Weese (Marie) Wagner owns and operates Yoga U. She started doing yoga as a teenager in the 70’s. Her varied background in the study of yoga formed her vision for Yoga U (Yoga Universe). “My vision for the studio was to create a warm, welcoming, casual place where people could come to experience many types of yoga classes. The teachers at Yoga U have a wonderful variety of training and skills and are each encouraged to teach according to their own unique style and talents. ”
A devotee of physical activity her entire life - Weese has worked in the fitness industry for about 30 years teaching a variety of fitness classes. An avid runner in her teens, she came across a book in the library that showed various yoga postures and she thought it would be a great way to help keep her muscles flexible. From that point on she did her best to continue to learn about yoga from books and attend any type of yoga class she could find. In 1992 while working in Philadelphia she found a small studio that specialized in ashtanga yoga and immediately knew it was something she had to study in depth to be able to teach. This led to traveling to attend workshops with various ashtanga masters including Doug and David Swenson and Manju Jois. In the mid 90’s she began classes in the Baptiste Power Vinyasa yoga style. This led to attending many workshops and teacher trainings with Baron Baptiste.
Over a few years she attended teacher trainings with several World Master Teachers. She has completed teacher trainings with Baron Baptiste, Beryl Bender Birch, Rodney Yee and Shiva Rae. Additional trainings include studying at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA and attending trainings from large fitness industry trainers.
Her original vision has taken form at the studio in various ways. “My classes are never exactly the same. Each and every class I do my best to incorporate elements of other styles into a strong vinyasa class to keep it fun and interesting. I hope to continue to build and add classes in other styles as well. A yoga teacher should never stop studying yoga. When a teacher stops studying they should stop teaching. ” Yoga U offers strong vinyasa classes, yoga flow, pilates, restorative yoga, Iyengar Yoga and is the only studio in the area to offer a class in Yin Yoga. |
Gail Pineault started her yoga journey when she took a session at age 18. She bought a book and continued at various times practicing from the book whenever she could. She started a continual, committed practice about 10 years ago when she moved to DE.
She originally received a basic certification and began teaching. She followed her original certification with a 200 Hour Teacher Training Certification from Cyndi Lee’s OM Yoga Center. She then found Yoga U and loved the vision of a studio offering a variety of yoga style classes and enjoyed adding some “heat” to her practice.
She has participated in many workshops with world-renowned master teachers Julie Gudmestad, Judith Lasater , Rodney Yee and Barbara Benagh during Yoga Journal Conferences. She has continued to expand her knowledge through workshops with Doug Keller of Anusara Yoga, and recently Lilias Folan, balancing workshop with Frank Mauro from OM Yoga, and others. But her biggest teachers have been the students in all the many classes she has taught over the last seven years.
When she is on the mat, Gail says her mind is practicing to clear, her body to move, and her whole life in general feels easier to handle. She hopes to impart and share that freedome and joy with you. |
Kathleen Corcoran is a graduate of the University of Delaware where she studied exercise science. She has been involved in teaching wellness and fitness for almost 25 years and has focused exclusively on yoga and Pilates for the past 8 years. She has studied at the Alternative Health and Fitness in Philadelphia as well as Kripalu in Massachusetts. Having studied under teachers such as Donna Farhi, David Swenson, Angela Farmer, and many others, Kathleen has developed a diverse teaching style. A firm believer in the transformative power in yoga, Kathleen encourages students to find their own paths by listening to their hearts. Kathleen is also the 2007 Yoga Champion of Foulk Woods and is a spokesmodel for Kashi Bran Flakes. |
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