Lorena is the founder & guiding heart behind Casa Copal. A visionary, seeker, dreamer. A devoted student of yoga since 2009, Lorena's path has been shaped by over 1,000 hours of training and a deep reverence for the roots of the practice. Her studies span traditional Hatha, Tantra, Bhakti, and Yoga Philosophy, guided by teachers from India, Nepal, Mexico, and beyond. ​ Her journey has taken her from the temples of India to the Andes of Peru, from the Ganges to the Mexican jungles, where each pilgrimage became a process of remembering—of shedding and returning. Whether immersed in silent retreats, trekking sacred mountains, or chanting beside rivers, Lorena carries with her the teachings of the land, her teachers, and the wisdom keepers who have generously shared their lineages. ​ Rooted in devotion, her offerings are an invitation to come home to the heart—through movement, mantra, breath, and stillness. Lorena believes in yoga as a path of liberation, love, and collective awakening, and she is honored to share these practices in a way that is both respectful and alive. ​ Her practice is guided by devotion, and her dharma is to create spaces where we can remember the sacred—together.

Gina is a teacher whose practice is rooted in the traditional teachings of India. In her journey she has had the opportunity to train and be immersed in different regions of Bali as well as various locations in Mexico. She has integrated and infused all of the ancient teachings from numerous practitioners and teachers into her offerings in class and also absorbs these rituals into her own yogic practices. In Gina’s classes you will experience a heart-centred practice that offers self discovery, reflection, and curiosity. She offers mantra, sankalpa, pranayama, and teachings of the deities. Her offerings of connected movement provide a gateway and tethering of mind, body, spirit. Gina offers a yogic experience that goes beyond asana - tapping into the divine, and seeking to reconnect with Self and the awakening of Atman (soul/spirit).

A native of Mumbai-India, Saghar is an absolute Urban Yogi. In 2005, through the exploration of different fitness forms, he discovered the life-transforming power of yoga. After graduating in software engineering, instead of venturing into the corporate life, Saghar chose a different path of dedicating his life to spreading the magic of yoga to the world. He turned his personal passion for meditation, yoga and fitness into a profession and continues to help transform lives of numerous individuals globally with an experience of over 19 Years and more than 20,000 Teaching Hours. Saghar is a QCI Level 2 and Yoga Alliance ERYT 500-hour certified Yoga Instructor. He specializes in teaching Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Yoga Flow & Power Yoga. Saghar is also certified Thai Massage Expert and has completed his certification in personal training through the American College of Sports and Medicine (ACSM) and NASM. Backed by such vast and varied experience and knowledge in the field of Yoga, Wellness and Fitness, Saghar aims at creating awareness in people towards their health and overall well-being. His active association of over a decade with the Art Of Living Foundation and its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, allows Saghar to use a more humanitarian, holistic and spiritual approach in his work.

I have been a student of Yoga for 11 years, and found it while studying Kinesiology and playing collegiate soccer. The physical benefits of the Hatha and Vinyasa practices were immediate, which helped balance my body after years of competitive sports. My love for Yin Yoga followed thereafter, opening a deeper connection to my Self and solidifying the pillars of rest and stillness in my life. I grew up in beautiful BC and will forever call it home. It has been a joy to share Yoga across BC, and especially Vancouver where I completed my Yoga Teacher Training. When not enjoying the inner peace of home or the yoga studio, I love being outside and witnessing the wonders of nature.  Students can expect an easeful and kinesthetic practice supporting self-study. I invite a calm atmosphere to support healing of mind, body, & spirit.

Rae teaches yoga as a lifelong practice for lasting health, clarity and inner peace. Her classes support nervous system regulation, strength, mobility, and resilience. Students often leave feeling open, calm, and more at ease in themselves. Her teaching includes mantra and Sanskrit prayer, reflecting her deep respect for yoga’s roots and her belief in the power of sound as practice. Classes may move fluidly at times, supported by thoughtfully curated music and taught with care. Rae is also a DJ and radio host, and the founder of the neighbourhood yoga home, 'the shala' in East Vancouver (@raerootsyoga). She is an E-RYT 500 with over 1000 hours of training.

I am a queer Afro-Latine restorative + yin yoga teacher and Reiki healer. As a lifelong student of movement my yoga journey began over a decade ago as a dance major. At first yoga was a way to supplement my dance career but as my practice began to deepen the truth of yoga began to unfold in me. In 2021, I completed my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Sacred Social House (formerly Prana-Veda). Drawn to the quiet bridge between body, movement, and energy, I received Reiki Level 1 training from Sacred Space Astoria in Queens, NY, and Reiki Level 2 from MahaRose in Brooklyn, NY. I completed my 90-hour Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Jillian Pransky Yoga and am currently working toward a 50-hour Trauma-Informed Yoga for Social Justice certi?ication with Susanna Barkataki alongside a 30-hour Somatics Foundations for Q/T & BIPOC Practitioners (Earth - Regenerating Safety) course with Fayza Bundalli. My offerings aim to foster a space where slowing down, returning to breath + connecting to Land, Spirit and our bodies feel a bit more accessible in our ever- changing, violent world. Rest is reclaimed as a birthright, a way to remember the wisdom carried through our lineages and bodies. Rest becomes a pathway to come home to Self, reclaim agency, and to imagine healing beyond urgency. My hope is that together we can create a space to show up just as we are; a space where our identities, fatigue, rage, grief and joy are honored and held with compassion.

