04/01/2022
April is here and things are looking up ⬆️ The flowers at the yoga Shala seem to agree too ✨🤍✨
1-Month unlimited passes are on sale, now $80 (20% OFF!) — see you for practice!
Maria Ashtanga Yoga
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An SYC/KPJAYI Authorized Ashtanga Yoga program in Victoria, Canada No vaccine passport is required as of April 8, 2022
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Victoria, BC
Opening Hours
| Monday | 5:30am - 9:30am |
| 4:30pm - 7pm | |
| Tuesday | 5:30am - 9:30am |
| 4:30pm - 7pm | |
| Wednesday | 5:30am - 9:30am |
| 4:30pm - 7pm | |
| Thursday | 5:30am - 9:30am |
| 4:30pm - 6pm | |
| Friday | 6am - 8am |
| Sunday | 6:30am - 9:30am |
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About Maria
Classes are taught by Maria Whittaker - a long time Ashtanga practitioner who is devoted to her family, time in nature, and sharing her passion for yoga. She was born in the Philippines but grew up in a small town on Vancouver Island for her childhood. After graduating high school, she moved to Vancouver and made the city her home base between periods of travel and studies. Maria attended the University of British Columbia with a major in Food, Nutrition and Health, which included time with WWOOF during her travels abroad. Maria would travel around the world, bringing along her yoga mat wherever she went. On the road she discovered early on that whenever she would share the Ashtanga practice with others, she saw the inspirational effect the practice had on their outlook and daily life.
Her teaching experience is drawn from nearly a decade of time in the Mysore room at Ashtanga Yoga Vancouver and over twelve years dedicated to her own practice. She has had the privilege of studying in Mysore, India since 2014 under Paramaguru Sharath Jois and continues to be inspired by strong female role models in her life. She received KPJAYI / SYC Authorization Level 1 and continues to deepen her study in chanting and philosophy when she visits India. After living in Vancouver, BC for nearly 20 years, Maria has returned to her island roots and is now located in Victoria, BC.
Maria is passionate about sharing knowledge, building community, and contributing to the greater good through yoga. She is inspired by her family, nature, and all the profound relationships she has formed through her connection with the Ashtanga practice. Her teaching approach draws from over a decades worth of experiences studying under Paramguru Sharath Jois, most importantly receiving guidance from incredible female Ashtanga teachers (Fiona Stang. Tanya Salas, and Sharmila Desai) as well as countless hours off the yoga mat in the Mysore room.
Maria can often be found smiling, drinking fresh coffee, and chanting the Pandava Gita.
