Marcelyn Cole
Marcelyn has explored a variety of spiritual customs and alternative
health systems. She incorporates truths from these traditions into her
life, practice, and teaching. Marci was introduced to yoga in 1995 and
after dabbling in different styles for years, she eventually deepened her
practice with Tantric Hatha Yoga. Tantra was a natural progression
because it weaves together several methods and tools for transformation.
Marcelyn completed her initial teacher training at Moksha Yoga Center and
has studied under many Master teachers. Profound influences are Pandit
Vamadeva Shastri (Dr. David Frawley), Viniyoga guru Gary Kraftsow, and
Tantric teacher Rod Stryker, with whom she continues to train. She also
assists Chicago’s Iyengar expert Gabriel Halpern, learning therapeutic
techniques and refining her alignment awareness.
As a dedicated student of yoga, Marci is deeply grateful for continued
guidance from teachers Brenna Geehan and Jim Bennitt, and for the wisdom
and graceful presence of Shambhavi Chopra. Marcelyn’s greatest source of
inspiration is the natural world; most recently the Ganges river at the
foothills of the Himalayas in India!
When teaching, she may consider the weather, seasonal traditions, the time
of day, the phase of the moon and planetary alignment, and always the
needs and abilities of her students.
She encourages self-awareness and acceptance on the physical, energetic,
mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. Marcelyn believes that awareness
of and allowing what exists in the present moment initiates yoga’s
transformative process; we need to be able to swallow in order to digest.
Through intelligent application of asana, pranayama, bhanda, kriya, mudra,
mantra, and dharana, we can properly digest/process life’s experiences and
impressions. Strength and flexibility increase on every level and what
isn’t needed is let go, which allows the inner light to shine more
brightly. With this illumination, conscious awareness expands and so
continues the magical cycle of transformation that is yoga.
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