Zeina Beidas
Group Fitness (Yoga Instructor)
Toronto
Summary
Certified Yoga Instructor with 4 years of teaching experience and 9 years of dedicated practice in Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Power, Kundalini, Ashtanga, Budokon Yoga. Skilled in delivering personalized experiences in a group setting to people of all ages and skill levels, while instilling a sense of community. Committed to sharing movement that blends tradition with functional movement & mobility to create strength and freedom in the body. Known for leading practices that are exploratory, challenging, creative, and which continuously oscillate between effort and ease.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
12
12
Certifications
Work History
Yoga Instructor
Kondition Athletic Wellness
06.2024 - Current
- Teach private and group-based hot Vinyasa flows, core-based power yoga flows, and yin/yang yoga
- Host and organize workshops on anatomy & physiology, pranayama techniques, and functional movement to yoga instructors and students
- Contributed to building a brand for the studio via marketing and advertising efforts, resulting in a 30% increase in clientele
Yoga Instructor
Pocket Class Canada
08.2023 - Current
- Instructor for a fitness app “Pocket Class” offering private yoga classes via Zoom and at clients’ homes
- Design private yoga classes to deepen students’ connection to breath, body, and yogic movements and to allow them to practice independently and anywhere without a guide
- Teach yoga at corporations and various pop-up wellness events at 880 community yoga studio
Specialty Fitness Instructor
Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre
05.2023 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: Toronto
- Teach Youth, Family, and Older Adult Yoga and Power Yoga classes to underrepresented communities
- Offer strength-based, all-levels classes in hot studios emphasizing mindful movement
- Toronto
Specialty Fitness Instructor
One Yonge Community Fitness Centre
05.2023 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: Toronto
- Taught beginner, intermediate, and advanced Vinyasa, Hatha, Kundalini, and Power flow classes to young and old adults
- Taught Hatha classes that were based on the Awakening Yoga Method, for which the emphasis is on functional asana and strength building
- Combined traditional Hatha postures and pranayama with different movement modalities (e.g., animal flow) infused with mobility - with the energetic tone of class catered to fit with students’ level and needs
- Offered private yoga classes for older adults with limited mobility
- Taught 45 and 60-minute mindfulness meditation sessions twice a week
- Toronto
Specialty Fitness (Yoga) Instructor
City of Toronto: Parks, forestry, and Recreation Division
04.2023 - 01.2024
- Taught over 30 pre and post-natal yoga and Vinyasa flow yoga classes at various fitness centers across the City of Toronto
- Modified my teaching practice to connect with a wide variety of individuals with different needs and expectations, while still offering the primary movements and pranayama of yoga
Yoga Instructor Volunteer
Self-Employed
12.2022 - 04.2023
- Took the initiative to volunteer instruct to immediately put to practice what I learned in teacher training
- Taught Vinyasa and Mellow Flow Yoga to members of my community in my own studio space
- Noted students’ capacity, skills, and responses to my movement cues and designed classes accordingly, and as a result, helped students grow in their practice
Yoga Trainee & Shadow
Awakening Yoga Academy
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Washington
- Trained under world-renowned Yoga Instructors for my 200-HR Yoga Certification at the Awakening Yoga Academy (AYA)
- Used my foundational knowledge in the various yoga lineages I have practiced under (Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, and Ashtanga) to contribute insights to the workshops and labs
- Taught various 60-minute classes to the community, in addition to recording 30-minute flows
Yoga Assist and Front Desk Advisor
HolisticBody Worx
06.2022 - 09.2022
- Ran all administrative processes, from opening the studio, cleaning the rooms and preparing props, to explaining the various membership plans to new clients and authorizing debit, credit, and cash payments
- Welcomed and greeted clients as they entered and exited, marked attendance, helped resolve technical issues (e.g., member login failure), and ensured the highest customer service satisfaction
- Shadowed multiple Hatha flow classes
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on industry trends and regulations, ensuring accurate advice was provided to clients at all times.
Skills
BSc Honors Psychology
2018-2022
University of Toronto –Specialist: Health Psychology
Certification
Certified Yoga Teacher, Awakening Yoga Academy
Timeline
Yoga Instructor
Kondition Athletic Wellness
06.2024 - Current
Yoga Instructor
Pocket Class Canada
08.2023 - Current
Specialty Fitness Instructor
Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre
05.2023 - 07.2024
Specialty Fitness Instructor
One Yonge Community Fitness Centre
05.2023 - 03.2024
Specialty Fitness (Yoga) Instructor
City of Toronto: Parks, forestry, and Recreation Division
04.2023 - 01.2024
Yoga Instructor Volunteer
Self-Employed
12.2022 - 04.2023
Yoga Trainee & Shadow
Awakening Yoga Academy
10.2022 - 01.2023
Yoga Assist and Front Desk Advisor
HolisticBody Worx
06.2022 - 09.2022
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