Welcome to Health Yoga
Yoga Therapy for individuals facing health challenges, including autoimmune conditions, chronic health conditions, spine, shoulders, and neck injuries, herniated discs, sciatica, spinal stenosis, hip problems, pelvic misalignment, and rehabilitation practices for hip and knee replacement, for people looking to begin or continue a yoga practice. Yoga Therapy is a holistic healing practice. Based on the health information you provide during the one-hour consultation, I will provide further treatment. When pain-free, we'll work in a one-on-one setting, starting with functional movement and continuing with yoga practice. The goal is to restore the function to the injured areas. You will also learn to prevent, reduce, manage, or alleviate physical, physiological, and emotional pain. Yoga is a 5,000-year-old ancient science, named by the National Institutes of Health as one of the most integrative and effective Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM).
I have worked with Maria in the past. Being a quadriplegic I needed her help in doing everything to get me through my day. She has always had the ability to touch one's heart with a special type of energy. I now practice mindfulness online with Maria. She guides me through meditation and helps me to allow and create feelings of acceptance and peace.
A year ago Maria opened her own yoga studio on Bath Rd and I am enjoying the cozy warm atmoshere that she has created there now. Having her own studio has allowed her to spread her wings and offer a great variety of classes as well as yoga therapy, reflexology etc.
Maria is very perceptive and sees what is going on in the body very quickly. Her great hands can sooth the aches and stiffness so well.
I have always felt very fortunate to have met Maria!!❣
Following diagnosis of a torn shoulder ligament and unsuccessful visits to a physiotherapist, I attended Maria’s yoga ‘shoulder’ therapy classes. Prior to seeing Maria, shoulder pain persisted for more than a year, so I wasn’t optimistic about a quick heal. After about 2-3 months with Maria’s guidance, my shoulder is now functioning at 100% to what it was. I plan to continue with Maria for continued shoulder health and maintenance and highly recommend Maria and Health Yoga to others!
I have also met with Maria for Personal Yoga Therapy. With guidance on gentle movements as well as natural healing advice from Maria, my knee is also functioning as it was prior to an injury.
Maria’s Restorative Yoga is as healing as her other modalities. I enjoy attending as a 'Nana and grand-daughter outing’. I would encourage anyone to explore any or all of Maria’s offerings. Her knowledge, attention to detail and holistic approach will serve you well. Namaste.
Maria's years of studying comes through in her classes. She has helped me with my physical issues better than any physiotherapist I have seen for many years. Maria has calming and relaxing classes bringing spirituality and awareness. I would highly recommend her and have told many friends.
Maria is truly amazing and so knowledgeable. She was recommended by my naturopath and I couldn't be happier. I have never felt so welcomed and relaxed. Her foot reflexology is absolute heaven. I started with private sessions which were so very helpful and Maria's touch was just what I needed.
I look forward to my yoga journey with Health Yoga!
Maria was integral in my recovery and maintenance from a ruptured disk. She is the most qualified yogi I have met and carefully tailors the practice to each students needs. Her classes are very accessible. You can be confident that you will avoid further injury and work towards health in her hands. Highly recommended.
I am 68 years old. A friend recommended Maria for treatment. I am a Kidney Cancer survivor and had 10 operations for my left leg. I take treatments monthly with Maria for my neck, lower back and shoulders, legs. After treatments I always feel like a new Patty. I deeply recommend Maria to everyone that is dealing with chronic pain, injuries and trauma!
I first found Healthy Yoga by noticing a sign at 1786 Bath rd.
I was looking to take a class or two a week to benefit both mind and body.
I have been working with Maria Mitea a Yoga Therapist for roughly 4 months and feel a positive difference with my Fibromialga pain.
Maria's dedication and ability to work with any level student makes her service relaxing, enjoyable and beneficial.
I would highly recommend Maria's service for anyone suffering crom chronic pain and fatigue.
Thank you Maria for your continued support and job well done!
Maria came to me via a friend's recommendation. I was delighted to find such a knowledgeable, engaging, kind and generous practitioner.
The Friday class is a unique experience. I would term it guided meditation.
You enter the studio through a thriving indoor garden and immediately feel more relaxed. The studio exudes peace and serenity. Maria's instruction gently guides us to explore our inner resources. I always leave feeling nurtured, restful, calmed and joyful. Each class is like a mini-holiday.
Thank-you Maria
I was referred to Maria by a neighbour. I met with her for treatment for my chronic myofascial pain which had ramped up during late winter. We made an instant connection. Maria is a very hands-on therapist who goes above and beyond. She is very knowledgeable and goes about her treatment plan with a methodical approach, working to make adjustments to the body to ease the pain. I also received two reflexology treatments. I am so in awe of these treatments and the total relaxation provided. I have never experienced such a feeling with any other mode of treatment. I have no reservations about recommending Maria's services.
