Mia has been practicing yoga  since 1999 in 2002 she did her first  TT training  at Jivamukti yoga with Sharon Gannon and David Life   and from there  she continued her practice exploring Ashtanga yoga.

Mia then went to Mysore to study with Sri K pattabhi Jois and his son Sharath and she took yearly extended trips to India to study  with Rolf and Marci Naujokat. 

Mia worked close with Azahar.org a nonprofit dance and yoga organisation where her and Estelle Eishenberger (Yogeswari) brought yoga to orphanages in Cambodia teaching yoga there to children this is a continuing program.

In 2009 Mia found Iyengar yoga and she knew from that moment she would never look back

Mia did the teacher training program at the New york Iyengar yoga institute and is a Certified Iyengar yoga teacher Level 2

Mia travels yearly to India where she study in Pune with the Iyengar family and has also spent time doing retreats and classes with Firooza Razvi and taking classes with Birjoo Mehta in Mumbai.

Mia seeks to build a solid foundation and teaches with attention to alignment and breath. Her classes will challenge your strength in a precise and deliberate manner and make the practice more dynamic and understandable. She welcomes all level of students and is attentive to their individual needs.

 Mias main teachers has been Gabriella Giubilaro, Lucienne Vidah, Lara warren, and James Murphy.

After living and working in NY for 25 years Mia relocated to Florence Italy do continue her study with Gabriella Giubilaro who she met in NY 2012

Today Mia attend weekly classes with Gabriella at https://www.istitutoiyengaryogafirenze.it and assist her in her medical and specific needs classes in Florence where she also teaches weekly classes.