Our Team

Edely L. Wallace, Founder/Director of Yoga Matrix E-RYT, CYT, is a master Yoga Instructor with over two decades of teaching experience and training in Belgium, Brazil and the United States. Edely is the former Executive Board Member and Treasurer (2002-2005) of “Yoga Alliance” and, formerly held the position of Yoga Consultant for Orange County Public School (1999 to 2003) in Orlando, Florida.

She began her study of Yoga, in 1983, two years after a serious road accident that took the lives of more than thirty people and confined her to a wheel chair or bed for a couple of years. Unable to walk, she dedicated the next five years of her life to an intense study of Yoga. Through a unique combination of events, she acquired a method that restored her walking ability and contradicted the medical statement that she would never be able to walk without support. From 1988 to 1992 she studied under the famous author and yoga teacher “Andre Van Lysebeth” in Brussels (Belgium). After that, she trained in the US in several Yoga traditions such as Kripalu, Iyengar, Desikachar and Sivananda.

In addition to teaching weekly at Yogamatrix, Edely has been teaching Yoga workshops and retreats nationally and internationally, and since 2000 has trained over 250 yoga teachers. She writes for local magazines about Yoga and Health and has helped thousands of adults, children, disabled students, pre and post-natal women and students with cardiac conditions, auto-immune disorders, cancer, back, kidneys, lungs and accident related injuries to successfully reach their goals.

In the classes, she powerfully and gracefully integrates the physical, mental and subtler aspects of yoga through asanas, pranayama, awareness, yoga-nidra (deeper relaxation) and meditation. She also teaches the new concept Laughter-Yoga.

In 2004 released her new DVD entitled “Yoga for Stress Relief.” Edely has been featured in several TV shows including “Daily Buzz” and Morning News at “Fox 35.” She also teaches classes in French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Edely has a passion for Yoga that becomes evident in the enthusiastic, profound, gentle but precise way she leads the classes, establishing an environment of confidence, well-being and contagious joy in all who follow her teachings.

	Peggy Luka Peggy has a BA in history and has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. She is a registered Yoga teacher and has taught at YogaMatrix since 2003. Her focus is on the integration of the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of yoga.
	Hope McLeod Hope is a speech therapist. She has been practicing and studying yoga for over 8 years. After just one class in 1999, Hope’s passion for yoga was enkindled. She emphasizes awareness and breathing during yoga poses.
	Memo Emec Memo has a B.S. in Business Administration, an M.S. in Hospitality and Tourism, and an MBA. He is an enthusiastic and dedicated student of yoga whose eagerness to deepen his knowledge combined with a little encouragement and coaching, steered him towards teaching yoga. Memo’s classes focus in cultivating strength, inner awareness and relaxation.
	Nancy Sinton Nancy has a B.S. in Engineering and an MBA. She left the corporate world to raise a family and follow her passion of health and fitness. She has been involved in yoga for almost a decade.
	Susan Brennan Susan has an M.Ed in Special Education. She has been studying yoga for the past 14 years, and after retiring as a teacher from Orange County Public School, she decided to dedicate her time to teaching yoga. She feels that this is another way to help people find their “inner perfection.” She enjoys gardening, traveling and her four cats.
	Karen Hirten Karen has studied Yoga for over 30 years. She began her path of Yoga study in New York. In 2003 she moved to the Orlando and began at YogaMatrix. Under new guidance, Karen brought her love of Yoga to a new level as a Certified Yoga Instructor.
	Michael Kendrick Michael has studied Kinesiology and nutrition. He is not only certified at teaching various forms of dance but has toured with theatrical companies as an actor. Michael is a great communicator, which adds to his ability to understand and teach Yoga in a fun and comprehensive way.
	Simone Hupert Simone was born in the Netherlands. She enjoys hiking in the mountains and classical music. She has been involved in Yoga for over 15 years and loves to share the courage, strength and joy that Yoga brings to her.
	Bernie Mosher Bernie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. She first studied yoga in the 1970s and has been teaching since 1990s. She enjoys sharing yoga with others so they too can experience It’s true value and begin to feel the benefits of an integrated body, mind & spirit.

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