A Bit About Myself

Hi, my name is Rashida Samji. A Yogi and a Mother to three beautiful children.  My yoga Journey began 20 years ago when I was preparing for my wedding. I was on a mission to get into my wedding dress! Little did I know that this would eventually play a major role moving forward. My first yoga classes were in Dar es salaam, Tanzania, where I began to enjoy and love the practice of yoga. I found myself becoming more flexible, calm and in tune with myself. After living in Canada for 10 years, my family and I moved to Dubai where I began teaching yoga to kids at the school that I worked in as an English Teacher. I taught in Dubai for a good 6 years before moving back to Toronto in 2012. Not backing down, I continued to pursue my interest in yoga, I took classes on yoga for children with special needs. Using the Sonia Sumar Method, I used the opportunity to travel to Romania with the aim to further enhance my yoga training with Mirador yoga for Kids. Overall, I am a Registered early childhood educator and a Certified Yoga Instructor for children; in particular children with special needs.