“She is so genuine. She’s got a great heart. I am all about heart. I am very good at sensing people’s heart energy and so I feel like we are really on the same frequency energy level. 

I’ve seen many yoga instructors throughout the years and I’ve taken classes and she is really up there. There is no comparison. Because the other yoga instructors I feel like most of them are doing for the sake of doing it on a physical level. 

Very few of them can really tap into the emotional energy and then for Mariko she went up like a level higher to the spiritual level. 

Because as a practitioner myself I know the importance of really addressing the physical, emotional and spiritual level when I help people with their health.“

“She is most effective as a teacher and has helped me to identify the strengths and weaknesses in my body enabling me to perform the asanas with greater comfort and ease… Most importantly, she makes me feel that she cares; and, additionally, I feel a sense of improvement as a result of the way she encourages me and shows me how to work with my body.

Without Mariko knowing I have encouraged and invited others to join class with her – even if they are beginners. Mariko is attentive to and patient with each individual allowing the person to reach their potential.”

★★★★★

“Super guidance! She is wildly accomplished and has a really impressive background. She is a holistic healer, focuses on mind-body-spirit… OUTSTANDING. Best yoga hands down. LOVE HER. (PS. she is absolutely stunning and lives by her practice. She radiates.)”

★★★★★

“Mariko is a yoga instructor’s instructor. She’s the best one I’ve had. She’s passionate, precise, friendly, and very calming. Rarely do you walk out of a class feeling better than when you entered. In her class you feel energized and rejuvenated.

She seems to have dedicated much of her life to yoga having undergone advanced training in India. You can tell that yoga is a way of life for her. She exudes positive energy, attention to proper posture, and has an very calm music selection.

I wish I had known about her earlier. She’s a consummate professional with a sublime and uplifting spirit.”

“It’s always been worth it for me to learn new things from Mariko because she gives a 110% as a teacher and I always thought that she’s one of the best teacher in all that I’ve had – and I’ve had a lot of teachers.

I thought it was interesting, there’s another attendee at the workshop who said she hasn’t come across a teacher like her in 30 years. I agree. Just because she just makes you improve. It’s just like, I need that boost. It was great.

She has a background in yoga that allows her to be very specific and helping you learn how to improve your own yoga practice.

But its more than just yoga. It’s also integrating the visionary and her background in Ayurvedic medicine since she is a Ayurvedic doctor. Which was also a good part of the program.

Learning through Ayurvedic medical models about ourselves and how we can improve our life and health based on these principles.

She is pioneer in yoga. But she’s moving into the next step to help people on a larger scale and in a more deeper way.”