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Want to Work with Me?

I support individuals and communities through mind-body practices, somatic psychotherapy, meditation, and restorative movement. My work blends medical training, trauma-informed care, contemplative practices and nervous-system science to help you reconnect with yourself, cultivate ease, and build resilience in community.

OHIP Covered Group Therapy

Dr. Ang offers meditation based, somatic, trauma-Informed Group Therapy,
beginning with Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) . 

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  • MBSR and all subsequent therapy groups (generally 8-10 week long sessions) are covered by OHIP provided you have ongoing care with a family doctor (referral no longer needed)

    • You may see other MBSR programs being offered at out of pocket cost, however this program is OHIP-covered because Dr. Ang is a licensed medical doctor (general practitioner- psychotherapist)

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Yoga Studio

Meditation + Yoga + Sound Bath

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New Moon Deep Restore (at Soul Centred Studio, Burlington)

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Wednesdays every month from 7 - 8:30 pm
A 90 minute curated progression of meditative guidance and generously propped yin/restorative postures, leading into a guided yoga nidra meditation to promote relaxation and connection with your inner wisdom and deepest Self. Inspired by the elements and the grace of the new moon, expect a focus on feeling, resting and releasing into stillness. Reiki will be offered as space and timing allows.

Cost: $25

November 19, December 17 // January 21, February 18
Register here by ‘booking an appointment’ for the Wednesday dates you wish to attend.

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Full Moon Mantra, Meditation & Sound Bath (at Soul Centred Studio, Burlington)
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Sundays every month from 1 - 2:15 pm.
Release, reset, and resonate with your vibrational nature. 

Through guided mantra (chanting/sounding), tantric/Vedic meditation, breathwork, and crystal singing bowls and restorative yoga, we open the door to an experience of alignment: body, mind, energy and spirit. Open to all levels, this class is a playful, powerful and restful invitation into an embodied experience of sacred energy.
Cost: $25

January 4, February 1, March 1 + 29, April 26, May 31, June 28

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Sanctuary (at Yogashala Wellness Centre, Waterdown)


Saturdays every month from 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Retreat from the world and come home to you.
Join Laura Stefankiewicz and Jackie Ang for this monthly journey to create healing and balance through movement, meditation and sound bath. Come enjoy a soothing yoga practice with Reiki, guided meditation and extended savasana, all accompanied by the sounds of the crystal singing bowls. Give yourself Saturday  evening, once a month to relax and reconnect with your centre. This class is open to all experience levels.
Cost: $33
 

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Retreats & Workshops

​​NEW YEAR, CLEAR VISION Mini-Retreat 

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Saturday January 3, 2025 from 6 - 9:30 pm at Soul-Centred Studio
 

Join Jackie Ang (Psychotherapist & Meditation Guide) and Laura Stefankiewicz (Life & Personal Foundation Coach, Yoga Instructor), for an evening retreat to uncover your vision for 2026.
 

What do you wish to nurture and experience this year?

What direction is your heart pulling you in?

What wisdom do you wish to collect and release from 2025?

Set aside a moment for you to move, breathe, ground, align and listen. Let the noise of the world fall away as you tune into your inner guidance - it knows the way. 

 

This experience includes: 

  • Dharma talk: Setting clear, aligned intentions with the support of Astrology, Numerology + Elemental Magic (and how this differs from and supports setting goals).

  • Gentle hatha + yin yoga practice 

  • Yoga Nidra Guided Meditation for accessing your Inner Wisdom 

  • Sound bath with Crystal singing bowls

  • Supportive silence + guided contemplation to assist you in uncovering your highest vision the year ahead

 

Step into 2026 with clarity, intention and an openness to receive the possibilities of this new year.

 

Cost: $88 Early Bird / $99 after December 1 

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SANCTUARY DAY RETREAT: Nourishing The Soul
Sunday November 23 from 1 pm - 6 pm (at Yogashala Wellness Centre, Waterdown)

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Saturdays every month from 7:00 – 8:30 PM


Retreat from the world and come home to you.


