Trainers

Christopher Taylor

Chris Taylor is a Toronto-based circus artist and coach. He began his physical training through artistic gymnastics at the age of 14, going on to become a provincial-level champion. With a solid foundation in gymnastics, ballet, jazz and modern dance, Chris discovered circus arts and has performed around the world as an aerialist, acrobat, hand-to-hand flyer, juggler and stuntman.

With more than thirty years of gymnastics coaching experience, Chris worked as an acrobatic coach on Cirque du Soleil's Banana Spheel show during its Toronto run. He has been part of the coaching team for competitive artistic gymnastics at the University of Toronto since 1995 but is now focusing on running Inverted Equilibrium.

Athena is an actor, aerial artist, clown and yoga practitioner currently based in Toronto. Upon graduating from George Brown Theatre School’s 3 Year conservatory program in 2003, Athena found an affinity for Circus Arts and the dynamic practice of Ashtanga yoga.

Living in Brooklyn NY for five years teaching in three of the five boroughs had a deep impact on the scope of her teaching and continues to do so to this day. After moving back to Toronto and completing her 500 hrs at Downward Dog Yoga Centre, she joined the teaching faculty at Downward Dog in 2020. She has had the great fortune of studying with influential teachers such asDavid Regelin, Chuck Miller, Maty Ezraty, Ron Reid, Diane Bruni and Simon Park.

Athena brings humour and generosity into her classes, allowing students to express who they are in a safe , honest and supportive environment.