Maria Baltazzi

Los Angeles, CA, USA

8k Followers

Maria Baltazzi, PhD in Conscious-Centered Living, is an award-winning author, happiness explorer, and meditation teacher. Her book, Take a Shot at Happiness: How to Write, Direct & Produce the Life You Want, is a #1 Amazon Bestseller in Creativity Self-Help and has won multiple prestigious awards, including the Self-Help: Motivational Winner at the 2025 Independent Press Book Awards, the Wellbeing category at both the NYC Big Book Award and the National Indie Excellence Awards, and Best Personal Development Book of the Year 2024 by Best Holistic Life magazine. It was also featured on a Times Square billboard. Maria has studied Happiness, Mindfulness, Primordial Sound Meditation, Spiritual Psychology, and Positive Neuroplasticity with leading experts such as Tal Ben-Shahar, Rick Hanson, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Deepak Chopra, and Davidji. She helps individuals shift unproductive thoughts and habits, offering practical guidance to navigate life with greater meaning and inner peace.

Read more

Reviews

Anna 🌈

Jan 29, 2026

Very effective, calming breath meditation. Thank you.

Cathy

Oct 7, 2025

Calming and easy to follow. Thank you teacher. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Margaret Ford

Sep 9, 2025

This helped me right away thank you. I’m going to practice or try to practice every day.

Adam

Jul 19, 2025

Peaceful and calm meditation. Also added in the 478 breath. Very little thoughts came in during the meditation. Thank you

Jose

Jun 14, 2025

Amazing breathing technique 🫰 Blessed to receive 🙇🏼‍♂️

Brigitte Duffy

Apr 27, 2025

This really helped me to feel calm. After this, my body felt less tense and my mind felt clearer. Thank you 🙏

Nikki Ansell

Apr 22, 2025

Thank you for this clear explanation of the technique and the benefits of it. I shall be incorporating it into my daily practice.

Tatyana S

Mar 5, 2025

Thank you ,Maria ! Very powerful breathing technique . Much love and gratitude ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️

Cathy

Feb 28, 2025

I will definitely be doing this course. It’s exactly what I need. Thank you.

Abby Frog

Sep 5, 2024

I really enjoy this four minute breathing exercise. Thank you for sharing 🙏

About

Speaks English

Joined Insight Timer in July 2018

mariabaltazzi.com

Join 30 million people practicing everyday wellbeing for free

Scan to download
the Insight Timer app