Maria Marlow

Instructor

Tantra Fitness Gastown

Maria Marlow has been a teacher at Tantra for over a decade and considers Tantra to be her second home. She is a Certified Personal Trainer and has been trained extensively in Gyrotonic, Pilates and Iyengar Yoga. Maria worked for 8 years as a Teacher’s Assistant in a yoga class designed for people with special physical conditions/limitations and assisted in a 3 month clinical research study on the effects of Iyengar Yoga on breast cancer surgery survivors. Most recently she spent 5 years working as an Exercise Rehabilitation Specialist at a physiotherapy clinic, but now happily works exclusively for Tantra, as well as with select private personal training clients in their homes.As a pole instructor, Maria loves teaching the fundamentals of safe and effective pole technique, as well as helping students to navigate the learning curve of their individual pole journey. She strives to be unconditionally supportive, and is always excited to see her students experience the strength, joy, and creativity  that comes from this amazing activity and community.Maria mainly teaches pole levels 101-404, Pole Fit, Sexy Flexy, The Style Series Workshops and Pole Theatre Camp. The last two are Maria’s personal creations that embody her love of incorporating different styles of movement, themes, emotions and characterization into pole choreography.