Vancouver : Downtown Robson Street
Annamay Pierse
Olympic swimmer and world record holder
Annamay has been swimming for the past fourteen years and caught the world's eyes at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio, Brazil where she won silver medals in the 200m breaststroke, the 100m breaststroke and the 4x100m medley relay, breaking three Canadian records in the process. Annamay made her first Olympic team in 2008. In the Beijing Olympic Games she placed 10th in the 100m breaststroke, 7th in the 4x100m medley relay and 6th in the 200m breaststroke, setting a new Canadian record. In March 2009, Annamay broke the World Record in the Short Course 200m breaststroke and established a new Canadian record in the 100m breaststroke. Currently ranked first in the world in both events, Annamay will compete in the World Championships for Long Course Swimming this summer in Rome, aspiring... Read the profile >>
Iman Rahmim
Iman took his first martial arts class at the age of 7 in Tehran, Iran. He started his journey with traditional Japanese Martial Arts (Shotokan) and then went on to train competitively in Full Contact Kyokushin and Muay Thai. He has been blessed to have had the opportunity to travel and learn from some of the best teachers in the world. He has also been involved competitively in football, rugby, and wrestling and has trained with the Canadian National Wrestling Team. To add to the mix, he recently obtained his Spinning instructor certification from Madd Dog Athletics. After working as a consultant with various parks and recreation departments across North America for a few years, he decided to settle back down in Vancouver and create a place to promote mental and physical health... Read the profile >>
Mara Branscombe
Mara Branscombe is a certified Yoga Instructor, Dancer, and Actress currently working in Vancouver. Mara operates her independent company, Rise Yoga where she teaches classes, workshops, corporate and private yoga consultations throughout Vancouver and abroad.She is also currently teaching at Flow Yoga in Coal Harbour. Her personal yoga practice began in India over a decade ago. Since then, Yoga has been the most poignant, transformative, and informative force in her life. Mara's classes combine the wisdom, passed down from her teachers, in the Hatha, Ivengar, and Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga traditions with a focus on flow and freedom of each student's unique form of expression. Mara is honoured to be teaching yoga and is thrilled to be an ambassador for Lululemon. For more information on... Read the profile >>
Patricia Low
Patricia is a registered acupuncturist, craniosacral therapist and yoga instructor. She teaches yoga (Hot, Hatha, Yin, Flow) and is the founder of Circle of Healing (www.circleofhealing.ca) where she specializes in treating chronic pain, sports injuries, gynecological issues and insomnia. After years of running and teaching aerobics and with several injuries to her body, Patricia suffered from constant back and sciatic pain before trying hot yoga. When she personally saw the healing benefits of yoga, she left her career in banking in 2004 to become a yoga teacher and to pursue her studies and certification in becoming a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Patricia has since then been a yoga alliance certified instructor for over 5 years. Her goal is to heal one person at a... Read the profile >>
Rob Tubajon
Endorphin Junkies Personal Training
After years of playing basketball, football, soccer and running track and field, Rob Tubajon decided that he was going to be the next Michael Jordan of the NBA. When that dream sadly ended along with his growth spurt, he decided to stay active in the field of fitness. Out of personal interest, he took a few BCRPA fitness certifications in 1995 and realized that going to school for fitness was a lot more fun than going to school for math. So Rob enrolled at UBC, and in 2000, received his Bachelors Degree in Human Kinetics. Along the way, he worked in corporate health, taught circuit, spinning, and core classes, but found that one on one personal training was what he enjoyed the most. Becoming one of Chip Wilson’s trainers in 2001 helped him with his ambition for personal training,... Read the profile >>
Tammy Morris
Tammy Morris has been a professional dancer for over 15 years and a certified fitness instructor for six. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, she attended Malaspina University College and Camosun College. During this time she obtained a criminology degree, though her path took her in a completely different direction, and she’s glad it did. Now Tammy owns two successful dance studios with one in Vancouver and one in Langley. Tammy is extremely passionate about promoting and educating others in health and wellness through dance. Choosing alternative dance forms has created many challenges and obstacles for Tammy over the years. "There are many genres of dance, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop... and yes... Pole Dance. It is an art form derived from the circus. Physically, the movements... Read the profile >>