Marc Potter started SunSalute Yoga School in Claremont, Western Australia, nearly ten years ago, and since then hundreds of yoga students of all ages have passed through those doors. Some have opted for more rigorous branches of yoga, while others are content with what they have learnt here.
Sportsperson
Marc Potter’s life reads like a typical Aussie success story, a sportsperson from a very young age, he was very adept at surfing, swimming, horse riding, etc. But there was also a serious side to him, he learnt about meditation at the age of 17 and has self-taught himself about yoga and its spiritual aspects. His success provided him the courage to open a yoga school, at a time when most Australians had no clue about yoga and its benefits.
Easy Rules
Marc Potter started his school to show normal people who have heard about yoga but were afraid to commit that it is not something that is strict and rule-bound. Each person does their exercises at their own comfort level, and it is more slow and steady rather than trying to be the first to achieve a good result.
Branching Out
He introduced the Mysore style of yoga, which he thought would be more easily adopted by Australians, and he was right. It became extremely popular with his students and it has continued for over 20 years. In 2012, Marc Potter changed that routine and introduced the Ashtanga Yoga sequence, but it was not as well-received as Mysore yoga.
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