Founder of the Living Yoga Society, and a native of New Zealand, Shivani Howe came into her career after she found herself needing to take a new approach to life. In 2001, she was diagnosed with advanced endometriosis, and began looking for alternative ways to relieve her body of this supposedly incurable disease. It was then she discovered the ancient philosophy of Yoga. The age-old art brought harmony to her life and body, and unraveled the stresses of her illness from its source.

Shivani possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Spatial Design from New Zealand’s Auckland University of Technology, with a major in Environmental Design and Project Management. She moved from New Zealand to North America in 2002 where she obtained formal certification as a Yoga Teacher in Toronto (500 hour registered course with the Yoga Alliance). Each year Shivani takes a pilgrimage back to India to further her training and perform seva (service) in Rikhia Ashram, India, where she has been initiated into the Satyananda Lineage as a Karma Sanyassin.

In addition to her Yoga teaching, Shivani runs a successful private practice for individual clients and leads numerous workshops. Her love and dedication to living yoga takes her and her family to the Purcell Mountains to open a retreat centre where she will be able to provide a deepened LIVING YOGA experience for all visitors.  A life that promotes holistic health and harmony with the Universe.