The art of embodied movement through breath is ever present in a variety of ways in Diego's class. Expect a wide range of mental, physical and spiritual engagement in your practice. From Bahkti Marga (Devotional Yoga), to Vinyasa Yoga (Yoga of Intention), Diego carries an active and playful practice challenging you on your mat; whilst engaging with a meditative rhythm to engage deeper states of consciousness. Diego incorporates multicultural archetypes including Non Dualistic Tantrica Yoga, Andean medicine practices of Peru, and Toltec medicine traditions from Mexico.

Adriana loves sharing her passion for movement. A passion that has improved her relationship with herself, her community, and the environment around her. It is impossible not to want to share it with others. Her purpose is to inspire those around her to get curious in their own path of connection with their body. Adriana is a dedicated Navakaraṇa teacher. She was fascinated by the melody, the rhythm, and the meticulous way in which each movement was built in the practice. However, what made her fall in love with this method was the energy of the Ujjāyī breathing: All students flowing and breathing as one.  Adriana completed 432 hours of Master Teacher Training (Navakaraṇa Vinyāsa) and 108 hours of Holistic Training (Sākalya Tantra) with Dario Calvaruso. She also completed 200 hours of training as a Vinyāsa yoga teacher at Yoga Union in Bali.  She loves holding space for her kula (community). A space for creativity and inclusion, where our paths of self-transformation converge.

Jessica Wampler knew after her first yoga class that this was her calling in life. As a 500 Hour certified teacher she loves exploring philosophy and her classes are flowy, playful and strong. As she focuses on alignment she gives her students many different paths to the poses to allow yoga to work for their body leaving you elevated and inspired. She has been teaching since 2013 and as a continual student she has had the opportunity to study many styles of yoga under many amazing teachers such as Janet Stone, Anna Forrest, Max Strom, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa and Bernie Clark to name a few. She believes that the path of yoga does not end once off the mat and infuses within her classes yogic practices that can be brought into your daily life. To learn more about her and the offerings she gives you can visit her website at jessicawampler.com.

Andrew is a Yoga Instructor and Kalaripayattu practitioner with training in Hatha yoga, Meditation, and traditional movement practices. He has completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga & Meditation certification from the University of Kerala. His Kalaripayattu training includes learning through CVN Kalari, Kerala, with a focus on the Northern style of Kalaripayattu. Alongside his practical training, Andrew has explored Kalaripayattu by visiting and learning from other Kalari Gurukalams in the Malabar region and through books, oral traditions. His approach is grounded and curious, with a strong interest in understanding Kalaripayattu not only as a physical practice, but also through its traditional knowledge and lineage.

My love for yoga began during a time of deep isolation ~ from the world and from myself. This practice has shaped me in ways that are difficult to put into words, & much of what I offer comes from a desire to honour what Yoga has given me. I consider myself a lifelong student of these ancient teachings, walking this path with respect, devotion, and deep love for community. Over the past few years, Bhakti Yoga has become the core of my personal practice ~ through continued study, my reverence for devotional practices has only deepened, and it's why I am so passionate about creating spaces where hearts can soften, open, and simply feel all that is to be felt. My classes weave together mindful movement, breath, mantra ~ and presence ~ inviting you to reconnect with yourself & one another. I completed two 200-hour teacher trainings with the Casa Copal School of Yoga & Healing Arts. With deep gratitude, I bow before my teachers, Lorena Quintero and Nitai Rama Das, whose teachings continue to shape my practice and sevā.

Teresa(she/they) has been on fire for supporting her community for over 20 years as a Celebrant, Integrative Bodywork Therapist, yoga teacher and teacher trainer, Full Spectrum Doula including End of Life, Grief Guide and Ecstatic Dance Guide to name a few of her paths of service. It is her passion to create spaces for reclamation, spaces for community connection and spaces to be validated, held and celebrated in the human experience. Teresa believes in co-creating in spaces together and bows deeply to being a forever student. Her teaching style is unapologetically loving, consent focused, compassionate, playful, authentic and always a co-creation with YOU ALL.

