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About Maray

Maray Sutti Picq is a yoga teacher, movement educator, and lifelong student whose work integrates Ashtanga Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Iyengar influence, biomechanics, philosophy, and nervous system awareness.

She began studying yoga in 2001 and has spent more than two decades exploring movement, meditation, contemplative practice, and the relationship between body, breath, mind, and awareness.

Her teaching has been deeply influenced by teachers such as Dona Holleman, Maty Ezraty, and Chuck Miller, as well as years of dedicated self practice, study, and teaching experience. Her work is also informed by meditation studies with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.

Her approach combines precision, sensitivity, intelligent movement, and a deep respect for individual process.

Teaching Philosophy

Yoga, for me, is not simply a sequence of postures or a physical discipline.
It is a lifelong study of the body, the breath, the mind, and the way we relate to ourselves, to life, and to others.

My teaching is rooted in long term practice, intelligent movement, observation, and deep listening. I am interested in a practice that develops awareness rather than performance, sensitivity rather than force, and adaptability rather than rigid ideals.

Over the years, my work has been influenced by Ashtanga Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Iyengar based precision, biomechanics, meditation, philosophy, and nervous system awareness. These different approaches continue to inform the way I teach, practice, observe, and accompany others.

I believe the body is not something to dominate, but something to understand. Movement becomes a way of gathering information, cultivating presence, developing resilience, and learning how to respond more intelligently to life.

In my classes and trainings, I encourage students to practice with curiosity, patience, discernment, and respect for individual process. Rather than seeking perfect forms or external performance, I am interested in helping students build a sustainable, conscious, and deeply embodied practice.

Teaching, for me, is not about imposing a method but about creating the conditions for observation, learning, and continuous evolution through practice.

Philosophy and Yogic Studies

A six week exploration of yogic philosophy through the Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Vedanta, and contemplative practice.

July 13 to August 23 2026