Mariah MOYLE

In 2011, I washed up on the shores of the Bahamas. Over the years I’ve struggled with my identity, unsure if I’m supposed to be a fun-loving island gal, spreading the word about living the life of your dreams, or focusing on spirituality and helping the world heal. I’m still not 100% sure, but I do know that I like the idea of finding a balance between the two.

the healing journey

For a long time, I lived in paradise in the Bahamas, but I had difficulty appreciating it because I wasn’t happy within. Yoga was the gateway that steamrolled me onto a path of healing many years ago.

In 2018, I signed up for a 200-hour yoga teacher training, which, to put it lightly, changed my life. I dove into teaching immediately. Public speaking terrified me and I felt awkward, but I stuck with it. Practice makes better.

In early 2019 I ventured to Central America for a plant medicine retreat. Although the plant medicine and I had a challenging first encounter, I was captivated by shamanic healing practices, so later in the year I went to South America to study energy medicine with the Q’ero shamans of Peru.

I studied Tantric Hatha Yoga (no sex involved), by way of a 300-hour training with The Practice in Bali, and I am currently studying Vitalist Herbalism, Astro Herbalism, Alchemy, and Tarot. These studies have transpired into real-life healing, and I have come out the other side feeling like I can immerse myself in the world with joy and zest.

CREATIVITY

I stem from a long line of creatives. My grandfather was a career artist; a cartoonist, muralist, and wood carver. My grandmother, an avid birder, wrote numerous books on birds of the Pacific Northwest. My dad paints beautiful acrylic paintings and is a woodworker. I suppose some of it was passed onto me by way of graphic design and writing.

adventure + LANGUAGE

I set out into the world and spent 2023 and early 2024 living part-time in Mexico. I fell in love with the culture, the language, the people, and the food. Mexico shifted me in profound ways, but I am now back in the Bahamas with a new appreciation for my island home. I continue to study Spanish, and have propelled to a conversational level of Italian within a matter of months.