Meet us!
Pam Chamberlain
Registered Yoga Teacher
Pam (she/her) has been practicing yoga for over 25 years and teaching for 15 years. She was one of the first teachers to introduce plus-size yoga in Calgary, and her plus-size classes are always popular.
Pam teaches yoga as a life-long practice. She is particularly interested in the ways a yoga practice evolves as a result of injuries, weight gain, pregnancy, illness, and/or aging.
Pam teaches you to adapt yoga poses to suit your body. You’ll examine your patterns of movement with the aim of developing more functional movement, which will improve mobility, flexibility, and balance. Pam is encouraging and compassionate, and the class atmosphere is warm and welcoming.
Chrissy Lakusta
Registered Yoga & Meditation Teacher
Chrissy (she/her) has a genuine gift of inspiring you to find deeper connection within. She holds a welcoming and compassionate space that allows for inner exploration and growth, through yoga and mindful movement and the stillness of deep relaxation and meditation.
The owner of Sacred Life Yoga, she is dedicated to helping you move, breathe, and live with more ease and joy by fostering a deeper relationship with yourself.
An initiate of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition, Chrissy has been practising and teaching yoga and meditation for 20+ years.
Larissa D’Silva
Registered Yoga Teacher
Larissa (she/her) teaches Restorative Yoga and Gentle Yoga group classes. She is a Level 1 Relax and Renew® Restorative Yoga Teacher and certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT). She has been practising yoga since her teens and teaching since 2018.
Larissa is the owner of Three Circles Wellness, a business that helps people living with the impacts of chronic stress connect to their bodies and build their strength with one-on-one therapeutic yoga sessions.
Crystal Johanson
Registered Yoga Teacher
Crystal (she/her) has been regularly practicing yoga since 2014, when her sister suggested trying a plus-size yoga class together. Having access to an instructor with expert knowledge made a huge difference and cultivated a yoga practice that worked with her body. In 2018, Crystal received her 200-hour teacher’s certification from The Yoga Studio College of Canada. In 2020, she completed a 300-hour training in Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga. Additionally, she has taken workshops in accessible yoga, functional movement, mindfulness, anxiety and depression, and restorative yoga.
Crystal strives to make her classes welcoming to people who might not otherwise feel at home in yoga. She believes that yoga provides an opportunity to be present in your body in the moment. Her philosophy is that she is a guide making suggestions: she welcomes participants to notice their bodies and make their own choices.
As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and working in the mental health field, Crystal is interested in how systems of oppression impact the (physical, mental, and social) health of individuals, families, institutions and communities. She regularly donates her yoga earnings to charities, non-profits, and individuals who work to combat those systems of oppression.