Maria Kirsten
About the Teacher
Why study with them?
Maria Kirsten is originally from New York City but has lived and taught yoga in Northern New South Wales, Australia for 20 years. She is a yoga therapist, occupational therapist, yoga teacher and teacher trainer. Maria specialises in making yoga accessible for students of all ages, and levels of experience and ability. She uses her understanding of anatomy and functional movement to empower and educate students to individualise and embody their yoga.
Maria’s special interests are in yoga for older grownups, yoga to support mental health and yoga therapeutics, but her passion is accessibility and inclusion; teaching classes in a way where every individual feels safe, competent and empowered. Maria’s teaching style is unconventional, practical and fun, with lots of “real life” application and a big picture approach to yoga practice. Maria thinks that being a yoga teacher is the best job in the world, and loves to share all her experience and learning to empower others to teach yoga in a safe, accessible, empowering way.
Maria’s special interests are in yoga for older grownups, yoga to support mental health and yoga therapeutics, but her passion is accessibility and inclusion; teaching classes in a way where every individual feels safe, competent and empowered. Maria’s teaching style is unconventional, practical and fun, with lots of “real life” application and a big picture approach to yoga practice. Maria thinks that being a yoga teacher is the best job in the world, and loves to share all her experience and learning to empower others to teach yoga in a safe, accessible, empowering way.
