Follow Our Experts
Our local Happy Monkey Club Experts focus on areas of your life that will make a positive difference to allow you to live a happy, balanced life. No gimmicks, no marketing hype, just the basic facts around exercise, nutrition, healthy life choices and fun. Our experts blog once a month and provide daily tips that will help you stay in that positive frame of mind 24/7.
You can follow them online, attend one of our Happy Monkey expert nights or take advantage of one of their courses offered. Our goal is to provide you with the tools everyday to live life to the fullest.
Meet our experts:
Aisha Alfa: Life Coach
Aisha Alfa is a Certified Professional Coach and Owner of Alfa Life Coaching. But even more importantly she's a woman who is motivated by passion, laughter, joy and balance. Her mission in life is to always answer YES to the question, "Did I live enough today?" She's also the host of WFPtv online, a motivational speaker and a stand-up comedian! With a background in sport psychology, experience in counseling, event planning, public speaking, acting and sports she's able to motivate, support, champion and challenge clients from many angles. If you're looking for a dynamic, ridiculously positive, enthusiastic and genuine guide on your pathway to fulfillment, Aisha is the perfect fit for the role! Be prepared to laugh loads, accomplish more than you bargained for, gain massive awareness and expand your comfort zone!
Sita Dookeran: Meditation expert
Sita Dookeran is one of Winnipeg’s most respected meditation teachers and a Reiki master. She has inspired hundreds of people to take the courageous journey of self-growth. She has been offering weekly group sessions and Saturday workshops for the past six years, as well as one on one reiki treatments and consultations/life guidance. Sita wants to “...help people to understand that meditation will help them in every area of their lives.” That’s why she has created classes to teach the benefits of meditation in physical and emotional healing, grief & weight loss, to name a few. Two of her most powerful and popular classes are chakra meditation and the law of attraction. Sita will be blogging monthly and presenting at Happy Monkey events through out the year. To learn more about Sita and how she can assist you visit her website.
Patti Phillips: Adventure Life Coach
BEING A COACH
My name is Patti Phillips and the most important thing I want to share with you about myself is that I am doing what I love to do and following my passion. Over half my life I have been coaching and I have witnessed many achievements. What I am most proud of is when my coachees are able to apply lessons from our shared experiences to other aspects of their lives. The woman who rode her bike for a week-end adventure going back to her teenage daughter and assuring her that she can become a competitive mountain biker, if that is her passion. The young man who learned about metaphors and was able to consider a new perspective on his own life events and explore healthy alternatives to drug use. An unfit woman who trained for 12 months to complete a half marathon, realized she could commit to something long term, and deciding to have a baby.
AS AN ADVENTURE COACH
An adventure inherently contains some amount of risk and it is when we are pushed to the edge of our comfort zone that we are able to develop new skills and learn the most about our capacity. I understand that each persons’ comfort zone is unique and while I support and encourage people to “walk to the edge”, I am respective of both safety and boundaries.
"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space."
Sara Hutniuk: Fitness expert
SWEATMARKS is growing to become the one stop shop for your fitness needs. We currently offer co-ed 30-Minute Express boot camps,in South Winnipeg and corporate boot camps for Winnipeg businesses. By February 2011 we will be offering golf fitness boot camps, girls/women's sports conditioning programs, online lifestyle coaching and an online feature called bootcamps@home, which allows boot campers to exercise with us but in the comfort and convenience of their home.
How did I get started in personal training? It's all about the passion for being active and helping others. While I took an indirect path to get to where I'm at, what I learned along the way taught me about leadership and dreaming big. I have a Masters degree, a Science degree in Exercise & Health Sciences and numerous nationally-accredited certifications in personal training and nutrition. The main credential I bring to my business and clients is A.P.E. - appreciation, passion and enthusiasm. Without that, I wouldn't be able to motivate my clients to push past their limits and achieve the goals they've set for themselves...and I wouldn't be able to get up every morning at 5am.
If you're looking for a different kind of workout, a different kind of trainer and a different kind of fitness business...then SWEATMARKS and Sara is it.
Beth Martens
Born to sing, join many voices together and explore the depths of consciousness, her life thrives on it. Raised in Winnipeg, Canada, singer/songwriter, yoga teacher and community builder Beth Martens, grew up on a diet of international musical influences and then tripped on India in the last year of her undergrad year in anthropology.
Nearly to the day she began a daily meditation practice, Beth took up guitar and began to write, perform and record her own world music. Eight trips to India in her 20′s filled her basket with a wealth of creative material and training, and following a three year battle with cancer, in 2002 took up music and teaching yoga full time, realizing that in order to live on earth she must not only sing and study, but get the world around her to enjoy these birthrights as well.
Cindy Gaudet
Worry Free Holidays
Cindy Gaudet owner of Fareconnectmanitoba and Gaudet Family Travel brings a wealth of experience to help make your holiday worry free. Cindy’s unique approach to booking your holiday provides personalized service that fits your schedule and budget.
Whether you are looking to go on a cruise, all inclusive resorts, Disney, luxury travel, planning a wedding or organizing a large group. Cindy’s experience working in the travel industry as well as travelling the world makes her the perfect person to trust in planning your dream vacation.
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