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ABOUT TAI
Tai has been sharing her passion for health and fitness for over 35 years at various gyms and studios in Brazil and the U.S. After moving to Maui in 2007, she cofounded Om Maui Studio, where you can find her teaching group classes and providing personal training services. Most recently, she moved her soothing and transformative massage services to a newly-built studio complete with infrared sauna and cold plunge.
MY STORY
Tai Souza was born in Brazil and graduated from University of Pernambuco (Brazil) as a Physical Educator in 1989. In 2001, she received her Masters in Physical Education Adapted to Elderly Populations and Chronic Diseases. Since then, she has been teaching fitness classes in various formats and has developed a strong-rooted yoga practice over the past 20 years. She began to study with some of Brazil’s most distinguished yoga instructors in 2002, continued when she moved to Maui and has been studying Yoga and Vedanta in India for years.
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As a licensed massage therapist, Tai has specialized in the practice of Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Therapy in India, which she believes can provide immediate benefits in everyday life and goes hand-in-hand with the practice of yoga. She spent many years traveling to India to learn Ayurvedic Massage from her master Kusum Modak. Tai studied at the world renowned Maui School of Therapeutic Massage, and offers various types of massages including Lymphatic Drainage, Deep Tissue, and Prenatal Massage.
MY MISSION
My mission is to empower you to chase your better to enhance your quality of life. I strive to help each client to establish and accomplish their goals by designing programs to improve a state of being in good health, finding balance in the body, mind and soul.
As a wellness coach I want to make you move and breathe better, through the practices of functional movement, yoga, pilates, breathwork, meditation, contrast cold hydrotherapy, and sauna therapy to help people feel healthier and more connected. My methods are seeded in ancient traditions and packed with science-based benefits.
MY CREDENTIALS
Bachelor degree in Physical Education
Masters in Physical Education, Chronic Diseases & Elderly Populations
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Spin Instructor
Certified Barre Instructor
Certified TRX Instructor
Balanced Body Pilates Certification
RYT 500 hrs. Yoga Certification
Licensed Massage Therapist - #14604
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