Maritza is a yoga enthusiast and fitness buff who was born and raised in New York City. In 1998, Maritza first started practicing yoga when she was looking for something to compliment the high impact aerobics workouts she was doing at the time. For this city girl, yoga became a steadfast way of creating balance in her life. Soon after she incorporated a regular meditation practice in her daily routine, life was never the same! 

When she’s not exploring midtown, the open road in Sante Fe, or clear air in Bannff National Park Maritza is focused on all things behind the scenes in news. She is a working journalist who has labored in television production, digital media and television broadcast news. To counteract the effects off today’s fast pace environment on the human form; Maritza strives to fully encompass the principals of yoga in both her daily life and her work in the corporate world. 

She recently completed the Atmananda 200 hour yoga teaching training program in January 2009 and is thrilled to be teaching at the Atmananda studio. She looks forward to helping people find and experience the benefits of yoga.