Voice

With the foundation of a Classically-based vocal education, I've enjoyed performing and teaching in the genres of Musical Theatre, Classical, Pop/Rock, Jazz, Folk, and World since 2002. I use a holistic approach that empowers my students to find and free their own natural sound, incorporating vocal pedagogy, voice science, performance practice, vocal styling, yogic principles, trauma-informed teaching methods, Alexander Technique, and mind/body integration.

Enjoying a wide variety of genres, my performance experience includes solo recitals, operatic roles, choral concerts, community outreach programs, venue gigging, and recording. I served as a Vocal Department Artist-in-Residence at School of the Arts in San Francisco, and currently teach voice lessons online and in my private studio in Land Park, Sacramento.

My formal education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Music, with a concentration in Vocal Performance, Master of Music in Classical Vocal Performance, Bachelor of Arts in English, and Minor in Psychology. I am a RYT-200 (Registered Yoga Teacher), CMT-200 (Certified Meditation Teacher), certified Core Singing voice instructor, and have 40 hours of Alexander Technique training. I’ve also completed the Contemporary Voice Teacher Academy and New Science of Singing certification programs with John Henny, the Musical Theatre Coaching Course with Nate Plummer, Breaking Down the Riffs with Natalie Weiss, and the Vocal Instrument 101 with Shannon Coates.

I play piano, guitar, and ukulele, and offer beginning instruction in these instruments, as well as beginning to advanced music theory and ear training.

Yoga

Marisa Gray Atha is the owner of Mama Yoga Studio, offering specialized yoga practices for women and mothers. She an RYT-500 certified yoga teacher and CMT-200 certified meditation teacher. Marisa has been published in OM Yoga & Lifestyle Magazine, and continues to offer private livestream sessions and free yoga and meditation practices via Mama Yoga Studio and Mama Yoga YouTube.

Training:

RYT-500, RPYT, RCYT Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher

CMT-200 Meditation Alliance Certified Meditation Teacher

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification

300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification

200 Hour Meditation Teacher Training Certification

95 Hour Children's Yoga Teacher Training Certification

85 Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Certification

50 Hour Pranayama Teacher Training and Breathwork Certification

Yin Yoga 25 Hour Teacher Training

Chair Yoga 25 Hour Teacher Training

Restorative Yoga 25 Hour Teacher Training

Yoga Mythology 25 Hour Teacher Training

Trauma Informed Kids Yoga 25 Hour Teacher Training

Ayurveda Specialist 25 Hour Teacher Training

Effective Cues for Yoga Teachers 15 Hour Training

Peaceful Babes 10 Hour Kids Yoga Teacher Training

Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga Levels 1 and 2

60 Hour Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification