The Team
Presenters
wellness comes from within
Dr. Jared McCollum
Dr. Jared M. McCollum, Dr.Ac., is passionate about guiding people on their path to health and wellness and helping them discover the amazing healing ability they all hold within themselves. Having graduated from the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 2004, Dr. McCollum has extensive training in Acupuncture, Oriental Diet Therapy, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine, Meditation and Taoist Psychology and Psychotherapy. Jared has spent countless hours serving the communities he has lived in over the last 20 years, offering classes in meditation, Qi Gong and programs he has developed which identify emotional blocks and help others let go of extreme emotions and stress. He is committed to improving the health of his patients as well as their community.
Elaine Jagielski
Ashley Jones
Elaine Jagielski is an author, presenter, educator, and internationally recognized intuitive
counsellor whose work explores the intersection of psychology, embodied awareness, human
potential, and consciousness. A Fitness Alberta Trainer Educator since 1991 and former
University of Lethbridge Kinesiology instructor, Elaine brings together scientific understanding,
lived experience, intuitive insight, and practical tools to explore what it means to live more
consciously and authentically.
Her book, Why You Exist: Awakening to — and Loving — Who You Really Are, explores purpose, identity, beliefs, relationships, consciousness, and the deeper dimensions of human experience.
Elaine's presentations invite audiences to look beyond familiar assumptions, become more
deeply present, and discover new ways of understanding themselves and their experience of
being human.
Shauna Laubman
Shauna Laubman is a mindfulness teacher, yoga teacher, meditation guide, and nervous system educator with more than 20 years of experience helping people cultivate greater calm, self-awareness, and resilience. She is a lifelong high school outreach teacher who helped at-risk youth find their strongest selves. Drawing from mindfulness, restorative yoga, neuroscience, and her own lived experience, she offers a compassionate, practical approach to healing that encourages curiosity over self-judgment. Her work invites people to regulate their nervous systems, reconnect with themselves, and discover that healing begins not by fixing who they are, but by remembering who they have always been.
Bob Goldsmith
Bob is a longtime practitioner and facilitator of traditional pranayama and contemporary breathwork, sound, movement, and touch-based
modalities. Through personal exploration, training, and practice, he has developed an integrative approach that combines these practices into a unique and accessible system. His current focus is Elemental Biodynamics, a modality incorporating breath, non-linear movement, voice and sound, and self-touch. Drawing on the qualities of Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether, Bob guides participants toward a deeper embodied experience through music, sound, and supportive instructional prompts.
Lindsay Mac
Lindsay Mac is a private somatic psychotherapist and trauma-specialized practitioner
whose work explores embodiment as a pathway into deeper relationship with ourselves,
with life and with the sacred. For more than 15 years, Lindsay has worked with people in the deeper terrain of healing, embodiment, relationship, grief, trauma, and personal transformation. Her work draws from somatic psychotherapy, nervous-system awareness, parts work, and spiritual exploration. But beneath all of it lives a deep curiosity about what it means to be human, to inhabit a body, and to be fully here for this strange and beautiful experience of being alive. At the heart of Lindsay’s work is the belief that the body is far more than something to regulate, or heal. It holds history, instinct, wisdom, mystery, and an extraordinary capacity to bring us into direct relationship with ourselves. When we learn to listen deeply enough, the body can become
a bridge into presence, inner knowing, connection, and a more intimate relationship with life and
the sacred. Her work invites people to become curious about what lives beneath the surface. To feel more, listen more deeply, and discover what becomes possible when we stop trying to escape parts of our experience and begin learning how to stay. Because perhaps healing is not only about
becoming free from what has hurt us. Perhaps it is also about becoming available to more of life.
More beauty. More grief. More awe. More love. More mystery.
Theresa White
Theresa is a Kundalini Yoga Lead Teacher Trainer and Oxygen Advantage Advanced Breathing Instructor. With over 20 years of experience, she focuses on the science of breath (pranayama), functional alignment & movement, meditation, and sound therapy, including yoga-based programs for addiction recovery. Theresa offers a unique approach and style to her teachings. With a deeper understanding of the physiology of breath, functional alignment, and posture, she unifies yogic teaching with science-based evidence. Breathing and moving correctly greatly impacts our ability to understand and manage our emotions, behaviors, stress, trauma and depression and other health related issues. Theresa’s passion has always been to assist people to initiate and trust their own capacity to self-heal and live to their full potential. An integral part of this process is to deepen self-awareness of the body and mind, and the most effective tool is the power of conscious and functional breathing. When we connect to the breath, we have a great ability to direct our intentions and improve our health. Offering a holistic approach to healing from the inside out, Theresa has had the privilege of helping many clients of all ages and walks of life (in person or online) with conditions ranging from stress, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, ADD, depression, grief, addiction, insomnia, asthma, and physical restrictions.
