Andrea González Maza

What I teach at ŌHIA:
Flow Pilates, Power Pilates

Teaching style:
Positive & warm energy with the right amount of challenge to elevate body & mind, with an emphasis on alignment.

Qualifications:
40h Pilates  & 150h+ Barre certified teacher

Life Wisdom:
Letting go is a direct route to space and stillness.

Favourite book:
Think like a Monk by Jay Shetty

About Andrea:
For years, Andrea defined herself through discipline, performance, and pushing limits. She was an athlete, a competitor, someone who found identity in strength and control. But it was through injury—and the stillness that followed—that she discovered a different kind of power: the quiet, conscious connection between body and breath, between presence and sensation.

She realized that she doesn’t have to “do” anything to prove her worth. She just had to feel and connect. Movement became a way to return—not just to her body, but to her essence.

Now, she understands that healing doesn’t always look like effort. Sometimes, it’s soft. Sometimes, it’s still. And sometimes, it’s just a single breath that reminds her: “I’m here. I’m alive. And that is enough.”

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“Where there is movement, there is life.

I truly believe the body is a wonder—unique, intelligent, and beautifully individual in every person. Diversity is what enriches the world—its shades, its colors, its personalities and ways of being. Each of us walks a different path, but when there is movement, that path becomes more vibrant, more nourishing. Movement clears the mind, lightens the soul, and brings us back to the present.

 

When I move with my body, I feel alive. I recognize myself.
I come home to me.

There is still so much I don’t know. Parts of me remain a mystery, filled with questions or uncertainty. But when I move, I return to my center. Through movement, I find myself again. In movement, I simply am.

And in that being—I feel fully, deeply alive.”

David Kossowski Andrea González Maza