Hi, I'm Maria! I am a Yoga teacher, humanitarian, I am a yoga teacher, humanitarian, and entrepreneur who is dedicated to serving people, animals, and the planet through environmental service. Yoga has been a major part of my life for over 10 years now. Somewhere along the way it stopped being just a practice and became the thing that kept me sane. I've spent so many years working in corporate, and I know firsthand what it feels like to be exhausted, overscheduled, and running on fumes, low battery, with no real off switch. Yoga was how I found my way back to myself, and teaching it is how I help others do the same. I completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training and have continued studying ever since — learning so much more about how our bodies and minds work and deepening my understanding across hypermobility, meditation, neurology, office and desk yoga, and a handful of other areas that all point to the same thing: yoga is most powerful when it meets you in your real life, at your real pace. My teaching style lives at the intersection of slow and strong. Some classes are gentle and restorative. Others build a little bit of heat and challenge. All of them are designed to help you slow down enough to feel something in your body, your breath, and your day. The Yoga Tool Kit grew out of that same philosophy. It started with the Desk Yoga Card Deck, a physical tool designed to bring yoga to the place most of us spend the most time; our desks. Simple, accessible, and useful. More yoga tools are on the way that fit into real life. Whether you're brand new to yoga or just looking for a practice that finally feels sustainable, you're in the right place. I'm glad you're here.