#185: Matt Coppens - Rogue Vinyasa

#185: Matt Coppens - Rogue Vinyasa

From Welcome To The Winners Circle by Derek Pang

December 19, 2025 · 1h 11m · Season 2 · Episode 85

About this episode

Derek Pang interviews Matt Coppens about his journey in Yoga and co-founding Rogue Vinyasa.

On episode 185 of Welcome To The Winners Circle, Derek Pang interviews Matt Coppens (IG: @coppens31) a Yoga student and instructor who’s been fortunate to travel around the world pursuing his passion for Yoga. This Spring, after 10 years of being involved in all aspects of running a Yoga studio - from teaching to management, he and his best friend co-founded Rogue Vinyasa (www.roguevinyasa.com; IG: @roguevinyasa) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he continues to share his love for this amazing practice. Before Yoga, he completed a degree in Massage Therapy, as well as over 20 years working in customer service. He’s also a DJ known as COPPENS. Here are some of the subjects we touched on: - what he loves about his personal world right now - how he was introduced to Yoga - one thing he can guarantee someone that tries Yoga for the first time - key mentors that have inspired him on his path - the importance of community - his vision at Rogue Vinyasa - becoming a Yoga teacher - co-founding his own Yoga studio - his relationship with fear - advice for someone stuck at crossroad of should and must - finding one’s purpose - the fundamentals of his personal self-care - what he’s currently…

People in this episode

Host: Derek Pang

Guest: Matt Coppens

Topics covered

  • Yoga
  • self-care
  • community
  • personal growth
  • entrepreneurship

Keywords

  • Yoga
  • Rogue Vinyasa
  • self-care
  • community
  • entrepreneurship
  • personal growth
  • Matt Coppens

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rogue Vinyasa

Places: Winnipeg, Manitoba

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