Maria Tan, MA

Maria Tan is an educator and consultant who works with organizations, schools and individuals who are committed to serving communities through healing-centered work and education. She is a former Bronx high school science teacher where she helped lead a school-wide shift towards equitable practices including introducing restorative circles as an adult and student practice, facilitating racial affinity groups amongst staff, and teaching trauma-informed mindfulness daily to hundreds of students and adults.

Maria’s direct experience of healing from teacher burnout through self-excavation inspired her to launch the Thriving Teacher Project in 2020 which created healing and restorative spaces for educators during the height of the pandemic. Maria is now the founder and director of the House of Thriving where she works with healing-centered thought leaders and organizations to help nurture their vision and bring their ideas to life. Her experience includes designing and facilitating courses and summits, producing and hosting podcasts, creative and strategic visioning, and curriculum and program research, analysis and evaluation.

Her interests include drawing from her background in mindfulness and Tibetan Buddhism to collaborate with artists to create immersive guided meditations, blending spirituality with artistry for a grounding experience. As a passion project, she collaborates with her two older brothers to create workshops and guided meditations focused on intergenerational healing.

You can find Maria at houseofthriving.co.