About Us

Mary Loveland

Mary Loveland is the Owner / Founder and principle inspiration of Indigo Healing Arts. Mary trained as a nurse and specialized in orthopedics and neurology. She left the profession in 1996, after developing a severe latex allergy with complications of auto-immune disease and chemical sensitivities. Mary says “I’ve always been into health and helping others. After being on twenty two medications within a year, I decided to try to get healthy naturally.” Mary sought out acupuncture, massage, chi-gung, yoga and meditation and found relief for her symptoms. “As my health improved, I wanted to reach out to others and help them achieve what I was able to do.” Utilizing these natural modalities to heal herself lead to training in: Massage Therapy, Yoga, Aruyeda, Bio-Feedback and Esthetics. Mary knows first hand the impact of “Sick Building Syndrome” and was determined that Indigo Healing Arts create a non-toxic environment by utilizing the natural healing qualities of Green Building.

Kathyrn Patitucci

Kathryn has received her bachelor in Natural Science. Her interest in natural health and alternative health modalities has led her to study Yoga, Meditation, Herbology, Massage and Ayurveda. Kathryn believes we each hold our own key to health, happiness and well-being. The potential for harmony and balance of body and mind is available to all of us, given the appropriate tools and knowledge.

Paying close, loving attention to each of her clients. Her caring and compassion are intrinsic to the healing power of her work. It is her goal to continue to bring renewed vitality to those seeking true health and inner peace. From Kodiak, Alaska Kathryn now lives in Marin County, California where she is currently practicing Ayurvedic medicine and natural therapies.

Rebecca Mayne

I am so excited to be teaching with this beautiful studio! I am a San Francisco Bay Area native that just returned from living, studying and teaching yoga in Boulder, CO for the past several years. There, I graduated from Naropa University, a Buddhist-inspired university, where I studied somatic psychology and yoga. Teaching and sharing yoga is a joy for me, as it is my dharma, my path. It’s a blessing to be a part of students’ yogic processes: taking care of their bodies, calming their minds, and setting out on an internal exploration of spirit. My classes are both well thought out and spontaneous in order to meet students’ needs and abilities. I provide a balance of holding a container for anatomically safe and sound yoga practice, while giving students ways to
find their personal expression of yoga. It is my hope that the peace that teach student finds on the mat, throughout the physical and mental challenges, will pour over into his or her life through the incorporation and cultivation of intention and awareness of body, mind, spirit and breath.

Diana Estey

Diana began her yogic journey 15 years ago on the beautiful coast of Camden Maine. From there her path took her to Boston and Kripalu where she studied Iyengar, Kripalu, and Power yoga with a host of teachers including Patricia Walden, Baron Baptiste, and Rodney Yee. Her teaching and practice has transformed over the years to an integrated vinyasa flow melding the teachings of her primary teachers Rodney Yee, Sean Corn, and Shiva Rea. Diana also teaches the meditative practice of Yin Yoga with a foundation from the teachings of Paul Grilley and most recently Sarah Powers. Diana's passion is to create the space for us to experience the vitality and freedom as well as the humility and beauty of our humanity through the movement of our minds and bodies in our yoga practice.

Gwenievere Maria

Reverend Gwenievere Maria is the founder and president of the Center for Spiritual Healing Inc. and the author of 6 new age books. Rev. Maria is a strong advocate for all seeking a soul-inspired lifeand hasdevotedher career to integrating the ancient art of healing with modern-day life. She combined her degree in Psychology and Healing with her cross-cultural initiations and life-long teachings into an original paradigm called the Tamashii Method – a personal and professional certified soul-inspired program that teaches an integrated path to healing.

Susan Machtinger

Susan is a Certified Nutrition Consultant, registered with the National Association of Nutrition Professions. Susan graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara and is also a graduate of the Golden Gate University Law School. She was a practicing litigation attorney for 17 years. Then in 2001, Susan dramatically changed course. Her decision to change careers grew out of her personal journey with her son's ADHD. Susan has received four levels of nutrition credentials; Diet Counselor, Nutrition Educator, Nutrition Consultant and Nutrition Instructor at the Institute for Educational Therapy (now Bauman College) in 2003. She is now a member of the faculty at Bauman College and head Nutrition Instructor at the Penngrove campus.