Jessi my sweet friend! Gosh do I wish I could hop in my car and drive over for an irl hug!! Life is so much, both good and bad, and there’s no instruction manual on how to get through the hardest parts. This practice and this community helped me through a few of the most difficult years of my adult life and I am so glad you’re choosing to be vulnerable (which takes true strength)! Some of the Marnie-isms that carried me (and continue to do so) through the day-to-day difficulties, emotions, situations, and choices were: 1) I can do hard things (repeat again and again, because sweetheart it’s true!!) 2) Comfort is a cage and the door isn’t even locked (choosing the potential contained in the unknown, any unknown, over something comfortably familiar but perhaps no longer of service is an act of radical self-love) 3) Balance is a verb + 4) All the colors (the journey IS the destination and you are here to be fully, authentically you in every hue of your glorious self!) Love you!!xo

I took a screenshot of this in November 2022. I still have it in my Favorites and I have lost count of the number of times I have reread it.❤️

This is beautiful. Happy happy birthday Tanisha!!💗So grateful I get to be a part of this amazing community with you!

This is SO fantastic, Jessica!! I love it!! Happy happy birthday and here’s to a fabulous next trip around the sun!!xoxo

Nothing better than a live with mama! Sending love to you both!❤️

Bad ass!! Have such a great season, Kristin!! I may be adding this to my bucket list…😘🙌

Yes Chantale!! I’ve been on a getting-back-to-the-mat journey, too, and appreciate just how difficult it can be to show up when the emotional motivation and physical strength just aren’t what they were. But you did it!! You showed up for yourself, you chose your highest good and, my love, even if it doesn’t feel like it just yet, we are another day closer to feeling fully back in it!🙌❤️

Lindsey you are amazing!! I’m just getting back to the mat following nose surgery (not the glamorous kind😂) and am literally taking notes on this! Thank you!!

Such a good question! The move/position that just isn’t my love language is when we do a deep lunge (usually moving up from back knee on the floor) and add in front foot releves usually followed by small bounces and arms up. I can usually get through a couple sets of 8 but my hands are almost always on my front leg or the floor before the end of the position. When I started M/Body my edge was just holding the position using my arms to support myself, so the bar was set pretty low (😂), but I have continued to challenge which “options” I incorporate and how many rounds I do with my arms up, and every now and then I’m able to do an entire set with Marnie. Definitely still one of the moves that I remind myself I “get to do,” not “have to do!”

Hey sweet fam, thank you all so very much for the love and support!! You guys are just the best!! The operation went smoothly, zero issues with anesthesia (hooray!). Recovery has been a bit challenging so far (I feel like hammered crap to be completely honest), but I’m staying on top of my meds and my amazing parents are taking care of me and my kiddos until I’m back on my feet. A lot to be grateful for!! Again, thanks so much for keeping me in your thoughts. I truly felt safer going into it knowing the energy you were sending my way.❤️❤️❤️