Our Team
Meet the people behind the place
Co-founder & Instructor
Monica Rosenke (she/her) is a HAES-aligned personal trainer with over 25 years of experience, and a deep passion for helping people reconnect with their bodies—on their own terms. Her work is rooted in Health At Every Size (HAES), a philosophy that celebrates body diversity and acknowledges the many social, emotional, and systemic factors that shape our relationship to wellness.
Monica is here to help dismantle the narrow stories we’ve been told about health, movement, and nourishment. Her approach is joyful, compassionate, and rooted in the belief that real change doesn’t come from shame—it comes from love.
Follow Monica on instagram @monicarosenke.wellness
Monica Rosenke
Co-founder & Instructor
Sydney Fletcher (she/her) has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and teaching since 2015. What began as a way to support her athletic training evolved into a much deeper relationship with the practice—especially after a health challenge in her mid-twenties revealed yoga’s capacity to support healing on every level: physical, emotional, and spiritual.
With over 500 hours of training across a range of styles, including restorative, hatha-vinyasa, and pre/postnatal. Her classes weave together movement, breathwork, mindfulness, and philosophy in a way that feels grounding, creative, and welcoming.
In addition to her work as an instructor, Sydney also supports entrepreneurs as a Life & Business Coach. You can learn more about that by clicking here.
Follow Sydney on instagram @dotheheartwork
Sydney Fletcher
Co-founder, Photographer and Industrial Designer
Greg Rosenke (he/him) is a movement enthusiast and creator. When Greg isn’t working out alongside everyone else in a Strong class, he can be found turning Monica and Sydney’s “grand” ideas into reality. Greg is the mastermind behind VIDA’s beautiful partition walls, our upcoming merch area and more.
VIDA wouldn’t be VIDA without his ingenuity, humour and calm demeanour.
In addition to Greg’s hard work as our in-house industrial designer he can also be found capturing the beauty of our local surroundings as a photographer. You can see his incredible work by clicking here.
Follow Greg on instagram @greg.rosenke
Greg Rosenke
Instructor
Heather Evans (she/her/elle) is a yoga and movement practitioner with over 10 years of teaching experience. Her unique style of movement combines her experience and training in Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative and modern dance. In classes with Heather, there is an emphasis on co-creating a safe and inspired container where empowered shifts happen and individuals (re)discover their inner fire and ignite their belief in themselves and what they are capable of.
After neglecting her own self-care and struggling with eating disorders for over 20 years, she took a leap and left her prior nonprofit career to start aligning her work with her soul. Since then, Heather has shared her love of movement and life coaching with individuals around the world. To learn more about Heather and her work, head to heatherevanscoaching.com.
Heather Evans
Instructor
Jes Erickson (she/her) is a Movement Teacher and Restore Your Core® Pro Teacher with over 15 years of experience helping everyday people reconnect with their bodies—on their own terms.
Her work is rooted in core and pelvic floor health, body awareness, and accessible movement practices influenced by Restore Your Core® and Heart & Bones Yoga.
Jes believes movement is about possibility, not prescription—and that all bodies are worthy of finding their own way. Like many, Jes was shaped by diet and fitness culture that encouraged disconnection and exclusion. Through years of study and embodied practice, she has been learning to come home to herself—and now supports others in doing the same.
Follow Jes on Instagram @jesericksonmovement
Jes Erickson
Instructor
Liz Hills (she/her) is a Certified Strength Group Fitness Instructor who is passionate about helping people build confidence and discover their power through movement. She believes lifting weights should feel accessible, fun, and deeply empowering—no intimidation required.
A proud mom of four energetic boys, Liz understands the importance of making fitness fit into real life. She’s here to support you whether you’re stepping into strength training for the first time or aiming to level up your fitness and habits.
After six years in Sechelt, where her career in fitness truly took shape, Liz has returned to the Comox Valley and is grateful to be part of this vibrant community once again. She can’t wait to move, sweat, and grow stronger with you!
Liz Hills
Instructor
Mackenzie Scharf (she/her) is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher and is currently completing the final practicum hours of her Yoga Therapy degree. Her teaching is rooted in somatic psychology and a deep understanding of how the body holds emotions, experiences, and patterns within our tissues and sensations. Mackenzie specializes in working with individuals living with trauma and PTSD, offering classes that are trauma-informed, accessible, and welcoming to all bodies and levels. With care and intention, Mackenzie creates spaces where students are invited to slow down, do less, and reconnect with their most soul-centered selves — listening deeply to their inner wisdom.
When she’s not teaching, you’ll find her hiking mountains with her "boy" Cosmo or traveling the world to run ultra trail marathons.
