Elemental Yoga
This breath-centered yoga practice explores mindful movement, meditation, and myofascial release to foster deep relaxation.
Rooted in the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, we will explore healthy movement as a balance of forces in our external and internal environment. Informed by the five elements - fire, earth, metal, water, and wood, Marie will tailor the yoga practice to connect nature’s cycles to our own body’s rhythms.
Participants should bring a yoga mat, blanket/beach towel & water bottle; wear comfortable clothes. All other helpful equipment will be provided by Marie.
Dates and registration details:
Six Wednesday. January 14 - February 18, 2026
3:00 - 4:15 PM
The program is limited to 25 people.
The package price, requiring registration, is $75. Information is available for partial or full scholarship if needed. If you prefer, you may also drop in and pay $20 at the door; in that case, registration is not required.
Hospitality Volunteer sign up is here.
Location: The beautiful and newly renovated Threshold Center at 3794 Crosshaven Drive, Vestavia Hills/ Cahaba Heights, AL 35223. Parking is free. Handicapped parking is available at the door.
Marie Blair will facilitate this series.
Meet MARie
Marie invites us to honor our bodies as precious and ever-changing. With the personal lens of her husband’s 22 years with Parkinson’s, Marie no longer takes moving with ease for granted.
An RYT 500-hour registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, Marie is certified as a Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic Specialist. Her expertise includes reproductive health, the nervous system and restorative yoga, myofascial release, the function and dysfunction of the spine, hip, and shoulder, and principles of Traditional Chinese medicine. Her job is not to treat or diagnose, but complement any current medical treatment plan with personalized yoga to meet an individual's needs.
A certified Mindful Yoga teacher, Marie trained at Oregon Health and Science University with Kimberly and Jim Carson. This study focused on alleviating the symptoms of chronic pain and cancer with the tools of breathwork, meditation and body awareness. Studying at Duke Integrative Medicine with Kimberly Carson and Carol Krucoff, Marie’s knowledge of the physiology and anatomy of aging informs her sequencing to build bone health and improve circulation. Studying with Matthew Sanford in Minneapolis, she has explored adapting yoga to persons with disabilities.
Book learning aside, it is in her home practice that Marie experiences yoga just as you will when you join her. Marie encourages a beginner’s mind – curious and alert – to cultivate a mature yoga practice.
Marie can be reached at MarieBlairYoga.com
