Desert Yoga School

Marissa Lee Harris was born in Honolulu in 1980, into an extremely happy and supportive family whose members included yogis and vegetarians. Incredibly healthy in mind and body, her childhood was spent barefoot at the beach and exploring the mango forest behind the house. She took her first yoga classes in 1994 and soon thereafter established a home practice that included asana, mantra japa, and the reading of sacred texts (she began with Rig Veda and Ramayana, which were available at Punahou School’s library).