Welcome! My name is Masha.
Masha Leuner, M.B.A., E-RYT 500, YACEP, is a Boston-based yoga instructor specializing in Vinyasa Flow and therapeutic applications of yoga for osteoporosis, spinal, and respiratory health. She holds advanced certifications in Kula Flow (under Schuyler Grant), Yoga for Back Pain, and Osteoporosis (under Dr. Loren Fishman, MD), and is currently completing her training in an IAYT-accredited yoga therapy school at Aum hOMe Shala in Miami.
Masha began practicing yoga in 2005 and quickly became a devoted student. Over time, she realized that chronic stress was pushing her body toward burnout. Balancing a demanding corporate career, a new baby, and a practice calling for radical change became unsustainable. In 2016, she earned her 200-hour teacher training and, in 2022, completed her 300-hour advanced training at Down Under Yoga in Boston. She has been teaching in the Boston area ever since.
Masha’s teaching style has evolved over the years, yet her core intention remains the same: to offer yoga as a practical tool for self-inquiry and to support the body’s innate capacity to heal. She is committed to bringing rigor, clarity, and methodology to every class. Masha is deeply grateful to her teachers—Tatyana Souza, Patricia Walden, Natasha Rizopoulos, Schuyler Grant, Dr. Loren Fishman, Tom Myers, Andrew Tanner—and all who have dedicated their lives to sharing the teachings of yoga.
Certifications & Training
2025 - Yoga Therapy Candidate, C-IAYT with Aum hOMe Shala, Miami (International Associate of Yoga Therapists Certified)
2023 - E-RYT 500, Down Under Yoga Brookline with Natasha Rizopoulos (Yoga Alliance Certified)
2019 - Advanced Vinyasa KULA Training with Schuyler Grant, Connecticut (YA Certified)
2018 - Yoga for Back Pain with Dr. Loren Fishman MD & Gabriella Barnstone, Kripalu, Massachusetts (C-IAYT)
2017 - Yoga for Osteoporosis with Dr. Loren Fishman MD & Ellen Saltonstall, Aum hOMe Shala, Miami (C-IAYT)
2016 - E-RYT 200, Coolidge Yoga Brookline with Tatyana Souza & Andrew Tanner (YA Certified)
In each of us, divinity examining itself.