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Our Instructors
Vic Mehta | Director of Yoga
Vic Mehta | Director of Yoga
Vic Mehta | Director of Yoga
You'll have fun in Vic's classes. They are energetic with a focus on correct alignment, relaxation, rejuvenation and developing self-awareness. Vic has been practising yoga for over 15 years and enjoys sharing his love of yoga with all students.
He is passionate about learning and teaching yoga and has had a keen interest in yoga and yoga philosophy since childhood.
Melanie Batychy
Vic Mehta | Director of Yoga
Vic Mehta | Director of Yoga
Yoga Studio College of Canada - 2012,
Iyengar Certification - Intro II - 2018
Melanie discovered yoga as a way to gain strength and flexibility while managing stress during her 17 year career as a professional ballet dancer. She loves Iyengar Yoga for its accessibility to everyone, regardless of physical limitations; and its trans
Yoga Studio College of Canada - 2012,
Iyengar Certification - Intro II - 2018
Melanie discovered yoga as a way to gain strength and flexibility while managing stress during her 17 year career as a professional ballet dancer. She loves Iyengar Yoga for its accessibility to everyone, regardless of physical limitations; and its transformative effect on the mind, body and spirit. She loves when her students observe changes in their practice that stay with them "off the mat". When not doing Yoga, Melanie can be found on her bike or in the mountains with her family.
Carolyn Badger
Vic Mehta | Director of Yoga
Carolyn Badger
Iyengar Certification - Level I
Carolyn has been practising Iyengar yoga at Yoga Sarana since 2013 and began teaching at the studio in 2019. After being introduced to yoga by our own Vic Mehta, Carolyn has continued her learning with various international senior teachers such as Jawahar Bangera, Faeq and Corine Bria and Eyal Shifroni. Iyen
Iyengar Certification - Level I
Carolyn has been practising Iyengar yoga at Yoga Sarana since 2013 and began teaching at the studio in 2019. After being introduced to yoga by our own Vic Mehta, Carolyn has continued her learning with various international senior teachers such as Jawahar Bangera, Faeq and Corine Bria and Eyal Shifroni. Iyengar has improved Carolyn's life both physically and mentally and she continues to be inspired by her teachers strength and wisdom. "The fact that life is an admixture of happiness and sorrow cannot become untrue. Yoga makes one face both happiness and sorrow with equanimity." - Geeta Iyengar
Santiago Arribas Picon
Santiago Arribas Picon
Santiago Arribas Picon
Iyengar Level 1 - 2018
Santiago started taking yoga in 2001 at the Amsterdam Iyengar Yoga Institute where he mainly studied with Cle Souren. He moved to Calgary in 2013 and since then has been actively involved in the Iyengar community. What draws Santiago to this method is its accessibility. He believes that people of all ages and abilit
Iyengar Level 1 - 2018
Santiago started taking yoga in 2001 at the Amsterdam Iyengar Yoga Institute where he mainly studied with Cle Souren. He moved to Calgary in 2013 and since then has been actively involved in the Iyengar community. What draws Santiago to this method is its accessibility. He believes that people of all ages and abilities should be able to practice yoga. Iyengar yoga is a life long journey, where consistent and sustained practice helps us better ourselves and connect us with the body, mind and soul.
Martina Walsh
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Santiago Arribas Picon
Yoga Studio College of Canada - 2007, Iyengar Certification - Intro IJ2
Martina started taking yoga classes in 1998 when she was a young mother of three kids - meaning 6:00 AM classes! She started teaching at Yoga Sarana in 2009 - and has trained in Pune, India with the Iyengar family three times - 2014, 2016 and 2018. She love
Yoga Studio College of Canada - 2007, Iyengar Certification - Intro IJ2
Martina started taking yoga classes in 1998 when she was a young mother of three kids - meaning 6:00 AM classes! She started teaching at Yoga Sarana in 2009 - and has trained in Pune, India with the Iyengar family three times - 2014, 2016 and 2018. She loves yoga - there is always a new asana to learn; and finds teaching very rewarding when students see the physical and mental changes that yoga brings. Martina enjoys playing golf and has noticed how yoga, especially the twisting asanas, have made her a natural ! Martina is also Yoga Thrive certified - a program for Cancer survivors.
Meg Protz
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Meg Protz
200 RYT - 2014
300 hour CYT - 2015
Yoga Therapy Certification - 2019.
Meg is a passionate and fun teacher who has continued her education and launched her own Yoga Therapy business called
Yoga Therapy Apothecary. Recently, she received her Prenatal Yoga Teacher training in 2020 and has been doing clinic work at Restorative Sports Therapy
200 RYT - 2014
300 hour CYT - 2015
Yoga Therapy Certification - 2019.
Meg is a passionate and fun teacher who has continued her education and launched her own Yoga Therapy business called
Yoga Therapy Apothecary. Recently, she received her Prenatal Yoga Teacher training in 2020 and has been doing clinic work at Restorative Sports Therapy since her graduation where she has been working with cancer survivors and senior citizens primarily on mobility and balance. She believes that every body should be able to find balance regardless of ability or mobility.
Meg loves adventuring into the mountains on her days off.
Lynne Swenson
Lynne Swenson
Lynne Swenson
Yoga Studio Collage of Canada - 2007 | Iyengar Certification - Level1 - 2016
Lynne has been a student of yoga for 20+ years, a teacher since 2007, and is currently working toward her next level of Iyengar certification.
She enjoys Iyengar's balance of proper alignment with strength, stability and flexibility; allowing students to just "be"
Yoga Studio Collage of Canada - 2007 | Iyengar Certification - Level1 - 2016
Lynne has been a student of yoga for 20+ years, a teacher since 2007, and is currently working toward her next level of Iyengar certification.
She enjoys Iyengar's balance of proper alignment with strength, stability and flexibility; allowing students to just "be" in the posture and enjoy.
She is appreciated for her passion for teaching, precise instruction and knowledge. She teaches many classes including our Intro Workshops and Yoga for the Visually impaired.
Lynne's Moto: "When one teaches, two learn."
Trudy Holder
Lynne Swenson
Lynne Swenson
200 RYT - 2014
300 hour CYT - 2015
Yoga Therapy Certification - 2019
Meg is a passionate and fun teacher who has continued her education and launched her own Yoga Therapy business called
Yoga Therapy Apothecary. Recently, she received her Prenatal Yoga Teacher training in 2020 and has been doing clinic work at Restorative Sports Therapy s
200 RYT - 2014
300 hour CYT - 2015
Yoga Therapy Certification - 2019
Meg is a passionate and fun teacher who has continued her education and launched her own Yoga Therapy business called
Yoga Therapy Apothecary. Recently, she received her Prenatal Yoga Teacher training in 2020 and has been doing clinic work at Restorative Sports Therapy since her graduation where she has been working with cancer survivors and senior citizens primarily on mobility and balance. She believes that every body should be able to find balance regardless of ability or mobility.
Meg loves adventuring into the mountains on her days off.