Meet the Heatwave Team

Feel the heat and move to the beat with Heatwave Yoga! Our team of experienced and certified teachers is here to guide you on your yoga journey. With over 17 teachers and 33 classes a week, we offer a variety of styles and levels to suit your preferences. Whether you're looking for a fiery hot practice or a cool and calming flow, our friendly and inclusive community is ready to support you. Join us as we sweat, stretch, and let our hearts shine together.

Jeanine Barette

Welcome my friends!!

I created Heatwave Yoga to share this life-changing practice with my community. Yoga has impacted my life in so many ways that I felt a burning desire to share it with as many people as possible. Our little Grassroots Studio began as an idea in the year 2018. After a few attempts, Heatwave Yoga was born in August of 2021. Our little Studio began as a passion project but now has become my life. After 21 years as a high school educator, I have shifted my focus and now run both of our Niagara Studios. I am beyond grateful for all of our Heatwavers!! The community we have built is rooted in kindness and warmth. I can’t thank you all enough for committing to your practice and holding space for all of us at Heatwave Yoga.

Duane has always been told that he has a calming demeanour, so becoming a yoga teacher was a natural fit. And it comes as no surprise to anyone who asks what he does for work “Of course you are!” is the standard response.
He achieved his 500 hr RYT certification through Modo Int. in Aug 2020 and he has been teaching ever since.
Duane brings creative openness to each class he leads so no two classes are the same but they always include the same ingredients of strength, flexibility, mindful breath awareness and stillness. What does remain the same is his intention for every class: to lead you into a deeper sense of self through the practice of yoga.
Outside of yoga Duane is a freelance make-up artist specializing in weddings throughout the entire Niagara region.

Duane Rowsell

Amanda is a 200-hour certified yoga teacher dedicated to guiding students through breath, movement, mindfulness, and strength. She has such a passion for yoga and enhancing ones quality of life. She began practicing yoga as an anxious 16 year old and the tools of breath and movement have remained essential pillars in my life. She is grateful to be a teacher and helping others cultivate strength, flexibility, and inner peace through yoga.

Amanda brings her kinesiology background when guiding practice and her knowledge of the human body. Providing a balance of asanas to support injury prevention, forming mind-body connections, and maximizing quality of life. She believes in the power of yoga to heal and strength the body mentally and physically. Amanda strives to guide individuals of all abilities and ages, providing an inclusive space for all.

She looks forward to joining you on your journey on and off the mat. Join her for a playful flow that offer alignment and exploration

Amanda Ead

Hi, my name is Ann. I started my hot yoga journey about 12 years ago. It was love at first sweat!

Yoga has helped me to bring a greater awareness to my mind, body and breath. It has given me valuable tools to carry with me and use in my daily life.

I am a lifelong learner and I found myself wanting to learn more about yoga and what it had to offer. I became a yoga instructor in April 2024 with Heatwave Yoga.

As a yoga instructor, my goal is to provide you with a practice that meets your needs, brings you; space, a sense of calm, strength and my favourite….breath.

See you on your mat!

Ann Huibers

Rosie is a 500- HOUR Certified Yoga Teacher who loves sharing her playful balanced teaching style! Her teaching method creates a deeper practice of awareness and vitality while integrating the body, mind, heart, and spirit. Rosie's journey of Health and Wellness is vast, spanning over Twenty years, during which time she became Certified in multiple styles of yoga including: Hatha Yoga 200- HOUR Teacher Training influenced by Anusara Yoga’s Universal Principles and therapeutic instruction, 300- HOUR Classical Vinyasa and Yogic Philosophy Yoga Teacher Training, 200-HOUR Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training w/SRI YOGA ASHRAM in India and a 200-HOUR Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training under the guidance and teachings of Guru Singh.

Rosie Muma

Jess Mantesso

Jillian Dilts

Nancy Drope

Jen Romiti

Maria Cerenzia

Natalie Rogers

Ashley Overholt

Stacey Prejza

Courtney Paige

Amanda Fong

Marlene Difruscio

Linda Summers

Amanda Ruzylo

Ceildh Barlow Cash

Grace Susin

Janice Blue

Mike Worster

Claire Haines

Cindy Dambrosio

Lindsay Saxon