Livanna Maislen

"And I say to my heart - rave on." – Mary Oliver

Livanna Maislen made her mark as a yoga instructor within the New York climbing community and dance community after becoming certified in 2015, teaching playful and vigorous sequencing that connects functionality with flow. Livanna's thoughtful instruction pulls from her experience in dance, vinyasa, kundalini, ayurveda, and somatic therapy, aiming to create a holistic approach that safely investigates the interplay of the mind/body/spirit connection.

Her teachers include Magi Pierce, Francesca Bove, Abbie Galvin, and Ali Cramer as well as every student she's had the privilege to work with. In Livanna's class, the breath and the imagination become the main tools to explore (and transform) the body's strength, focus, and stability. Her hope is to have every class be a container for curiosity, where each person can play with their capacity to shape and BE shaped by the collective expression and aliveness in the room. Livanna holds a Master’s Degree in Somatic Psychotherapy at CIIS.