Maya Semans (she/her)

is a certified Yoga Therapist and Ayurvedic Health Counselor with over 2,000 hours of experience teaching group classes and facilitating yoga therapy groups.

Through her private practice, she offers compassionate, whole-person care to people seeking natural and holistic ways of managing difficult periods and ADHD. In addition to her private practice, Maya works as a Yoga Therapist at a virtual Intensive Outpatient Program for adolescents and young adults going through a mental health crisis.

Her goal is to help people regulate their nervous systems and balance their hormones through yoga and Ayurveda.

Maya completed her Yoga Therapy training through The Optimal State where she studied with Amy Wheeler in the Krishnamacharya Tradition. Maya completed her Ayurvedic studies with Anjli Deva through her school, Madhya Way; she continues to train and study with Anjali as a mentee. Maya has taught yoga in Baltimore City Schools, Baltimore community centers, outpatient treatment settings, yoga studios, addiction and recovery centers, and retreats in Ecuador and Tuscany, Italy.

Maya is currently living in Baltimore, with her dog, Nelly.


Certifications and Trainings 

FORMAL WESTERN EDUCATION:

  • California English Teaching Credential. Mills College. Oakland, CA. September 2011-June 2012

  • Bachelors of Arts, Simmons College. Boston, MA. September 2006-May 2010 

  • Major: African American Studies  Minor: Social Justice

YOGA & AYURVEDA:

  • 600-hour Integrative Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor Program. Madhya Way, 2022-2023

  • Dr. Claudia Welsch Hormone Course

  • 865 Hour Certified Yoga Therapy Program. Optimal State. 2021-2023

  • Yoga Nidra Teacher Training. Tracee Stanley. 2021-2022

  • 100 HR Yogaworks Teacher Training, YogaWorks. August 2020

  • 200 HR Yoga Teacher Training. Warrior 1 Yoga. Montezuma, Costa Rica. May 2017 

  • 100 HR Yin and Restorative Teacher Training. Yandara Yoga Institute.  Baja California, Mexico. April 2019.

  • 100 HR Meditation Immersion Teacher Training: Yandara Yoga Institute. Baja California, Mexico. June 2019.

  • Y12SR (Yoga for 12 Step Recovery)Training. Baltimore, MD. April 2018.

  • Y12SR Breaking Barriers Training. Asheville, NC. March 2019

COACHING:

Holistic Health Coaching Certification. Institute of Integrated Nutrition. March 2017- March 2018