Our Teachers

Janine Keller Ng | Cheong Ng

About Janine

Founder and Yoga Adventure Guide Janine Keller Ng has combined her passion for yoga, her love for kids, and her extensive education to create a business that fosters creative expression and healthy bodies.

Janine has been practicing yoga for 7 years and has been working with children of all abilities for a total of 15 years and has over 350 hours of Certified Yoga Training.

Education

Janine received her children's yoga certification for ages 2 to 13 through Next Generation Yoga in New York City, and has completed her Prenatal Yoga and Postnatal Yoga certification with Michelle Cormack from 5 Elements Yoga & Pilates. She received her foundational 240 hour adult Yoga Teacher Training from Hart Lazer from United Yoga Montreal. Janine has completed the YogaKids Tools For Schools Intensive and ABCs of YogaKids trainings that are focussed on how to deliver kids' yoga effectively within a school-based environment. She is one of the few yoga instructors in Canada who is certified to teach yoga to children with special needs through Yoga for the Special ChildTM. Janine is also a Professional Member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She graduated with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree with a Women's Studies Option from the University of Waterloo.

Awards & Recognition

Janine is a graduate of the 2007 class of Leadership Waterloo Region. She was honoured as a nominee for the 2007 Junior Achievement Waterloo Region Business Achievement Awards in the Record Small Business Category and the 2006 Oktoberfest Rogers Women of the Year award in the Health and Wellness category. Lastly, Janine has been selected as a lululemon ambassador for 2007-2008 for the Masonville Mall store in London, Ontario.

Community Service

Janine is a strong believer in volunteering and community service: volunteer with a friend - it is twice the fun! Some of her favourite memories are:

• Sharing and learning about local history and culture at the Joseph Schneider Haus. Their preservation of local history and how a homestead was run in the early 20th century is amazing.
• Taking care of rescued kittens and cats through Pet Patrol, an organization that rescues, spays/neuters, and vaccinates cats and kittens and then offers them for adoption. To adopt a kitten or cat that is loved, neutered, and has their shots, call Pet Patrol at (519) 669-1979.
• Teaching kids' yoga at The Children's Museum on New Years in 2007 and doing the countdown at 9pm!
• Sharing Art History at the Homer Watson House & Gallery: a hidden gem in a residential community sharing the the art, history, and biography of Homer Watson.
  

Personal

Janine currently resides in Kitchener, Ontario with her life partner and husband, Cheong and their dog Zafu. She loves to go for walks with Zafu, which in Sanskrit means sweet fruit. Breathing the fresh air outside is rejuvenating! Janine likes making soups, baking, and creating home made meals without a recipe. She also enjoys listening to music: CBC radio 2 and Faith FM 94.3 are her favourites. CBC for the amazing concerts and Faith FM for the inspirational music, words, and timeless wisdom. Janine finds that the practice of yoga teaches her about herself every day.

About Cheong

Yoga

Cheong Ng’s passion for yoga and vedic sciences translates into thoughtful, aligned, and inspiring yoga classes. Cheong has been practicing yoga for 8 years and has been teaching classical hatha yoga for 3 years. He received his foundational 2-year, 500-hour, Hatha Yoga Teacher Training with an emphasis on Ayurveda with Gitta Bechsgaard from the Vidya Institute in Toronto and is currently enrolled in the 3rd year of teacher training while teaching at the school as well. Cheong came into teaching with a background in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University in Flint, Michigan.

Ayurveda

Cheong is a student of ayurveda, yoga’s sister science, and has been deepening his studies according to an Ayurvedic constitutional and energetic understanding. Cheong has taken the Jyotisa Foundation Course from Hart Defouw at the Vedic Vidya Institute studying Vedic Astrology. Cheong has also completed his Marma Chikitsa certification at the Ayurvedic Institute studying with Dr. Vasant Lad and has taught Ayurvedic workshops in both Toronto and Kitchener. Cheong continues to study with his teachers at the Vidya Institute deepening his practice of hatha yoga and ayurvedic medicine. He is a student of Sanskrit and yoga philosophy through satsang on the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

Personal

Cheong is grateful for the support of all his teachers and his students. He currently resides and teaches in Kitchener, Ontario with his life partner and wife, Janine and their dog Zafu.