Maria teaches Beginners on Sunday mornings.

Maria Bean

She/Her | RYT 200

My love of yoga is deep, it is my favorite version of self care!  I have been practicing for over 25 years, and have been teaching since 2020.  I mainly teach Beginner students, but I also teach Gentle, Hatha and Slow Flow classes.  My love of teaching Beginners takes me back to when I first had an interest in learning about yoga.  I was a little intimidated and wasn’t sure where to start.  There were no yoga studios where I lived at the time, so I purchased a VHS tape titled Yoga for Beginners.  For years, I practiced this yoga instruction tape at home, and also read magazines and books related to yoga.  I was really enjoying my at home self-practice, but I was wanting to explore more. A few in-home studios started popping up, so I tried them and enjoyed years of practice with some very inspirational instructors. I started talking with friends and family about the benefits of yoga, for the mind, the body and the breath, and how much better it made me feel; this is when I knew I wanted to teach.  In 2018, I joined a studio and enrolled in their training program and completed my RYT-200 certification in 2019.  Since my certification, I have mainly taught students who are new to yoga, or were re-starting yoga after being away for a while. My focus is to create a place of comfort and ease, focus on alignment, modifications, and moving with the breath.  Students are welcome to practice in their own way and do what feels good for them, as every body is different, every body feels different from day to day, and everyone is at a different place of comfort, regardless if they are new to yoga, or renewing and building upon their practice. My goal as an instructor is to provide students a comfortable and stable foundation to continue to explore other styles of yoga, or to enhance other activities.

I hope to see you on the mat!