Testimonials

  1. Bullet “My first yoga class with Maher Benham in 1999, ignited a perpetual flame within me and launched me into a spiritual spiral of inner transformation.  Maher’s mystical, inspiring, and devotional teaching flows like a majestic waterfall, cascading directly from the Source, plunging and planting divine seeds of nectar bliss into the heart’s spirit, emerging purified, refreshed and transformed, like a blooming lotus bud with dew drops dancing, lasting impressions of wisdom waterfall, the Samskara of Sundancer’s Spirit.”

    – Gayatri Matangi Bhagavan Dasi



  1. Bullet“Maher teaches a unique class combining the spiritual aspects of yoga with an intense,     physical workout.  She is one of the most gifted teachers I know and one feels an instant sense of comfort and inspiration in her presence.”

    – Natalia Alonzo-Brillante, Director, American Youth Dance Theater



  1. Bullet“Maher Benham introduced me to yoga through her dance classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse and, although I had dabbed in a few Hatha classes at gyms before that, it was not until Maher clarified the practice through her teachings that I began to experience profound changes in both my physical and mental bodies.  Yoga has since become an integral part of my routine.  If I look back at all the teachers I have had throughout my education, from academics to the arts to athletics, Maher is one of the few of which I can say altered, for the positive, the course of my life.  I cannot recommend her highly enough.”

    - Alexandra Smith



  1. Bullet“Maher’s class is an excellent workout, for your body and your soul.”

        - Russell Bennet, actor and director



  1. Bullet “You won’t believe how relaxed and alive you are at the end of class.”

        – Willow Atkinson, actress

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