Mindful Yoga for Healing
Mindful Yoga for Healing seeks a sound mind and body through the practices of meditation, breath regulation, postures, community building, and self understanding.
Why choose this series instead of another yoga class?
If you are eager to ride the waves of sensation, thoughts and feelings instead of battling them,
If you want to observe your own experience and hold your mind steady,
If you want to shore yourself up to face life’s challenges, such as anxiety, chronic illness, or grief,
If you would like to learn some neuroscience behind the techniques and why you need them,
Join Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic Specialist Marie Blair for this three-week series to sample the yogic tools of meditation, breathwork, self-study, and gentle movement.
Duration: 3 weeks in AFTERNOON sessions
Format: Weekly in-person meetings
Discussion, meditation, breathing techniques, and a little neuroscience for the first half of the session will be followed by a mat-based asana practice in the second half.
Chairs will be provided as an alternative to practicing on the mat.
What You’ll Need
Bring your own water bottles and a snack if you would like one.
You may bring a journal or notebook (optional).
A yoga mat is required. Email Marie if you need help in procuring one.
Wear comfortable clothes and non-slip socks.
Most importantly, ask friends to register with you and look forward to building connections with others too.
Dates & Time of the Program:
3 Wednesday Afternoons, October 15, 22, 29
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Led by:
Marie Hurley Blair
Fee & Registration:
The cost of this series is $45, which covers all 3 weeks
Registration is limited to 25 people.
Registration is required. Use the button below to register.
Meeting Information:
Each session will be offered at The Threshold Center @ 3794 Crosshaven Drive, Vestavia AL 35223
Marie Blair, Facilitator
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
