MFR Graduate Directory
We’re delighted to highlight practitioners who have completed the HealthyHips® MFR Training Program and are making a positive impact in their communities. Each professional brings their own experience, perspective, and additional training to the work they offer.
Aleah Wilson
Breathwork & Reiki Practitioner | MFR Certified Aleah is a Somatic Wellness Practitioner devoted to helping people reconnect with their body’s innate wisdom and capacity to heal. She creates supportive spaces where individuals can regulate their nervous system, release stored emotions, and cultivate deeper self-trust. Blending nervous system regulation, embodied movement, and therapeutic touch, Aleah’s sessions invite clarity, emotional release, and reconnection to the body.
Website: www.releasebreathwork.ca
IG: @release_breathwork_
Angela Bryson
Yoga Teacher | MFR Certified Hello I'm Angela, founder of Angels-Landing Yoga & Wellness. For over 30 years, yoga and movement have been at the heart of my life. My mission is to create safe, welcoming spaces — in classes, retreats, and mentorships — where you can move, breathe, and reconnect with yourself through both challenge and surrender. My greatest hope however, is that you find some joy in exactly where you are, as you are, today.
Website: www.angels-landing.ca
IG: @angelslandingyoga
Penny Petersson
Pelvic Floor Yoga Teacher | MFR Certified Penny is a Pelvic Floor Yoga teacher, host of the Pelvic Power Podcast, and advocate for those living with pelvic pain. She integrates movement, breathwork, and myofascial release techniques into her approach to support nervous system regulation and healing while helping people reconnect with their bodies and sense of self.
Website: www.wellbeingbypenny.com/
IG: @wellbeing.by.penny
Emily Hopkins
Somatic & Intuitive Leadership Mentor | MFR Certified Emily has a playful yet grounded approach, blending nervous system-informed somatics and energy work to help women heal people-pleasing, burnout, and generational patterns at the root. She guides women back into their bodies and toward authentic, liberated living. Her work honours both light and shadow, supporting women in remembering who they are and welcoming all parts of themselves home.
Website: www.nourish-your-soul-innertemple.my.canva.site/nourish
IG: @nourish-your-soulll
Melinda Culp
Yoga Therapist | MFR Certified Registered experienced Yoga teacher, educator, and Pilates instructor. Additionally in the practicum phase of obtaining a Yoga Therapy certification. Working with a focus on non-pathologized pathways for mental & physical recovery, pain management, and overall nervous system capacity. Working within a bottom up framework, & a holistic mind body method, my approach centres compassionate, relational support, alongside agency & autonomy.
Website: ww.virtualsoulspace.com/
IG: @soul.space.yoga_
Carol Kennedy
Yoga Teacher | MFR Certified Carol is a passionate yoga teacher dedicated to helping others find balance, strength, and a deeper sense of wellbeing through mindful movement. Driven by a deep curiosity about the human body, she creates thoughtful and balanced practices that support the nervous system and nurture the mind-body connection.
Carol teaches at The Branches and The Attic in Kitchener, and Shift Yoga Collective in Guelph
Alexandra Cristea
Holistic Natural Health Educator | MFR Certified Alexandra is here to empower you as the catalyst for your own healing. She provides holistic consultations and resources to support your unique wellness journey, with an emphasis on nervous system regulation and resilience to process pain, trauma, injury and illness. Her whole-person approach integrates extensive clinical experience, drawing from Myomassology, Reflexology, Lymphatic Drainage, Myofascial Release, Pilates, Eldoa and beyond.
Website: www.thewritingandwellnessco.ca
IG: @writingandwellnessco
Shahmeen Sadiq
Strength and Leadership Coach | MFR Certified Hello! I’m a Master Certified Coach, author of Heart Matters, and founder of Wise Women Strong. My work blends leadership, embodiment, and strength training to help professional women over 50 reclaim their strength, steadiness, and unapologetic presence in a world that often underestimates them.
Website: wisewomenstrong.com
IG: @wisewomenstrong
Kaely Bell
Yoga Teacher & Ayurvedic Practitioner | MFR Certified Kaely is a Yoga Teacher and Ayurvedic Practitioner passionate about helping people feel more at home in their bodies. Through yoga, Ayurveda, and simple, sustainable wellness practices, she guides students toward better movement, digestion, energy, and overall well-being. Kaely is the co-owner of Soul Set Studio in Midland, Ontario, and a proud plant lover who believes growth happens both on and off the mat.
Website: www.kaelybell.com
IG: @kaelybell
Sahver Kuzucuoglu
Yoga Teacher | MFR Certified Sahver brings together many modalities in her teaching including MFR, Yoga Nidra, yin, restorative and gentle movement, meditation, and breathwork. Her philosophy rests gently on the holistic experience, and the belief that sometimes less is more. Sahver enjoys teaching in all sorts of spaces, but has a special love for community centres, where people arrive with different bodies, backgrounds, experiences…just as they are.
Sahver teaches in Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding communities.
Shannon Gibbings
Yoga Teacher | MFR Certified Shannon is a 2x Certified Myofascial Release, Yoga & Pilates teacher based in the KW region. Her classes are rooted in intentional movement, breath, alignment, and body awareness. Using anatomy-informed cueing, she helps students understand the “why” behind each movement, not just the how. Helping students move with intention and confidence.