Maria Oliver

Maria Oliver is a yoga teacher and children's writer. She teaches yoga to adults, children, pregnant and new mums.

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Maria has been practising yoga for most of her life, but began in earnest when work-related stress resulted in her neck completely seizing up. Since then, yoga has been a grounding constant through life changing events, including becoming a mother. Maria began teaching yoga in 2015 as a British Wheel of Yoga student teacher, and after qualifying, completed additional modules in pregnancy, postnatal and children’s yoga. She teaches online and in person in Hertfordshire.
Maria writes fun and imaginative yoga and relaxation books to engage and entertain the liveliest children.

Qualifications

BWY Level 4 diploma in teaching yoga
Pregnancy yoga module
Postnatal yoga module
Teaching yoga to children module
Teaching yoga to teens
Teaching Mindfulness to children

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Yoga props and making do

How COVID changed yoga props. By Maria Oliver Yoga props. Don’t you just love them? If you can’t reach your toes, use a brightly coloured belt. Blocks…

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Articles

Come and play yoga

Learning to embed fun, play and exploration in our yoga practice… for all ages. By Maria Oliver Being in play, being in the state of mind that…

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Yoga

Yoga at the dentist

Soothing yoga and meditation techniques when you’re sitting in the dentist’s chair. By Maria Oliver When we talk about ‘yoga off the mat’, it normally refers to…

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Balancing structure and freedom in Kids’ Yoga

Getting the balance right in classes for children. By Maria Oliver Yoga is all about balance, and not just the type where you stand on one foot….

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Tadasana for mothers

Joining in with your children as they get bigger and stronger and faster than you. By Maria Oliver Sometimes I think that one of the main reasons…

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How to self-publish a yoga book

Self-publishing for yoga teachers: how lockdown made this yoga teacher give up her reliance on books – and write her own. Maria Oliver tells the story of…

By Maria Oliver