I have been practicing yoga for about 15 years. I have taken classes with Maria for the past couple of years and have learned a great deal. She is a very knowlegable and skilled teacher, who exemplifies yogic philosophy. She is very careful about making sure her students are aligned correctly so that there is no risk of injury. Her classes flow well and provide excellent challenge in a safe way. I highly recommend Maria as a yoga teacher!
I have taken a number of classes with Maria and the first thing that comes to mind about her practice is that this is her vocation. She teaches the entire philosophy of body, mind and spirit of yoga. You will not be disappointed if you have the opportunity to attend Maria's yoga practices.
A very welcoming warm and cosy studio with unique yoga classes designed for everyone. Maria is a very experienced yoga teacher and yoga therapist who takes your practice to a complete new level. She teaches physical practice with detailed alignment and at the same time will teach you about your spirituality and how to take care of your soul. Integrating all body, mind and soul in each class Maria with bring you to feel into a new body right after the first class, will expand your horizont towards spiritual philosophy and mindful teachings of yoga. She will give you tips you can use on your day to day life. From classic yoga to yin yoga and from power yoga to therapy yoga, Maria will master each class and teach you to become the master of your own practice. If you are looking for a place to master yoga at both physical and spiritual levels whether you are new or experienced, powerful or injured, health yoga is the place for you to be ! Maria's adjustments will take you far from the tension and stress you are coping with on a daily basis. You will leave her classes with a zen state of mind. Maria is a very unique yoga teacher and I haven't seen anyone as qualified and as knowledgable as her. Also, she is always ready to pass on her knowledge to her students. She has a very strong yoga background from the Institute of Yoga from India and is also a certified yoga therapist. I always find Health Yoga a unique place to practice yoga ! At Health yoga my yoga practice is taken from the mat into day to day life. I highly recommend Health Yoga to everyone !
Health Yoga is for everyone! From beginners to longtime yogis, you will feel so at home here. Maria's approach is so open minded and nonjudgemental. I always look forward to the next available class. She guides you on your own personal journey of self care, both physically and mentally. She is so gifted at simplifying while strengthening. There is much love and light present at Health Yoga.
In the ten weeks that I have known Maria from Health Yoga, my life has transformed completely. I was wheelchair shopping and discussing with Veterans Affairs about how I might make my home more wheelchair accessible. The daily pain from my joints and muscles was unbearable unless I took dangerous doses of a steroid called prednisone. The doctors had given me a diagnosis of Lupus but they were quick to admit that it was not likely Lupus but what was going on acted a lot like Lupus so that’s how they were treating it. It was unknown and it was killing me and they really seemed powerless to help.
I met with Maria after visiting her website and seeing that people with some similar problems had been helped by her. After our first meeting, I was surprised that she was confident that she could help me. I didn’t share her confidence. It had been a 20 year descent into constant pain and exhaustion. The doctors had largely just been trying to manage my pain at this point and I was pretty hopeless about any meaningful recovery. Maria had enough confidence for both of us and I am forever grateful for that.
Over a ten week period she guided me back into contact with my body and feelings and with her help, I correctly identified the source of my major health woes and began a program that is leading to a full recovery. My life was small and full of pain and now, while I still work to undo the years of damage, I move relatively freely and have much reduced pain. As I continue to learn and practise yoga with Maria, I continue to improve. I have complete faith that the path I am on with Health Yoga will lead to a complete recovery.
I am extremely fortunate to have met Maria Mitea, the owner of Health Yoga. For more than a year I suffered with lower back pain. Work with physiotherapists over the same period of time led to moderate results in my healing process. After just three individual sessions with Maria and a month of classes, I can report that I am pain free. I continue to attend yoga sessions to further strenghen the muscles that support my back and to learn relaxation tecniques. As a result, I have much more energy during the day and I am sleeping well again. Maria's expertise and her kind attention to her client's needs are adding so much to my overall enjoyment of life.
I was referred to Maria by my partner after having a second hip surgery . Most , if not all hip replacement recipients limp after surgery due to the muscles being cut & I was no exception . The three physiotherapy sessions allowed by OHIP were a good start in recovery but a far cry as to what was actually needed . Maria's assessed me & took over my recovery . Her attention to detail is second to none . She obviously has an engineering background & seems to understand all muscle & bone movements . This is beyond anything I have ever experienced . You would almost think she had X-ray vision to see how the muscles are moving & what is needed to strengthen the weaker ones . Within weeks ; I was being told that I no longer limped & anyone who knows me , admit I have made a marked improvement . The woman is amazing at her chosen profession . Thank you Maria ; for a job very well done !!!
