Maureen Farley - Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher, & Manager

Contact Maureen at mfarley@greenlotusyogactr.com

Maureen began her yoga practice more than 20 years ago. She began her yoga journey studying one-on-one with a Kundalini yoga teacher for four years. Then her path led her to embrace Purna yoga, an alignment based style developed by Aadil Palkhivala, a student of B.K.S. Iyengar, to recover from a debilitating back injury. Then she felt called to study Deep Yoga with Bhava and Sundari Ram which is informed by Ayurveda (the medical science of yoga), mantra, the spiritual aspects and deep philosophical roots of yoga. Maureen also attended graduate school for Chinese medicine, and has studied Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine along with western, native American herbalism, and nutrition. She is also certified to teach Yin yoga. These perspectives deeply influence her life and her teaching.

Maureen teaches classes, does massage and energy healing, does private yoga instruction, and leads workshops on a variety of topics related to yoga including:

Yoga for a Healthy Back: Maureen was inspired to develop this workshop after using yoga to recover from debilitating back pain
AcuYoga - Points + Poses: A healing workshop that combines acupuncture and yoga
Acupressure and Yoga: Using acupressure points and meridian self-massage synergistically with yoga
Yoga and the 5 Elements: Yoga to support, nurture, and balance the elements within

Maureen received her massage training in San Diego at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine where she focused on Tui Nan, also known as Chinese medical massage. She uses the body's energy meridians, like the ones utilized in acupuncture in her massage techniques. She also incorporates acupressure, merdian massage, aromatherapy, marma points (the Ayurvedic version of acupuncture points), Reiki, and Sat Nam Rasayan (a meditative energy healing practice) into her massages.