Maya began practicing yoga as a teenager and completed her initial vinyasa training in Nicaragua in 2013. She has been passionately teaching full time ever since. Her training includes hot yoga, pilates, and yin yoga. She co-founded Casco Yoga boutique studio with her husband in 2016, transitioned to online instruction in 2020, and returned to in-person teaching in Panama City in December 2023. She has led numerous yoga retreats and values inspiring her students to find both their strength and softness in practice.