Join Laura Stefankiewicz and Jackie Ang for this monthly journey to create healing and balance through movement, meditation and sound bath. Come enjoy a soothing yoga practice with Reiki, guided meditation and extended savasana, all accompanied by the sounds of the crystal singing bowls. Give yourself Saturday  evening, once a month to relax and reconnect with your centre. This class is open to all experience levels.
Cost: $33


To register, visit Yogashala Wellness Centre

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Embodiment Education + Teacher Trainings

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AWAKENING ENERGY
The Art, Science & Grace of Meditation 

50 hour Immersion & Teacher Training 

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Why this immersion? 

This immersion is the distillation of 2 decades of study & practice and the multi-lineage and modern meditation training I wish all aspiring meditators, yogis and guides had. 

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The territory of meditation is vast, at times confusing and rife with contradictory do's and don'ts. Over these 7 months, you will be introduced to all the myriad forms of meditation that have been a part of my practice, teaching and 'prescription' to students, patients and seekers, offered in a way that allows you to understand the why and how of each. My hope is to help you fall in love with the grace that is meditation practice and to connect you to your Inner Teacher, so you may experience and craft meditations to meet what's needed for each season, scenario and challenge that life offers you and those you may guide. 

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5 Modules (Friday 6 - 9:30 pm + Saturday 10 am - 4:30 pm) ​

  1. Fundamentals: Meditations for Grounding & Relaxation 

  2. Power of Prana: Meditations for Rest, Regulation & Energetic Alignment  

  3. Meditations for the Heart: Awakening Contentment, Compassion + Inner Guidance 

  4. Embodied Intuition: Cosmic Intelligence, Mind-Spirit Connection + Soul Contact 

  5. Awakening the Teacher Within: Mantra, Kundalini + Transmission 

 

Each 10 hour module can be taken alone, or you can choose to explore the whole journey. Attending Module 5 requires completion of 3 of prior 4 weekends to attend

 

Topics covered​

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  • How to develop a personalized meditation practice: meaningful, sustainable + supportive to the needs of life, individual & season

  • Transforming Energy for Intelligent Practice: Embodied explorations & transmissions of ancient alchemical maps (Tantric, Vedic, Daoist + Somatic) 

  • Empowering your Yoga Asana practice: Infuse the magic of breath + meditation to enliven postures, sequencing + energetic impacts

  • Trauma-informed breathwork: How to safely shift, support + re-align the nervous system

  • Module 5 - Seat of the Teacher: energetic practices for holding space, empathic protection and connecting to Universal Consciousness/Intelligence 

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Who Is This Training For? 

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  • Meditators (aspiring or experienced), embodiment explorers, yoga practitioners/teachers, healers and practitioners working with body, mind, emotion, energy ... anyone who feels the call to go within and connect to a wise, loving, restful awareness.  

  • Module 5 is designed specifically for aspiring and experienced guides, with a focus on expanding your skill and confidence to begin holding space & sharing your light. This module will also introduce advanced meditation practices. Participation in this module requires completion of 3 out of 4 of the prior modules.

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What’s included

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  • Personalized, small group experience (program limited to 13 participants)

  • Minimum of 5 Meditation Modalities per weekend (to be practiced standalone or infused into a yoga asana practice)

  • Meditation Recordings for Core Practices

  • 1:1 Mentorship with Jackie (90 minutes) for year-long participants 

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Sample Schedule

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Friday

  • 6 - 7: Opening the Circle

  • 7 - 7:30: Dharma Talk / Teaching

  • 7:30 - 7:45: Break

  • 7:45 - 9:30: Deep Rest Practice

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Saturday

  • 10 - 11: Meditative Movement Practice

  • 11 - 11:30: Breathwork + Seated Meditation  

  • 11:30 - 12:15: Circle + Practice Breakdown

  • 12:15 - 1:15: Dharma Talk

  • 1:15 - 1:45: Lunch Break

  • 1:45 - 3:15: Breathwork + Deep Rest Practice

  • 3:15 - 4:30: Circle, Practice Breakdown + Closing  

 

Location: Soul Centred Studio (2289 Fairview St, Burlington) 

 

Pricing:

Full Training (5 weekends) $1100, all inclusive or $259 per weekend module. 

Payment plans are available for the full training and 2 partial scholarships will be offered. 

No refunds unless cancellation of program due to low attendance/insufficient number of participants. 

 

PROGRAM FULL for 2025/2026.
 

