Meet Andrea L. Wehlann | CEO & Founder of Ganga Moon Yoga and Reiki Skool

We had the good fortune of connecting with Andrea L. Wehlann and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Andrea L., what’s something about your industry that outsiders are probably unaware of?
Being CEO and Founder of Ganga Moon Yoga and Reiki Skool in Beamsville, ON, Canada, individuals mostly think yoga is a physical practice and about being flexible, touching their toes. In reality, yoga is about union, and means to unite, to bring together and is very much more than the actual asanas or yoga postures.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
What is Ganga Moon Yoga and Reiki Skool?

Yoga is about the movement of prana, or energy. There is a unique energy that comes from flowing water, and a rhythm to the moon’s cycles. Both can offer us opportunity for reflection and meditation. This is the inspiration behind Ganga Moon Yoga and Reiki Skool.

Here at the yoga studio and Reiki Skool in Beamsville ON, instructor Andrea L. Wehlann offers similar healing energies to students through a variety of classes and events. Choose from a variety of private or semi-private class options, or try something new; the studio is meant to serve as a supportive, encouraging environment. As a yoga teacher, Andrea assures that she practices in her own life what she teaches in her studio.

Named after the healing river Ganges in India, the studio offers a range of yoga classes, reiki certification and events. Pronounced “gone-ga” the river connection helps Andrea to honour the memory of her father, and the loving home he built for his family on a similar river. Just as those who bathe in the river’s waters are believed to be healed, Ganga Moon Yoga and Reiki Skool aims to offer healing to those who seek it. The moon aspect represents Andrea’s birth sign, which when coupled with her earned status as an Usui Reiki Master allows her to be acutely aware of other people’s emotional energy and the steps needed to balance that energy during a class.

She believes in her heart that Yoga is about community. Bringing people together in a most remarkable way, it can allow participants to calm, destress, unite, enjoy and even indulge their senses. (Her popular local events include Summer Solstice Yoga on the Beach and themes like Yoga & Wine, Restorative and Reiki, Yoga Rocks…..etc.) To that end, she offers regular events and drop in classes in multiple locations throughout the Niagara Region.

Flowing like the namesake river. Honoring the past. Energy healing. Moving with grace through the present, and mindfully towards the future. This is Ganga Moon Yoga and Reiki Skool.

Today, Andrea L. Wehlann is CEO & Founder of Ganga Moon Yoga & Reiki Skool, a bestselling author and poet. She’s a highly regarded expert in yoga – a Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher. She’s also a social worker with a BA in Psychology from Brock University and a Social Services Diploma from Niagara College.
As accomplished as Wehlann is, she makes clear that she has faced and triumphed over – many struggles, too. Her source of dedication to spiritual healing derives from surviving childhood mental, physical and emotional abuse, as well as surviving rape, sexual
assault and infant loss. The hugely traumatic things she lived through as a child and young person led to her experiences with bulimia, depression, and suicidal tendencies. The fact that she found positive ways to make it through all of that combined with her professional knowledge makes her not only a true inspiration – but a passionate teacher and unique leader in the wellness space.
She shares her unique insights derived from both the personal and the professional in her three impactful books.

-Deeper Days: 365 Yoga-spirations for Inner Calm Amidst Chaos (“a lovingly crafted book to get you moving through the world with love, to help you take a moment to breathe, and find stillness in daily reflection. It guides you along your yogic path to realizing your divine potential.”)

-No Matter How Dark The Stain: Poems and Inspiration for the Woman in Pain (“Essentially a collection of love poems for anxious people, it meets people in their darkest space and gives a breath of life to the pain and feelings that haunt us and keep bad patterns recurring.”)

And….

The most recent is Stillness In The Storm, subtitled “A Conscious Daily Journal of Yoga & Spiritual Healing,” a book Andrea created to help readers do just that: “to let mind and spirit intersect and to celebrate the power of hearing the heart in the here and now.”

Learn more at : https://ganga-moon-yoga.square.site/
And at
https://ingeniumbooks.com/andrea-wehlann/

Follow her on socials:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-l-wehlann-a6b03b187/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qZt1XbHc2DSPFzqje04Zg

https://www.instagram.com/andrea_l_wehlann/

https://www.facebook.com/andrea.l.wehlann/

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/andrea-lynn-wehlann-14668342646

https://www.amazon.com/author/andrealwehlann

https://www.facebook.com/gangamoonyoga

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21660248.Andrea_L_Wehlann

In the news:

https://www.wellandtribune.ca/entertainment/books/authors-and-poets-come-together-at-welland-library/article_735b0ebe-dfa7-5960-8bbb-dc3aa8fe5144.html?

https://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/beamsville-poet-hopes-new-book-helps-shatter-the-myth-of-the-victim/article_b35e2e5a-649a-5e7d-9cc5-6c8d2814633e.html?

https://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/lincoln-author-finds-yoga-spiration-in-second-book/article_5367832f-b908-5bb8-9f2e-026fb38f8a7b.html

Book Links:
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If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I love Beamsville in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. Recently known as the Niagara Benchlands, Beamsville is known for the Beamsville Bench, “The Bench” is a narrow plateau gradually sloping from the cliff of the Niagara Escarpment. It is one of Niagara’s most coveted sub appellations for growing grapes due to mineral-rich soils, unique topography and favorable airflow patterns.
A wine tasting at Rosewood Estates Winery and Meadery. Then a drive up the Niagara escarpment revealing new and older wineries and rolling vineyards. Kacaba Vineyards and Winery offers an evening yoga class by Ganga Moon Yoga followed by a glass of wine to watch the sunset.
A stop at my favorite place, on top of the escarpment to take in the view of the City of Toronto across Lake Ontario.
A visit to local and artisanal shops in quaint towns like Grimsby, Jordan and Vineland for some unique finds.
Definitely create memories seeing and feeling the mist of the awe-inspiring Niagara Falls. A world renowned waterfall due to the amount of water flowing over.
To complete the visit a drive along historic Niagara Parkway to picturesque Niagara on the Lake. This heritage district showcases the towns history, architecture, plays, musicals and natural beauty.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Books have been essential to my growth and they confirm and light my path. Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh, A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and A Course in Miracles by the Foundation For Inner Peace. I have also had amazing teachers who have transferred their knowledge in person and taught me lineages I practice, teach and honor daily. I thank my yoga Classical Yoga teacher, my Hatha yoga teacher, my Ashtanga yoga, Zen Buddhist teacher, my NLP and Meditation teacher, my Chi Kung Instructor, my two Reiki Master teachers, my BJJ coaches, my Reconnective Healing Instructor and most recently I thank the publisher of my books. Thank you to my soul family who I continue to meet daily as I share my message and story, friends, family and my yoga students of Ganga Moon Yoga, I love you all.

Website: https:// ganga-moon-yoga.square.site

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gangamoonyoga/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-l-wehlann-a6b03b187

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gangamoonyoga

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qZt1XbHc2DSPFzqje04Zg

Other: https://ingeniumbooks.com/andrea-wehlann/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21660248.Andrea_L_Wehlann

https://www.twitch.tv/search?term=dejastar77
https://www.instagram.com/andrea_l_wehlann/

Image Credits
bouga photography
dianne labelle
mahnoor kashif
Jude Peris