ABOUT AURA

As a Meditation Guide, Yoga Facilitator, Mindfulness and Women’s Holistic Health Coach, Erica supports women, empaths, creatives, and everyone in between along their spiritual path. Reminding them of their unique gifts; encouraging joy, creativity, and exploration; loving our inner child; providing a safe haven to be seen and heard; and prioritizing rest, especially within the Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC) community.

AURA BODY+HOME was first born in 2015 after years of experimentation with raw butters, essential oils, and waxes to make handmade natural skin products packed with ingredients derived from the earth to radiate health out through our aura. In 2020, AURA was reborn with a more holistic, energetic, and movement-based lens deeper than skin deep.

The AURA approach continues to radiate from within. Mindful focus begins first within your physical body, to the energetic body, and then expands awareness into your home toward more mindful living.

Meet Erica

FOUNDER / CREATOR

Erica (she/her) shares her unique gifts, creative offerings, and empowers individuals with the knowledge of daily habits and spiritual practices to feel more connected to the earth, to live more joyfully, and to align with their Higher Self.

Erica’s educational background begins with the foundation of a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Minor in Sociology due to her curiosity about individuals and groups. Feeling called back to the arts, she then completed a Graphic Design to fulfill her love for art, typography, and photography. And over the years Erica gained extensive experience in the Tech Industry notably at Apple and within the Toronto Tech Startup scene in Account Management, Customer Success, and Community Management. All these experiences have immensely complimented her mindfulness training and understanding of the individuals, cultures, and groups she supports.

“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” — Steve Jobs

Education

  • (2002-2006)

    Bachelor of Arts (High Honours)

    Major in Psychology, and Minor in Sociology with an honours thesis at Carleton University.

  • WOMEN’S HOLISTIC HEALTH COACH TEACHER TRAINING (2023)
    A Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Approved Course to guide women towards better mind and body health through yoga, coaching sessions and women's circles.

    TEACHING SKILLS UPGRADE: HANDS ON ASSISTS (2022)
    4-hour Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Approved workshop on assists for all essential yoga postures, effective use of props as replacements for hands, reading bodies, types of touch, consent and choice at Octopus Garden Holistic Yoga Centre in Toronto, Canada.

    RESTORATIVE YOGA (2022)
    40-Hour Restorative Yoga Teacher Training at RYS 300 registered Octopus Garden Holistic Yoga Centre in Toronto, Canada between March and April of this year.

    VINYASA YOGA (2021-2022)
    300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training at RYS 300 registered Octopus Garden Holistic Yoga Centre in Toronto, Canada. In fulfilment of this training, Erica has successfully become a 500-hr level Yoga Facilitator.

    YIN YOGA (2021)
    Yin Yoga Teacher Training Certificate, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Approved Course.

    REACHING IN, REACHING OUT (2021)
    New Leaf’s 15-hour trauma-informed training towards making yoga and mindfulness more inclusive, accessible, and relevant for young people in under-represented spaces.

    VINYASA YOGA (2020)
    200-Hour Fundamentals of Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training at RYS 200 Registered Yoga School Downward Dog Yoga Centre in Toronto, Canada.

  • SOUND MEDITATION (NOV 2023)
    15-hour training facilitated by Kio Pace and Charlie Gates

    MINDFULNESS TEACHER TRAINING (2021-2022)
    50-hour Mindfulness Teacher Training (Meditation) with Octopus Garden Holistic Yoga Centre

    MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONER DIPLOMA (2021)
    Mindfulness Practitioner Diploma from Achology, Academy of Modern Applied Psychology.

    INNERVATOR MEDITATION MENTORSHIP PROGRAM (2020)
    5-month long Innervator Meditation Mentorship Program with mentor Natalie Mathias, Global Meditation Consultant + Facilitator.

  • Erica is currently completing her Level 2 (Okuden) Reiki practitioner under the Gendai Reiki Shihan lineage.

    Reiki Level I Practitoner (2017)

  • (2006-2009)
    Advanced Diploma with a focus on mindful design for print media, logo design, branding, web design, and photography. Recipient of Dean’s Honours List and the Bruce Rawling Award 2009 for Creativity and Professionalism.

Intention

AURA embodies the limitless creative expression of mindfulness we can explore together. My sessions and workshops are designed for every body, with a dedication to acknowledge, support and uplift folx from racialized communities. I choose to create, support, and collaborate with individuals or organizations that resonate with my intentions and align with my values of:

Integrity | Creativity | Love | Joy | Spirituality

READY TO CONNECT?

Book a complimentary consultation with Erica to explore collaboration opportunities or contact her for general questions on the following offerings:

  • Personalized yoga, guided meditation or mindfulness workshops designed with the needs of your community, employees, or organization in mind. Learn more

  • Your time, your practice. All attention is focused on you, your dynamic duo, or your private group. Coaching spans modalities of movement to lifestyle and design. Mindfulness can be found anywhere. Learn More

  • Join Erica for drop-in public studio sessions for guided meditation, yoga in various styles, and AURA Circles. AURA Circles are a space for education, discussion, integration, celebration, and ceremony. Learn More

  • Click here to see all current offerings at AURA BODY +HOME.

Photo Credit: Fashion Design of Off-White Tunic & Photography of Erica by @erandidesign