Maria Garre

Creative Director


Maria Garre was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and grew up in Frederick, MD where she completed undergraduate studies at Hood College in Biology and Eastern Philosophy. After college, Maria pursued a graduate program in Biomedical Sciences at Hood College in addition to working as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor with ACE and AFAA certifications. Her passion for fitness consequently led to her purchase the Frederick Fitness Center. She owned and managed the club for five years. During this time she was introduced to both yoga and Pilates and began a formal teacher-training program with Janine Galati in both disciplines at the Alternative Health and Fitness in Philadelphia. She studied full time for two years in Yoga and Pilates and then pursued a Masters Degree in Education at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia.

Over the past 10 years Maria Garre has traveled extensively throughout the world, including repeated travels to India to study with Master Teachers including Sharon Gannon, Judith Lasater, David Swensen, Ana Forrest and others. In 2000, Maria began to study under world renown Yoga teacher Shiva Rea, her current teacher. Maria is now a Senior Teacher Training Assistant and Directs Shiva’s Teacher Training Program world-wide. Maria currently leads several 200 hour Teacher Training Programs around the country in addition to assisting Shiva world-wide.

Maria is also a certified Power Pilates Teacher having completed over 800 hours in all her Pilates Education courses and training with teachers Janine Galati, Erin Horst, Bob Liekens, Mari Winsor, Brooke Siler and Elizabeth Larkam.

Maria Garre is a graduate of the esteemed Kripalu School of Ayurveda, with over 800 hours of hands-on -training in this science, which specializes in wellness and self-healing throught time-tested techniques. She has had the honor of not only receiving the transmission of the healing power of Ayurveda in India she has also studied under the guidance of Dr. Lad, Robert Svoboda, Dr.John Douillard, Dr. Avinash Lele, David Frawley, among many others. She offers workshops and private consultations in Ayurveda blending her knowledge of Yoga and Tantra to design radiant living options for individuals.

Visit Maria’s site: www.mariagarre.com.