About Your Teacher

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Mary Fran Matichak, (owner) experienced the life enhancing qualities of yoga during her first class in 1992. It was the perfect complement to her daily meditation, which she began in 1977. Yoga was something very special she wanted to share with others.

After a 15-year career as a corporate sales manager, Mary Fran followed her heart opening her own yoga studio in Maine. She is a certified Iyengar yoga instructor, which involves vigorous years of training followed by thorough testing. After passing the first phase of certification, a second assessment must be completed within 2 years.

Mary Fran apprenticed with senior Iyengar teacher John Schumacher in Bethesda, MD and studied 6 years with world-renowned teacher Patricia Walden of Boston. She had the honor of being under direct instruction of B.K.S. Iyengar in September of 2005 at the Iyengar convention. She attended the Iyengar convention taught by Geeta Iyengar in May of 2007. Continued education through workshops and advanced teacher training programs are prioritized. Training in massage therapy and Reiki (energy balancing) enhance her knowledge as a teacher.

Mary Fran strongly believes in the value of nutritional awareness and environmental and spiritual consciousness. Her present project is called “Giving Together/Growing Together” a community outreach program. She is donating .50 cents of every class fee to benefit local community needs and invites other area businesses to join the effort.

She offers special thanks to her cherished husband, family, teachers and friends.