In 2004, Maria found her mat on a cold winter night in the mountains of Whistler British Columbia in a 26+2 studio and was instantly hooked. After 10 yrs, 5 cities and 2 countries, Maria realized how important it was to have balance in her life. It was that realization that brought her straight back to her mat, this time, she explored vinyasa yoga. In 2016, Maria plunged into teacher training to become RYT200 with CorePower Yoga. With a strong personal practice and svadhyaya, Maria found Jason Crandell in San Francisco and completed his 300hr training at Love Story Yoga in 2019. In 2020, as a forever student, Maria became a certified Yoga Tune Up® Instructor, a style of conscious corrective exercise that strikes a balance between the worlds of yoga, fitness, and myofascial self-care. Today, Maria continue to spark excitement within herself to spread and share my yoga experience through physical and mental movement focusing her asana teachings on strength, function, and range of motion. Off the mat, Maria can be found anywhere eating while in search of adventure, whether it be hiking through the hills of Walnut Creek, scrambling up a mountain in the Sierra Nevada, camping, or adventure pillion riding on the back of her husband’s motorbike. Maria’s 20 minute vinyasa classes are that quick pick me up for when you don’t have one hour, but desire heart pumping goal based movement in between WFH zoom calls.