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May 25, 20231 min read
The dance between action and resistance
How can we be friends with gravity and include the natural downward pull in our life experience? John Mayer sings: “gravity is working...
marielleschool
May 23, 20231 min read
Stuck diaphragm
Stuck diaphragms are more common than we think. Stress and anxiety are a big contributor to this state. It tends to become a chronic...
marielleschool
May 18, 20231 min read
Hands, wrists, arms and elbows
Reaching out, taking in, holding, creating, tending, preparing, cooking, transporting, massaging, stroking… We use our hands, wrists,...
marielleschool
May 16, 20231 min read
Softening
I In the past Yoga was practiced in the wilderness. The practice was meant to soften the hardness of the body and the mind. It originated...
marielleschool
May 11, 20231 min read
Sun Energy
The warmth of the Sun brings with it the gifts of vitality, colors, scents and bird songs. It can also add more to-do lists, social...
marielleschool
May 8, 20231 min read
Be a star
Tomorrow’s class will be about enhancing balance and flexibility, just as the drawing advertises. I actually went to a performance of...
marielleschool
May 4, 20231 min read
Gift
Happiness is not elusive, happiness is not fleeting. Happiness is not based on external events, people or situations outside of us....
marielleschool
May 1, 20231 min read
Dig deep
By learning how to face our challenges on the Yoga mat, we gain the ability to stay present when the inner storms in our lives pick up...
marielleschool
Apr 27, 20231 min read
Disk Health
Our spine consists of 24 discs. The are located between the vertebrae of the spine. Each disk is filled with liquid and functions as a...
marielleschool
Apr 24, 20231 min read
Going with the flow
Some area’s in our bodies can show up chronically tight: our face, neck, shoulders, diaphragm or belly are common places for the...
marielleschool
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Feelings
If we can’t hear the low notes, we can’t hear the high notes either. Inhabiting a narrow band of feeling not only limits us individually,...
marielleschool
Apr 18, 20231 min read
Child like
The contentment of the little child playing in a sand box reminds me of a basic premise of Yoga: to let unnecessary conditioning drop...
marielleschool
Apr 13, 20231 min read
Keep your cool
Balance is al about creating harmony or homeostasis in our system. With the warm weather, we long for a more cooling practice. To move...
marielleschool
Apr 6, 20231 min read
Renewal
The sunshine is getting stronger! We are connecting with Yang energy: the fire element. In Spring we move past the slowness of Winter and...
marielleschool
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Spring is in the air
Soon the daffodils will start to bloom! It is an exciting time, the melting of Winter and the tender signs of Spring. In Baraboo the...
marielleschool
Mar 21, 20231 min read
Invigorating Spring
As we move from the deep “yin” (slow, cool, wet and dark) of Winter into the brighter, lighter days of Spring. There is a definite change...
marielleschool
Mar 16, 20231 min read
Happy chemicals
It”s been proved by scientific studies: while cycling, happy chemicals like serotonin, are being released in the blood stream. Serotonin...
marielleschool
Mar 14, 20231 min read
Playfulness
Cats are symbolic of rebirth and resurrection: they own 9 lives. They are also seen as signs for good luck, fertility and protection....
marielleschool
Mar 9, 20231 min read
To put ones best foot forward
to put one's best foot forward means, to act or appear at one’s best. Our feet are our foundation for life. Happy feet can release...
marielleschool
Mar 7, 20231 min read
Help the child-amputees
On the 6th of February Turkey got hit with devastating earth quakes. Many children are currently suffering from crush syndromes and...
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