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Faculty
Martina Lee
Martina is a Hot Yoga Certified Teacher with a deep desire to share her experiences and knowledge with others. She is currently a senior Hot Yoga Instructor at Pure Yoga who derives fulfilment by empowering others through her classes.
She has had the honour to study with many great teachers from all around the world and has taken teacher trainings with David Swenson, John Friend, and her greatest inspiration, Sri Dharma Mittra. She has also studied with Desiree Rumbaugh and Richard Freeman, Andrey Lappa, Sharon Gannon and David Life amongst others. Martina is bilingual, teaching in English and Cantonese.
¡¨There are many approaches but only ONE intention: Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu: May all beings be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, actions of my own life contribute to that freedom and to that happiness. I am forever grateful to all the teachers who have generously shared their knowledge and love with me.¡¨
Serena Fung
Anatomy & Physiology
Serena holds a BSSC (Hon) in Communication and is internationally qualified in Beauty Therapy, Anatomy & Physiology, Aromatherapy, Massage Therapy, Diet & Nutrition, and Sports Therapy (CIBTAC, ITEC, IFA, IA). She has had a long career as a lecturer in anatomy & physiology for beauty and sports therapies for the internationally acclaimed diploma classes. She is currently the lecturer of Valerie Natural Therapy Training School and has been involved in the "alternative" health care field for more than 10 years. She enjoys integrating her western medical knowledge with the healing powers of yoga to help make the wisdom of yoga accessible to all.
Sara Avant Stover
History and Philosophy
While Sara began studying yoga at the age of 18, once in Asia she delved more deeply into self-enquiry. Since then she has studied and practised Ayurveda, Thai Yoga Bodywork and Insight meditation extensively, both in Asia and in the United States and has been initiated as a Reiki Master.
An Anusara-Inspired yoga teacher and E-RYT 500, Sara has undertaken teacher trainings over the past decade with Richard Freeman, Shiva Rea, Kripalu and others. From 2004-2007 she travelled around the world assisting and co-teaching yoga workshops, retreats and teacher trainings with Anusara Yoga teacher and founder of Thai Yoga Bodywork, Jonas Westring. Together they direct a 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Certified School. Sara continues to teach classes, retreats and workshops on her own around the world and presently lives in Boulder, Colorado.
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