Maitri Jones

Level 2 Yoga Teacher

Maitri Jones

Maitri’s name means “Friend” in Sanskrit and well describes her kind and supportive nature. She is a calm, high-energy person who approaches her many interests with enthusiasm and talent.

Maitri was drawn to doing yoga postures and living a yogic lifestyle early in life, which led her to attend Ananda High School in the early 70’s. Since then she has served in various aspects of Ananda’s work including leading yoga at the meditation retreat, vegetarian cook, teacher in the Living Wisdom Schools, singer and flutist in Ananda’s musical group.

She is now also a registered nurse with experience in hospitals, home health, hospice and ambulatory care. As a certified Meditation Teacher and a Level 2 Yoga Teacher, she has a special interest in using yoga as therapy for body, mind, and spirit. She has shared yoga postures and philosophy through many classes at The Expanding Light, the local community college, private yoga sessions, and leading yoga stretch breaks on Ananda's Internet Radio.

With another nurse, Maitri created and pioneered the very successful MS Study at The Expanding Light, for which she created a video of Energization Exercises and yoga postures for Multiple Sclerosis. She is now on the staff of Ananda’s Yoga Teacher Training Course, where she continues to teach and do personal counseling.