Andrea Marciak
email: AndreaM@BikramYogaEdmonton.com

My dad was actually the one who helped me discover Bikram Yoga. He had been telling me for months "this is the hardest things I have ever done, you have to go!" So one day my mom and I decided to go to class and I have been hooked ever since. Going to class became a family event and that was my motivation to get to class. When I finished playing University volleyball my body was so sore and tired from lifting weights. I was looking for something that could provide me the same sort of challenges volleyball did but could make my body feel better. The yoga does that for me.

I always knew I would go to Bikram Yoga Teacher Training but I just didn't know it would be so soon. I had just graduated from University and didn't know what I wanted to do with my life so it was suggested by Pernille that I should go to training. I was young and had no idea what to expect but with Pernille's guidance and continuous support I became a teacher.

I provide students with empathy for thier practise, strength to carry on, knowledge of the struggles that they face each and every day. I hope that I give them the confidence and the encouragement that they need to continue their practice. I just spent the last year teaching and traveling around Australia. I hope I will continue to travel and teach, it is a wonderful way to see the world and meet some outstanding people.

Yoga is my anchor, without it I am just a boat floating aimlessly in the ocean.