Corey Wills

Corey was introduced to Hatha Yoga in his early teens in his home in Australia under the guidance of his mother and father who studied Yoga in India before he was born.

Corey decided to begin teaching yoga after his world was turned upside down by a back injury sustained while surfing. Corey sought the help of many doctors and therapists but was unable to find any relief. It was not until he committed himself to a long and in-depth journey into Iyengar yoga that years of tension from competitive sports, martial arts and bad posture was released and his back pain finally abated.

So far on his yoga journey Corey has had the privilege of studying in the lower Himalayas of India with Iyengar teachers Rajiv and Swati Chanchani of Yog-Ganga center for Yoga Studies, Dehradun. Ashtanga teacher Archarya Milind in Rishikesh. He has also studied with Julie Gudmestad, a physical therapist/Iyengar Yoga teacher. Corey studied anatomy / physiology and nutrition under Sandra A. McLanahan MD at the Integral Yoga Institute at Satchidananda Ashram in Yogaville, Virginia where he was also certified to teach yoga after completing 270 hours (200hr level Yoga Alliance). He continues to train in Australia under senior Iyengar Yoga teacher/osteopath John Leebold and in the US under Iyengar teacher/ Assessor Richard Schachtel who is the Director of The Center for Yoga of Seattle and also certified Corey to teach yoga.

His other passions include surfing, rock climbing and swimming. Corey is a professional free-surfer and rides for Aloha Boardsports in the Philippines. He is a vegetarian and an animal rights advocate.

Tesa Celdran

Tesa Celdran was rogue certified to teach the Ashtanga practice in 2007 by Alex Medin and has dedicated her life to the practice of yoga. Her journey has been with Sandy Carmona, Hoze Arando, Bela Lipat, Clayton Horton, Paul Dallaghan, Sarem Atef, Ryan Redman, Richard Freeman, David Swenson, and David Life. She has also spent time in A.Y.R.I., Mysore under Sharath Rangaswamy and Saraswathi. Her passion is to teach in the tradition as handed down from teacher to teacher by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Today, Tesa considers Govinda Kai as her current and most special teacher.

Bianca Torres

While I cannot recall the precise moment I first stepped onto a yoga mat, my fascination with yoga and my commitment to the practice developed sometime in 2007, shortly after I had started working full time as a corporate lawyer, having survived four years of law school and the bar examinations. Yoga beckoned to me at this point in my life as more of a health initiative, something that would be restorative at the end of an otherwise crazy day. It was only towards the end of the 2009, when I began to deepen and regularize my practice. I had finally settled into the reality of my life as a lawyer and was desperate for something MORE that would center and bring balance to my life. I soon found myself becoming dependent upon my practice to provide me with a sense of escape, an avenue for completely shutting out the world and focusing on myself, for a full seventy-five minutes, allowing me to clear my mind of all unnecessary thoughts and worries that would accumulate during the day. In 2010, though I considered my practice still young, I decided to take the plunge and enrolled in Bliss Yoga Manila’s 200 Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) under the guidance of Roland Dela Cruz. My YTT experience has been one of the most amazing milestones in my life and every day I feel truly honored and blessed to be able to expand and continue my practice while also sharing the beauty and passion of yoga with others.

Isabel Dulay

Five years ago, a fortunate twist of fate led Isabel to a yoga studio one day. It was there where she took a deep breath and learned to be truly present in the moment.

Since her first class years ago, Isabel knew that she would be a lifetime student and dreamed one day of teaching. In 2009, she completed the PURE Yoga Teacher Training Program in Hong Kong under the guidance of Patrick Creelman.

As a teacher, Isabel aspires to give her students the gift she has received from her teachers, the guidance to turn inward and connect with one’s own inner light and joy. Isabel will encourage you to work hard while focusing on the breath. Her classes are a challenging and fun mix of Vinyasa and Hatha Yoga.

Monique Borja

Monique Borja has been practicing Yoga since 2004, It was a keen interest in different methods of healing that drew Monique to the world of Yoga. She has explored the realms of Bikram and Ashtanga Yoga then discovered a deeper gravitation to Vinyasa Flow Yoga. This passion blossomed into a  commitment to yoga practice that led her to do the 200-hour Vinyasa Flow Teacher Training at Bliss Yoga Manila in 2010.

Monique embraced Yoga in its entirety—going beyond the physical discipline and diving head first into the philosophy. She furthers her education in Yoga by participating in workshops and intensives both in the Philippines and overseas with teachers that inspire her to grow.  Her ability to tune out and rise above the stress and wear of the daily grind is credited by having Yoga in her life. Aside from achieving a healthier lifestyle she finds that she is able to cultivate a greater sense of awareness, fulfillment, and happiness that come with a clearer and positive mind.