About Mara

Mara is a sustainability expert, climate consultant, scientist, and educator, based out of New York City and the beautiful Hudson Valley after stops in Minnesota, California, and Oaxaca. She has a Ph.D. in environmental toxicology, as well as degrees in geology and environmental studies. She has honed her expertise and knowledge through work in the non-profit sphere, academia, and government, and is now collaborating with mission-aligned organizations in the private sector. Her life has been devoted to taking care of the planet, and gently encouraging others to do the same through dialogue and demonstration.

Mara has studied hatha yoga for over twenty years, with gratitude for the guidance of Andrei Ram and other teachers from the Sri Dharma Mittra lineage. She teaches yin yoga, and is an Art of Living volunteer.

Look for her to be gardening, traveling, practicing her Spanish, dancing, and being grateful for the learning that comes from the victories and the failures, however large or small.