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Anatomy in Motion

Mota Thai Yoga

Movement rooted in anatomy to help you understand your body, move with confidence, and create lifelong wellness.

MTY

More Than a Yoga Studio. â€‹

This isn't just where you come to work out.

It's where movement, wellness, & connection come together.

Dancer in Motion

At Mota Thai Yoga, we believe movement is the foundation of lifelong wellness.

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Our approach is rooted in anatomy-based movement, helping you understand your body, build lasting strength, improve mobility, prevent injury, and age gracefully through every season of life.

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Because wellness isn't something that happens in one hour on the mat—it’s something you carry into everyday life.

More Than Yoga

Experience the MTY Lifestyle

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Movement

Build strength, improve mobility, and prevent injury through anatomy-based yoga for every level.

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Beauty

Hair, skin, nails, and beauty experiences rooted in self-care, confidence, and everyday wellness.

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Fresh-roasted Cuban-inspired coffee that brings bold flavor and the MTY lifestyle beyond the studio.

MTY Coffee

Find Your Practice

Different goals. One foundation: understanding your body. Explore anatomy-based movement designed to build strength, improve mobility, and support recovery.

Step 1: Choose Your Goal

Build & Explore

Yoga Pose Stretch

Challenge your body. Build strength. Discover what you're capable of.

Restore & Reconnect

Meditative Hand Pose

Release tension. Improve mobility. Reconnect with your body.

Step 2: Choose Your Experience

Heat & Flow

Hot Vinyasa

Dynamic classes designed to build heat, strength, and confidence.

Recommended Classes:

  • Hot Vinyasa with Luiz

  • Hot Vinyasa Yoga

  • Coyopa Yoga

Silks & Strength

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Creative movement that develops strength, coordination, and body awareness.

Yin & Restore

yin yoga

Slow, intentional movement focused on mobility, flexibility, and recovery.

Recommended Classes:

  • Silks Yoga

  • Hot Vinyasa Yoga

  • Coyopa Yoga

  • Morning Yoga

Recommended Classes:

  • Yin Restorative Yoga

  • Morning Hatha (online only)

  • Morning Yoga

Deep Release

women's pelvic yoga

Specialty experiences designed to calm, release, and reconnect.

Recommended Classes:

  • Self-Care Saturdays: Women's Restorative Pelvic Release & Hip Health

  • Sound Bowl Yoga

It's about understanding the body you live in every day. The MTY Method blends the wisdom of yoga, Shaolin martial arts, and anatomy-based education to help you build strength, improve mobility, prevent injury, and continue moving with confidence through every season of life.

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Rather than asking your body to fit a posture, we teach you to understand how movement works—so your practice becomes something you can carry into everyday life.

Movement isn't about mastering the perfect pose.

The MTY Method

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Education Before Perfection

Understand Your Body

Movement begins with awareness. Learn how your body responds to stress, compensation, balance, and movement so you can make informed choices—not just on the mat, but in everyday life.

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Build Strength

with Purpose

Move Beyond Limits

Your body is capable of more than your mind often believes. Through intelligent movement, you'll build strength, confidence, resilience, and discover new possibilities.

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Longevity Over Shortcuts

Move for Life

We believe aging is inevitable, but losing the ability to move well doesn't have to be. Every class is designed to support mobility, reduce injury risk, and help you continue doing what you love for years to come.

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Tradition Meets Science

Ancient Wisdom. Modern Understanding.

Our approach blends thousands of years of yoga and martial arts with modern anatomy and movement science to create a practice that makes sense for how we live today.

Deepen Your Practice

Movement is a lifelong practice. Whether you're deepening your understanding, recovering your body, or sharing your passion with others, MTY offers experiences that help you continue growing.

Teacher Training

Learn the MTY Method

Our teacher training is an immersive study of movement, anatomy, and lifelong learning. Every cohort is intentionally small, allowing us to tailor the experience to each student's body, goals, and growth.

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This isn't a program designed for everyone. It's for students who are curious, committed, and ready to deepen their understanding of movement—whether their goal is to teach, recover from injury, support their profession, or simply better understand the body they live in every day.

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Is Teacher Training Right for You?

✓ You want to understand movement, not just memorize poses.

✓ You're committed to consistent practice and lifelong learning.

✓ You're curious about anatomy, injury prevention, and how the body adapts.

✓ You're looking for a highly personalized learning experience.

✓ You value depth, patience, and education over quick certification.

✓ You're open to being challenged physically, mentally, and intellectually.

Because each cohort is intentionally small, we take time to get to know prospective students and ensure the program is the right fit for both the student and MTY.

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Thai Massage

Traditional bodywork combining assisted stretching, acupressure, and mobility techniques to support body awareness and movement.

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Workshops

Specialty experiences combining anatomy, movement, wellness, beauty, coffee, and community to deepen your understanding and connection beyond the weekly class.

Special Events

Private Events

Customized movement and wellness experiences designed for groups, organizations, and celebrations—from yoga classes to beauty and self-care experiences.

Explore More MTY Experiences

Mota Thai Yoga is "THE" place to go for a beautiful and unique holistic yoga experience. Luiz and his professional staff are very kind, highly trained and certified to help guide you on your own personal journey with yoga. It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or at Instructor level, you will feel safe and at ease here. I love the low lights, non-competitive environment, Silks and Restorative yoga class offerings, thai massage offering, and great location (with free parking). Most importantly though, these are very good people here. They care about you as a "whole" person. Mota Thai Yoga is the best! You will love it!

Ready to Train?

Whether you're stepping onto the mat for the first time or looking to deepen your understanding of movement, we're here to help you find your practice.

Downtown Ann Arbor • Free Parking • All Levels Welcome

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