Marion Pitts Yoga

Beautiful

“Yoga makes me want to live” ~ Angela, at 92.

She’s blind and has been practicing yoga at the Braille Institute for 10 years. When I asked her to do her favorite posture, she happened to do a favorite of mine as well. Honey in the heart | Fire in the belly.

Photographed at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles, California

Getting ready to teach Yoga with Cats at Paws and Claws. So fun! Cats are wonderful yogis!

This is what I try to do - help you feel better in your body, mind and spirit

I like doing poses in beautiful places (here I'm up on the High line in NYC.)
It's fun. Particularly when I'm traveling with my family.
But you'll never see me whip out any insane hypermobile nonsense.
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Thing is, sh like that messes up my body.
And it's not normal.
Hypermobility is a disorder and hypermobile poses are a demonstration of joint instability.
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And, just an awareness for you yungins' insisting on continuing this practice, you most likely are gonna have pain in a few years - if you don't already.
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Yoga teachers on IG posting hypermobile poses are not teaching anything terribly valuable or accessible.
Sure, it's art and art is beautiful.
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and body artists like Cirque du Soliel acrobats often sacrifice their bodies for the sake of their art.
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The choice is yours of course.
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But, if you think that you won't make it as a yoga teacher without that kind of IG account...
I'm here to tell you that is a grand illusion.
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There are many ways to be successful teaching yoga.
Start by caring about the safety of your students.
Relinquish the idea that more mobility is good, is better, is healthy, or is even attainable.
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Be relatable.
Be human.
Help people have healthier nervous systems and less low back pain.
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Teach safe, sustainable yoga.
Teach for the long haul.
Teach for life.

Your amygdala is like a smoke detector looking out for trouble.

A regular yoga practice helps calm the nervous system and these parts of the brain down and you will notice yourself being less reactive to little things 💙

Forearm planks for everyone!

Try Forearm Plank 3 Ways Tone and strengthen your whole body with this grounding pose

This is savasana

“We have a tendency to think in terms of doing and not in terms of being. We think that when we are not doing anything, we are wasting our time. But that is not true. Our time is first of all for us to be. To be what? To be alive, to be peaceful, to be joyful, to be loving. And that is what the world needs most.”
Thich Nhat Hanh

Gustav Klimt - Mother and Child.

Hey! Yoga classes are back at Northgate tomorrow! I will be gentle. Maybe some focus on breath and intentions as we shake the dust off from our break and greet the New Year!

My Monday and Friday classes are as usual, but we are switching it up a bit and Mona will teach Pilates in my Wednesday spot ( but I will cover the class the next 2 weeks), and I will move to a Thursday at 9:30 spot. I hope you enjoy the program change, and can move with me to Thursdays!

So, looks like yoga is still on a break until the new year. I will work up some New Year sequences for us to kick off 2021. Until then, stay safe, wear a mask, and try some online yoga, or just get your mats out and move and stretch as your body tells you.

Northgate Health Club will reopen at 6:00am on Saturday, December 19, 2020!🎉
Group Fitness classes will start on Monday, January 4, 2020.

I think we can all use some restorative breathing.

Breathe to Relax in Restorative Yoga + Meditation Use these breathing techniques to induce relaxation during your restorative yoga and meditation practice.

Update: I have been exposed to COVID-19, and need to quarantine for at least 2 weeks. There will hopefully be subs to cover the Yoga classes at Northgate. Stay tuned to the Northgate page and website. I AM FINE. I will miss you!

Hey gang! Starting in November, I will be moving with Northgate to the North side! Same location as Wow! and Fitness Evolution near Best Buy and Hobby Lobby. See you there at 8:15 M/W/F!

🔹️We Are Moving!🔹️
Please send any questions or concerns to [email protected]