Located in the city by the bay, Baltimore, FloYo is headed by a group of excellent instructors ready to get you having fun on the water! Perfect Paddles recommends checking out their SUP Yoga classes for a fun way to expand your practice on the water!
Learn how to stand up paddle and have SUP lessons and SUP Yoga lessons at FloYo, an ASI accredited learn to stand up paddle school, located at Anchor Bay East Marina in Baltimore, Maryland.
FloYo is owned and operated by Jessie Benson. Jessie is a stand-up paddleboard yogi, racer, and ambassador. She first discovered paddle boarding while traveling in the Gili Islands in 2009 and quickly fell in love with the sport.
In 2010, Jessie started teaching SUP boot camp classes. She combines her passion for yoga and Pilates with her love of the outdoors, experience competing in triathlons and rowing regattas, and intensity of teaching spin classes to create a challenging core workout on a stand-up paddleboard.
A few years down the line, after completing her 200-hour yoga teacher training in Kenya, Jessie launched FloYo® in 2012. FloYo is a SUP yoga brand that specializes in leading workshops, retreats and teacher trainings around the globe.
She holds ASI Level 1 and Level 2 SUP Instructor accreditation for Enclosed Flat Water and Exposed Waters locations, water rescue and first aid qualifications as well as ASI SUP Yoga Trainer and Fitness Trainer and Instructor certificates. Jessie is also a Paddlefit Coach and WPA Certified SUP Instructor. She conducts SUP Yoga retreats in various locations in the USA, Central, and South America and is a SUP competition event organizer and competitor.
FloYo is also an ASI Instructor Training Centre and Jessie is authorized to train ASI Level 1 Instructors, SUP Yoga and SUP Fitness Instructors.
FloYo offers group and private SUP lessons, SUP hire, SUP Yoga sessions, SUP Fitness, and certificate courses for kids, adults, parties, groups and corporates.
SUP lessons and Yoga sessions are held in the flat, calm waters of Anchor Bay East Marina. The great thing about this location is that it is only 10 minutes outside of downtown Baltimore, yet when you are on the water you truly feel like you are a world away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Bear Creek offers a quiet oasis with plenty of creeks and quiet waterways to explore. Jessie will take you to her favorite spot - a little cove where once you anchor your board, you don't hear or see any other boats, watercraft or cars....it's a magical spot, especially for FloYo!
With Jessie’s vast experience, her wealth of knowledge of the local waters and her combined passion for SUP and Yoga, your FloYo experience is sure to delight. Join in with the FloYo mantra - Release fear, get free, have fun!
