TEACHERS
Born in Pinawa, Manitoba, Marcus was an all-star highs school football player, but suffered a severe injury to his spine. A writer and musician, when he moved to Vancouver in 2001 with his band Evoke, he needed some back healing as well as a day job. He got both when he started to do Bikram yoga a few days after 9/11.
By June of the next year he was teaching, which he did full time until 2017. In 2014 Marcus debuted Hot Prana, which maintains the 26&2 in a condensed format, adds music, upper-body strengthening, power-flow and personal development philosophy based on yoga, as well as his studies on psychology. In 2016, he led a teacher training in the new form. In 2017 he completed his yin training and began singing and playing guitar while teaching in that format as well. (Cool Qi)
He is certified in Bikram, YHot, YPower, YRestorative, Yin & Qi Gong
He teaches Hot Prana, Nu Prana, Cool Qi (guitar yin), Spin and Yoga Nidra.
Marcus’ classes are very energetic and powerful. He has so much knowledge and passion that you can hear in every word he says. He takes you to the place you never been before.
His favourite thing to do – is a legit. Hot and hard yoga class with my partner, then have dinner and go see a band.
The thing that challenges him the most is being still in yin poses, also yoga studio owners.
Thing that he will never tell you: I love the music of Kid Rock
Selena was born and raised in Vancouver. When she discovered Yoga’s unique ability to bring peace to her mind by developing a connection to her body, her appreciation for the tradition grew deeper and it motivated her to teach.
She started her path as an instructor by earning her certification in Alignment-based Hatha-Vinyasa in the style of Anusara Yoga. Since then, she’s had fun adding and mixing a range of styles from Power Vinyasa and Yoga-Pilates fusions, to Slow Flow, Chair and Yin.
She uses her education in Psychology and Yoga philosophy to incorporate psychosomatic practices. Whether her class is aimed at fitness or relaxation, she will guide you in building mind-body awareness through your breath and detailed alignment cues.
Selena strives to grow by pushing her mental and physical limits and is motivated to help her students do the same!
SELENA’S CLASSES
Downtown Studio
Pilates Fusion | Friday 12:00 PM
Wendy was born and raised in Ecuador, where she spent most of her childhood dancing ballet and competing in swimming. After graduating from International Business School, she moved to Canada to start a new journey with a quick stop in Costa Rica for her first Teacher Training.
Vancouver has been her home since 2017 after living in Ottawa for 5 years.
Wendy holds multiple certificates such as Hatha Yoga, Therapeutic Yoga, Yin Yoga, SUP Yoga, Aerial, Prenatal Yoga, and Clarity Breathwork Certificate.
Wendy’s Yoga journey started back in 2010 after she discovered the benefits of meditation that helped her significantly with her road to remission for Lupus. Her life with Lupus has helped her to understand and sympathize with her students’ needs and goals and has shaped her style of teaching.
Her classes will help you get to move your body with great knowledge and in a pain-free way with a focus on alignment using your breath as your main tool. Wendy brings to her teachings the spiciness of her heritage and the openness of her heart while leading you in her soft voice through a body-awareness class.
Her favourite thing to do: is cooking and doing calligraphy
Thing that challenges her the most: any winter outdoor activity
Things she will never tell you: she loves comic books and everything about the Wizarding World.
