About Me

When I stepped into my first yoga class, over 20 years ago, I was mesmerised by the sound of the breath, and everyone moving in the same way at the same time with the breath. I wanted to be part of it. I became a regular in the vinyasa class. The real revelation for me though, was not the movement of the body but how much calmer and more positive yoga made me feel. And so began my lifelong love of the practice.

Over the years, my practice has changed a lot. Injuries and limitations have given me the opportunity to explore many different styles as well as finding ways to adapt my own practice. With this curiosity came the path to teaching yoga. In 2019, I quit my full time job in education to pursue my passion to teach yoga.

I am a Hatha & Vinyasa trained yoga teacher, having qualified in 2020. I am passionate about sharing the practice of yoga with others and love continuing to learn. I started teaching professionally immediately after graduation and now teach community classes, studio classes as well as specialist charity classes, corporate yoga and 1:2:1s. I also run events, masterclasses and weekend retreats. My professional teaching journey continues, having trained with Norman Blair (Yin Yoga), Petra Coveney (Menopause Yoga), Kelsey Taylor (Yoga for Hormonal Health) and have just completed my 75hr Spiritual Warrior Jivamukti training with Andrea Kwiatkowski at Jivamukti Cambridge. Always a student, I am currently preparing for my 300hr Jivamukti teacher training.

My classes are friendly, fun and welcoming, ranging from calming, grounding and gentle, to dynamic, energising and invigorating. In Flow classes, expect to move with the breath, flowing through sun salutations and in to more dynamic postures but always with plenty of options to find a practice that feels right for you. In Yin, expect safe calming direction as well as words that will resonate as you sink deeper into the practice.

Training

200hr YTT Hatha & Vinyasa - Barefoot Yoga & Wellbeing

75hr Jivamukti Spiritual Warrior - Jivamukti Cambridge

40hr Menopause Yoga - Petra Coveney

30hr Yin Yoga Training - Norman Blair

27hr Flow: Yoga to honour a woman’s hormonal lifestyle - Kelsey Taylor

1 day: Integrating students with a cancer diagnosis into a mixed ability class - Kari Knight

1 day - Refining sequencing method (Adam Husler)

 

“Fantastic classes. Maria is so easy to follow and her love of yoga shines through in every class.”

— Camilla Brock