Teachers
meet our TEACHERs
At the sanctuary of Blisstopia, Peoria Arizona
lana
Led by One of Arizona's Most Credentialed Yoga & Healing Arts Teachers
Most yoga studios are led by instructors who completed a 200-hour training program. That's the industry standard. It's a starting point.
Lana Anderson Royce has 30+ years of experience in the healing arts — and her background is unlike anyone else teaching yoga in the West Valley.
She holds a Master's degree in Counseling and Psychological Services from St. Mary's University and has served as a licensed psychotherapist for over 30 years, supporting individuals and families through anxiety, trauma, grief, life transitions, and spiritual awakening. Her clinical work is deeply informed by nervous system regulation, mind-body integration, and an unwavering commitment to emotional safety.
Lana's credentials reflect a lifetime of devoted study and practice:
- E-RYT 500 — Yoga Alliance (25+ years teaching Ashtanga, Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative, Kundalini, Yoga Nidra & Prenatal yoga)
- Certified & Experienced Doula (The Baby Whisperer — 400+ mothers and babies supported)
- Certified Hypnotherapist
- Reiki Master & Healing Touch Practitioner
- Perfect Health (Ayurveda) Instructor — The Chopra Center
- Primordial Sound Meditation Teacher
- Vedic Master & Sound Healing Practitioner
- Master Trainer & Educator
As a Certified Doula, Lana has guided more than 400 mothers and babies through the birthing journey — honoring birth as a sacred passage and empowering women to step into their own strength and confidence. Her yoga teaching spans more than 30 years and encompasses a wide range of styles and traditions, making her equally effective with complete beginners and advanced practitioners.
Alongside Mark, Lana co-owned and operated three TITLE Boxing Clubs and the Yoga by Blisstopia studio in Minnesota from 2015 to 2021. She has also contributed her expertise to the boards of No Time for Poverty and Freedom Healthcare, supporting global medical outreach and innovative healthcare access.
As Founder and Trustee of Blisstopia Retreats — a 508(c)(1)(a) non-profit Private Membership Association in Peoria, Arizona — Lana creates and leads transformational retreat experiences that integrate psychotherapy-informed healing, yoga, breathwork, sound healing, meditation, and somatic practices in the beauty of the Sonoran Desert.
A proud mother of two sons, Lana brings the full texture of her life — clinical wisdom, entrepreneurial grit, spiritual depth, and genuine warmth — into every space she holds.
Lana believes that healing happens in community, and that when we come together in authentic support, we give each other permission to remember who we truly are.
Mark (Breathwork Coach)
A Co-Teacher Unlike Anyone Else in Peoria Fitness
Alongside Lana, Mark Royce brings something no other yoga studio in the West Valley offers: 35+ years as a boxing coach paired with certifications in breathwork facilitation and somatic strength coaching — and now, a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training certification, completed in 2024 through Lana's own teacher training program at Blisstopia.
Co-Founder · Managing Trustee · Retreat Leader · Embodiment Coach
Mark Royce doesn't just teach transformation — he's lived it from the inside out for more than four decades.
A lifelong martial artist with over 45 years of training and 39 years of instructing, Mark has built his life around the body — how it moves, how it heals, and what it's capable of when pushed beyond its perceived limits. With 25+ years as a boxing coach, a 5th Degree Black Belt in American Self Defense Systems (with black belts in Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Krav Maga, and Kung Fu), and an active Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he brings a warrior's discipline to every space he enters.
But Mark's mastery doesn't stop at the mat.
Over the years, he has built and led multiple businesses — martial arts schools, gyms, a security company, three TITLE Boxing Clubs, yoga and fitness studios, and more — giving him a rare, grounded understanding of stress, resilience, and what real-world transformation actually requires.
His wellness credentials are equally formidable:
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
- Certified Nutritional Coach — Precision Nutrition
- Regenerative Health Practitioner — Institute of Regenerative Health
- Certified Breathwork Coach — YogiLab
- 200-Hour Certified Yoga Teacher — Blisstopia Institute
At Blisstopia Retreats, Mark co-creates every retreat experience with his wife and partner, Lana. His signature approach weaves together nervous system education, breathwork, somatic practices, strength training, cold exposure, and mindset work — all delivered with the directness of a lifelong coach and the heart of someone who knows the journey personally.
Whether leading a men's retreat, a self-defense workshop, a breathwork session, or a group fitness circle, Mark's mission is the same: help each person reconnect with their personal power — physically, emotionally, and spiritually — and remind them they don't have to walk the path alone.
When he's not in the training room or retreat space, you'll find Mark fishing for walleye, out on the water, hiking trails, or at home with Lana and their dog, Bodhi.
