Natasha Boffo

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Natasha Boffo

Vancouver-based movement teacher and holistic practitioner Natasha Boffo is known for her intuitive, deeply grounded approach to mind–body connection. Rooted in her Italian heritage and shaped by more than a decade of teaching mindful movement, her practice blends classical Pilates, martial arts, breathwork, and stillness into a rhythm that feels both elemental and considered. Guided by intuition, daily rituals, and a profound sense of presence, she offers a perspective on wellness that is refined, personal, and quietly assured.

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Tell us a bit about yourself and the work you do.

I’m a devoted wife to my husband and a mother to two beautiful human beings first and foremost. My family is everything to me. I was born and raised in Vancouver. My grandparents and parents immigrated to Canada from Northern Italy in the late ’50s. My heritage and the generations before me instilled within me core values and a solid work ethic. I’m forever thankful to my family for leading with humility, integrity, and courage.

I have been teaching mindful movement for more than 10 years in Vancouver as a Pilates Teacher under the classical Pilates repertoire of the Physical Mind Institute. I’m also a Registered Holistic Health Practitioner and Health Coach under the Holistic Health School of Nutraphoria. I believe the body is meant to move and be in its most natural ways — the state in which we were always intended to be, through instinct and intuition. We are meant to breathe, expand, contract, and flow.

I incorporate elements of ancient rituals and martial arts into my teaching practice to truly connect the mind, body, and soul as a whole. Intuition is our guiding light to our entire wellbeing.

How do you stay conscious and grounded as you move through moods, life stressors, and the responsibilities of being a parent, partner, and community leader?

Life is busy. Yet life is beautiful. It’s a choice how we show up every day — for ourselves first, and then for those we love. Parenting is the greatest gift I have ever received, and it didn’t come easy for me; therefore, I embrace it entirely. The time we put in comes back to us tenfold in raising integral, kind, and genuine human beings. It has been a beautiful window for understanding myself as an individual. Our kids teach us so much if we listen. They also teach us to be patient and compassionate with ourselves.

Self-care is essential not only as a parent, but also in our relationships, career lives, and all that which we are responsible for. We must show up present and balanced. I am very ritualistic. Ten minutes a day is my motto. Every day I take ten minutes to move in my studio space — Pilates, dance, yoga, or martial arts; the disciplines I’m most connected to. I also find fresh air daily in the quiet of nature by walking my four-legged best friend, Koda.

Beyond movement, I prioritize sitting in stillness with breathwork for a few minutes every day — call it meditation if you will. It is usually early in the morning before the household wakes up. My mother gave me this solid advice, and I took to it. I also choose my friendships wisely and value my friends: a small group of individuals where we see each other as whole human beings. “I’ve got you” is big and is never a question with my relationships.

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“Parenting is the greatest gift I have ever received. It didn’t come easy, but it teaches you patience and compassion for yourself.”

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Where do you tend to turn for inspiration—personally or professionally?

Wow! Inspirations! They jump out at me like fireworks. Everywhere I look, I become inspired. Creativity inspires me. Honest, passionate, authentic, kind, and courageous people inspire me most.

Nature inspires me. Nature teaches us everything we need to know. It slows when necessary and is grounded and rooted always. Animals inspire me, too — their intuition and instincts to pause, respond, and give so much unconditionally. Music inspires me. I was raised with musicality running through my genetics; therefore, I breathe and feel music. I play the piano, sing, and connect to music when I need to move my creative inspirations outward.

Writing inspires me. I have been journal writing for 40 years and dump-write my life and creative ideas in my journals. I was an Interior Designer as my first profession. I feel art, fashion, design, textures, colors, and cultural experiences enhance our senses. When our senses are heightened, we become inspired and create more.

When clients work with you, what do you hope they feel or take away from the experience?

When I work with my clients, my hope is always to connect their mind, body, and soul as one by the end of our session. An individual should leave my space feeling present, more grounded, and more connected within than they did before they arrived.

My clients quickly understand that the concept is a lifestyle and learn to appreciate the idea that less is truly more. All we are in every moment is simply our breath alone. One breath at a time.

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Describe confidence in your own words. What does it mean to you personally?

If I could sit and chat with my younger self, Natasha, I would tell her: “Confidence is living as our whole authentic self, without concern or fear of how others perceive or judge us.”

Confidence, where I’m at today in my body, mind, and soul, is elegant, refined, effortless, comfortable, authentic, genuine, and free to be.

We’re in the middle of the holiday season — do you have any practices or small rituals that help you stay well during this time?

When the holidays arrive, I’m well-equipped from the rituals I practice daily. Ten minutes a day of movement, some fresh air, and a quiet meditation are essential. It’s important to stay internally well during the busy times. I take extra vitamin D and welcome every morning with warm lemon water. I enjoy my infrared sauna a little extra during this season.

I am also very festive. I love spending time in my kitchen listening to holiday music while creating holiday treats, a hot cozy drink in tow, embracing the December vibe in the city with family and friends. That’s always something I look very forward to at this time of year. It’s how we choose to embrace it.

And finally — what is your version of “extraordinary”?

That’s a great question! Extraordinary is something exceptional and not usual — not typical. I believe, as human beings, each of us is extraordinary. It’s a matter of finding the unique qualities about ourselves and embracing them, as opposed to changing them or keeping them hidden because of fear of judgment or failure from the outside world.

I’m quite the opposite. Extraordinary or normal are in the mind of the beholder.

"Extraordinary or normal are in the mind of the beholder."