Meet Mazie...

At age eleven I was diagnosed with scoliosis (curvature of the spine). My spine was in a backward S. Although it was recommended that I be operated on and a steel rod fused in my back, my parents would not agree. As a teenager I did physical therapy, exercised and began practicing yoga via Richard Hittleman’s books and Lilias Folan on PBS.

For over 30 years I tried it all – exercise, weight training, running, dancing, yoga, Pilates and more. I was able to manage back pain but never improve my scoliosis. In 2000, I began practicing Svaroopa^® Yoga. Svaroopa means “blissful”. I loved this yoga style and decided to become an instructor.

Much to my amazement as I began studying, practicing and then teaching Svaroopa^® Yoga I became aware that my spine was straightening out. My spine from my tailbone up past my waist is now STRAIGHT – the lower scoliosis curve is now gone.

-- Mazie Zdanowich, CSYT, RYT

Mazie personally trained and certified by...

Rama Berch
Founder/Creator of Svaroopa^® Yoga
Founder of Master Yoga Foundation
Founder/Past President Yoga Alliance
Former Director of Yoga at Deepak Chopra Center.

Megha Buttenheim
Kripalu Director DansKinetics^®
and 20+ year faculty member.

as.. Certified Svaroopa^®Yoga Teacher (500 hr.⁺), Kashmir Shaivism Meditation Teacher, Embodyment^® Therapist, Yoga Therapist and Kripalu DansKinetics^® Instructor

Mazie is.. a life-long yoga practitioner of integrity, compassion, healing, spirituality, service and love, Founder of Catch Your Breath, Founder of Lotus Circle and Registered Yoga Teacher.