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Embrace the Summer: The Perfect Time to Begin Your Healing Arts Journey at VSOHA

Summer is a time of renewal, growth, and vibrant energy. As nature flourishes, it presents an ideal moment…

Reconnect, Reminisce, and Celebrate: Join Us for the VSOHA Alumni Event!

It’s time to come together and celebrate the incredible journey we shared at the Vancouver School of Healing…

Unlocking Opportunities: Compelling Reasons to Attend Our January 2024 Information Sessions

Are you ready to kickstart a transformative journey toward personal and professional growth in 2024? Our upcoming information…

Embark on Your Yoga Teaching Journey with VSOHA: Unlocking Certifications and Beyond

At VSOHA, we invite you to step onto the path of becoming a proficient Yoga Teacher or Yoga…

Creating Positive Transformations Through a Yoga Career

In our modern world, the mounting concern of stress has cast a spotlight on the importance of nurturing…

Why October is the Perfect Time to Begin Your Bodywork Therapy Program Training

Embarking on a journey to become a bodywork therapist is an exciting and fulfilling career path. If you’re…

Beginners Mind – An Approach to Training by Kendall Brunner

We all have preconceived ideas – ideas about who we are, what we are good at, and how…

Our one-of-a-kind Yoga Workshop

We are very pleased to invite you to our one-of-a-kind Yoga Workshop organized by the Vancouver School of Healing…

Why Now is the Perfect Time to Start Yoga Teacher Training

While the practice of yoga has been around for thousands of years, it has never been more popular…

3 Ways Our Student Clinic Supports Your Bodywork Therapy Training

Due to the physical nature of bodywork, mastering it requires plenty of practical experience. At the Vancouver School…

3 Tips For Creating a Yoga Sequence After Yoga Teaching Training

Creating a yoga sequence is an essential part of the role of an instructor following yoga teacher training.…

Is Yoga Teacher Training Right for You? 4 Reasons to Pursue This Career Path

Are you looking to take your passion for yoga to new heights and deepen your own understanding of…

Interested in a Holistic Approach to Your Practice? Discover Our Bodywork Therapy Program

A holistic approach to Bodywork Therapy is a comprehensive approach that takes into account the whole person–both mind…

An Introduction to Restorative Yoga for Students in Yoga Therapy School

One of the beauties of yoga therapy school is the variety of avenues you can pursue following graduation.…

3 Ways Building Professional Skills Can Boost Your Bodywork Therapy Training

The Bodywork Therapy course at VSOHA is not only focused on giving you a top-quality holistic massage and…

Exploring the Effects of Affirmations for Yoga Teacher Training Students

Affirmations are positive statements that can help individuals overcome negative thinking patterns. Addressing these tendencies can result in…

4 Ways You Can Prepare for Yoga Teacher Training School

Yoga teacher training not only offers a path to an engaging and rewarding career. It also gives you…

4 Objectives of Integrative Bodywork for Bodywork Therapy School Students

Integrative Bodywork is about whole-person healing. It takes the techniques of Bodywork Therapy and applies them to achieve…

Exploring Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy Training

If you’re looking to move forward in your journey as a yoga instructor and delve deeper into the…

How to Succeed as a Student While Training For Your Yoga Therapy Certificate

Earning a yoga therapy certification is a great way to empower both yourself and your clients. The Vancouver…

What to Look for When Choosing a Yoga Teacher Training School

There are so many options for yoga teacher training in today’s world, making it hard to know what…

Exploring Bodywork Therapy Training? 3 Reasons to Consider the Program at VSOHA!

The Bodywork Therapy program at VSOHA offers career-focused training for individuals to learn techniques in bodywork and massage.…

3 Work Environments Worth Exploring After Yoga Therapy Training

Yoga therapy is a dynamic and rewarding career that can take you to a variety of settings across…

How You Can Positively Impact the Lives of Others in a Yoga Therapy Career

In today’s world, stress has become an increasing concern of modern life. With growing awareness of the link…

How You Can Help Patients Boost Their Immunity Once You Begin Your Holistic Bodywork & Massage Career

Bodywork therapy is known to have many benefits, providing clients with pain and stress relief. Many clients seek…

Therapeutic Benefits of Yoga

Yoga therapy is considered to be a type of mind-body treatment that focuses on physical, mental, and spiritual…

Completing Bodywork Therapy Training? 3 Career Opportunities to Explore After Graduating

Bodywork training offers students therapeutic techniques that cover multiple disciplines, providing them with a strong foundation and a…

Do You Have These 5 Qualities? A Yoga Teacher Career Might Be Right For You!

It may come as no surprise that yoga and meditation are flourishing disciplines in today’s society. Despite being…

What Separates Eastern and Western Modalities? A Guide for Those Interested in a Holistic Massage Career

Bodywork Therapy has many benefits for the body and mind. It promotes healing through revitalization and relaxation, improved…

Interested in Bodywork Therapy Training? 3 Benefits of the Practice That Will Make You Employable

Bodywork therapy training can offer many benefits and teach you skills that can serve you well upon graduation.…

Why 2021 May be the Best Year Ever to Pursue Yoga Teacher Training

As we continue to navigate 2021 in the wake of the global pandemic, it’s a pretty fair statement…

Continued Journey

VSOHA has some spectacular new things in store for our healing arts community! We will be expanding our continuing education offerings by introducing two online courses, and two brand new classes on campus!

Anaïs Ribeyre – International Student Bodywork Therapy

Anaïs Ribeyre is an international student in the full-time bodywork therapy program at VSOHA. Anaïs is no stranger…

Yoga and Pelvic Health

The pelvic floor muscles (pelvic diaphragm) play a crucial role in the function of your bladder, bowel, sexual…

Stefanny Lowey – Bodywork Student Story

Stefanny Lowey always enjoyed massage and was curious about pursuing it as a career but was unsure of…

How Meditation Changes Your Brain

Article by Rebekka Walker Meditation is quickly becoming one of the most popular complementary therapies for reducing stress,…

Wellbranding Workshop – Coming to VSOHA

Glynnis Osher’s trademark Wellbranding Workshop will be offered at VSOHA for the first time this spring. The workshop…

Prem Kaur – Student Story

Prem Kaur, scholarship student in the 240-hour Yoga Teacher Training shares her thoughts on the program ahead of…

Sarah Gover – Student Story

Sarah Gover has just returned from her second summer working at the Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort in the…

Nikki Ying – Student Story

Yoga Therapy for B-Boys Nikki Ying, Yoga Therapist in-training, is currently investigating the movement demands of B-Boys. She…

Nancy Gouge – Meet The Faculty

Meet VSOHA Faculty Member Nancy Gouge! When Nancy moved from California to BC for her husband’s work, she…

New Yoga Therapy Inspired Courses

VSOHA is delighted to announce four new courses in the Yoga Therapy faculty starting in February 2020. Understanding…

Rose Ryan – Student Story

The Power of Touch Student Story on Rose Ryan, current student in the full-time Bodywork Therapy Program at…

Introducing Amanda Kingsmith – Business of Yoga Teacher

Amanda Kingsmith has joined the faculty of VSOHA’s 300 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) program to teach…

Meet VSOHA’s New Swedish Massage Instructor

After graduating from VSOHA’s Bodywork Therapy program, Danelle Ross made a promise to herself. “I decided for that…

Yoga Therapy For Any Body

Janet Haigh - Student Story After a 28-year global career as a high school English literature teacher, Janet…

Glynnis Osher – VSOHA Faculty Spotlight

Glynnis Osher is one of the longest serving faculty members at VSOHA. She teaches Aromatherapy, Indian Head Massage…

Chantal Russell – Prenatal Yoga

Chantal Russell reflects on her experience with Prenatal Yoga. My interest in prenatal yoga began a few years…

Living Scent-sually: The Benefits of Aromatherapy

Story by Dana Keller. Before I properly begin, I feel that I need to apologize for the title.…

IAYT 800-hour Yoga Therapy Certification Program

VSOHA has received accreditation by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) for the 800-hour Yoga Therapy Certification…

Aroma 911: My Aromatherapy Journal

Hello again! In my previous two blog posts I answered Why take an aromatherapy course, and How to…

Jai Yoga – a journey from India to Coquitlam

Jai Singh moved to Canada three years ago from India where he was a practicing dentist. He soon…

How it Works: Starting the Aroma 911 Aromatherapy Course

How you work your way through an online course – or any course for that matter – will…

Your Simple Guide to Working with Fascia

New avenues in medical science have brought fascia into the awareness of the mainstream sports world, uncovering the…

Why Aromatherapy?

Guest Blog Post - Dana Keller What are your favourite scents; what memories do they evoke for you?…

5 Reasons Why You Should Take a Yoga Teacher Training This Spring!

Yoga teacher training is not just for aspiring yoga teachers. It’s also for people that want to find…

Computer Programming to Bodywork Therapy

After a simultaneously rewarding and stressful decade fulfilling a dream of working as a software developer, Lorenzo de…

Changing Your Outlook On Life

Jennifer Kong said she started implementing some small changes in her life after learning about Ayurveda in the…

Bodywork Therapy – More Than Just Massage

Natalka Latko graduated from the full-time Bodywork Therapy Program at the end of January 2019. “I’m overwhelmed. There’s…

Combining Motherhood and Yoga Teacher Training

After having two kids, Émilie Jean-Ruel experienced a dramatic shift in perspective. Holding a Bachelor of Commerce, and…

Restorative Yoga: How to Facilitate Conscious Rest

We are excited to announce a new program at VSOHA: Restorative Yoga Teacher Training! This 20-hour Yoga Alliance…

Mindfulness for the Holidays

Over the years, Kirsten Johansson has learned to equip herself with some useful mindfulness strategies to survive the…

Yoga, Mindfulness and Attention: A New Teacher’s Journey

Taucha Gretzinger came to the Vancouver School of Healing Arts looking for a career shift. A student in…

From Serving to Being of Service

For Misty Misener, choosing to study Bodywork Therapy at the Vancouver School of Healing Arts (VSOHA) was about…

How Yoga Can Help You Be a Better Athlete

Guest Blog Post by Aliyah Kaye It is well established already that doing yoga offers plenty of benefits,…

New to Yoga Therapy? Here’s what to expect

Members of the public can now experience the healing power of Yoga Therapy at our Student Clinic !…

Gratitude and Work-Life Balance

As Andrea Watson reflects on her time studying Bodywork Therapy and where it has taken her in the…

Finding Your Calling with Yoga Therapy

Since publishing this article, Lynda has completed the 800 hour Yoga Therapy Certification Program & is a Certified Yoga…

Back-to-School with Aromatherapy

For many people, especially students, September can bring with it a frenetic change of pace. Summer holidays are…

Heal Yourself Before Helping Others

After traveling through South East Asia for two months, Jessica Binnie decided to take a weekend introductory massage…