Our Team

Meet Our Team

In 2003 Amy was introduced to Reiki, and soon after earned her Level 1 Reiki. In 2004 Amy was involved in a serious cycling accident, suffering long term injuries. This slowed Amy’s active life down, and led to extensive time spent on physiotherapy and many other treatment forms. A dependency on these various treatments was formed, as they were used to assist in controlling her pain. Amy became frustrated as there was no solution to the pain in this program.

Wanting to take healing into her own hands Amy began her path with yoga. Amy began practicing yoga in 2006. She practiced intermittently over the next couple years, struggling because of her injuries. It wasn’t until she looked past the physical aspect of yoga and understood yoga better that she was able to overcome her physical limitations.

From there she successfully incorporated yoga into her lifestyle and could do it well. Slowly Amy began getting stronger and felt great relief from her injuries. Yoga had helped so much in her recovery that she wanted to share this realization and to teach Yoga. Amy earned her teacher training certification during the summer of 2010 at Heaven on Earth Yoga and Wellness Institute with Karen Claffey, in Stoney Creek, Ontario.

Amy has been a secondary school teacher since 2001 and is an active member of her school community at Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton. She is an avid cyclist and enjoys an active lifestyle.

Pat experienced her first Reiki session in 2003. She was getting ready for a second surgery from a broken ankle, when she was advised to seek a reiki treatment. Needless to say the surgery and recovery were very successful, after receiving the Reiki.

After several Reiki treatments, Pat decided to learn more about it. She received her first level of Reiki in 2004 and her second level in 2005. She went on to receive her Masters in 2007.

Today she not only enjoys teaching Reiki, but giving Reiki treatments as well.

Reiki is an excellent way to align your body, mind and spirit. At the yoga studio, clients can benefit from having a Reiki session first, followed by a yoga class. Pat has also taken many workshops working with crystals and the Chakras.

Pat enjoys her reception work at Grimsby Yoga and Wellness Studio, each client, whether Reiki or Yoga enriches her daily life.

Ryan has always been a fitness enthusiast, he came to yoga for his own personal reasons. After dealing with a very difficult divorce and depression, Ryan tried yoga in 2009. It took a little time, but Ryan grew to love his practice and was able to deal with his depression and put it behind him.

He had such a positive and life changing experience through his practice that he wanted to share his love for yoga with others. Together with his wife, Amy Marchese, they spent over a year researching before opening their own studio in Grimsby.

Ryan took his 200 hour intensive teacher training with Karen Claffey at Heaven on Earth Yoga Institute in Stoney Creek. Ryan likes to bring intensity to class and mixes it up by throwing in a little meditation, fun sequences and partner yoga from time to time.

“I try to make every class a unique experience. I love teaching and sharing my passion for yoga and making every class fun. I want everyone to feel like a kid again and find time to play. Nothing makes me feel better than seeing members leave with a smile on their faces.”

Lindsey did her first Hatha training in 2009 at Kula Yoga in Oakville and has been teaching at various studios over the past ten years. Lindsey also spent some time in LA studying Prana Vinyasa with Shiva Rea and in the Bahamas at the Shivananda Ashram studying Ayurvedic Yoga.

Lindsey loves teaching all different styles of class including; Vinyasa styles of yoga and Hatha, Yin and Restorative classes. She enjoys working with kids and developing yoga programs and camps and is looking forward to teaching some prenatal and mom and baby yoga too.