Owner & Lead Instructor of Hudson Suraya Yoga. Marina has been teaching Yoga in the Hudson Valley since 2013. She is an E-RYT 200, RYT 500, & Certified YACEP, Continuing Education Provider, through Yoga Alliance with over 1000 registered teaching hours which include yoga teacher training facilitation, retreat co-lead, & private instruction.

Marina completed her 300hr teacher training under the direct instruction of Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman in Sag Harbor, NY. Marina has been trained in traditional Iyengar and Vinyasa Yoga methods, collectively her teacher trainings have been deeply rooted in yoga asana, alignment fundamentals, & classical yoga philosophy.

Marina infuses her classes with levity, love, music & poetry. She is a humble devotee to the practice of yoga and has a deep respect for her community & all of her teachers.

Additionally, Marina is a NYS licensed AVEDA Cosmetologist offering her services at Nolita Hair Salon, a sister company of Hudson Suraya Yoga. Marina also holds her bachelors degree in pre-law from St. Thomas Aquinas College, where she minored in philosophy and religious studies.

A globe-trotter with music in his feet, Fernando “Nando” Caceres is a Beauty Exec in the day & a local Miami Tango DJ at night.  A native New Yorker with a BA in Arts at Baruch College in NYC, majoring in Graphic Communication & minored in Photography. 

In his day job, Nando is a Photographer and a Beauty Pro and is currently
residing in Uruguay and Miami. He’s trained and worked all over the country as well as internationally.

At night, he is a local Miami Tango DJ & dancer. He has intertwined with latin dance for about 20 years now. Initially starting out as a “Cuban Salsa” dancer in Miami, and taught salsa in New York City in the early 2000’s. He’s danced salsa socially all over the world, from Latin America, South East Asia, and  the Middle East. 

He later became obsessed with the dance that is deeply embedded in his roots: Tango. The music and dance that evolved on the ports of Uruguay & Argentina over 100 years ago. He’s taught tango, held practicas, and hosted numerous “Milongas” (social tango dance events) for 8 years now. He began dancing 13 years ago and has performed at many events.

He’s trained and danced in social tango across the US as well as South America & Europe. He continues to dance, DJ, and organize events in the South Florida Tango community and beyond. Fernando is our resident retreat co-lead, alongside Marina, most recently for Hudson Suraya’s “Yoga & Culture” Retreat in Olhao, Portugal, May 2023.