Happy Joints

Kim McNeil is a freckled, Montreal-born gal who discovered yoga after her competitive swimming career came to an end. After retiring from the sport, Kim tried kickboxing, karate, and knitting but nothing seemed to fill the gap. As a last resort, she took her first yoga class in 1998. The rest, as they say, is history. With over 15 years of teaching experience, she specializes in demystifying yoga and helping students become comfortable with it regardless of their experience, fitness level, or health. She works with those living with pain, anxiety, arthritis, cancer, and other types of chronic illness. Her multi-disciplinary approach to yoga therapy helps students manage their chronic pain, stress, and mobility issues. The result is a huge improvement in their quality of life which means they can heal and get back to doing the things they love to do. She is a regular presenter at the Toronto Yoga Conference and Canadian Natural Health Practitioners Annual Conference and is a long-time faculty member of the Gold Yoga Therapy Teacher Training Program. She is the author of the popular yoga therapy book Happy Joints: Yoga for Arthritis Handbook which is now in its second edition. She currently lives in Calgary, Alberta, with her cat Chewbacca. Her feline roommate thinks she knows more about mediation than she does; she may very well be right.