Ninu Lammens
Ninu Lammens is a former ER, GI, and chemotherapy nurse turned Integrative Health Practitioner, Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant, and Ancestral Health Coach. After experiencing her own burnout and hitting dead ends in the conventional system, she pivoted to root-cause, functional medicine and now helps mainly women across Canada heal gut, hormone, and metabolic issues through her online practice.
Based in Foothills County, AB, Ninu is a mom of two active boys, an adventure-seeker and passionate advocate for empowering people to take control of their health with root cause solutions & sustainable wellness practices.
Dr. Matthew Rider
Dr. Matthew Rider, Dr. Ac., is passionate about helping people awaken to their true potential—reminding them that even in the face of life’s greatest challenges, healing is not only possible, but always within reach. He practices both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, with advanced training in Distal Needling Acupuncture and Medical Pulse Diagnosis. Dr. Rider also brings over a decade of experience in meditation and mindfulness, along with direct study and initiation into the traditional medicines of the Matsés tribe in Peru, including Sapo and NüNü. Deeply committed to each patient’s journey toward wellness, Dr. Rider’s goal is to restore vibrant, pain-free living—for individuals and the communities they belong to.
Lisa Moroz
Lisa began her wellness journey seven years ago, courageously confronting traumas and limiting beliefs through self-work and dedication. By practicing stillness and immersing herself in healing modalities like trauma therapy, retreats, restorative yoga, Yoga Nidra, and meditation, she developed a growth mindset focused on holistic well-being.
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As the founder of Foothills Wellness Retreat, Lisa created a supportive community space promoting self-care, balance, and rejuvenation. Co-creating the business with her husband and daughter, she aims to inspire others through retreats and podcasts that foster personal growth and meaningful connections. With her warm spirit and dedication, Lisa continues to nurture a community dedicated to well-being and fulfillment.
Derek Rowe
As a lover of physical activity Derek first started his personal journey of wellness by joining the Wing
Chun Kung Fu Association under the direction of Sifu Brain Lewadny. Practicing and eventually teaching Kung fu from 1999. Derek has participated in many festivals and demonstrations.
Yoga was introduced to Derek during his training at the Academy in the early 2000’s. Ashtanga yoga was the yoga that he first learned. The combination of both martial arts and yoga was a wonderful fit. It was not until years later when he started to pursue yoga as a teacher. Derek Started his yoga teacher training online with Your Yoga Flow and completed his 200 hour in 2021. Shortly after he continued his learning journey and completed the 300 hour teacher training online in 2022. Derek is experienced in teaching, Hatha, Ashtanga, Sivinanda, Yin, and restorative styles of yoga. His yoga classes are mostly built on a Flow style which can be modified on the fly to incorporate any level
practitioner.
Todd Moroz
Todd is passionate about guiding people on their path to health and wellness through meditation and sound, helping release physical and mental stress while embracing a holistically spiritual approach. After years of using meditation to balance his own life and cope with personal traumas, he pursued deeper knowledge to share this gift with others. Todd now brings his gift to life by starting meditation clubs at work and taking a leading role in emotional intelligence. He is a strong advocate for reducing the stigma surrounding men’s mental and emotional health. In addition to his training in Meditation Instruction and Holistic Counseling, he holds certifications in Sound Healing and Reiki and has completed a Shamanic Journey course with Roel Crabbe. Together, Lisa and Todd foster mental and emotional well-being through retreats, wellness classes, and workshops in a nurturing environment that supports healing and self-discovery.
Cassie McBean
I’m Cassie McBean, I run a Real Estate business under the brokerage CIR Realty called Casta Dee RE. My legal name is Casta, as one of my parents decided to name me Cassie and the other one liked Casta Dee. I thought of the business name Casta Dee RE one day when I was driving.
I was involved in a head on motor vehicle collision at highway speeds with an impaired driver last year on Mother’s Day after yoga practice coming home to Diamond Valley from Okotoks. Breath work and following my intuition guided me through those first moments after.
What followed was continued breath work, and following my intuition and acting on my instincts, physio and movement such as yoga as well as sound therapy with sound bowls, drums and chimes etc. I had hired a personal coach prior to the accident and have continued with her ever since, that also has helped me find my own mental strength and agility.
I used my black frame drum regularly in my hospital stay and into recovery and still today. I have taken Facilitator training for integrated Community Drumming and love to focus on drumming sessions with individuals. I enjoy helping others discover the healing power of sound and continue following my intuition for what is needed in my own life. I’m excited to share my experiences and knowledge with everyone at the Fall Weekend Retreat.
