Shannon Marie Yoga

My yoga work/practice space after a weekend of Roll Model Method training! I’m diving deep into practice & study & experience of everything I’ve learned and will be bringing Roll Model classes to the schedule this Spring!!!

If you thought the myofascial release & connective tissue focused work we were doing before is great (& it is!) then wait for whole classes dedicated to just this type of therapeutic/recovery/pain-reducing movement!!!

I am super excited to talk about the Breath & Pranayama workshop happening on Sunday, Feb 27th! Please don't think about this as a basic stillness and meditation practice. This workshop has gone through an entire evolution just in the planning of it. This workshop is going to be a dynamic, full body exploration of the breath!

We are going to spend three hours creating space within the body for the breath to flow; we'll do myofascial and connective tissue-specific stretches and movements! We will do pelvic floor exercises and diaphragmatic breathwork to experience this connected breathing network! We will learn how the breath can be an emissary reporting back to us what is going on in the body & mind! We will move in ways that connect the body to the breath! And we will learn new ways to engage with the breath through Pranayama!

Pranayama is a Yogic Breath practice; prana meaning breath and yama meaning restraint or control. Pranayama allows us varied ways to engage the breath, to train our lung capacity, & to influence the patterns within our minds & the pace of our thoughts.

Early Bird pricing has been extended until February 20th. Use the discount code BREATH50 to sign up for three hours of bliss for $50.00!! What a breath of fresh air ;) Register at ShannonMarieYoga.com

As always, if the cost of a class or workshop are ever an inhibitor of your joining please reach out to me!

**A reminder of your impact; 1% of the profits of Shannon Marie Yoga are being donated to the San Diego Food Bank in 2022. That means that just by stepping into your mat in a class or workshop you are contributing to food security to those in your community. Thank you!

Registration is open for the 2022 New Year Creation Gathering. This 2.5 hour long workshop will be full of creative energy that will stir your imagination and set you heading into the 2022 that you want & need!

Use the discount code EARLYNEWYEAR for an Early Bird rate of $50.00 through 12/15.

We will move, we will pause, we will listen, dream, & create together. There will even be inspirational take home gifts. Come celebrate the New Year in a community of loving, playful yogis 🥳🥰🙃💖

Last class This is the space where I literally bloomed as an instructor. This studio created community for me and those who rolled out their mat week after week even in a pandemic!

With an open heart we all give deep thanks, acknowledge what we’re taking with us as a result of this part of our journey and look forward to what’s ahead.

Small group classes and affordable private lessons available beginning Dec 5th. ShannonMarieYoga.com or DM me for more info 🙏

Want some support in an upright seat? Have a 10ft strap (or multiple smaller straps you can link together)? Come to this amazing, supportive shape

-Place the strap around your neck
-Cross the strap across your back ribs
-Bring the tails of the strap forward and meet them together under your thighs
-Loop and tighten the strap to your preference and relax into the support

Excellent support for meditation or releasing tight back or trunk muscles or even shoulder support & release

Play with it & see how it feels in your body

Card pull for today’s Gentle Class

We did a deep dog through the body today, opening up the nooks and crannies, creating space & sensing in. It was a joyful journey ♥️

Repeat pull...but that happens when messages are trying to make their way to your space 😉

Gentle class today focus on breaking down the components of (sleeping) Pigeon Pose

We didn’t even get through my full sequence in the hour and my sequence wasn’t even half of all I truly wanted to explore in this shape. These breakdown of a pose classes are quickly becoming one of my favorite ways to connect the body to the shape and establish a deeper connection with how movement impacts us 🏃‍♀️💃 🤸‍♂️ @ Bloom Yoga in Rancho San Diego

Today’s card pull for Today’s focus was breaking down the hip, isolating work at the front & the back of the hip and then isolating the right & the left side. An hour is never enough for all the exploring I want to do 🧐 @ Bloom Yoga in Rancho San Diego

How I’m spending my mornings this coming week...wanna join? is a phenomenal teacher, a generous spirit, & one of my favorite yoga instructors!!! I promise it will be a deep exploration into Karma & Dharma that will leave you connected to all ♥️♥️


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“For the practitioner of karma-yoga, work is not merely a means of economic survival or psychic gratification; it is primarily service (seva). And this, in a way, is true of his/her/they/them actions, whether in the workplace or at home. What the karma-yogin is serving is the physical, mental, and spiritual welfare of others, including non-human beings. The Bhagavad Gita speaks of this as the ideal of loka-samgraha, which literally means, “world-gathering,” or the bringing together of the world, that is the protection and nurturing of all beings on this planet and anywhere else.” — Georg Feuerstein
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Virtual Morning Yoga Immersion
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Sunday, August 9th, 7-8pm pst — Philosophy discussion: The Laws of Causality & Cosmic Harmony it karma & dharma.
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Monday, August 10th - Friday, August 14th, 6:30-8am pst, asana, pranayama & meditation.
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If you cannot make all the sessions, you are welcome to drop in when you can. Registration & more information can be found through the link in my bio. ♥️

Sunday’s card pull...second time we’ve pulled this card but I love how it’s so Summer-focused!!! ☀️☀️

Today’s class was an extension of yesterday’s Downward Facing Dog work & incorporated some of the similar components that make up Warrior II

Saturday’s Gentle class card pull; focus on opening the body for Downward Facing Dog pose

I’ve been feeling out of sorts lately, which I kind of expected as there’s a lot going on right now. The other day I started to notice that some of what I’ve been feeling is an onset of some mild depression. Two years ago I had to alter my diet for a physical ailment and as a result my, near lifetime, depression lifted. This is the first time since then that I’ve felt it creeping back in.

Last night I shared what I’ve been experiencing with my boyfriend and waking this morning I felt supported & I felt the freedom of not existing behind the veil of my senses and emotions, judgements, and shame. In drawing this card this morning I realized that the power I have is in my honesty with myself and those around me. I can’t say that positive affirmations are going to move me through my depression, though some of the right ones may help, but I am clear that respecting where I’m at and holding myself with love (when I can sense into it) does open me up to my power.

I hope that what you might be going through allows for even a pin head of an opening for the light to shine in. If not, reach out, I’ll hold space for you 💞 @ Bloom Yoga in Rancho San Diego

In tomorrow’s Gentle class we are going to explore all...most...some of the components of Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog) 🐶

We’ll start at the wrists & work our way down to the ankles, making stops along the way at the shoulders, hips, & legs! What we explore can easily be taken into other shapes as well as daily movement off the mat.

If you’re in I’m making space for those on the waitlist so sign up & come play with some outdoor yoga

In putting this class together I’m present that this could easily be a day long workshop so we’ll likely play with this shape again!