Reach Your Personal Goals!
Train for balance, stability, mobility, flexibility, and achieve healthy aging
Mary currently teaches at Left Coast Power Yoga, Grand Ave Location
on Fridays at 10:30 AM (strength and conditioning for longevity),
on Saturdays at 4:15 PM (mildly heated Power Yoga),
and frequently subs for other classes, so check the schedule!
About
Mary Bridget Hart retired from her practice as a physician in October 2024 and began to build her dream, feeding her passion- teaching yoga and strength and conditioning.
She has practiced yoga for 30+ years, initially studying with one of the senior Iyengar teachers in the US, John Schumacher.
She now offers private sessions in Yoga, Strength and Conditioning, and Core.
Especially welcomed are yoga beginners, those who are reluctant to enter a crowded studio, and individuals who “used to” have a fitness routine but feel unable or unmotivated to start again.
How It All Started
During the covid lockdown, she offered free classes daily with a mixture of Yoga, Core and strength training, and offered guided meditations to provide some respite from the in-hospital work during the epidemic. As an adjunct medical school professor, her medical students, residents and fellows in training also participated. This experience, and the gratitude of her students, cemented her desire to teach after retirement.
Yoga Expertise
Over the years, she has practiced Hatha, Vinyasa, Hot yoga, Ashtanga, Yin and Restorative, concentrating on Iyengar, Hatha, Vinyasa, and often “blending” the different forms.
She completed her 500-hour Yoga teacher training in 2021, with the Yoga and Ayurvedic Center, where she earned her Yoga Alliance Certification (RYT 500). Since that time, she has completed additional Yoga Alliance accredited yoga teacher training and immersion, with certification in Yin Yoga (studying with Paul Teodo), Restorative Yoga, Chair Yoga and Pranayama. She has had a personal meditation practice for many years.
Before Yoga
Mary has always been active in sports and fitness. An avid downhill skier, she raced in college. Through her adult life, she has run several marathons (Including the Boston Marathon), played singles tennis with the USTA, trained in distance swimming, taken many years of Pilates and participated in strength and resistance training since 2000.
She earned her Certification as a Personal Trainer from the North American Sports Medicine program (NASM) in 2021.
Let’s get started!
Fill out this health questionnaire and your sessions will be developed to reach your goals, meet you where you are, and have fun falling in love with fitness! As a physician, Mary will guide you through attainable goal setting and injury avoidance.
Mary also teaches group Yoga and Strength and Conditioning at a yoga studio here in Oakland. Let her know if you prefer to hear about these classes.
Balance and Stability
Mobility and Flexibility
Healthy Aging
Pricing
Private Session
$75/hr
Shared Session (2 ppl)
$40/hr each
Senior Discount*
$65/hr
Options to add on 15 minutes for additional training, cardio, or meditation are available.
Class packages of 5 ($325) and 10 ($650) are available at a discount. These must be used within 6 months and can be transferred to others.
*Senior discount (over 55 years old) is offered at $65 / hour, with no more than 2 seniors in any class.