Hi Jess 🤍 I have read, left, returned and read this repeatedly hoping to land on the ‘right’ words. I wanted to respond to your beautifully vulnerable and honest post correctly. But, there aren’t any, because that isn’t a thing. All of us are truly trying our best and working through this messy complicated experience as best we can. And finding the beauty in all of it as we go.

Thank you for sharing your process here. Thank you for sharing yourself with us. You belong and are welcomed and appreciated for who you are, just because you are you. It is brave to allow yourself to be seen and heard and loved and we are so glad you are doing that here.

What a beautiful, vulnerable, honest expression of movement and its healing powers if you listen and trust. Marnie, you listen and trust, and we are watching and learning from you. We are so thankful for your guidance. Thank you..

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Hi Izzy! I love this, and this question. My routine isn’t anything special or ceremonial (I love that thought though..). I do mbody in the mornings (first thing week days and a little later weekends). So I hydrate, caffeinate, and have a little something to eat first. I think about which class to do and review my week, scan my body, my thoughts/mood, as I decide. I have journals that I have been making notes from classes for since I did my first challenge in 2021 and looking through them can help guide the decision and bring some inspiration. I always use my headphones, even in an empty house. It gets me more in tune with myself and my body while shutting outside noises (even silence) out. I have an led strand around my workout area in a corner of my basement that I change to coordinate with the color of class when Marnie does. I have my Amazon barre, mat, a tall mirror with a shelf that holds my iPad that was a handmade gift; my weights, balls and ankles in a basket. It’s small, it’s not fancy, but it’s a part of the experience for me to have a special spot.

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 🙌🤩