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I’m Maya Lake-Freeman, a wholehearted yoga teacher and certified yoga therapist (IAYT) offering trauma-informed classes and private sessions. With over 700 teaching hours and 15+ years of personal practice, I weave yogic wisdom, neuroscience, and somatic practices to support stress relief, emotional balance, and mind-body healing.

Whether you’re seeking personalized one-on-one care or joining a supportive group class, I offer space for trust, presence, and renewal- on and beyond the mat.

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💛Group Classes

Join a welcoming community - online or in Portland, Oregon - to experience the harmony of breath, mindful movement, and reflection. Classes are designed to restore, energize, and connect.

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Student Voices

"She teaches with confidence and compassion and exudes joy for what she does.”
“Maya has the most calming and soothing voice!”
"She really encourages one’s own connection with the body."

🧡 Yoga Therapy

Personalized, trauma-informed sessions for embodied healing and resilience. One-on-one work integrates breath, movement, mindfulness, and lifestyle support to cultivate vitality and wholeness.

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Client Voices

"Amazing!! I end each session with Maya feeling balanced, restored, and seen. These sessions have been so helpful in supporting my wellness journey and nervous system in being able to regulate." - Emma
"Maya was extremely kind, patient, and a great listener. I felt supported, encouraged, and nurtured in my wellbeing journey." - JE
"I've got back my confidence in myself. I'm working on giving myself the space, to think bigger and in some cases, to let go of things that don't serve me or bring me joy." - Anonymous

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Latest Insights & Inspiration

Where the Light Gets In | Wintering, Warmth & What’s Ahead
Trees know when other trees are sick and send nutrients underground. Community is ancient. The forest survives because the roots stay connected. — @earthlyeducation Saturday evening blessings friends, It’s a bit unexpected to be sending a note tonight, but I’m coming off a nourishing, inspired day and felt compelled
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Wintering, Nourishment & Staying with the Heart
“Be humble: you are made of dust. Be noble; you are made of stars.” Thich Nhat Hanh Hello dear friends, And on Tuesday afternoon—after a walk with my dog, taking in the midday sun, receiving a nourishing sound bath, and giving myself time to really arrive in January’s
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Wintering Wellness: Tending Your Spirit in 2026
“Winter doesn’t rush us toward action. It restores the internal ground required for truth—so what comes next doesn’t cost us ourselves.” — Tonyalynne, The Courage Practice Soundscape for today’s letter: The Atlantean Frequency — Elements of Water & Air, reflecting the recent Wolf Full Moon in Cancer alongside January’
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Right Where You Need to Be | Practices into the New Year
“Remember how far you have come while also recognizing: you are still becoming.” — Morgan Harper Nichols Mindful Monday evening to you my friends, It feels fitting for me to be listening to this track from the Coming Home Playlist. It’s one I’ve landed us in many times during Savasana and
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Harmony, Vitality, Potency, and Heart. Wintering into 2026.
Solstice blessings & mindful Monday to you, dear friends, Shorter write today, I’ve been slowing into this track from the Coming Home Playlist. I’ll be sharing with a potent but simplified schedule over the next two weeks, taking some much needed space to be with family and to winter a
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Radiance & Rest | Practicing inside the Season
“You don’t need to rise above this month. You only need to remain inside your life. Trying not to lose yourself in a demanding season is a quiet kind of courage. Staying present counts—even when you can only do it in small ways. You haven’t fallen behind.
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Space & Grace: Your job is to follow your Heart
“Your job is to follow your heart.” - Jin Sol This season asks so much of us. It is busy, full, beautiful, tender, and sometimes stretched thin. Many of us are working hard to stay anchored in our hearts while feeling the pull of obligations, expectations, and the noisy consumer
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