Compassionate, healing-oriented, story-lover, rhythm; an eternal believer, balancing the want and the need. Wendy’s offerings are a direct language to the heart; intuitive, ever-expanding, and above all safe in nature. Her teachings have taken her to many beautiful places within Canada; around North, South, and Central America; and the Caribbean introducing her to many fabulous human beings along the way. In 2012 in Costa Rica, she did her first Teacher Training. Since then, she has been leading classes, workshops, and retreats. She has had many mentors besides her family; Wendy studied under the umbrella of great teachers including Dharma Mittra, Seane Corn, Leslie Kaminoff, and Ashley Ludman. She considers herself an “eternal student”. Her style of teaching/coaching is a direct reflection of who she is. Directness with a brush of humour and a lot of empathy make her offerings a safe place to start peeling away the layers that are no longer needed and discovering our true nature.

Hannah is a teacher whose practice is deeply rooted in the ancient traditions of yoga. Her journey has taken her on spiritual pilgrimages through Bali, where she completed her 500 hours of training, and India, where she immersed herself in sacred teachings and devotional practices, living the life of a yogi. She has brought home a wealth of knowledge and tools from these sacred parts of the world, which she incorporates in both her public classes and her sadhana (daily practice). In her classes, you’ll find mantra, mythology, and pranayama, as well as mindful movement—creating a space to reconnect to the self. Hannah shares from a place of reverence, inviting students to experience yoga as both a personal journey and a sacred remembrance.

Yoga is a way of holding two seemingly contradictory forces as a balanced and unified whole. Not an easy task as the forces are constantly changing. In my life, yoga shows up as: observing, contemplating (aka over analyzing Virgo), letting go.. finding ebb and flow in the three. Sometimes smooth, sometimes rocky, usually both.I aim to cultivate space where we explore chi flow in breath and body.. with stillness, awareness, silence, sound.. To foster a mood of showing up on your mat as an act of devotion to your Self.. Where we may accept, embrace, give thanks to the parts of us we have outgrown.. and are growing into. My meandering life path has blessed me with meeting many different teachers and practices. I am a student and practitioner of throat chakra lineage, under the tutelage of Naad Yogi Gurnimit Singh. All this to say, I am a fellow seeker of what it means to live this human life.

Mariana's journey with yoga started over ten years ago due to a knee injury. What first started as a physical activity, soon afterwards became a way of calming the mind and connecting with the body. Yoga has been a life changing practice and an anchor that keeps deepening Mariana's understanding and compassion not only about herself but also about life and others. In yoga, she has found a sacred space for exploration, connection, discipline and presence. The practice of yoga in its various aspects has contributed immensely to her development and continues to be a compass on her spiritual journey. She deeply believes yoga transcends the mat and changes lives. Mariana has been teaching for 4 years and she has training in Vinyasa, Vinyasa Krama and Rocket Yoga. Vinyasa and Vinyasa Krama focus on intelligence sequencing and allow creativity to find different shapes and transitions. Rocket Yoga is a style based on Ashtanga Yoga, therefore it has a more structured and repetitive foundation. However, it's a style that gives room for exploration and it is completely open to variations and playfulness within the structure. A common ground in all Mariana's classes, regardless of the style, is the emphasis on breathing. She believes while on the mat, it is the only thing that truly matters. She loves to offer classes that challenge not only the body but the mind. While teaching she aims to provide a safe space where the practice becomes a moving meditation. She enjoys inversions, arms balances, playing and exploring different variations and invites students to do the same and to transcend their own limits, mental and physical.

Sakshi is a devoted Yoga practitioner, she's been living and teaching in ashrams, assisting in Yoga Teacher Trainings and dedicating quiet time to deepen her own sadhana. And from that space she shares the wisdom of Yoga. As an engineering leader, she understands the pressures of modern life and the need for practices that support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing. Her teaching weaves together Hatha Yoga with Bhakti (devotion) and Jnana (wisdom) Yoga, designed to reconnect with yourself and cultivate inner safety, strength, and peace ✨ Sakshi is grateful to bring these teachings to Casa Copal and share them with the community.

Julia is fascinated by the mind-body connection, and finds it instrumental in optimizing physical & mental health. A certified Yoga Teacher, Julia holds trainings in Reiki, Yin & Restorative Yoga, Wheel of Consent, Sacred Sexuality and more. She’s been practicing on and off the mat for over 15 years, and teaching for 8. Julia’s passionate about authentic expression, creativity and wellness. She loves being in her body, be it practicing yoga, dancing, hiking, swimming, gardening or painting murals. She weaves mindfulness and self-compassion into her offerings. Many comment on leaving her classes feeling relaxed, open and rejuvenated.

Anakha Lekshmi is a yoga and movement instructor and Kalaripayattu practitioner with over 9 years of teaching experience. Her teaching focuses on Hatha yoga and Kalaripayattu, bringing together strength, flexibility, breath, balance, coordination, and mindful movement. She has completed a 500-hour Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Kerala, Special Needs Yoga – Level 1, and additional YOGA training through the University of Kerala. Anakha has also trained in Kalaripayattu through Veerabhadra Kalari, Kerala, with a focus on the Southern style of Kalaripayattu. She enjoys exploring the connection between traditional martial arts and yoga and brings a warm, playful, and grounded approach to her teaching.