Since 1993, Maria has been practicing yoga. Which led to a consistent S.N. Goenka Vipassana meditation practice ten years later. Maria continues to practice yoga and meditation. And she shares her merits with others.
Sharon & Maria, 2000
Yearly, since 1999, Maria studies with Sharon and David. Maria is a 2000 Jivamukti Yoga graduate (when it was the full year held at Jivamukti in New York City).
In 2007/8, she mentored with Maria Preuster in the apprenticeship program. She is grateful to Sharon, David and Preuster as well as Sarah Lord, her 1999-2000 mentor, for the yoga teachings.
Ramananda & Maria, 2007
Maria's first visit to Yogaville, VA was in the Fall 1994. In 2005, Maria returned to Integral Yoga Institute in NYC. Maria holds certification for Stress Management, IYI Advanced Teacher, and Meditation.
Maria is grateful to Swami Ramananda's guidance and giving her the privilege to co-teach workshops with him and conduct many other workshops: Headstand, Raw Food Demonstration classes, Yoga Nidra workshops and nutrition lectures plus more.
Maharaji & Ram Dass
In 1997, Sharonji played a brief piece from one of Ram Dass' lectures. After class, Maria rushed to Sharonji to find who it was.
Since then, she has heard repeatedly the many beautiful, insightful, humble, personally honest and practical Ram Dass' stories. In 2004, Maria met Ram Dass. Thank you Ram Dass for your selfless service in the past several decades.
S.N. Goenka
In 2003, Maria attended her first 10-day silent meditation retreat. Since then, she has sat and served many S.N. Goenka Vipassana 10-Day silent meditation courses on a consistent annual basis.
