Specialties
The Space Vancouver is an integrated healing & wellness studio that offers Pilates (Mat & Equipment), Gyrotonic® and Qi Gong practices, as well as Zen Shiatsu and Counselling Services.
We approach wellness as a lifestyle. Our vision is to target the unique needs of each client. We provide private instruction with highly trained teachers & practitioners.
In conjunction with the Physicalmind Institute of Canada, we offer several Pilates Training and Certification Programs each year. (Mat Pilates Certification, Equipment Pilates Certification, Modified & Prenatal Pilates).
History
Established in 2008.
Aging gracefully and pain-free by finding balance and symmetry in the physical aspect of the body, is a main focus for Marta as an instructor and movement expert. Equally as important is conscious movement and healing of our emotional and spiritual bodies. By connecting movement and breath we connect to the present moment and are able to tap into our feelings and emotions on a deeper level. Our bodies are a reflection of our emotional and spiritual state. Bringing together the body, mind and spirit is an integral aspect to healing the body on all levels.
Marta Hernandez is the owner of Marta Hernandez Studio and Physicalmind Institute Canada and is considered to be one of the leading Pilates instructors and teacher trainers in Canada. Her courses are deep, insightful and transformative, and have produced some of the best teachers in Canada.
Marta's involvement in dance from a young age has given her a natural ability to work with the body through movement. After receiving her BFA in D
Meet the Business Owner: Marta H.
Marta Hernandez is the founder of The Space Wellness Studio and PhysicalMind Institute Canada and is considered to be one of the leading teachers in Canada.
Her involvement in dance from a young age has given her a natural ability to work with the body through movement. She received her BFA in Dance from York University in Toronto in 1994 and completed her Pilates certification through The PhysicalMind Institute in New York in 1999.
In 2004, Marta was selected by the Physicalmind Institute to be a Certified Pilates Teacher Training Studio and in 2008 she became head of the Physicalmind Institute for Canada, where she certifies senior teachers to become certifying studios.
She became a certified Level 1 Gyrotonic® teacher in 2004 and in 2008 a certified Gyrokinesis® teacher through the inventor, Julio Horvath. Marta is also a certified Qi Gong teacher in the Universal Healing Tao System, founded by the Taoist Master Mantak Chia.