Whew! This one got me. Glider classes are always a challenge for me. I use the pause button more here than in any other class. Lots of isometric holds and slow moves that require just that extra bit of focus to stay stabilized and aligned sometimes bring up frustration for me. Sometimes that makes me want to check out, which is an opportunity to be kind to myself, let myself pause and come back to try again. Especially because this one is mostly standing and double glider-ed!! Some fun choreo flows that moves from turned out first, to turned out second (tough with double gliders!!) and into a parallel lunge position. Lots of tricep action in this one as well. I used 5s, but I wish I would have stuck with my 3s because I think I could have focused a little more on form. I love doing plank moves on gliders because it feels like being on a pilates reformer or being an acrobat. That being said, woweeeeee is it a challenge. This one will leave you sweating and having worked from top to bottom! I look forward to returning to it to try again!

Country girls: this is your moment. Dolly lovers: this is your moment. Humans who love to sweat and move fast and do new choreo and not beat themselves up for not doing it perfectly so they can feel human and do a hard thing and be proud and imperfect and feel alive: this is your moment. Love yourself through it and thank your body for the truly incredible thing it just did/is about to do/is currently doing. Read Monique's very wonderful and robust description below for details. 

My favorite Dolly quote is (paraphrased) "Figure out who you are, and do it on purpose". Do it on purpose. I happen to think that Marnie emulates this too. 

Leg and glute forward class using the ball under our feet in both parallel and turned out first, second and lunge positions. This and last class have lots of releve, which is a real challenge for me! I have been using the small ball when we do ball under only one foot because I feel like it keeps my hips a little more aligned. Really fun and TOUGH glute series on all fours if you want to put both hands on the ball to balance. Both there and upright, there's lots of postural/spinal/core engagement as well. 

Man, did I love this playlist. And man, do I love Dolly. Long may she reign. 

This one has a beautiful cardio dance shake-off both at the top AND the bottom of class. Double the fun. Overall, this is mostly low impact, very dance-y, which means lots of opportunity to check in with core and posture and carriage of the arms. Lot of work at the barre, some ball work, and this one goes by QUICK! This is a space where all the feelings get to just BE. And be honored and shifted. What a gift. Love to all those grieving.

We're with you, Mary Ellen. I'm so sorry for your loss

At the end of class, Marnie mentions how important quality of movement is over quantity. That fits this class perfectly. Slow, intentional, warming and accessible. I don't have ankle weights so I probably experienced a warming over a full burn, but I still found this a really great activation of ever muscle in and surrounding the glute. Sending love to you, Marnie and to everyone moving through loss or more of an uphill climb right now. May we all give and receive with whatever percentage we've truly got ❤️

I used 5 pound weights for arm series and found them very doable! I loved the plank work using bear pose. I found that a really fun challenge. I similarly love ab work with our hips up on the ball because it feels like something I would have done as a kid. Some great reminders around how to access breath and where to coordinate the inhale vs the exhale in these moves that I loved accessing! Sister power now and forever! and M/Body team, the time stamps are a tiny bit off because there's some fun behind-the-scenes footage at the beginning of this vid! Not a prob, just thought you should know!

I’m an astrology and tarot gal too, Izzy!

My intention is to bravely find a way to leave a job that isn’t aligned for me even though it feels extremely scary. Maybe the first step is to trust myself and cull my own bravery

Ooh! This got me good, Amanda! Tears of beauty!