Whistle-stop Biog: Maria's long and varied educational and vocational history has taken on The Scenic Route through life, affording her a rare 'generalist' outlook, and aptitudes in a wide variety of fields. Her qualifications (so far), are in yoga, art, music and technology, (with sound healing and Gaeilge in progress), and she has years of experience as a musician, artist and researcher as well as being a published writer. She has taught yoga, art, music and technology in a variety
of settings. Work experience has come by way of community development and arts management
and she volunteers as a positive-birth and mental health advocate. Her keenest interests currently lie in the space where yoga, science, psychology, creativity, play, sound and wellbeing meet. She lives in
Donegal with her family. Is aoibhinn leí ceol agus Gaeilge.