Instructors
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Theresa GagnonThe shining star of Yoga Source. Theresa brings her exuberant instruction and her management experience to our Newmarket studio. Having trained and studied extensively in the US and Canada, her teaching reflects a broad range of influences including Kripalu, Iyengar, and Anusara yoga. Her knowledge of the human body is evident. Clients will recognize the touch of an expert as she is also a massage therapist at our studio. Theresa’s classes are filled with energy. |
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Laurie NewtonYoga Source’s resident traveler and wild child. Laurie’s classes combine traditional influences with international flavour. Trained in the gurukula format and influenced equally by the history of the practice and whatever the wind blows in, Laurie’s love for knowledge and exploration is evident in asana class. Laurie’s classes are filled with laughter. |
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Mary ForanCommitted to cultivating greater consciousness, Mary has been teaching Hatha & Restorative Yoga full time for 7 years. Creatively curious and full of heart, her path’s work is to uncover the unlimited consciousness in herself and others. As a certified Yoga Alliance Teacher and Medical Exercise Specialist she offers safe and alignment-focused classes from her experience in Iyengar, Anusara and Kripalu Yoga. Check out Mary’s website here. |
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Patti WietzesBig smile, warm heart and devotee of all things fun! Patti is a yoga teacher who delivers precise instruction balanced with sunshine and laughter. Her energetic classes will leave you feeling lighthearted in body, mind and spirit. |
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Teri MaciasTeri is a registered yoga teacher and a reluctant gypsy. Relocating often has enabled her to master the art of blooming where she is planted. Teri brings to her classes the combined spirit of her many teachers spread across the US, Mexico and Canada and the desire to share the beauty of rooting to rise. |
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Amanda McFadyenAmanda spends her days helping children to retain, and adults to remember the simplest and sweetest joys of life through yoga and music. Her approach is eclectic, dynamic and spirit-filled, inspired by a devotion to living yoga and offered from playful, melodic heart. |
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Corinne PenstoneSoft Heart, Sharp Mind, Hot Body. |
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Maggi DuhamelMaggi is a dreamer and a born yogi. She feels deeply connected to the human spirit and falls in love with everyone she meets, which is reflected in the considerate and caring nature of her classes. Her unbounded love of language is evident in her thoughtful instruction. Maggi believes in miracles, happy endings and that yoga can save the world. |
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Jen FishWhen Jen Fish found yoga only a few years ago, the practice quickly resonated very deeply within. Her daily practice teaches her to embrace the peace and balance that she was searching for when she initially started her journey. Learning to let go takes practice and patience and it is a lifelong journey. Jen welcomes you to open your heart and mind and allow yourself to create your own freedom and space within. |
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Jen WilsonJen’s yoga journey began six years ago in Los Angeles, California. She studies Ashtanga, Hatha, and Vinyasa styles of yoga throughout the US and India and is excited to join the team at Yoga Source. Jen teaches Vinyasa flow classes, influenced by Ashtanga, pranayama, and maybe an arm balance or two! |
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Danielle ChampagneWith a light spirit and a deep-rooted connection with mother earth, Danielle inspires her students to go inward, find their roots, grow, expand, and shine. Influenced by all types of Yoga, her classes are always leading from the heart. Her light, and conscious approach to life is evident in class, always bringing a little laughter to yoga practice, while maintaining a rooted connection with the self, and an expansive connection with the universe. Inspired by the natural rhythm of life as well as traditional drumming, Danielle’s classes have a tribal and cultured flare. |
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Annamaria Fanneli
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Sammy StraubPracticing since university and teaching since 2010, Sammy is in love with yoga and the continuous unraveling she experiences on the mat. Sammy hopes to share her love of the practice in classes that will provide a mixture of fun, challenge and inspiration. A devoted yogi, she finds the entire process of yoga intriguing. How our breath and movements coordinate to create a beautiful dance while at the same time developing a playful awareness of all the subtleties in our body. |