Follow Mackenzie on Instagram @cosmoandwandering
Mackenzie Scharf
Instructor
Mary Lee (she/her) has empowered women through movement and strength training for 25+ years. What began as a side passion alongside careers in the military and corporate PR is now her full-time calling. She leads Barre, yoga, and strength classes and is a certified Menopause Doula, Licensed Menopause Educator, and Women’s Coaching Specialist (Girls Gone Strong + Dr. Stacy Sims). Mary also teaches yoga for traumatic brain injury (TBI) through the Love Your Brain Foundation. Her mission is to help women—especially those with brain injuries or PTSD—navigate midlife with strength, clarity, and confidence. Learn more at emmeellecoaching.com.
Mary Lee
Instructor
Nat B. Hop (she/her) is a mover, dance lover, and curious artist whose work is rooted in rhythm, culture, and connection. Originally from Colombia, Nat brings a deep love of salsa and hip hop culture into her classes—drawing from street styles and Afro-diasporic rhythms learned through training in Colombia and Philadelphia. Her movement is grounded in joy, resistance, and the belief that dance can be a powerful force for health, community-building, and social change.
Now living in the Valley, Nat has expanded her practice through contact improvisation, exploring deep listening, shared weight, and collective movement. For Nat, dance is both medicine and celebration—a space to move freely, feel deeply, and have fun together. Fun, after all, is the best revolution.
Follow Nat on Instagram @nataliaenelmundo
Nat B. Hop
Instructor
Nina Zettl (she/her) is a soulful and seasoned teacher with over 13 years of experience and 800+ hours of advanced training. Her teaching weaves together breath-led movement rooted in the lineages of Krishnamacharya, Tantra, Vinyasa Krama, Yin, and Somatic Arts.
Originally from the Prairies and now grounded on Vancouver Island, Nina shares yoga as a sacred, living art—an invitation to come home to your breath, your body, and your heart. Her classes are steady, nourishing, and filled with care.
Follow Nina on instagram @freedom_from_within_yoga
Nina Zettl
Instructor
Nova Marie (she/they) is a yoga, mat pilates, and fluid movement teacher who weaves breath, rhythm, and soft strength into every practice. Movement is their favourite language, and they approach it with curiosity, play, and a commitment to continual learning. Their classes invite you to ground, explore with openness, and take up space in a way that feels supportive and alive.
Nova believes deeply in the magic of moving in community—where shared movement becomes an act of connection, exploration, and gentle resistance. Their training includes a 600-hour Registered Yoga Teacher program at Ahimsa Yoga Muskoka, Kundalini Yoga training with Golden Chain Forever, and Mat Pilates training at Mouv Studio in Courtenay.
Follow Nova on Instagram @novainflow
Nova Marie
Instructor
Ola Bel (she/her) is a certified Turn Up Dance Fitness instructor with a natural love for movement, music, and connection—and a deep passion for making dance feel like it's for everyone, not just the people who "know how to move." After years of dance being her personal joy and outlet, she's bringing it forward to share with others in a way that's welcoming, energetic, and unapologetically fun.
Ola is here to help people let go of the idea that you need to be "good" at dance to enjoy it, and replace it with confidence, freedom, and maybe a little sassiness. Her approach is warm, encouraging, and built on the belief that when you move to music you love, in a space that feels safe, something magic happens.
You'll leave her classes feeling empowered, sweaty, and like you just had the best time—because you did.
Ola Bel
Instructor
Ryan Murphy (he/him)is a pilates instructor and strength & conditioning coach who brings over a decade of experience in movement, rehabilitation, and performance. Drawing from his background as a Practicing Kinesiologist, he creates programs that are both purposeful and deeply personal.
Ryan’s approach begins with curiosity and his teaching blends the precision and alignment of Pilates with the power and resilience-building of strength training, helping clients move with more confidence, capacity, and ease.
In his classes, you’ll find a thoughtful balance of challenge and support—designed to meet you where you are and help you grow stronger in both body and mind.
Learn more about Ryan at p3kinesiology.com
Ryan Murphy
Instructor
Suzanne Slattery (she/her) discovered The Barre Method in 2017 through teacher CJ Hendren and has been sharing her love of movement ever since. She supports students of all ages and stages—including those who are pre/postnatal or recovering from injury or surgery—with inclusive, strength-building classes rooted in body awareness and care.
Suzanne is a movement lover, artist, mom of two, and adventurer at heart. When she’s not teaching, you’ll find her in the studio (the art one), in the forest, or in the kitchen on her path to becoming a certified vegan chef.
Follow Suzanne on Instagram @ohsuz.ca