Maria Emmerich

My Health background

I also have a bachelor’s degree in Health and Human Performance. My passion for fitness includes personal training and nutritional counseling. I teach nutrition classes to groups of up to 50 students at a time.  I also provide one-on-one nutritional counseling where I spend a month with a client and take them through grocery store visits, in home visits to help them down the path of living healthy.  I wrote a nutritional guide and cookbook available on amazon here...

I am writing a complete nutritional guide book that will be available in the fall of 2009.  I am meticulous at studying the latest science on nutrition and teaching this to my clients.

My Yoga Journey
I am a certified yoga instructor through YogaFit. My yoga journey started while I would relax before and after running marathons. As I decreased my running and increased my yoga practice, something unexpected happened; I became stronger and faster. In the past, I believed in the, “no-pain, no-gain” philosophy. Wow, was I proved wrong when I found yoga. It took me a few classes to understand the beauty of the breathing and methodical movements. Instead of crunching in a 2 hour run, I enjoy working on my yoga practice. Making my body, mind and spirit stronger is no longer a painful experience, but a beautiful one.

We need to thank our bodies daily for giving us the strength to practice yoga. It truly is a gift. Instead of being critical of our bodies, I want my students to be proud and embrace their inner spirit.