Chris Hannant is from the Outer Banks of North Carolina but fell in love with Troncones while on an extended surf trip to the area in 2015. After cultivating a deep connection with both the place and people of Present Moment, he’s returned every year since to bring his creativity to the team. Now, almost everything you see on the website and social media was captured through his lens and efforts to translate the magic of Present Moment into a permanent medium.

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Cameron is a graduate of the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy, a member of the Society for the Promotion of Manual Practice Osteopathy and a teacher at Pacific Rim College in Victoria.
Cameron is passionate about offering patient-centered treatments that focus on the individual’s unique needs, helping them achieve optimum health and expression of joy through mindful living, while not treating symptoms. He looks more deeply into the person as a whole being to find the underlying cause of the dysfunction. He does this through Osteopathy using manual therapy and natural based remedies, both physiological and energetic.
Cameron has been a marathon and triathlete competitor and for the last 20 years has studied traditional Japanese Martial Arts, Tai-Chi and Qi-Gong. He holds a second degree Black belt and has taught Tai-Chi and Qi-Gong in several locations. In his clinical practice he brings this knowledge into his treatments and home care.

Service provided by Cameron:
Osteopathy 60/90/120min.

Cameron’s website:
www.victoriaosteopath.com

Jakie was born in Mexico and has been living a nomadic lifestyle for the past two years, mainly splitting her life between Mexico, The United States, Guatemala and Peru.
When she realized that the life that she was living in San Francisco wasn’t serving her anymore she decided to take some time off and do a 200 hrs Yoga Teacher Training by Kula Collective in Present Moment. That’s how she discovered Present Moment almost three years ago. Her time with us was incredibly transformational and profoundly healing. She found the strength to make the necessary changes in her life and the inspiration to start following her dreams and live a life with purpose.

Since 2014, she works around 3 months seasonally.

She is passionate about life, travel, diving deep into the human consciousness and leading a life that reflects your highest potential. She believes that everyone comes with a unique purpose in life, and the process of discovering and fulfilling that purpose fascinates her. She found her connection in Yoga, Meditation, Shamanism, Mysticism and other spiritual practices. And her hope is to inspire others to live the life that has always waited to be lived by them.
Jakie attained her Reiki levels 1, 2 and 3 by Jean Ferris and Emily Henderson, a Thai Massage course by Randi Schiffman and studied metaphysics, Astrology, Kabalah and Tarot by the retreat center Piramides del Ka in Guatemala.

Services provided by Jakie:
Restorative Yoga and Morning Vinyasa Flow 90min, Crystal Reiki infused with Egyptian Energy Techniques 60/75min, Tree of Life Tarot Card Readings 45 min

“Yoga will ruin your life,” Richard Freeman once famously quoted. For Jess Rose, this statement hits the nail on the head. Before yoga, Jess had a safe, clearly-defined life with a 9-5 job, and a circle of friends who got together once a week to chitchat about work and marriage–a good and easy life. But, in 2007, Yoga started creeping into Jess’ world and ruined the stable, automated life she had gotten so used to. Which was the best thing that could ever have happened to her. She transplanted to an Ashram in the foothills of India to immerse herself in daily 5 a.m. meditation, the powerful effects of chanting mantra and practicing kirtan, the selfless service of karma yoga, and the energetics of a strong physical asana practice coupled with pranayama and an ayurvedic diet.

From there, Jess’ cells were abuzz and her spirit was soaring, and she gave in to the powers that be by eschewing her full-time job to practice and teach yoga as well as make music and create a meaningful, expressive existence for herself in Europe. From her original training in India, Jess has gone on to become an RYT-500, and has undertaken trainings in Anusara, vinyasa flow, Jivamukti, and restorative yoga methods.
Jess has been teaching all over the world since 2012, basing herself in Berlin, Germany, but leading classes, workshops, and retreats throughout Europe, South America, and Africa, and having the honor of teaching thousands of students through her online programs on DoYouYoga.com.
Jess feels a deep connection to her Anusara roots, which translates into a powerful practice woven together with heart-themes, physical and energetic alignment principles, and just a touch of silliness. At the core of her teaching is the idea of an innate ‘goodness’ underlying everything we experience — from poses, to practices, to students, to ourselves, and life in general. Her yoga is not one of fixing problems or trying to escape reality. Instead, it is a way of opening to the magic and intrinsic goodness in all of life’s beauty, experiences, and pain. This worldview inspires Jess’s teaching and practice by allowing space for modifications for every student, inviting in individuality and personal expression, and creating a sense of inclusion and empathy into every breath, pose, and class.

