Maryam Jivanji, Yoga Teacher

B.A., M.A., B.Ed., QTS, 200 RYT, 500 YTT

Specialist areas:

Maryam
  • Making Yoga accessible to anyone who finds regular group classes a barrier
  • Hatha Yoga
  • Yin Yoga
  • Chair Yoga
  • Long Covid
  • Trauma-Sensitive
  • Vinyasa Flow Yoga
  • Yoga Nidra
  • Chronic Pain
  • M.E.

Background Information:

Maryam is a 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher completing her senior Yoga training with YogaCourse. She is a member of Yoga Alliance International. Maryam is also a fully qualified school teacher with experience teaching children aged 5-18. Maryam has received additional training in Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Trauma-Sensitive Yoga. Alongside her senior yoga training, she is also completing training be an accredited Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher with Trauma Therapy Manchester. Maryam has experience working with clients suffering from Chronic Pain, Long Covid, Fibromyalgia, M.E. and Cancer. She teaches classes in both group settings and with clients individually. Maryam is a BIPOC (Black Indigenous Person of Colour) advocate, working to improve representation of minority yoga teachers and students in the West. She also works closely with her local council in order to make Yoga more accessible to lower-income South Asian minority groups in her area.

Maryam’s teaching methods are very student-oriented. She works with her students to help them understand their own body and needs. She often uses props and offers modifications in her classes so they are as accessible as possible. Students are not required to wear fancy clothes or partake in any aspect of the practise they are uncomfortable with.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Masters of Arts
  • Bachelor of Education
  • Qualified Teacher Status
  • 200h Registered Yoga Teacher (Yoga Alliance Int’l)

Appointments availability:

She is available for virtual sessions by appointment or in-person sessions on:

  • Mondays: 10am-12pm
  • Wednesdays: 10am-12pm

She is also available for weekend or 1:1 sessions by appointment. Please get in touch for more details.

Maryam offers clients free initial discovery sessions to discuss any queries, concerns or needs. She can be reached at:

Where to find us

67 Hilton Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 4HA

To book a consultation, please telephone 0800 690 6838.