Bios

Cat Main is a Certified Expressive Arts Therapist as well as a Registered Yoga Instructor. She is currently a Movement Teacher at the Vancouver Film School (VFS) and a Guest Teacher at the Rizze Yoga Teacher Training Program. Cat is also a graduate of the Studio 58 Theatre Program and has worked professionally as a Theatre and Voice Actor as well as creating her own work, most recently the play Other Side Through You which explores her relationship with her sister who has cerebral palsy. Cat has also taught theatre to children for over 10 years at Arts Umbrella, the Shadbolt Centre and Artspace. 

Sylvie Rousseau has just finished an MA in Occupational Therapy from the University of British Columbia. In the past she held many positions working with people with varying abilities and needs. She has been a Youth Mentor, a Peer Counselor, a Learning Assistant at a Disability Services Centre, and a Horticulture Therapy Assistant at VGH. She has also worked as a Community Connector for PLAN and a Facilitator for Vela Society. Both these positions were focused on what she loves most: assisting people to overcome barriers that prevent them from living a fully supported and active life!