Meet Our Team!
CARMEN FISHER
Carmen Fisher has been a part of the Brandon fitness community for the past 15 years. She is a certified instuctor of many fitness classes ranging from aquasize, spinning classes, aerobics, bootcamp classes and yoga. A certified Personal Fitness Trainer (from Mount Royal College in Calgary, AB), she attended a hot yoga class in 2006 and has been studying hot yoga ever since. She traveled to Toronto to study under Suzie Diaz at East to West yoga and received her first level hatha yoga instructor certificate (Yoga Exercise Specialist). In Dec 2011, Carmen traveled to Todos Santos, Mexico to train for 3 weeks at Yandara Yoga Institute. There she had an amazing experience, practicing and studying yoga and its origins. In the spring of 2014 Carmen took a JOGA instructor training certification. Now a registered E-RYT 200 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher), she is excited to continue to learn, expand and share her knowledge to her wonderful clients in Brandon.
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ARIANNE TINANT
Arianne attended her first yoga class while studying Holistic Nutrition in Calgary. She was amazed by the benefits and fell in love with the peace of mind and sense of presence it brought into her life. Yoga has been a huge part of her weekly routine since then. The more she practiced physical postures and was let to follow breath within the posture, the more her interest and study of yoga developed. After about 6 years of practice she decided to sign up for her RYT200 in beautiful Bali, Indonesia. She is forever grateful to be able to pass this tradition on to others. Arianne feels blessed to have the opportunity to teach at The Zen Zone and she looks forward to meeting you!
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GAIL NYKOLIATION
Gail Nykoliation has been a certified fitness instructor since 2000. She instructs a wide range of fitness classes including bootcamp, step, high intensity interval training, sports conditioning, dynamic stretch, circuit training, and Tabata. She has completed training with CanFitPro, Manitoba Fitness Council, and Canadian Fitness Education Services. In 2007, Gail went to her first class with Carmen at The Zen Zone. As an avid runner, she quickly realized the tremendous benefits that yoga brought to her training. Practicing yoga has provided her with much-needed balance and has shaved several minutes off of her race times. Gail is a Workforce Consultant. She is U of MB alumni with a B.Sc. in Environmental Soil Chemistry, and a Certified Six Sigma Business Statistician from the Ivey School of Business Center for Statistics in Industry. She looks forward to seeing you alongside the other fabulous Zen Zone staff.
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CHANTALLE CREPEELE
Chantalle took her very first yoga class at The Zen Zone seven years ago when she moved to Brandon for University. It didn’t take long before she realized the benefits physically and mentally from her practice of the different yoga classes available. It was a no-brainer to start training to instruct under Carmen upon being offered, allowing her to combine two of her favourite things: yoga and teaching. Six months after starting to instruct at The Zen Zone, Chantalle graduated from Brandon University in 2014 with an Education degree and had the opportunity to live and teach Elementary students in the Middle East for two years, travel to many different countries, and practice her favourite asanas all over the world. Upon her return to Brandon, Chantalle is excited to get back to teaching at The Zen Zone, as well as in the local school division. See you on your mat!
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COURTNEY SNIDER
Courtney, a Brandon University Alum as of 2010, began her Yoga journey at The Zen Zone in mid 2012. Only one class was all it took for her to switch from the gym to the studio, claiming there to be no comparison between these two forms of fitness and the difference in her physique and emotional health proved it. To help deepen her practice Courtney completed a 200 RYT training in Costa Rica in Nov 2014. She feels extremely grateful to be given this opportunity to teach at The Zen Zone and can’t wait to see you in the studio!
Courtney has been on leave from The Zen Zone to welcome her sweet little man Ryker! Ryker was born August 17, 6lbs 2oz. So excited to meet the new little yogi! She will be taking some time before she is back on her mat. Congrats from the Zen Zone family Courtney! |
DEVON CALDWELL
From her first “om”, Devon Caldwell embraced yoga as a tool to bring balance and health to her life. In September 2015, Devon decided to deepen her practice by obtaining her 200 hour hatha yoga teacher certification in Greece. Devon’s first classes were taught to fellow travellers in hostels, hotels, and on boats. Upon her return home, she was thrilled to train under Carmen at The Zen Zone to learn more about warm yoga and vinyasa flow. Devon comes from a strong teaching background, graduating from Brandon University with a Master of Education degree in 2009. She teaches kindergarten in rural Manitoba, works with Microsoft as an Expert Educator, and has taught at Brandon University as a sessional instructor. When she is not in the classroom or the studio, she loves to travel and spend time with her family, friends, and pets.
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