Marcel became familiar with therapeutic body work during his early age due to his mother, a physiotherapist and alternative healer. After a shoulder injury he started to practice Yoga, studying different styles like Shivananda and Ashtanga Yoga. 

In 2011 Marcel moved to Istanbul, and continued his practice in the community of Cihangir Yoga. He completed his 200h YTT with Chris Chavez, and graduated from the Cihangir Yoga 300h YTT, including the mentorship program and a personal assistance. During the last years he attended workshops with Meghan Currie, Elena Brower, Dylan Werner, Sienna Sherman, Carlos Pomeda and Leslie Kaminoff.

Since 2016 Marcel travels for trainings and workshops, and from 2017-2020 he was teaching weekly studio classes for Cihangir Yoga in Istanbul. He is a registered Yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, E-RYT 200 / E-RYT 500, and provider for continuing education, YACEP.

Besides Yoga, Marcel also dedicates a lot of his practice time to Mobility/Flexibility and Handstand training. He worked closely with Mobility coaches Joachim Hilderson and Yon Juen, and has trained Handbalance with Harry Williams.

Müge&Marcel-Yoga is a collaboration with Müge Özkan, Marcels Partner. They started teaching retreats and workshops together in 2017, and formed an online community in early 2020 with a regular class schedule.

Since early 2021 Marcel started teaching regular classes in Studio85 and since 2022 in David Fitness, both located in Wiesbaden/Germany.