1:1 GUIDANCE
ONLINE & IN-PERSON
Wellness coach Stephanie Kittell lovingly guides body-mind-spirit journeys that help you break through limiting beliefs, and develop embodied awareness and empowered expression in all aspects of your life.
Enjoy compassionate support, accountability, and a creative multi-disciplinary approach, just for you.
Each 1:1 program is carefully curated to help you empower your voice and embody the wild wisdom within!
"Working with Stephanie has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. Over the past year, our online sessions have helped me navigate through my most challenging waters."
~ Caitlynn Rainey
The modalities Stephanie works with include...
VOICE EMPOWERMENT & SOUND HEALING:
Vibrational medicine to shift your energetic frequencies and help you express in a more empowered way! Learn to listen with all your senses, harmonize your nervous system, and train your capacity to sing and speak with confidence!
SOMATIC EMBODIMENT:
Trauma-informed movement explorations, with a focus on nuanced internal sensations and compassionate curiosity, supporting you in connecting to your sensuality and positively shifting the narratives in your body, mind, and life.
YOGA:
Ancient Hatha Yoga traditions within a modern context. Embody all lenses of yoga: Asana (body posture), Pranayama (breath & life force energy), Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation), the Yamas & Niyamas (ethical explorations).
MINDFULNESS:
Whether you're new to meditation, or deepening your practice, we'll explore Zen Naturalist mindfulness practices and philosophies that support you in finding your centre and cultivating calm amidst life's chaos.
NATURE-BASED WISDOMS & RITUALS:
We are nature… Ans so, with reverence, we'll learn from nature's medicinal gifts and cycles, opening to life as a celebration and a living ceremony - so that we may all Rise & Thrive as one!
INVESTMENT
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SINGLE 1:1 90-MINUTE SESSION (ONLINE or IN-PERSON): $144
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4-PACK 1:1 4x 90-MINUTE SESSIONS (ONLINE or IN-PERSON): $500 ($76 SAVINGS)
STEPHANIE'S JOURNEY
Hello, my name is Stephanie Kittell, your holistic empowerment wellness coach, and I invite you to RISE & THRIVE with me!
The thing is, I've been where you are... standing on the precipice of significant life shifts, ready to fly, yet fearful of falling.
I spent over a decade climbing the corporate media ladder. I became part of a well-oiled propaganda machine, helping others build their castles in the sky.
Contrary to popular belief; money, status, and material goods did not buy me happiness.
Drug and alcohol abuse distracted me for a while.
But the truth is, beneath the perfect facade; I felt lost, depleted, and desperate to express my true nature.
Simultaneously, I began exploring the worlds of yoga and meditation. I viscerally remember the first time I became fully aware of my breathing. And I knew there was no turning back.
Countless trainings and many years later, on a silent meditation retreat, I allowed the truth to permeate me.
It was time to walk a new path, guided by the wild wisdom within.
And so I did. Step by empowered step, I found my voice...
I divorced my husband as compassionately as possible, exited my corporate career, transitioned into a full-time yoga/ movement/ mindfulness teacher, sold my home ownership share, shed most of my belongings, and left my home in Canada to travel the world and live abroad.
I enriched my personal healing and professional study with sound ceremony and voice trainings, shamanic arts, indigenous wisdom initiations, and plant medicine work.
In other words, I began to RISE & THRIVE, both as a student and as a teacher.
And it is my great joy to pass the torch, to guide women like you in developing embodied awareness, and empowered expression in all aspects of your life.
Curious? Let's talk!
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, B.F.A. [FILM PRODUCTION] @ TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (Formerly Ryerson University) in Toronto, Canada [2007]
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YOGA ALLIANCE REGISTERED since 2014: E-RYT 500
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200 HR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING [Hatha / Vinyasa] @ YOGASPACE in Toronto, Canada (trained by Kathryn Beet, Patricia White, Hali Schwartz, Darcie Clark, Leslie Hopkins) [2014]
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300 HR ADVANCED YOGA TEACHER TRAINING [Tantra Hatha / Vinyasa / Restorative / Yoga Nidra] @ ZUNA YOGA in Bali, Indonesia (Trained by Everett Newell, Catherine Girling, Anna Rhein & Michaella Robb) [2017]
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Continued private mentorship in Master Plant Medicines, Medicine Songs & Shamanic Healing w/ COBANANDA [2018-2024] + ceremony/ retreat co-creations (4 years)
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CACAO FACILITATORS TRAINING (Mayan Sacred Ceremony & Cosmovision) @ LAVALOVE CACAO in San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala (trained by Kakchikel Maya indigenous elders; Tata Izaias Saijvin Mendoza & Nana Ana Izabel Perez) [20-Day immersion, 2023] + continued mentorship and ceremony/ retreat co-creations (4 years)
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100 HR SOUND CEREMONY TRAINING [Nada, Bahkti, Mantra Yoga & Philosophy merged in Shamanic Sound Healing & Voice Medicine] w/ SOUND CEREMONY in Guatemala (Trained by Jayananda & Saraswati) [2019]
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100 HR SOUND CEREMONY APPRENTICESHIP/ CO-FACILITATION [Nada, Bahkti, Mantra Yoga & Philosophy merged in Shamanic Sound Healing & Voice Medicine] w/ SOUND CEREMONY in Guatemala (Trained by Jayananda & Saraswati) [2021]
