An Alison Miller Blog

Visting Maui?  Looking for great Maui yoga classes?  Maui is a mecca for great yoga!  Offering a healing environment steeped in natural beauty and outdoor adventure, Maui is a melting pot for some of the greatest yoga teachers around the world.  You can take your pick from Iyengar, Birkram, Anusara, Jivamukti, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Kundalini and more… This post will highlight the five of the greatest Maui yoga classes on island and of the week.

• Maui Yoga Class & Teacher:  Mackensie Grant, Anusara Inspired - Classes offer a radiant blend of vinyasa flow, Anusara alignment principles peppered with great stories, music and adjustments. Maui Yoga Class Location:  The Studio Maui & Paia Yoga
• Maui Yoga Class & Teacher: Skeeter Tichnor, Certified Anusara Yoga - Classes offer interesting and intricate guidance through the  Universal Principles of Alignment, taught by father of Anusara, John Friend while placing an emphasis on holistic approaches to well-being.  Skeeter has a unique ability to understand students needs and apply principles to help students to grow to their next level in their yoga practices.  Maui Yoga Class Location: The Studio Maui
•  Maui Yoga Class & Teacher:  Nadia Toraman - Classes by Nadia are a Vinyasa combination  based on ashtanga, flow yoga and power building sequences.  If you like to sweat this is the class for you!  Fun, dynamic and challenging class sequencing will keep you coming back.  As well, the fellow yogi’s who are pro surfers and masterful yoginis  are great company to keep too. Maui Yoga Location:  Maui Yoga Shala
• Maui Yoga Class & Teacher:  Avi, Ashtanga & Mysore   If you are looking for great leader and a lot of  one-on-one attention then class with Avi is a must.  A devoted Ashtangi for over a decade Avi brings heart, soul and knowledge together for a rich class experience.  Maui Yoga Location:  Paia Yoga
• Maui Yoga Class & Teacher:  Lily Diamond, Jivamukti -  Born and raised on the island of Maui, this Yale graduate brings elusive Yoga teachings, movements and chanting into a harmonius blend that is both palatable and desirable.  With a vocal presence of a performing artist and heart of a bodhisattva you will not be disappointed at this class.  Group chanting, Jivamukti themes and long Savasana’s make this a very popular class with both the locals and visitors. Maui Yoga Location: Paia Yoga

To register for workshop with John Friend at The Studio Maui click here.  Studying the Bhagvad Gita with John Friend & Ram Dass

DATES: Wed Sept. 23rd - Fri 25thPRICE: $425 LIMITED SPACES STILL AVAILABLE

Weekend Workshop with John Friend

MIXED LEVEL: Saturday 26: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Sunday 27: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Cost: $75INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED :Saturday 26: 8:00 am - 10:00 am and 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sunday 27: 8:00 am - 10:00 am and 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmCost: $150

Yoga, yoga, yoga and more yoga!  Do you feel like your caught up in a craze of people talking about yoga everywhere you turn?  Spreading like an international wildfire, lighting up millions of people around the globe this ancient tradition proves to build bridges beyond just the body, mind and soul.  Looking for a new job, a date or a new favorite hangout?   Yoga studios just might have what you are looking for.  I have just returned to teaching at Maui’s premier movement arts and yoga studio:  The Studio Maui.  A center filled with magic, mindfulness and mastery. If you are new to yoga and visiting the island of Maui attending class at The Studio Maui is a must!  The staff is an eclectic mix of dedicated and wise yogi’s who share the serious study of yoga in a playful, inviting and warm way.  Go to www.thestudiomaui.com for more information and class schedules.