Deni is a proud and grateful grandmother and mother to her daughter Evan Roman and son Benton Roman. In 1999, Deni moved from St. Louis, Missouri, to Maui to live and teach yoga in paradise. In 2002, Deni founded Maui Yoga Path, a landmark beachfront yoga studio for locals and thousands of visitors.
Deni graduated from Emerson College in Boston, MA, with a B.S. in speech communications, cum laude. Her academic excellence was recognized in Who's Who in America colleges and universities, and she served as the vice president of the student government.
She also honed her public speaking and debate skills for the Forensic Society traveling throughout New England. Post-graduation, she ventured into the corporate world as a business owner, Systems Computer Accessories, working as an ergonomic specialist in the computer industry for Fortune 500 companies.
During the fitness boom of the 1980s, Deni owned several aerobic studios and gyms and competed in national aerobics, bodybuilding, racquetball, and running competitions. She studied Kundalini Yoga, which she practiced for ten years until discovering Iyengar Yoga. Yoga training for which she dedicated fifteen trips and four years to learning directly from B.K.S. Iyengar, his daughter Geeta, and his son Prashant in Pune, India. You leave India, but India never leaves you!
Mailing address:
Deni Roman
PO Box 646
Kihei, Maui, HI 96753