If you are like me and find yourself bracing and straining both mentally and physically to connect for classic “standing seat” work, you absolutely must listen to the form guidance after class ends. It really helped me to think about those tips as I tried it for this class. Instead of thinking of performance and perfection, or harder faster stronger, I thought; learn, you are learning. I also continue to really appreciate that Marnie shares the lbs used for weights as she guides us each class. I was maxed at 3lb for that arm dance series in this one. I really appreciate the exploration of all different kinds of weights the platform now brings. I am trying (learning) to hear and gently quiet my ego as it flairs when I struggle with certain series or higher weights.

Liisa 🤍 Sending so much love. Allow it all if you can. I’m sitting with you, holding your hand and breathing while it all moves through you; as you did for me. Such calm and steady and nurturing compassion. I hope you can give that gift to yourself as well.

Hi! Have you tried the classes where she uses a strap? They stretch the shoulders in such a great way. If you search equipment and check off strap these 3 come up. The towel dances also realllly work the shoulders using the towel, and posture perfect 20-30s tend to as well if you’re looking for heat and strength built that way more than stretch :)

Such a sweet, loving, trust giving soul; just like his mama 💗

Sweet Amanda, I honor the honesty (haha double use of the word but if feels very true as I respect and value it) of this message. I want to support and help immediately, but first know I hear you and can identify with the frustration of this. I think what you are describing is almost like the muscles have fatigued out, but it also feels also like a mind body connection lack of firing as well?

If I am understanding right, what happens if you take a quick and total reset. Say to yourself, I need a pause. Pause, and truly get out of the posture, maybe shake your limbs, bounce a little. Then get back into it. Or if you know the postures that tend to lead to this kind of physical and mental frozen state, maybe preplan and then breakdown the series into more manageable bites to avoid the shutdown.

Sending love and feel free to dm me and we can geek out on strategies to try to get you into your body xxoo

This was honestly so good I got up extra early on a workday just to do it again. 10/10 recommend 🙌🤩

Absolutely fantastic!! The playlist and new choreo brought big smiles. It isn’t possible not to feel the joy radiating from Marnie all class; it’s infectious. Even the challenges had that just have to smile, can’t believe how much it burns effect. I will be returning to do class again very soon, and to do parts of it as mini classes/ad ons (the 3lb arm dance, the plank dance, the ab series..). It all truly is so good!

Oh Mary Ellen..you are such a loving person and the grief you are feeling is a reflection of that. Your connection with your friend was so powerful and that is beautiful. I am sending love and compassion as it is a raw thing to sit with and hold grief. You aren’t alone. 🤍

What a great functional booty class! I loved the stand to floor moves (standing glute lovers and floor glute lovers unite in one class). Legs front and back, hips, and of course the whole booty is incorporated. It always amazes me how those standing postures with one leg static makes the cheek burn like nothing else. Heads up Marnie has an empowering monologue on the second leg that means you will be in an elongated lunge pose fighting for your life and you CAN do it, relief is coming and it is so good 🔥 🙌

What a great class! It felt intentionally sculpty with the heavier weights and elongated classic barre postures. Nothing like Marnie to remind you all you need is to hold your body in stillness to feel things shaking and strengthening. The focus on breath work I found so unique and purposeful to this class and it made it an extra great for me. It was such a welcome tool to calm the mind and body using that brain power to match counts and breath to exertion. Please keep that coming, loved it. And the baby bear planks and ab moves with the ball under the hips, yesss.