I worked with Maria for Hip Replacement Recovery. I used a cane to attend my first sessions. After 3 sessions with Maria I didn’t need the cane. I recommend Maria’s Yoga Therapy practice to everyone that goes trough Hip Replacement for easy recovery. You will build confidence and specifically work on the muscle you need to strengthen. You will also work with compensative muscles, balance and alignment. I am greatful for working with Maria and the results I have attained. I strongly recommend Maria’s Yoga Therapy practice.
Great place to practice yoga. Maria is an excellent instructor.
I also did a reflexology session and a reflexology/deep massage session with Maria. This was the first time I had done reflexology. I was experiencing numbness in the middle & index finger of my hand. Neither massage or physiotherapy had helped much but after just one reflexology session there was a significant improvement.
The second session was to address a flair up I had with plantar fasciitis. It was a combination of deep tissue massage and reflexology. After just one treatment the symptoms disappeared. Maria also gave me a number of stretches and exercises to do in order to prevent a reoccurrence of the problem.
I would highly recommend Health Yoga.
Maria is an amazing instructor with an Ayurveda background that equips her to be an insightful and well rounded teacher. Her studio reflects her positive energy and playful nature encouraging a relaxed and balancing experience for both the beginner and the experienced Yogi.
5 stars are seriously not enough! Maria at Health Yoga deserves SO much more than that. The private classes are always challenging but light-hearted, motivational but grounding, introspective and simply just led by an amazing instructor.. I cannot thank you enough Maria for opening up a whole new side of myself that I was not in tune with.
Maria has been of a great support to me in the last months. I am dealing with Fibromalgia, and 18 months ago I had open heart surgery. I also deal with Asthma and Sleep Apnea. The benefits I experience from YTpractice with Maria is my confidence greatly increased. I am more aware about how I am breathing. We created together a nutrition plan I am following now, and feeling great. The practice is effortless and engaging at the same time. I recommended the YT practice to everyone that is looking to coop with Fibromalgia and other health conditions.
I took yoga therapy for sciatica with Maria and she suggested that I would benefit from her sciatica classes. Currently I attend her Monday yoga for sciatica and I am thrilled with the results in just weeks. My pain has diminished greatly and I would highly recommend these classes to anyone who wants to experience a life without pain.
Fabulous and gifted yoga instructor who meets each student warmly and inclusively where ever they are in their yoga practice. She has great insights into the mind body connection. I always come away feeling limber, refreshed and mind rested. The yoga studio is welcoming, clean and calming. Give one of her classes a try and you will be glad you did!
I met Maria through my Aunt who is a regular participant at Maria's classes! Whenever I come to Kingston I come to visit because she spends the time and energy working with me on restoring my body. I am a nurse and I have many areas that are tight, and she allows me to understand what areas I need to work on and how to improve them. I have some painful areas in my back, and she had helped me discover how I am compensating, and how to strengthen certain weak parts.
She shows me how to take care of my body and build a routine to connect with my body, prevent problems, and decrease my stress. She is absolutely wonderful!
I participated in only one session of a couple of months with Maria for chair yoga. Her knowledge and attention is by far the best i’ve ever experienced. She takes into account your limitations and attends to your needs.
I hope to return in the fall to continue.
I started with Maria at Heath yoga, because I had a pinch nerve in my neck give me Intense pain down my arm. Maria is very knowledgeable an after about 5 one on ones she had me pretty much back to normal I highly recommend Heath yoga
Maria is an excellent teacher and practitioner. She helped me get rid of my shoulder pain after couple of months of yoga classes.
I am from India and have come to visit my son in Kingston was looking for a place for yoga came across Maria's Health Yoga joined and am so glad as I am in the right place with my sciatica and shoulder problems.Feel so rejuvenated after joining her class she gives personal attention to the problems her yoga teaching is soothing and am enjoying my stay with no aches and pains.Maria is a lovely person,loving kind.I am glad I joined her classes.
I tried power yoga with Maria this summer and I highly recommend it. The class is a rather fast pace. I like instructor's "do it right" approach - she is very helpful on explaining and correcting her studens.
I feel like Maria has a very deep understanding of yoga. I love to practice yoga and learn so much in all her classes!
I like Maria's therapeutic approach in class. It helps me to focus on my body alignment and intention.
I AM TAKING THE MONDAY EVENING CLASS FOR LOWER BACK AND SCIATIC. I GREATLY BENEFIT FROM THE STRETCHING, BREATHING, RELAXATION, AND GUIDED MEDITATION. I STRONGLY RECOMEND THIS CLASS TO ANYONE THAT IS DEALING WITH LOWER BACK PAIN.
Fabulous space to practice yoga .Marias approach to yoga is great
The best and most comprehensive treatment l ever received for my ailment... I will add two more
She is awesome and compassionate!