PS I love how you’re acknowledging you’re not a destination; former versions of you are inaccessible on the GPS. Yet you’re returning to you in the sense you love this movement practice and it’s a part of you. Your body has done incredible things on the mat and off (hello sweet baby boy!) and you are connecting to what feels consistently good and healing, but also exploring it in your current age/stage/body. Postpartum is no joke, and I hope you can be as loving and appreciative of yourself now as ever before- even if those abdominal muscles are different or a liner is needed for some jumps. This version of you will also change, evolve, and grow. She’ll be different in a few months and different from that in a few years. We don’t bounce back, because older versions of us are no longer here, but we sure as heck can return to movement and be gentle with our journey and proud as hell of the work you’re body does for you and your lovely babe. I hear you on the midnight classes- in life altering stages (birth, grief, anything in between) it’s so wonderful having a platform available when you are. A warm congratulations again and thank you for acknowledging we keep growing forward but we don’t return to our former body, we can only keep returning back to ourselves and loving on her every time we do, in all of our phases and stages. You are doing SO GREAT, momma!

First of all, thank you Lizamary for the class soundtrack honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month! Listen via: Spotify- search- Marnie Alton profile- M/<60 Signature /493. Thank you Kady for the closing meditation! Thank you Marnie and M/BODY team for this fun class that added some invigorating twists on our Signature rhythm and flow. All props included, and having a regular movement ball and then the mini to hug behind your knee was fabulous! Squeezing the ball between our knees while kneeling really helps me, and I was surprised at how some of the simplest movements felt SO good in stretching and loving parts of my body that were tight or tense (e.g. one arm back at a time as we kneel and lean our body backward while maintaining posture felt SO good). We incorporate some pushups but it’s brief and in all the ways Marnie gives options. Those form notes/reminders remain consistently helpful no matter how many years I’ve been doing these classes. Happy Bday Molly and happy early bday Faith!

Ohh Megan, this is the best! Congratulations to YOU, your husband, and snuggly baby Aaron for rocking 8 weeks out here together!! And welcome back to the mat- it’s here for you and even if that’s interrupted, not done to completion, or modified in ways you’re not used to choosing. New seasons to explore and enjoy, cheers all around! 💞

Still sweaty and wiggly with the ball work- no room for thought to wander when trying to balance. Love all the options of with and without equipment, holding onto the barre for stability or not.

Revisited today (almost exactly a year later), and digging following classes around the same time of year for the seasonal flow. HBD Lindsey J!

Revisited this class right after #490 Posture class for more lower body activation, and I did #491 Sculpt + Stretch yesterday and holy moly!! This class brings that intense fire that is so powerful- wide parallel feet, wide second position, pulses and optional jumps to incorporate like a firework. Down on the mat for the last 1/3 or so. Ball between our hands while standing and between  feet and then knees when down on the mat.

I agree with Lindsey J: stretch flow and sculpt blend here; 5 lb. hand weights worked for me and the regular Movement ball under foot/feet. We have some P&P embedded moments but a lot of stretch for our posterior side as well. Super focused on arms and shoulders but felt the work into my core as I used breath and hip-centered positioning in the mirror to brace core as other muscles engage.

Unique and new, but familiar blend together seamlessly in this class, where we can add ankle weights from the very beginning before we start, and where we pick up hand weights for at least half of it (and one of my personal favorites with one weight behind the knee in a challenging and fabulous choreography set that incorporates a one legged plank with the extra weighted leg dancing). Purposeful twists involved with hip openers, and the floor series that was nothing less than a beautiful challenge working the entire core (front to back, sides included). Pilates vibes and Rye the puppy brings the giggles for additional ab work. Flowy, strengthening, and sculpting all wrapped in a 45 minutes! Cannot wait to do this one again- and love celebrating Lindsey J’s birthday and Molly G’s Marnieversary and with some birthday minis (Elijah included ❤️).

How lucky are we to share space in the world with Yvonne and Kady?? Thank you for creating this and sharing it! You both inspire and shine so bright.