Marisa (she/her) is a Boston based yoga teacher who received her 200-hr training under the instruction of Nikki McMaster-Martorano and her 50hr Rooted in Respect: Yoga Ethics Teaching Training with Angie Tiwari, founder of Unearthed Yoga.

Marisa was introduced to yoga through elementary school P.E class and she returned to it through drop-in classes and gym sessions in college. The practice became a solace during her postgraduate year of service as a life in support staff at homeless shelter. Her experiences shape how she teaches today.

She is passionate about changing the way people relate to the practice and to themselves. Marisa incorporates yogic philosophy into her sequences and loves using levity to create an encouraging and supportive environment for play. Her classes blend somatic and alignment based cues to provide the space for people to observe, respond, and connect with their body. Marisa in an experienced yoga teacher who has: worked as an elementary school Yoga teacher, taught in studios, gyms, and outdoors, and offered chair based sessions.

Wovxn Yoga is Marisa’s personal yoga brand and a registered business. Woxvn Yoga is not a studio (who’s to say it won’t be one day?!). A wise person once shared their view of “money as a form of energy.” This brand and platform is a way to share my love of the practice in a capitalistic society while honoring individual lived experiences and decolonizing the practice of yoga.