Marya Barrios

Born in Venezuela, she was part of her parent’s dance schools/company since she can remember.  At the age of 12, her interests transition to music a began to play guitar and cello, she excelled by playing at age 15 with the regional orchestra and  the Venezuelan Youth orchestra. Years later she graduated with a BA in Music technology and related arts from Oberlin College.  Life started to change, when she started to study Martial Arts.

 It taught her the importance of respect and service in her personal and professional life, and led her to her yoga teacher training at Yoga on High in 2014.  She holds a First Degree Black Belt, 9th Chien Shuai Chiao Kung- Fu training at OSU under the tutelage of Sifu Mike Grigsby since 2010 . A Level II certification on Shaolin Tai- Chi Chuan Yang Style with Sifu Victor Frias solano since 2014.  She has been actively training in Boxing since 2013, and  she holds a Tang Soo Do 5th belt. She currently works teaching Deep Stretch, Flow Yoga, Power Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Hot Yoga, Bootcamp, Tai- Chi, Boxing for beginners, Aqua classes in different studios in the columbus Area.

 

Achivement and Certifications:

*Tai Chi & Qigong  Level-2 Certification.

*200- hour yoga certificatified.

*ACE Personal Training Course.

*9th Chien first Degree Black Belt Shuai Chiao.

 

 I won 2011, 2012, 2013 gold medal, 2015 silver medal in GreatLakes Kung fu and Shuai chiao national Tournament, and the 4th place in the 2013 Shua Chiao International ournament in Yixing, China.