About

A sanctuary for connection, healing, and community

Rooted Heart Yoga & Art Studio is a space for rest, healing, creativity, and authentic connection rooted in community and nervous system support.

Rooted Heart Yoga & Art Studio was created to be a place where people can soften out of survival mode and reconnect with themselves gently, honestly, and without pressure to perform.

Through yoga, healing experiences, workshops, mentorship, creativity, and intentional gatherings, we offer supportive spaces that nourish the nervous system and invite deeper connection with ourselves and one another.

Guided by heart and rooted in community, we are passionate about supporting local teachers, healers, artists, and facilitators in sharing meaningful work that helps people feel more grounded, seen, supported, and at home within themselves.

Shelley Hoffos
Owner & Founder

Shelley grew up in the Grande Prairie area and has always had the desire to help others. She found her root to do so within Intuitive Coaching, Yoga and Energy Healing.

This is where Rooted Heart Yoga and Wellness was born. “Rooted” to stay grounded and present within yourself, “Heart” to stay connected to your heart and allow yourself to be guided by your intuition. Shelley offers a constant source of strength and compassion to her coaching clients. Her gift is guiding others towards their passion, purpose, and presence in life. With dedication, intention, and commitment she loves to support others to create more connection in their lives and hearts creating profound healing to awaken to their radiant selves. Shelley is dedicated to helping students practice yoga in a way that respects and embraces their unique bodies. She brings vibrant compassion, increased self awareness, self-acceptance, and self-love to the mat.

Education

  • E-550hr RYT
  • 300hr Advanced Teacher Certificate – Empowered Yoga, Edmonton, AB
  • 200hr Teacher Certificate – Oranj Fitness (2017)
  • Prenatal Yoga (85hr) Certificate (November 2019)
  • Teen Yoga Certificate – Yoga in my School (2018)
  • Yoga for Special Needs Certificate (2018)
  • Kids Yoga Certificate – Rainbow Kids Yoga (2018)
  • Yoga Philosophy
  • Yoga Anatomy
  • Fascia and Myo-fascial Release
  • Mind, Body, Energy: Brain, Breath, Body, and Beyond
  • Asana 2.0: Refinement, Alignment, and Reverence in Asana
  • Flow 2.0: Intelligent Sequencing
  • Meditation & Mindfulness
  • Intuitive Coaching Certificate – 2021
  • Reiki Master Certificate (Level 1, 2, 3) – 2019
  • Energy Healing Courses – Donna Eden, Jeffery Allen, Anodea Judith
  • CanFit Pro Certificate (Personal Training) – 2020
  • Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant Diploma – Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, completed 2019
  • Chartered Herbalist Diploma – Dominion College (2016)
  • E-Commerce Diploma (Web Page Design & Online Marketing) – Grande Prairie Regional College (2002)
  • Office Professional & Management Diploma – Grande Prairie Regional College (2002)
  • First Aid Certificate

Dani Tarini
Owner

Dani moved to Grande Prairie in the summer of 2023 after co-founding Two Souls Yoga in Sudbury, Ontario, where she spent years helping build a thriving yoga community rooted in connection, healing, education, and heart-let support.

As a yoga teacher, space holder, and parent of 6 teens, Dani is passionate about creating spaces where people feel safe enough to soften, reconnect with themselves, and move through life with more presence, compassion, and authenticity.

Her approach to yoga and healing is grounded in nervous system support, meaningful connection, and the belief that wellness does not need to come from pressure or performance. Through movement, rest, Yoga Nidra, workshops, and intentional experiences, Dani’s work invites people to slow down, reconnect to themselves, and remember they do not have to hold everything alone.

She is passionate about creating supportive and inclusive spaces where people feel seen, supported, and at home within themselves and in community.

Education

  • Les Mills Body Flow/Balance – Goodlife Fitness (2014)
  • E-200hr RYT
  • Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP)
  • 200hr Yoga Teacher Training – Freebird Yoga (2017)
  • 30hr Restorative Yoga Teacher Training – Sundari Nora Benian (2017)
  • Kids Yoga Certificate – Cosmic Kids Yoga (2017)
  • 100hr Yoga Nidra Training –  Barbara Kundig (2018)
  • 30hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training – Sundari Nora Benian (2018)
  • 30hr Foundations of Therapeutic Yoga For Children – Radiant Child Yoga (2019)
  • 300hr Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training – Yoga Farm Ithica (in progress)
  • 300hr Yoga Teacher Training – My Vinyasa Practice (in progress)
  • Level 3 Radiant Child Yoga (Heart & Soul Work with Children)
  • Yoga for Children with Autism & ADHD
  • Happily Ever Now (Child & Family Yoga)
  • Meridians & Chinese Medicine (Child & Family Yoga)
  • Roots & Shoots of Yoga 
  • Breath & Stillness
  • Chair Yoga
  • Somatic Movement
  • Yoga Business
  • Authentic Communication (Child & Family Yoga)
  • Teaching Trauma Informed Yoga Nidra
  • Les Mills International RPM – Goodlife Fitness (2013)
  • Professional Coach Certificate (2015) World Coach Institute
    • Life Coach Certifcate
    • Wellness Coach Certificate
    • Spiritual Coach Certificate
    • Relationship Coach (in progress)
    • Youth, Parent & Family Coach (in progress)
  • Meditation Certificate (2018)
  • Mindfulness for Teenagers & Schools (2021)
  • Mindfulness for Children (2021)
  • Prosperous Metaphysics (2021)
  • Physical Fitness & Leisure Management Diploma (3 yr) – Cambrian College (2006)
  • Bachelor of Physical & Health Education:  Major in Health Promotion – Laurentian University (2017)
  • Human Design (International Human Design School)
    • Foundation Courses
      • Living Your Design (2021)
      • Rave ABC’s (2021)
      • Rave Cartography (2021)
    • Professional Training Level 1
      • Semester 1 (2022)
      • Semester 2 (2022)
  • Digital Marketing Bootcamp – Jelly Academy (2025)
  • First Aid & CPR