From Uruguay, where she grew up, to the San Juan Islands, where she now resides, Mariana has always been drawn to connection; with people, with nature, and with the simple joys and wonders of life.

Mariana is a lifelong movement practitioner, yoga teacher, and certified yoga therapist. Discovering yoga during her university years, she has been deeply immersed in the practice ever since. Today, yoga continues to be a daily source of empowerment and fulfillment for her, both on and off the mat.

Mariana’s teachings are rooted in the philosophy of the 8 Limbs of Yoga. She guides students through a holistic journey; beginning with the way we treat ourselves and others, moving through asana (physical postures) and pranayama (breathwork), and into deeper states of focus, stillness, and inner peace. Her goal is to hold space for students to explore beyond the limitations of the material world and reconnect with their most authentic selves.

Her journey began in 2019 with alignment-based vinyasa in Thailand and deepened with studies in traditional Hatha Yoga and Yoga Therapy in India in 2023 and 2025. She is also a trained breathwork facilitator. Mariana strongly believes in the transformational, healing power of yoga and is passionate about sharing the practice’s core principles of positivity, acceptance, love, and compassion.

In 2022, she co-founded Flow Collective, a donation-based community yoga space, alongside a group of friends, with the mission of making yoga more accessible on her island home. The experience of building this community deeply inspired her to open her own yoga studio on the island, a long-held dream that she is incredibly excited to bring to life. Her goal is to create a welcoming space where people can come together to grow, heal, and connect through yoga.

Since 2019, Mariana has been teaching on the islands, leading group classes, offering private sessions, and participating in community events. She’s also spent the past three years running and teaching yoga retreats in Sri Lanka.

A self-described introverted extrovert, Mariana feels most at home by, in, or on the water, living simply and sustainably, surrounded by a supportive, soulful community. When she’s not teaching or practicing yoga, you’ll likely find her sailing, swimming in the kelp, hiking with her dog, exploring new countries, sipping tea, or simply sitting on the beach.

Shauna has been practicing yoga for over a decade and is excited to be teaching at Atma. As a local land steward and a poet, Shauna’s yoga fuses poetics with movement and stillness to facilitate interoception, connectivity, and deep centering. She is so excited to be bringing her practice to Atma and looks forward to serving her community through embodied expression and self-restoration.