When I was six years old, my grandmother fell, broke her hip, and died. As a child, I made a simple and terrifying connection between broken bones and death.
Decades later, my father fell and broke his femur at 83. He passed away a few months later. All that childhood fear came rushing back.
Not long after, I had my first DXA scan. I was 53.
It showed I was already in the osteopenia range with lower than normal bone density. With a family history of severe osteoporosis, this was not welcome news.
So I did what I do: I dove deep into the research. And I got to work.
Here’s what I’ve learned: fractures are not inevitable.
Low bone density may be common as we age, but how we age is not entirely out of our hands. The key is understanding what’s actually within your control — and building a practice around it.
For me that means working with my doctor, tending to my gut health, refining my nutrition, staying consistent with movement and weight training, and managing stress. My bones are holding strong.
That DXA scan was a wake-up call — and the moment I decided to take my aging into my own hands.
What I bring to you
I see you as a whole person. I want to hear your story and help you achieve what matters most to you.
I’m a yoga therapist trained in the Viniyoga tradition, a certified functional medicine health coach, and a holistic nutrition consultant. I’ve been practicing yoga since the early 1990s and teaching since 2009.
I’m a BoneFit™-trained professional, and an ambassador for the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation.
I’m also currently pursuing my Doctorate in Gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
My yoga teachers have shaped me deeply — among them Matthew Sanford, Leslie Kaminoff, Kristine Weber, Timothy Lynch, Chase Bossart, and Jivana Heyman.
From all this, I bring an academic mind and a curious heart to everything I do.
At the intersection of yoga, nutrition, and healthy aging, I help people understand their bones, nourish their bodies, and build the confidence to live fully — without fear.
The crux of good health care is self-care — enriched with collaboration, support, information, and grit. That’s what I’m here for.
Not sure where to start? Let’s talk. Schedule your free call here.
Why “3 Green Circles”?
There is magic in the number 3 — green evokes strength and vitality — and circles represent wholeness, focus, and the cyclic nature of life.
Together they capture how I approach my work with you, whether in classes, workshops, online courses, or one-on-one guidance:
Empower Your Self. Nourish Your Self. Live by Your Inner Authority.
Bio in brief:
Mary Beth Ray (C-IAYT, RYT-500) is a yoga therapist, certified functional medicine health coach, and holistic nutrition consultant specializing in bone health and healthy aging. With over 30 years of yoga practice and 17 years of teaching — primarily in the Krishnamacharya breath-centered lineages — she works at the intersection of movement, nutrition, and aging to help people understand their bones, nourish their bodies, and live without fear. She is a BoneFit™-trained professional, an ambassador for the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation, and is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
Bio – expanded:
Mary Beth Ray is a yoga therapist, certified functional medicine health coach, and holistic nutrition consultant with a focus on bone health and healthy aging. She has been practicing yoga since the early 1990s, teaching since 2009, and has a background in gerontology that all contribute to her work helping people understand, nourish, and strengthen their bones so they can live fully and without fear.
Mary Beth’s yoga training is rooted primarily in the Krishnamacharya breath-centered lineages — Ashtanga and Viniyoga. She completed her Yoga Therapist training at the Yoga Well Institute in the Viniyoga tradition under Chase Bossart, Amanda Green, and Jeannie Turner, and is registered with Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT500 and YACEP. Her training also includes Accessible Yoga with Jivana Heyman, adaptive yoga with Matthew Sanford, Subtle Yoga with Kristine Weber, Yoga Anatomy with Leslie Kaminoff, and Yoga vs. Osteoporosis with Dr. Loren Fishman, MD. Her personal practice is especially informed by Timothy Lynch.
She holds a certification in Holistic Nutrition Consulting from Bauman College and is a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach and member of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. She is a BoneFit™-trained professional, an ambassador for the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF), a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT), and an Accessible Yoga Ambassador. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
Mary Beth has served on the teacher training faculty at Barefoot Movement and Square One Yoga in the SF Bay Area, teaching foundations of asana, Sanskrit, the Yoga Sutra, Ethics, and Yoga through the Lifespan. She believes that health care is self-care — enriched with collaboration, support, information, and grit — and brings that philosophy to every client she works with.
