DARCI NYAL | Yoga Lab

TEAM BIO

DARCI NYAL

CO-DIRECTOR, TEACHER

Darci is an avid student and teacher who feels that yoga doesn’t stop once you get off your mat. It’s a lifestyle, a way of living, and a way of taking care of those around you. With a deep love of storytelling, Darci has an ability to weave laughter and wisdom into the most mundane of life’s moments. Raised in a flow based community, Darci has studied Hatha, Vinyasa (Flow), Biomechanics and the body, strength training and intelligent sequencing. These areas of expertise give this studio, and Darci the ability to teach classes that not just inspire, not just pay homage to the traditions of yoga, but also the direction that yoga is now embarking on globally. She is always inspired by the teachings of Brene Brown and Michael Stone – strong leaders who challenge us to engage in conversation in ways where we get to take care of ourselves and each other and in return we feel a sense of joy, belonging and support.

OUR TEAM

FIJI MCALPINE

April 20, 2019

TEACHER

ASHLEY GRAHAM

April 20, 2019

COMMUNITY TEACHER

Erin Keir 2 - The Lab Yoga and Mindful Fitness

ERIN KEIR

November 11, 2018

TEACHER

Agnes Gaj - The Lab Yoga and Mindful Fitness

AGNES GAJ

October 24, 2018

REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST

JEN MACDONALD

October 21, 2018

TEACHER

MEGAN MCDOUGALL

October 21, 2018

TEACHER

SAM STREETER

October 21, 2018

TEACHER

KELSEY STOEHR

October 21, 2018

TEACHER

MELISSA SMITH

October 21, 2018

TEACHER

TIANNA ANDREWS

October 21, 2018

TEACHER

WENDY DEBECK

October 21, 2018

TEACHER

EMILY ALBERT

October 21, 2018

TEACHER

KAMILA NOWAK

October 21, 2018

TEACHER

MARY-ANN NYAL

October 21, 2018

TEACHER

LIISA ROBINSON

October 21, 2018

TEACHER

HEATHER MACLEOD

October 15, 2018

CO-DIRECTOR, TEACHER

WILLOW HOPPER

October 13, 2018

SUPERVISOR - CLIENT SUPPORT

ALICIA ONIFRICHUK

October 13, 2018

TEACHER, TEACHER MENTOR

HEATHER FRAZER

October 13, 2018

TEACHER

DARCI NYAL

October 13, 2018

CO-DIRECTOR, TEACHER

WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY

• Rest.

When those sweet moments of ...

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• Rest.

When those sweet moments of savasana arrive, rest well. You needn't be flat on your back with your legs and arms fully extended; even if you notice that is the shape the person next to you has chosen.

Listen to your body: adjust yourself, mindfully, and allow your body to show you a shape which will let you rest, deeply. Perhaps you end up on your side, or your tummy, or your back with your feet planted and knees bent. Or maybe you find yourself near a wall and you snug yourself up to it and elevate your legs.

Business, doing, and hustle have been disproportionately praised long enough. Be rebellious with rest and revel in it when the opportunity arises to slow, right, down.
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📷Julia Loglisci @julialoglisci
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• Have you practiced with Emily yet?

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• Have you practiced with Emily yet?

Emily is a diversely talented teacher and an all around lovely human being. When asked a couple of questions about her practice and teachings, here's what Em had to say:
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"Yoga brings balance into my life. It is my daily reset button to shift out of my mind, thoughts and daily stresses. It balances me out physically as well!

Strength training is a big passion of mine and yoga is a key compliment as it promotes the maintenance of a healthy range of motion and decreases my recovery time.

I look to bring challenge and playfulness to my teachings as I strive to hold space for students to disconnect from the overwhelm of the outside world and reconnect with themselves."
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We love you @emily_anne_albert
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• New goods alert ✨

We've ...

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• New goods alert ✨

We've recently brought in some great new retail, including super soft toques!
Here's a little information on some of the products you can find in our studio:

The B mat: grippy, beautiful, sustainable eco friendly yoga mats. B Yoga is a female-founded Canadian company. They make it their priority to bring simple, endurable yoga staples to the yoga community.

Halfmoon: Also a female-founded Canadian company, Halfmoon has recently partnered with B Yoga and is still based in Vancouver/Burnaby. The beautiful new bolsters we brought in are handmade and filled with natural materials.

Island Essentials: A natural and eco friendly line of body and hair care that is manufactured right here on Vancouver Island. Each bar of their sweetly aromatic soap is hand cut! We also brought in an assortment of deodorants and shaving soap.

Koru: A leader in Canadian wholesale as a source for innovative, purpose-driven lifestyle products, Koru helped make it easy for us to curate a collection of earth friendly products to bring in! From snack bags to bamboo cutlery to mason jar pour caps...we've got you!
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They slayed it in there today. The 7s senior ...

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They slayed it in there today. The 7s senior women for Rugby Canada came out for 75 minutes of calisthenics combined with ball and breath work to prepare for their next trip abroad. What an incredible group of hard working, ass kicking women.

• Lab Community App

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• Lab Community App

In case you haven't checked it out yet, we have our own app! Search Yoga Lab Community in the #appstore or in #googleplay on your mobile and you'll see us.

We share the app with our sister studio Yoga Lab Victoria so please be mindful to select #westshore when you go to peek at the schedule and interact within the app. You can even login and pull up a mobile scan ID to scan in for class when you arrive at the studio!

We are loving this app for how streamlined and easy it is. Let us know your thoughts on it in the comments👇
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• Community

This journey of being alive...

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• Community

This journey of being alive is ever enriched by the people we share it with; and the people who make up our community are everything to us.

Moments of connection in our lives are powerful. As Brené Brown puts it - connection is the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard and valued; when they can give and receive without judgement; and when they derive sustenance and strength from relationship.

Thank you - to our community, for creating a place to connect with one another. •

• Flow

Our flow classes are designed to...

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• Flow

Our flow classes are designed to be a cardiovascular workout using flows or vinyasas to link sets of postures together which help to keep the heart rate up and the body working hard. Expect challenging sequences, advanced postures such a bakasana (crow pose), to get really sweaty and maybe even have a few laughs!

Nervous to try out a flow class? That's ok! Our teachers are wonderful at breaking down advanced poses into tangible steps that will effectively build the strength and body awareness to help you fly!
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• The no shoe zone!

Just beyond the ...

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• The no shoe zone!

Just beyond the front desk on the left hand side is our shoe rack. Please be mindful to remove your shoes before venturing any further into the studio.

Our amazing team of Ambassadors put so much care and attention to detail into the cleanliness of our entire space. So, keeping the area of the studio beyond the shoe rack 'shoe free' is very helpful!

Thank you in advance 💛
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📷 by Julia Loglisci @julialoglisci
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Thanks for sharing @a.2020vision - We really ...

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Thanks for sharing @a.2020vision - We really enjoyed teaching your team shoulder and upper body mobility using #frc and #pnf concepts. Such a great group to work with.

•Have you met Melissa yet?

Melissa is ...

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•Have you met Melissa yet?

Melissa is one of our senior teachers here at the studio and is also our studio support supervisor!

Melissa believes that yoga can be both sacred and fun. You can expect creative sequencing in Melissa's flows. She will encourage you to work hard but not at the expense of enjoying your practice!

Melissa is mindful with her straightforward and accessible cueing and she strives to leave each student feeling capable and confident after a class.

We love you @modo_melissa
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CONTACT US

311, 896 Langford Parkway (MAP)
Victoria, BC v9B 4V5
info@yogalabwestshore.ca

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