{"id":3117,"date":"2023-12-04T21:07:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T21:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matsya-yoga.com\/who-we-are\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T01:08:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T01:08:38","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"20\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Who We Are<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"199\">Whether <strong data-start=\"30\" data-end=\"76\">Hatha Yoga,<\/strong> Kundalini<strong data-start=\"30\" data-end=\"76\"> Yoga, or Feldenkrais<\/strong>, our experienced teachers will guide you deeper into your practice, helping you enrich your life with the magic of yoga.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image_sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8392-e1731002505226.jpg\" alt=\"Clemens Biedrawa, Matsya Yoga\" title=\"_DSC8392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8392-e1731002505226.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8392-e1731002505226-980x1134.jpg 980w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8392-e1731002505226-480x556.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1244px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2392\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 class=\"preamble\"><span>Lead Trainer - Yoga Teacher<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"subtitle\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Clemens Biedrawa E-RYT500<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"717\">Clemens Biedrawa is a <strong>passionate and experienced yoga teacher.<\/strong> He has completed various yoga teacher trainings in Kundalini and classical Hatha Yoga. He studied Kundalini Yoga in the lineage of Dhirendra Brahmachari in Europe and Swami Satyananda in India. Additionally, he earned a RYT 500-hour certification in Hatha and Kundalini Yoga under Swami Vidyanand and Yogacharya Sanjeev Pandey.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"799\">Since 2017, Clemens has been designing and leading yoga teacher trainings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"1028\">As a certified adult educator, he leads all yoga training programs at the studio. He is also the founder of the Matsya Yoga Academy and has authored several books on yoga, reflecting his deep passion for the practice.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1138\" height=\"1243\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8667-2-e1731002760511.jpg\" alt=\"Anne Ristorcelli Feldenkrais\" title=\"_DSC8667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8667-2-e1731002760511.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8667-2-e1731002760511-980x1070.jpg 980w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8667-2-e1731002760511-480x524.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1138px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2394\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 class=\"preamble\"><span>Feldenkrais Practitioner<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"subtitle\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Anne Ristorcelli<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1214\">Anne is the studio manager, an <strong>exceptional Feldenkrais practitioner,<\/strong> yoga teacher, and musician.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1486\">As a professional musician, she turned to Feldenkrais and yoga to relieve chronic physical discomfort and mental stress. Her Feldenkrais practice is deep, playful, and intuitive, guiding you into a deeper connection with your body and the consciousness within.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1630\">Feldenkrais is a powerful complement to yoga, as it helps awaken the mind within the body, enhancing the energizing effects of yoga.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1452\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8604-e1731002978983.jpg\" alt=\"Nora Sells, Matsya Yoga\" title=\"_DSC8604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8604-e1731002978983.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8604-e1731002978983-980x1112.jpg 980w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC8604-e1731002978983-480x545.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1280px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2398\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 class=\"preamble\"><span>Yoga Teacher<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"subtitle\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Nora Sells RYT200<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1852\">Nora is an inspiring yoga teacher, creating a <strong>dynamic and deeply transformative practice<\/strong> that touches all levels of your being.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"2224\">She activates and balances body and mind. Through her classes, we experience the vitalizing power of Kundalini in an energetic and meditative way. Mantra, Pranayama, and dynamic Asanas take us beyond what we thought possible, while music helps us dive even deeper into the practice. This yoga is for both beginners and advanced practitioners alike.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2351\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Nora is a philosopher, life artist, and an inspiring presence\u2014a true seeker of a richer, more fulfilling existence.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3117","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3117\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}