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Native American tribes welcomed Summer Solstice with a sacred Sun dance. The word “Summer” has been traced to the root “sem”, meaning...
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marielleschool
- Jun 19, 2023
- 1 min
Midline crossing
This week opens the new, fresh season, Summer Solstice: the longest day of the year. The gifts of the official beginning of Summer are...
marielleschool
- Jun 15, 2023
- 1 min
Bones
Bones are an active and vibrant part of our bodies because the bone marrow, that lives inside them, is the source of our new blood...
marielleschool
- Jun 12, 2023
- 1 min
Labrador
The Labrador stands for loyalty, protection, playfulness and joy. In tomorrow's Yoga class we will free our subtle energy flow, accessing...
marielleschool
- Jun 6, 2023
- 1 min
TMJ
TMJ discomfort is common, it can cause head aches, jaw tension, ear problems, strained muscles and worn teeth. Often the main cause is...
marielleschool
- Jun 1, 2023
- 1 min
Shoulder blades
Most of us need to relearn how to carry our shoulder blades. Old habits of slumping forward are very engrained. They cause neck and back...
marielleschool
- May 25, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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