requirements.
Our instructors for the montreal region :
Francine Thouin
A graduate of the Institut HolistiqueCorps et Âme and the Kiné Concept institute in 2002, Francine completed 1,000 hours of training, earning the titles of yoga teacher, stress management instructor and massage therapist. She speaks both French and English. Building on 20 years of experience in the aviation industry, Francine has developed simple, effective measures to help people to live more fully in the present moment according to their respective limits. She listens to the needs of her clients and assigns the appropriate Firme en Forme expert to them according to their needs.
Josiane Boulet
A graduate of Prana College of Vancouver, Josiane has been practicing yoga for 10 years. She speaks both French and English and teaches yoga with great passion. Her mastery of the art allows her both to teach at the intermediate-advanced level and demonstrate basic breathing techniques to those who are new to yoga. Her presence alone helps others relax.
Hélène Lorion
Hélène is bilingual and has been practicing yoga for 15 years. She completed her training at the Institut Holistique Corps et Âme in 2006. She has since been teaching yoga full time and representing Firme en Forme. Her students enjoy her innate teaching skills, her sincerity and her thoroughness. She has a keen ability to truly understand the needs of her students and is therefore able to help them quickly take advantage of the benefits of yoga.
Catherine Spiratos A graduate of the Lyne St-Roch School, Catherine brings “Zen vitality” to her teaching. With her flawless technique and previous experience as an aerobics instructor, she draws students in with her sense of humour and professionalism. She teaches the hatha yoga technique and sometimes uses straps and blocks to ensure ideal body alignment. Catherine speaks French, English and Greek.
Aicha Larbi After completing her training at the Institut Holistique Corps et Âme, Aicha obtained her Yoga instructor diploma.
A long-time amateur of countless types of physical activities (aerobics, dance) and a fan of body movement in all its forms, she was naturally drawn to the most complete variety, Yoga.
Her many years in the teaching field have helped her to master techniques that allow her to convey her knowledge with clarity and simplicity in a spirit of joy.
Our instructors for the Quebec region :
Frédérick Sullivan Since 2001, this trilingual instructor has been unrolling his mat everywhere he goes. He has lived in Western Canada and Spain. At the beginning of 2007, he completed instructor training with Karin O’Bannon in the Himalayas, north of India. Using his unique approach, he pays special attention to body alignment and helps his students to safely develop their strength and flexibility. When teaching various techniques, he always takes into account the capacity and needs of each participant. Given his previous background in social work, he knows exactly how to create an enriching, stimulating group experience.
The yoga-in-the-workplace concept can take two formats :
1 - The revitalizing break :
Weekly 15 to 30-minute sessions in a seated or standing position. Employees learn various breathing techniques, workstation stretching exercises and simple yoga postures. No special clothing is required. The goal of these sessions is to increase awareness of one’s inner state of being, identify sources of stress and simply live better. Work clothes are suitable for these sessions.
2 - The traditional method :
A full, one-hour class of dynamic hatha yoga or relaxation yoga. Employees no longer have to travel to a yoga class – yoga comes to them! Loose-fitting, yoga-style clothing is recommended. An appropriate location is required.
The French-language magazine Yoga Mondo reported that corporations like Ericsson, Télé-Québec, IBM, Radio-Canada and Bell are already taking advantage of workplace yoga. It is increasingly common to see a group of employees decide to call a yoga instructor for a class in their workplace.
Are you looking to introduce new activities at your next convention, corporate event or even in a school setting? Do you have a group of 2 to 15 people? Do you have an appropriate location? Put us to the test! All formulas are available – the initiative can come from employees, management or both. Call us to learn about the variety of ways to implement our services.
Benefits of workplace yoga
Quiets the mind
Calms emotions
Promotes better digestion
Increases well-being and vitality
Boosts concentration
Releases physical and emotional tensions
"An executive who practices yoga increases his or her performance by 15%” [Translation], The Instinct to Heal, David Servan-Schreiber
