30-year lineage of study, practice and teaching. Welcome! My name is Heather Morton.  I am a small business owner, educator, founder of The Yoga Way, entrepreneur and certified Hatha-Raja Yoga instructor. The Yoga Way was founded by me and served the Toronto community for 15 years before becoming a virtual platform. It’s now a space that is more than bundled courses, but a way to heal and grow internally and externally. 

Since 2013, I have offered online progressive training and courses that have helped many individuals move through pain and challenges. My teachings are rooted within the Yogic lineage (paramparā) rather than following popular trends. There are no fake promises, hacks or quick fixes to override the complex nature of being human and our divine birthright all at the same time.

To date, I have made 26 extended trips to India over the last 28 years. I continue to study and practice in India and at the feet of Yoga Masters, Swamis and my Guru, Shri BNS Iyengar. With a love for travel, adventure, and soul-searching, I have lived abroad in Southeast Asia, Europe, and North Africa. 

Academically, I hold a Master of Education (M.Ed.), a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) and a Fine Arts degree in Theatre Performance (B.F.A.).  As an educator and a mother, The Yoga Way (its courses and training) was created to fulfill a hole in most of the offline and online coaching and yoga trends today.  The courses address: 

Personalized feedback         Mental training & breathwork             Individual guidance & support          Customized classes         Practice sheets  

The Catalysts of Yoga: How I got here and why

Yoga was not my intended path at all. But often, the things that become our greatest pain and joy are those that push us forward.  These are a few of my own pain points that made me seek something deeper: 

~ idiopathic (childhood) scoliosis (mild to severe)

~ being a national beauty pageant titleholder

~ waiting on tables and running to acting gigs

~ developing an eating disorder and being a smoker

~ healing physical injuries and anger

~ parental estrangement

~ love for solo travel and research

My early aspirations in the theatre and modelling world actually led me to leave Canada and live in South Korea for a few years. I began teaching without a degree and instructing yoga classes long before it was popular or mainstream.  It all happened because of difficult challenges and the drive for personal exploration.       

After making my first trip to India in 1999 and studying directly under Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, who taught me the primary series of Ashtanga Yoga, my practice has been in the fold of India. A knee injury led me away from Ashtanga and to becoming an avid backbender in Mysore for 15 years. Teachers like Swami Veda Bharati also initiated me directly into the Himalayan Tradition of Yoga Meditation.   

In more recent years, my practice shifted to the more subtle realms. After a miscarriage, marriage, and the birth of my son, the practice (the real sadhana) deepened. 

My primary teachers are Vinay-ji Kumar in Mysore, in which I practice a Vinyasa Krama system and Shri BNS Iyengar, the oldest living Master in the Ashtanga Yoga Vinyasa lineage (and a disciple of the late T. Krishnamacharya).   

Yoga Certifications (Ashram life and Yogashala immersions)

Vedic Astrology & Nakshatra certifications  (2022 & onward), Mantra Yoga (2025),  Pranayama Intensive (2015 – 2019) and Mudra training (2022),  Vashya Yoga Primary Series (2019), Science of Ayurveda (2014), Hatha-Yoga primary & secondary series (2003, 2005), Yoga TTC, ATTC, Sadhana Intensive (1997, 1999).

Off the Mat (resources)   

Having produced one of the first instructional DVDs on the backbends of yoga, it made the practice more accessible to many. Freedom of the Body DVD continues to reach students around the globe. I also created meditation CDs, a backbending manual and a Yoga Teacher Training Handbook. As a published author, I have written extensively about the benefits of Yoga in education for children after conducting a 2-year research project in South India.  

Philanthropy & Life

When in India, I continue to work with young children to improve their quality of education  — a deep passion of mine since 2004.  

As a mother, I am raising my 13-year-old boy to explore the world with open eyes and a clear mind.