Ariane Telishewsky
Director of BODHI Buds in Schools, Ariane has more than fifteen years of training in dance, gymnastics, martial arts, Yoga, and meditation practice. Having completed a university degree in Eastern Religious Studies at Concordia University, Ariane’s interest in Yoga therapy and Chinese medicine led her to complete a certification in traditional Ashtanga Yoga, followed by a certification in Chi Kung. Her teaching has extended to people of all ages and capabilities including special needs, seniors and, most of all, children.
Ariane has been teaching children for ten years, and is driven to continue educating and inspiring youth on the benefits of Yoga and Meditation.
ariane@bodhiprinciple.com
BODHI Directors
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Bhaskar Goswami
BODHI founder, Bhaskar Goswami combines the ancient wisdom of yoga with modern lifestyle-improvement techniques to provide this unique perspective. From Assam, India, Bhaskar is a Yoga Consultant who has been deeply involved with the practice since the early 90’s. He is a certified teacher of traditional hatha yoga and a specialist in employing the principles of yoga for corporate performance enhancement.
Born into the yogic tradition, he comes from the lineage of Vasishtha, who is considered to be one of the founding fathers of this ancient practice. He has been trained at the Transcendental Meditation school of Assam in India, by Yogacharya Nandakumar in Kuwait and by Siromani Sriram and the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta in Canada. With a Masters degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham in England, Bhaskar has a 10 year international engineering career in petroleum, telecom, audio, acoustic and microelectronics industries, providing him with a strong understanding of the corporate environment.
bhaskar@bodhiprinciple.com
Anna Jaxa-Rozen
Co-Founder of the BODHI Yoga Centers, Anna Jaxa-Rozen is a long time practitioner and certified yoga instructor in Hatha yoga, specialized in Prenatal Yoga. After studying in music and French literature, Anna set her heart on Education; currently a full-time 6th grade teacher and a dedicated mother of two, Anna is passionate about living in the oneness of God, body and nature. She is also a public speaker about mindful parenting as well as a Reiki practitioner.
Nature, children, love, music and African dancing are her inspiration. She is the source of great insight for the BODHI project.
anna@bodhiprinciple.com
Melanie Adams
BODHI Business Development Director, Melanie Adams is the primary point of contact for information on BODHI. She is also responsible for the improvement and expansion of BODHI services.
Ever since Melanie started to practice yoga she realized how profound and transformative the effects of Sivananda Yoga are. For her it’s a path for personal development promoting deep inner peace and a sense of well-being on a daily basis.
For Melanie the path of Yoga is transformative and allows us to connect with our inner Truth. She teaches from her passion and love to share the benefits of yoga.
durga@bodhiprinciple.com
Yvon Bastien
Chairman of BODHI Executive Committee, Yvon Bastien is an experienced business leader who has been at the forefront of numerous organizational transformations during his 31-year career. Most recently, as President and General Manager he led and structured a highly successful entrepreneurial organization at Sanofi Synthelabo Canada (Now, Sanofi-Aventis).
Prior to joining Sanofi, Yvon was founder and president of his own biotech company that developed gastroenterology products. As well, he established a new strategic direction for Canadian operations as president of Jouveinal, a Paris-based research-oriented pharmaceutical company; was European marketing manager for CIBA Geigy in Switzerland; and held executive positions at Laboratoire Debat in Paris, IMS Canada in Montreal, and Eli Lilly.
yvon@bodhiprinciple.com