You can join Jess’s meditation, vinyasa flow, and gentle yoga classes at the Present Moment through April 2017, practice online with her at DoYouYoga.com and join her teacher trainings in Indonesia and Thailand.

Services offered by Jess:
Meditation 30min, Vinyasa Flow Yoga 90min, Gentle Yoga 90min, Private Yoga Classes

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South African born Kat van Rooyen is a proclaimed student of the Sacred. Combining knowledge of both Western and Eastern sciences she aspires to delve deeper into the understanding and experience of the Sacred though the body.

Following her degree in Science Kat traveled to India where she was first introduced to Hatha yoga, Pranayama, and Reiki energetic healing. Inspired by her experiences with Reiki and Pranayama (the yoga of breathing), she completed a Thesis though the School of Medicine at the University of Adelaide in Australia focused on the effect of specific breathing patterns on the heart’s parasympathetic control.

Kat is RYT 500 level-certified vinyasa yoga teacher, and a Master Level Reiki teacher and practitioner with over 8 years of experience. In March 2017 she arrived back in Troncones to join our wellness team as a healer, providing Reiki energetic healing, vinyasa yoga and gentle restorative yoga with a qi-gong flare.

Kat is currently based in Mexico and enjoys the local surf spots, connecting with people, adventure and maintaining a lighthearted attitude!

Services provided by Kat:
Reiki Energetic Healing 60min, Reiki Training Level 1/Level 2/Level 3, Decision Time Tarot Card Readings 60min, Tree of Life Tarot Card Readings 60min/90min, Vinyasa Flow Yoga 90min, Restorative Yoga 90min, Private Yoga Classes 60/90/120min

Emily is a Wellness Practitioner originally from Vancouver, Canada. Since 2008, she has been an integral part of our wellness team for 8 seasons now, combining yoga and shamanism. She uses a compassionate and intuitive approach to help people integrate their mind, body and soul to make change, create balance and find joy and passion in their lives. She works with guests to assist in gaining clarity to create balance in all facets of life: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Through a holistic approach to wellness, she helps facilitate transformation and release blocks to clear the pathway to inner peace and ease in life. Her mission is to provide a safe and sacred space in which to help you enliven your body, stimulate your mind, express your emotions and renew your spirit.

Emily loves to say that she is a student of life and is drawn to helping others so she is continually reading, taking courses and working on herself so that she can be the change she wishes to see in the world. With more than 9 trainings as Reiki Master, Yoga Instructor, Deep Flow… she tailored each session specifically to your needs in the moment.

Emily blends a rich sense of humour with a gentle graciousness that allowed you to explore your life more meaningfully and thoroughly. She is able to take steps towards not only examining your lifestyle, but also taking actions towards achieving your goals in all areas of my life. She is passionate about learning, evolving, playing and flowing. She loves connecting with people, traveling and enjoying life’s adventures!

Services provided by Emily :
Coaching and Counselling 60/90/120min, Wellness Self Exploration 60min, Deep Flow 60/90/120min, Myofacial Release 60/90/120min, Swedish 60/90/120min, Relaxation 60/90/120min, Reflexology 60/90/120min, Reiki Session 60min, Reiki Training Level 1/Level 2/Level 3 (ART)/Master, Sacred Cacao & AUM Sound Ceremony 90/120min, Vinyasa Flow Yoga 90min, Gentle Yoga 90min

Emilie’s website:
www.touchoflightwellness.ca