IGNITE Facilitators

Meet your team of dedicated professionals committed to leading you through a transformative journey. Integrate physical, mental, and emotional well-being through the combined expertise of our facilitators.

Katia Barton

Katia is the Special Events Manager at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler as well as the City Director for WNORTH’S Whistler Chapter, a global membership for women in Leadership. She has the pleasure of creating unique and memorable experiences for guests of all ages.

Kayla Isaaks

Meet Kayla – certified vinyasa and hatha yoga teacher and a lifelong learner at heart. She brings flow, strength and playfulness to her classes. When she’s not teaching, she works as a Community Specialist at lululemon Whistler, helping to amplify connection with events focused on movement and personal development.

Melanie Levenberg - Dancepl3y Whistler

Melanie Levenberg is a Fitness Professional, International Speaker, TEDx presenter and was named canfitpro’s Fitness Instructor of the Year 2022.

Dorrie Cyr

Dorrie’s wanderlust for well-being, for the past three decades as a committed professional, has led her to becoming a Certified Crystal Sound Healer. Dorrie believes that frequencies are the medicine of the future, honouring the innate wisdom that lies in all of us to function at our highest potential.

Monica Sander Burns

Monica Sander Burns is a certified Forest Therapy Guide working with the natural world as a foundation of individual and collective well-being.

Sky Lilah

Sky Lilah, a High Performance Wellness Coach, brings a unique blend of expertise as a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, ACE Personal Trainer, sports performance specialist, yoga and spin instructor, and professional in international fine art events. Through her transformative 12-week “Master Your Mindset” program, Sky empowers individuals to sculpt their lives into masterpieces.

Blair Kaplan Venables

Blair Kaplan Venables is a British Columbia based grief and resilience expert and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project. She’s named the Top Grief and Resilience Expert of the Year 2024 by IAOTP and is the host of the Radical Resilience podcast, a motivational speaker and bestselling author. She specializes in helping people strengthen their resilience muscle using scientifically proven methods and guides grieving high performers with her Navigating Grief Framework.