Prana Fitness

Donna Poulidis — Founder, Prana Fitness

Donna Poulidis has been practicing and studying fitness, wellness, meditation and yoga for over 10 years. Donna has evolved her yoga teaching into a style she calls Prana Yoga that focuses on breath as the foundation of yoga asana, infusing her classes with vinyasa sequences and posture holds. Donna creates an atmosphere of embracing challenge through postures, while creating a space for healing and inward reflection. Donna also sees clients privately, using gentle and effective techniques to balance and prevent symptoms of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and stress. Her approach is one of empathy, compassion and care for her class and workshop participants. Her vision and purpose is being a co-creator in a community that fosters growth, love, and rediscovering our True Selves.

Debbie

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Gail

Gail has been teaching yoga to older adults, pre/post-natal women, and teens since 2009; bringing yoga to such a variety of students gives her great joy. Her practice combines Vinyasa flow with the anatomical rigour of Iyengar yoga. Gail is passionate about making yoga accessible and enjoyable to people of all ages and abilities, as well as giving her students the tools to develop a home practice -- check out her resources online. Gail's journey of yoga teacher training began in London, England with Dr. Elena Voyce, and since then, her studies have continued with Susi Hately, Leslie Kaminoff, Jason Crandell, Cynthia Funk, Dorothy Guerra, and several others. Gail believes yoga is great for the body, but more importantly, it nourishes the heart and mind.

Jennifer

Jennifer is an East to West Certified Yoga Teacher (EWYT) as well as an East to West Yoga Exercise Specialist (YES). She also holds a graduate degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto. Jennifer has been practising yoga for 18 years ( her practice has included Sivananda, Iyengar, Vinyasa and Restorative yoga). She is honoured to be able to share her knowledge and energy with others. Jennifer has also worked as a counsellor for many years and has an interest in how the practice of yoga can assist with anxiety and trauma. Jennifer strives to make her classes accessible to all ages and abilities and believes that yoga should be as accessible as possible so that more people can experience the benefits of yoga.

Karen

Karen teaches a traditional Hatha class that focuses on alignment and breath. Attention is also brought to meditation, mantra and philosophy. Her classes encourage you take a step away from the external world and work from the inside encouraging peace and balance. She has studied with teachers such as Yogi Vishvketu and Margot Kitchen. Karen continues to study with senior Iyengar teacher Mahyar Raz in Toronto.

Lana

Lana is a certified Jivamukti and Yin yoga teacher, and has been practicing since 1999. She has been graced with the teachings of many inspiring yogis, including David Life, Tracey Soghrati, Jeannine Woodall, JP Tamblyn-Sabo, and the Jivamukti Yoga Toronto community. She has found yoga to be an invaluable tool in her life; sparking growth through self-study, cultivating compassion, and bringing nourishment and strength to the body. Her classes are a mix of expressive asana, hands-on assists, music, and philosophy. Also a theatre artist, Lana merges her love for Sanskrit and song with the practice of kirtan (call and response chanting). You can find her creating good vibrations at studios throughout Toronto, sharing the magic of mantras. She has had the opportunity to sing and play with Brenda McMorrow, Mike Cohen, Swaha, Jim Gelcer, and John William Bauld, and is currently working on her first album.

Lisa

Lisa is a 500 hour YA certified yoga instructor who has trained extensively in the Vinyasa (flow/power yoga) tradition. She has been practicing yoga since 2001, and over the years as her sporadic practice developed into a more regular one, she began to see the range of benefits and transformative properties offered through a dedication to mindfulness, movement and breath. She loves building classes that are creatively sequenced to unlock the anatomy with safety and efficacy so that the physical postures become better conduits for the circulation of the breath and the clearing of the mind. In 2008, Lisa trained with Frog Lotus International in Costa Rica and then again in Mexico and India, and has also had the opportunity to travel and study with other luminaries who inspire her teaching and practice such as Seane Corn, Shiva Rea, Eoin Finn and Rodney Yee among others. Formerly employed as a teacher at both high school and university levels, Lisa now sees the yoga studio as the venue where she can share her passion and inspire others.

Tonee

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About Prana Fitness

Our goal is to help you express your true potential

whether through a group fitness class, yoga or meditation.

Live the life you were meant to live!