Mariko Bhakti Hirakawa, B.A.M.S.

Mariko Hirakawa, B.A.M.S., is an internationally recognized Yoga-Ayurveda expert, transformational retreat leader, and founder of Visionary Yoga—a global movement devoted to aligning high-performing professionals and conscious seekers with their highest purpose through the sacred science of Yoga.

With over 30 years of teaching experience, Mariko blends the fire of Ashtanga, the intelligent precision of Anusara, and the grace of dance—infused with the timeless wisdom of Ayurveda, meditation, mantra, and spiritual psychology.

A former professional ballet dancer and a graduate of India’s most prestigious Ayurvedic medical school, she holds a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) from Gujarat Ayurved University and is fluent in Hindi and Sanskrit. Her teachings reflect both scientific knowledge and deep intuitive embodiment, guiding her students toward true mind-body-soul integration.

Whether you’re brand new to Yoga or a seasoned practitioner, Mariko’s approach meets you where you are—and gently invites you into new dimensions of strength, clarity, and soul-aligned vitality.

Having led over 30 international retreats, she’s known as a “Nomad Yogi” who creates sacred, life-shifting experiences through movement, stillness, story, and silence.

Come as you are.
Leave as who you were born to be.