Bio
Miriam is a founding faculty member/owner of Samamkaya Yoga Back Care and Scoliosis Collective in New York City. In addition to offering highly specialized therapeutic yoga, our studio is unique in it's business structure; we are the ONLY yoga studio operating as a worker-owned cooperative in Manhattan. We are dedicated exclusively to back care and scoliosis and are owned and run by our teachers. Our cooperative model allows us to build a collaborative co-created environment with sustainable living wages for our highly trained and talented teacher community. We hope to serve as an example for other studios interested in the cooperative model.
Mimi is trained in Iyengar yoga and is working towards the rigorous certification. When not at home with her 2 young daughters she teaches private lessons and workshops with a focus on back care, scoliosis and spinal fusions.
Prior to career as a yoga teacher Mimi completed her BS in Marketing from the University of Maryland and worked for 5 years as an Advertising Executive for clients such as Volvo, British Airways and the Financial Times.
In 2006 she graduated as member of the first MAPP class where she focused on positive organizational development, leadership authenticity and the role of meaning in life and character strengths for emerging adults.
