Today I am 67 and so very grateful for the life I have led.
Today I am 67 and so very grateful for the life I have led.
Hey there! Wondering if anyone is finding the site a little glitchy? The app works normally but I’m finding that the site on Chrome and Firefox is acting up - doesn’t load up immediately and freezes up all along the workout. It’s not an internet issue and other streaming is fine so not sure what’s going on but wanted to see if anyone in the global fam ran into this.
Hey fam,
I was on the yoga mat last night and attempted the class I was planning on doing last Tuesday, the only day off on that giant tour I was on. Once the cardio burst came into play, I knew the class was for another day, slightly bummed because I LOVE jumping around on the mat, I chose ballet stretch 309 and it was perfect and exactly the pace I needed to check my balance and stretch deeply.
While I was on the mat something Marnie said resonated with me (i can't remember what exactly) and a message came through my hea
Fall in love with healing.
It's been about a week since I've been in another car accident. But this was different. Lpng story somewhat short... Four days away from home from our amazing 5 week tour, someone rear ended the passenger's side of our van going over 90 mph and then fled the scene. The impact was so hard I flew forward and slammed back so hard the seat reclined the whole way. I ended up blacking out and had been dealing with severe whiplash and insane body soreness. Luckily, the girl who hit us went away in a cop car and we went off to the emergency room. While I get extremely bummed about the whole thing, I try to replace the grief with extreme gratitude considering how much worse this could have been. Somehow the van continued to work. The instruments survived and we didn't die or get injured much worse. We finished the tour and finally got home on Sunday. The doctors were amazed that I had no serious neck or spinal bone injuries and mentioned that it's probably because it looked strong and healthy. I have scoliosis, of course I chalked that up to this practice.
Still have to make sure there's no other damage, and get some more tests done that I gotta be strong for, but I can say for sure that I walked away okay enough from that because of this practice.
While I hate getting hurt (arm dislocation, tooth extraction, extreme depression, covid, family issues, breakups, death, etc.) I realized during today's class, the first one I did in my living room after truck stops, parks and hotel rooms for a month...
That everytime we get to heal is an opportunity to start from the ground up. It's the ultimate beginner's mind and we're forced to listen to every ounce of ourselves and decide to try every movement. It's challenging, but we've trained for this ;) I've been sitting at my shows instead of jumping around (which makes me afraid people won't like my music anymore.. which is stupid, so I'm trying to think of it as a special rare set of healing shows lol ) but even with that, the chair grounds me so I don't do something stupid while playing and I get to focus more on the root of that practice.
Anyways, I almost wrote in here last week right after it happened but have been caught up in the whirlwind of making calls, unpacking, dealing with insurance and finding time to rest. I also realize I forget the community board is here as I'm usually more active on IG, and considering I need to hold back posting while everything processes, i feel safe enough to share on here. So not making anything about the accident public 🙏 I'm very grateful for this space because it's hard to be quiet when something like this happens.
I know a lot of us are going through heavy, draining, intense times. So I figured that I'd share these thoughts. That maybe having to heal can be a beautiful beginning and you're not alone in your healing even it's its TOTALLY different from everyone elses.
This fall... I'm going to fall in love with healing.
Just wanted to put that out there for whoeever might need it <3
Love y'all and this family so much. Thank you for being there for me throughout the years. Also making me strong enough to survive the impossible... again!
💙💙💙
Marnie, you were dead on about the stress and anxiety in my body for today’s workout! My week started last Monday with a call to the EMTs for my 91 year old dad, it didn’t turn out to be an actual emergency, but he thought he couldn’t swallow. I think his dementia is getting worse and he can’t recognize functions of his body😢. Then yesterday I had to take my 88 year old mom to urgent care because she couldn’t walk on her right foot. No breaks, but they are treating her for tendinitis or gout with steroids. Hopefully next week is better!
I have no minis anymore, but here are my workout buddies!
This was truly one of my most favorite classes ever. It was challenging and sweaty but also lit an empowering 🔥 inside me Thank you M!
My movement ball for today’s live class 😂
So my husband & I planned a trip to go to Iceland in November for my 30th way back at the beginning of 2023... fast forward to a super nice but also filled with unexpected bills summer, other fall travel plans being added to the mix, life life life, etc. I started feeling really overwhelmed by the thought of a big upcoming international trip. Then our AirBnB host had to unexpectedly cancel our reservation this week and I immediately felt...relief? So we talked about it and decided to cancel the whole thing and try again for next year if the season feels right and Im just so proud of myself for being able to adapt and listen to my current needs instead of feeling like I have to commit to something because past me wanted it. Past me would have felt like it was some moral failing to do not do the thing, present me knows that honoring my need for rest is way more important. That feels like such growth for me <3
Today Mike and I are celebrating our 14th anniversary (well, we both have colds and are ordering pho…super romantic, ha!) and he surprised me with the movement ball!!Sadly, we are also mourning our sweet kitty Indiana. She shockingly developed stage 4 kidney failure and I had to take her in to be put down. She was our fur baby from England where we used to live before kids (yes, we are that kind of cat person who flies there cat across the pond 😳). She would have been 13 in November and she was always in the light. ☀️ 🐈 Mountains and valleys, right? Enjoy the pic my 6 yo daughter drew of her and left in her favorite spot 😭
Thankful for the live abs and arms class today, full of joy and connection! Really brightened my day 💗
Can anyone confirm if the glitches (freezing/lagging) from the last few lives are fixed? I’ve been skipping lives to watch replays instead but would love to come back to the lives :)
Did this workout tonight after a challenging day at work. If you are looking to release stress and fill your cup.... this workout will do exactly that! I feel so much better, my head is clear, my heart is light and my body feels liberated!