Maria has been a student at Worlds Yoga for more than 7 years, and after completing Yoga Teacher Training at Worlds Yoga in 2022, has been teaching Breath Flow Gentle and Vinyasa Moderate classes.

Maria completed her Masters in Statistics and PhD in biology at Stanford University and works as a biostatistician.  She is passionate about applying statistics in the fields of ecology, sustainability, and agriculture. When not working or teaching yoga, she enjoys practicing yoga and pranayama, Brazilian jiu-Jitsu, and going surfing and hiking.  She also enjoys reading about yoga and martial arts history and philosophy. 

Maria’s classes bring a focus to technique, breath, and alignment.  She believes in approaching challenges with joy and exploration and tries to foster that atmosphere in her yoga classes.