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Mar 22, 20241 min read
Happy Spring
HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE! The sun has returned and the earth is busy getting ready for growth and expansion. In our bodies we can embrace...
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Mar 14, 20241 min read
Sushumna
In Yoga the main channel of energy, Sushumna, carries through the length of our spine, all the way to the top of our head. Blockages in...
marielleschool
Feb 29, 20241 min read
Marvelous
The Psoas muscle is the deepest muscle in the human body, affecting our structural balance and muscular integrity. It is the only muscle...
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Feb 26, 20241 min read
Calm down with Psoas
Psoas is the star of the week. This postural support muscle starts at the inside of the femur bone, wraps around the hip and inserts into...
marielleschool
Feb 15, 20241 min read
Wind and emotions
Greetings from the windy harbor of Wellington, New Zealand, where the weather pattern shifts each moment. I feel that this reflects the...
marielleschool
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Solstice
Today is the Solstice, it marks the shortest day of the year. It is a time of new beginnings. When the season changes we welcome back the...
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Dec 19, 20231 min read
Lymph Nodes
It feels good to clean my home for Christmas. Getting into the spirit of December, the month of the light. Focusing on our Lymphatic...
marielleschool
Dec 7, 20231 min read
Presence
There is a way of life that is refreshing like a Yoga practice, where we engage all our senses vividly and where we are alert and...
marielleschool
Dec 5, 20231 min read
Core Yoga
We create the best medicine for our body when we can stay firm in our core. When we activate our body from this place, we can soften...
marielleschool
Nov 28, 20231 min read
Home
Cold weather draws us in more. It cultivates a natural tendency to being inside, igniting our creative juices. One of my favorite...
marielleschool
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving celebrates the harvest and other blessings of the year. It is a time to meet with community and to share love and abundance....
marielleschool
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Fall rest
This morning in my meditation I felt deeply how our body is such an accurate expression of what is going on for us. My tissue holding the...
marielleschool
Nov 5, 20231 min read
Loving your feet
Our feet are our best friends. They are our roots to the earth, they help us stay stable and move freely. Our foot consists of 26 bones,...
marielleschool
Oct 22, 20231 min read
Muscle Memory
Interoceptive awareness means: the conscious perception of sensations from inside the body. When we take the visual anchor away by...
marielleschool
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Slide
Living with ease and a greater sense of stability offers peace. This week is all about the lateral Fascia line to create strength, slide...
marielleschool
Oct 10, 20231 min read
Healthy shoulders
“To carry the weight of the world on our shoulders” means taking too much responsibility or having too many burdens and feeling the...
marielleschool
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Authentic self
Being authentic is being who we are at our deepest core. It means being true to ourselves through our thoughts, words and actions....
marielleschool
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Active Muscles
Fall is all about igniting routines to steady the body and calm the nervous system. We are invited to stand our ground and be a strong...
marielleschool
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Stable in body and mind
The recipe for a happy Fall is a combination of strength, motion and rest. When the winds intensify, we tend to be less stable, both in...
marielleschool
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Easing into Fall
The first thing I noticed coming back from The Netherlands was the changed weather pattern. The air was crisp, it rained and the wind was...
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