Pascale Wettstein
Pascale is a certified naturopath and longtime yoga teacher based in Montreal. After 15 dynamic years in New York City as a dancer and choreographer, yoga became her most trusted companion and life path. Since completing her first teacher training at Om Yoga Center in 2001, she has taught and led workshops and trainings across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Deeply influenced by her studies in anatomy, meditation, and alignment-based practices, Pascale brings creativity, mindfulness, and balance to her teaching. Off the mat, she is the author of several wellness books and continues to explore the intersections of movement, healing, and holistic living.
*Pascale’s classes are taught bilingually
Elizabeth Emberly
Elizabeth is the co-founder of Montreal’s Naada Yoga. A certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher, Elizabeth brings to yoga a deep sense of creative expression. She has studied extensively with yoga teachers Richard Rosen, Donna Farhi, Dharma Mittra, Judith Hanson Lasater, Mark Singleton, Dr. Baxter Bell, Rodney and Colleen Saidman Yee, Francois Raoult, Mary Paffard and Richard Freeman. She is a graduate of Concordia University’ s Dance and Choreography program and blends together twenty five years of dance and somatics with Yoga. Her current passion lies in the therapeutic benefits of yoga and making yoga accessible to those who might otherwise not have such easy access.
*Elizabeth’s classes are taught bilingually
Kathleen Stavert
Kathleen is a 500hr RYT with appleyoga (London, UK) and Association for Yoga and Meditation (Rishikesh, India). Yoga became a significant part of her life when she began training as an actor in 2003. It started out as a thorough preparation for a performance or audition, and helped her find and sustain presence while acting. Kathleen lived in London, UK for 6 years where she taught classes and led retreats in Morocco and the beautiful English countryside. Kathleen’s yoga classes are really focused on feeling inner sensations and finding your own potential and strength. She often incorporates work on the energy body (chakras) as well as breathing and meditation. She thoroughly challenges her students in a subtle and effective way so they leave the mat feeling light, spacious and vibrant.
*Kathleen’s classes are taught bilingually
Marielle Bertin
Marielle is a certified Hatha yoga teacher, deeply inspired by the Ashtanga style taught at AYM Studio in Montreal. Her dynamic approach emphasizes the balance between effort and personal potential, a philosophy she has cultivated through over 20 years of dedicated practice. For Marielle, yoga is a way to explore the tensions between effort and ease, comfort and discomfort, and the sense of self amidst life’s turbulence while finding simplicity through movement. With a background in Massage Therapy, Horticulture, and Garden Design, she has also completed Naada Yoga’s Professional Yoga Therapy Program, integrating holistic wellness into her teaching.
*Marielle’s classes are taught bilingually
Xavier Therrien
With a background in volley ball and acrobatics, Xavier didn’t pay much attention to the suffering he was inflicting to his body. It’s only after a second attempt that he found a regular yoga practice leading to an Ashtanga teacher training certification. From then on, he started to understand that yoga was truly about connection and that what lies behind the Asanas, is physical and mental awareness. In the never ending exploration of yoga, he believes that accepting the challenges of life requires a light heart and an open mind. Now finishing his degree in osteopathy, Xavier thrives on sharing his passion for movement through yoga.
*Xavier’s classes are taught bilingually
Emily Gan
Emily discovered yoga while studying visual and media arts, and over the years it became a guiding practice for her physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and Fine Arts (Photography) and initially worked in the arts while completing her Moksha Yoga teacher certification. Five years later, she deepened her practice by completing the 500 hour Professional Teacher Training at Naada Yoga. Emily draws inspiration from both art and yoga, and she feels privileged to teach within the Naada community, sharing her love for yoga with clarity, sincerity, and mindfulness.
*Emily’s classes are taught bilingually
Kreg Weiss
Kreg is a certified Hatha Yoga Teacher, international presenter and kinesiologist (exercise science). All of his classes integrate a purposeful, meditative quality to allow for an experience of connection and reflection while the body explores expansion and renewal.
Kreg acquired his Yoga certification in 2002 following several successful years of venturing in the wellness industry as a personal trainer, group fitness trainer, and national competitive athlete. He has been able to complement his teaching practice with additional studies in Kinesiology and Health Sciences at the University of British Columbia.
Striving to share his passion for Yoga, he was inspired in 2004 to co-create MyYogaOnline.com. My Yoga Online grew to become the leading global resource for online yoga videos and is now part of the GaiamTV program.
With his extensive background in anatomy and physiology, Kreg feels privileged to be able to empower students with practices that are educational, engaging and accessible. Through integrity-driven classes, Kreg aims to provide students with the tools to pursue a unique, confident practice where asanas, pranayama, and meditation interact collectively to rejuvenate and heal the body and mind.
*Kreg’s classes are taught in English
Susan Bronson
Susan Bronson, RYT-500, completed her Yoga Teacher Training and her Yoga Therapy Training at Naada Yoga in 2014, after 35 years working as a heritage architect. It seemed like a natural shift from ensuring that buildings age gracefully and maintain their vitality to assisting people to do the same. Specialized in Yoga for Bone Health, Susan possesses certifications in Relax and Renew®, Yoga for Healthy Aging and Nutritherapy. Her passion is helping students develop a mature yoga practice that recognizes and respects their limits but that never ceases to grow, deepen and renew.
*Susan’s classes are taught bilingually
Anna Chen
Anna’s yoga journey began in 2014 in Shenzhen, China, where a single class sparked a lifelong passion for self discovery, healing, and teaching. Guided by her mentor Shiyi, she developed a deep appreciation for the transformative power of yoga and pursued extensive training, completing her 500 hour professional certification at Naada Yoga in Montreal in 2022. Motherhood further enriched her understanding of yoga as a practice of resilience and renewal, inspiring her to specialize in prenatal yoga and become a Certified Animal Flow Instructor. Through her inclusive and mindful approach, Anna continues to guide students toward strength, balance, and inner peace both on and off the mat.
*Anna’s classes are taught bilingually
Emma-Lynn Mackay-Ronacher
*Emma-Lynn’s classes are taught bilingually
Georges-Étienne d’Entremont
A classically trained musician and youth orchestra conductor, Georges-Étienne discovered yoga in 2012 following professional injuries. After several years of personal practice, he began the 500 hour professional yoga teacher training at Naada Yoga in 2018 to deepen his knowledge. Due to the forced pause of his musical activities during the pandemic, he started teaching yoga online to stay connected with his musicians. His classes often focus on approaches to intermediate and advanced postures, offering variations to make them accessible to as many people as possible.
*Georges-Étienne’s classes are taught bilingually