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75 HR SOUND CEREMONY TRAINING ONLINE [Nada, Bahkti, Mantra Yoga & Philosophy merged in Shamanic Sound Healing & Voice Medicine] w/ SOUND CEREMONY Online (Trained by Jayananda & Saraswati) [2022]
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BE MOVED. BE STILL. EMBODIED ARTS TEACHER TRAINING & MENTORSHIP [An interdisciplinary approach to movement & mindfulness education] w/ SPIRIT LOFT in Toronto, Canada (Trained by Andre Talbot, Catalina Moraga & Guest Faculty) [10-Month Program, 2018]
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SUP (STAND UP PADDLEBOARD) YOGA Certification @ ZUNA YOGA in Bali, Indonesia (Trained by Anna Rhein) [2017]
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Depression, Anxiety & Trauma Sensitivity Training for Yoga Teachers w/ Blu Matter Project [2014]
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Private mentorship in Yoga Philosophy & Sanskrit w/ Hali Schwartz [2014-2022]
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Reaching In, Reaching Out; Yoga For Youth Training w/ New Leaf Foundation [2016]
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Embodying Ethics & Vows For Modern Life Course w/ Michael Stone [2017]
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5-Day Silent Meditation Immersions x2 w/ Michael Stone [2015 & 2016]
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Breathing The Body Into Stillness Intensives x2 w/ Michael Stone [2016 & 2017]
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Yoga For All Intensive w/ Dianne Bondy [2018]
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Awareness Intensive: ‘Who Is In?’ w/ Ramya & PachaMama [2017]
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7-Day Silent Meditation Immersion w/ Tyohar & PachaMama [2017]
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Fighting Monkey Practice Intensive w/ Jozef Frucek [2017]
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AGATSU Assessment Course Cert. w/ Agatsu Inc. [2017]
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REIKI: Gendai Reiki Ryoho – Level 1 Shoden w/ Samantha Chin [2017]
TESTIMONIALS
Caitlynn Rainey
"Working with Stephanie has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. Over the past year, our online sessions have helped me navigate through my most challenging waters.
As a yogi, mentor, spiritual coach, and meditation teacher, Stephanie holds a very safe, authentic and grounded space for self exploration, while guiding you on a journey to explore the totality of you in relation to life itself. Her ability to meet you where you're at, hold a true Space of Love and offer insight and tools to empower change and growth is absolutely amazing."
Meg Kwiatkowsky
“To label my time with Steph as ‘voice activation’, seems to limit what I received from our sessions together. Something like, ‘a remembering: a journey back home to self & the power that lies within’ seems to be more appropriate.
My throat chakra was blocked. I was convinced I was tone deaf. I had never sang out loud in front of people. Steph created a container that was based in radical, unconditional love & divine play allowing my nervous system to settle, vulnerability to flow, and which gave my expression the freedom it was yearning for. ”
Sophie Krensky
“I keep returning to Steph's offerings again and again.
I've now participated in two retreats with her in Guatemala that helped return me to my body and intuition during transitional times in my life, and have enjoyed her ceremonial and space-holding sessions over Zoom.
Singing, meditating, and reflecting with Steph is so deeply healing!
She is deeply empathetic, perceptive, and generous - an oasis of calm and wisdom in a frantic world.”
Dave Evans
“My time with Stephanie has changed my life. l had meditated for years but didn’t really learn anything until I started with her.
Now when I am angry or sad, I can examine how I am feeling and try to figure out where those feelings came from. I can let them go and continue with my day.
It’s a pleasure to be able to stop feedback loops of thoughts that don’t serve any useful purpose.
I see myself studying with Stephanie for a long time to come.
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Emma O'Dwyer
“Stephanie is my motivator, mentor, cheerleader and friend. She has the unique ability of being able to read me within seconds of seeing me and can adjust our practices to what my mind, body and soul need at that moment, without missing a beat.
I am a novice yoga soul at best, and have many physical limitations from past injuries. Her amazing character and ability to be both caring and tough throughout the process has not only improved my abilities but also made me fall in love with yoga."
Miki Weghsteen
“I have lasting benefits from working with Stephanie. My heart knows the difference. With a balance of movement, yoga, meditation, laughter, and soul food, I feel lucky to have her teachings in my life.
She's realistic and genuine. I very much appreciate her ability to hold space for me without judgment. I can always count on her to bring something useful and uplifting to our meetings which often helps me reframe an otherwise difficult situation. I truly am thankful for our time together.”
Hali Schwartz
“Stephanie is bright, sharp, sensitive, and deeply devoted to not only helping others, but to understanding them.
She’s always displayed a real ability to connect with others and help whenever the need arose.
Her self-discipline is something that I find very inspiring.
It is my opinion that this yoga community, both local and global, is enriched because of people like Stephanie."
Jesper Saunte
“While staying in San Marcos, Guatemala I participated in Stephanie's Sanghas on several occasions.
Stephanie had such lightness and good humour while still embracing what heavier subjects that might turn up.
She made each and everyone feel welcome no matter where in life they were.
Among my fondest memories."
LET'S CONNECT
I'd love to hear from you!