Sequoia Henning is a well-traveled, open-minded, spiritual being who follows her heart. She enjoys the human experience like one big experiment; growing and expanding through all of life's lessons which awaken consciousness.  Sequoia believes we are here for a purpose, and follows the guidance of her core values of integrity, truth, compassion, and humour.

Life’s Enriching Experiences

• Sequoia began her spiritual practice consciously in her teenage years, while searching for a deeper answer in life by secretly attending meditations and classes on spiritual development.
  

• In her early twenties while on a Canada World Youth Exchange to India, she was exposed to village life while assisting with the building of a homeopathic dispensary for a small village . This journey to India expanded her mind and spirit more largely than words can express.  After this experience, the door was opened.
  

• In her mid-twenties she spent almost half a year in a small remote village in  Sri Lanka, faciliting a water project for a very poor village. This is where the seeds of Buddhism were introduced, among many other priceless gifts.
  

• In her late twenties, Sequoia was diagnosed with Crohns disease.  She made a conscious choice to heal herself, knowing that the power to do so is within.  After being told that her case was one of the worst ever witnessed amongst the medical profession, Sequoia healed herself by her conscious choice of believing she could do so, and with the tools of  pranayama (breathing); visualization; affirmations; sound healing; examining her unreleased emotions; and having the courage to cultivate a loving relationship with herself.
  

• From her twenties through her thirties, Sequoia's life has included regular visits to India for further study; as well as to various sacred sites around the world for ceremonies, education, teaching, and personal development.

Sequoia spends holiday seasons in a Buddhist monastery or ashram to deepen her practice of meditation and self-reflection.  Her influences are reflected in her Buddhist and yogic philosophy, and her First-Nations ancestry.  Knowing we are here to learn and grow from all of our experiences in life  helps awaken our consciousness to simply re-remember our god/goddess self.  When you can see this within yourself, then you can easily see it in others.

Her yoga journey started 1993 while in northern India. Needing discipline, Sequoia went to an ashram in Rishikesh, India and did yoga for six solid weeks - twice daily in the morning at the Shivanada Center with Swami Krishna, an 82-year-young yogi; and in the afternoon with Swami Gi, studying Iyengar yoga.   It was during this time that Sequoia entered the yoga path, which enabled her to completely give up her smoking and drinking addictions.  Since then, her life has never been the same.

Sequoia is so grateful for the teaching of yoga, and for all of her teachers.  She has found a deep inner seed of contentment and joy which has been growing now for many years.  Yoga is not just an exercise - it is a way of life.

Yoga of Sound ( Nada Yoga)

Her  knowledge has been an interwoven and ongoing evolution of expansion, taking bits and pieces from various workshops and teachers such as  Tom Kenyon, Mitch Nuir, Lisa Murphy, Gina Sila, Uma Gi, Sadhvi Abha Saraswati (Mataji), and other teachers in India.

Certifications

•     * Sound healing
•     * Aromatherapy
•     * Massage
•     * Reflexology
•     * Ayurvedic Yoga massage
•     * Level 1 & 2 chair massage
•     * Level 1 & 2 Reiki
•     * Level 1 Acutonic Tuning Forks
•     * Shiatsu
•     * Hatha Yoga Teacher's training
•     * Intuitive Healing Course
•     * Co-counselling
•     * Emotional . Freedom . Technique
•     * Pranayama Teacher's Training