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Miguel, from Spain, took his first yoga class in 2009 and has spent the last ten years practicing and evolving his passion for yoga. In spring 2018, Miguel completed an intensive, 7-week Ashtanga yoga training in southern India, plus a Hot 26 training later that year with respected teacher Dallas Kruszelnicki in Palm Springs, CA. Miguel is a friendly and approachable teacher with a passion for Hot Yoga and believes in the many benefits the practice brings. After various surgeries to his knees, Miguel found the Hot 26 class helped to heal the injuries he incurred as an active adult. The classes Miguel teaches have enthusiasm and great pace, continuing the quality of Hatha Yoga expected at Pura Vida Yoga.

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Léa, from France, began her yoga journey in 2008 watching online tutorials (yoga studios didn’t exist in her hometown). She attended her first studio class upon moving to Saskatoon in 2010 and fell in love with the class atmosphere. After finishing her 200-hour RYT training in 2014, she continued to deepen her yoga practice and expand the scope of her studies to include Vinyasa, Yin, Hatha and yoga for kids. Léa also loves travelling and has taken classes with many wonderful teachers in different parts of the world. Léa’s teaching style is fun and creative. She believes humour and yoga are the best tools for a happier life.

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In Stephanie’s classes you will be guided to strengthen, relax and have fun. She often begins with a few moments in meditation or with a breathing exercise to centre oneself before the asana portion of class. She enjoys teaching a variety of styles as she believes the best way to achieve well-being is with a combination of the vigor required for a flow (Vinyasa) or Hot Foundation (Bikram-style) practice with the relaxation of Yin or restorative styles of yoga. Stephanie frequently includes a relaxing body scan from her Yoga-Nidra training at the end of practice to help students be fully refreshed at the end of their class.

Movement is a way of being for Stephanie and her teaching style draws on an array of disciplines. While growing up, she trained and competed in ballet, jazz, tap and Ukrainian dance and loved playing soccer, competing in track and running cross country. She began practicing yoga in 2007 and in 2014 she completed the 200-hour training with Dallas Kruszelnicki at Hot Yoga on 20th. In 2017, she went to Berlin and Paris for 500-hour training with Evolation Yoga in vinyasa flow and hot styles. Last year, she completed Namaskar Yin yoga training in Saskatoon. Stephanie has also completed Levels 1 and 2 of Jikiden Reiki and has completed Yoga-Nidra training with Brenda Feuerstein. As a student for life, she will often be found refining her teaching and own yoga practice whenever the opportunity is available.

Stephanie is originally from Yorkton, SK, and currently a PhD Candidate at the University of Saskatchewan where she is studying the policies of well-being in society.

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Energetic, lots of fun in class and a world traveller by nature, Cindy has been teaching yoga since 2014 after completing a 200-hour training course at Hot Yoga on 20th. Her classes are very accessible to students of all levels, and she has a vast knowledge of anatomy and physiology owing to her active work as a professional RMT (registered massage therapist) in Martensville.

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Kind, easygoing and approachable, Tricia Light Dyksman is a relatively new yogini, having completed training in 2017 with Dallas and only recently having begun her practice at Pura Vida. Her most common styles of practice are hot foundations and hot 26.

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Nicole has been sharing yoga since 2008. In addition to the outward expression of fitness and play that yoga can bring, Nicole believes that an integral part of a Yogi’s life is developing the quiet, focused awareness that allows one to draw inward. Through her practice and study of Yin, chakras and meridian theory, she looks to deepen her practice of contemplation, gratitude and nonattachment.

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I have been a part of the PuraVida (and formally HotYogaon20th) community for over a decade. The hot yoga practice appealed to me, at first, because of its complimentary nature in combination with the other physical activities I enjoyed: running, swimming, weight training. Over time, my appreciation grew as I became increasingly aware of the benefits of practice that went beyond the physical. Yoga has made my life better! The dedicated practice in focus, discipline, balance and breath has increased my overall well-being and energy. I am further rewarded in sharing this practice and what I have learned about it with you. 
Completed 200hr RYS Hot Yoga Teacher Training with Dallas Kruszelnicki 2017.

I like to bring a calm, gentle, meditative quality to my classes, yet the practice itself can be fiery and full of spontaneity. I encourage each student to cultivate a sense curiosity of the body & mind, get tuned in with the physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies and find modifications that suits each students specific needs when necessary.

As a developing teacher I am continuously learning. I am incredibly grateful for each student, class, and experience that brings new perspectives and challenges to the development of my teaching abilities & intuition. Yoga has and always will have a soft spot in my soul and I will continue to learn and grow with my students.

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