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If you feel the call to join the Fall 2026 Cohort, send me an email with your why (why you want to participate, what you hope to get out of it; this can be as full or brief as feels right to you). 
I welcome any questions you have about the training so we can make sure this immersion is right for you. You will be contacted when the 2026 dates are set, provided there is sufficient interest. 

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TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA 

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Module 1: Sensory Awareness + Yoga: The Missing Link for Trauma

 

Offered with Barb Leese & Yogashala Wellness Centre once a year
12 hours over Saturday/Sunday ( 12 pm - 6 pm) 

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  • Learn how and why yoga and sensory awareness are powerful tools to heal, support and resolve the effects of stress and trauma. Discover a trauma-informed approach to yoga that promotes healing, fosters agency and empowers you and others you are supporting.

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Topics covered​​

  • Understand the science of trauma and how it impacts all human beings through the effects it has on our body, mind and nervous system.

  • Understand the benefits of yoga through the lens of contemporary neuroscience and psychotherapy

  • Experience body-based tools from yoga and somatic therapy to support the effects of stress on the nervous system

  • Learn how to embody a trauma-informed approach in your practice and teaching

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Who Is This Training For? 

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  • We believe this training is relevant for any human being who experiences stress while navigating the ups and downs of life. Trauma is not an event, but a lasting response of the nervous system when we face an experience that overwhelms us.

  • Whatever your role – yoga practitioner, instructor, clinician, parent, friend or otherwise, this workshop will offer you a foundational understanding of how the trauma response shapes us and our life experience. As we begin to understand and identify the effects of traumatic stress on our own being, we become better able to support ourselves and others dealing with the impact of stress on our lives. 

  • This workshop is Module 1 of a trauma-informed yoga teaching certification, but this module is geared towards all audiences, with a focus on the self-awareness required to facilitate trauma-informed practices. Continuing Education Credits are available for Yoga Alliance registered teachers. 

 

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  • This is an interactive workshop combining education and experiential practices. We will explore a range of techniques including yoga, breathwork, meditation, somatics and self-inquiry.

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Module 2: Trauma-Informed Spaces: Facilitator/Teacher Certification​

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This 25-hour training offers an embodied exploration of how trauma impacts all human beings, and the role of sensory awareness and body-based interventions in supporting its resolution. Trauma and its aftereffects will be explored through the lens of yoga and Ayurveda, modern neuroscience, somatic therapy and sensorimotor psychology.

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Topics covered​​

  • Understand how the experience of daily stress and traumatic events can impact the nervous system, leading to chronic physical, mental and energetic patterns

  • Discover how to utilize yoga asana, somatic techniques, breath/pranayama + meditative techniques to balance symptoms of over-activation (excess rajas) and freeze/shut-down (excess tamas)

  • Deepen your ability to support yourself in states of excess sympathetic (hyperarousal) and parasympathetic (hypoarousal) activity in ways that expand resilience

  • Learn how to utilize trauma-informed language, anchoring and presence-ing to support and address trauma responses when they arise in self, group and individual settings.

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Who Is This Training For? 

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  • This training is particularly relevant for yoga instructors, healing arts professionals and facilitators, who will meet trauma in both group and individual settings and will cover approaches that can be applied to self-guidance, one-on-one settings and group environments.

  • This certification is a continuation of the “Sensory Awareness: The Missing Link to Trauma” training. Prior participation in the Sensory Awareness Modules is a suggested prerequisite, however, individuals may apply for a 'short-course (3 hour workshop) to be completed prior to the full 25 hour training. 

  • This is not a certification teaching you how to heal trauma (This is best approached in a holistic, multi-disciplinary, requiring different scopes of practice). Rather, you will come to recognize how the aftereffects of trauma can show up in our everyday responses and the ways that yoga, somatics and one’s own embodied presence can be a resource to a challenged nervous system.​
     

Format
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  • 2 weekends (Friday 6 - 9:30 + Saturday 10 - 4:30), with online component in between

  • The curriculum for this training evolves to meet the specific needs, context and settings that are relevant for the group that gathers

  • We will explore a range of techniques including yoga, breathwork, meditation, somatics and self-inquiry.

  • Expect interactivity, combining education and experiential practices.

  • Practice teaching is an option, not a requirement

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