Strong Again Yoga and Movement Arts

04/23/2023

Hey there! Formally re-opening my book of one on one's!
Are you searching for a personalized approach to fitness and recovery? I am an experienced yoga and holistic fitness practitioner with a passion for helping individuals dealing with chronic pain and conditions like chronic fatigue, MS, fibromyalgia, recovery from injuries and surgeries, Alzheimer's, working with elders, safely building or re-building a fitness platform and more. I understand that each person's body and situation are unique, and I embrace the concept of using props and adapting movement to meet individual needs.
What sets me apart is my intuitive sense of the body and my deep understanding of how mindset and emotions play a crucial role in overall wellness, coupled with professional training and thousands of hours of hands on application with clients.
My private sessions are known for addressing the intricacies of movement adaptation to honor individual health concerns, making them highly recommended by local chiropractors, physical therapists, and doctors alike.
My approach goes beyond just physical fitness; I believe in empowering individuals to recognize their own innate healing abilities and become their own most powerful resource for healing. With a focus on strength, flexibility, range of motion, balance, cardiovascular health, and exploration of habituated posture and movement and mindset patterns, I create a holistic program that addresses the whole person. I can also provide a list of references with clients who have had great care and results.
Join me on your wellness journey and discover the transformative power of a yogic mindset incorporated into your fitness and recovery routine. Contact Marisa at 530-864-7758 to take the first steps towards increased wellness! I'm happy to spend 20-30 minutes on the phone with you for a free consultation to see if we are a right fit and go over how I can help.
Much love,
Marisa

03/23/2023

"Exciting news! Today I had the pleasure of taking a class from another teacher. It's always such a joy to receive in this way! As part of my path to balance after experiencing burnout, I've had to relearn my practice three times now. But each time, life, health, or circumstances require starting over, I'm given a chance at a beautiful new approach. I learn more about myself, teaching, and having a beginner's mindset. Starting over is an opportunity to learn more about balance. So, embrace those times when you shift in and out of balance as the rich opportunities that they are! Stay tuned for more about my journey and how I'm rebuilding my practice. "

03/22/2023

Enjoy your tea!

"If while washing dishes, we think only of the cup of tea that awaits us, thus hurrying to get the dishes out of the way as if they were a nuisance, then we are not 'washing the dishes to wash the dishes.'

What's more, we are not alive during the time we are washing the dishes. In fact we are completely incapable of realising the miracle of life while standing at the sink. If we can't wash the dishes, the chances are we won't be able to drink our tea either. While drinking the cup of tea, we will only be thinking of other things, barely aware of the cup in our hands. Thus we are sucked away into the future and we are incapable of actually living one minute of life."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Art by Tilly Willis

08/27/2022

I have a new client who came to me to build strength. A woman in her 60’s. She is in great shape because she keeps moving. An avid swimmer who has built community within her fitness practices. (Community builds the likely hood of continuous and committed attendance) Swimming is an excellent way to take the load bearing off hips and knees. She and I practice ways to increase core strength and mobility while honoring movement that is healthy for her current range of motion. I also see a ongoing client at her place of residence who, recently had knee surgery. We use the pool to rebuild strength as she builds readiness to re-enter the studio setting. Dedicating my morning swim to these fabulous woman!

04/15/2022

The only thing constant...❤️

02/21/2022

Socrates, Don Miguel Ruiz (The Four Agreements). In yoga, the term Satya (Sanskrit: सत्य; IAST: satya) is a Sanskrit word loosely translated as truth, essence.[3][4] It also refers to a virtue in Indian religions, referring to being truthful in one's thought, speech and action.[5] In Yoga, satya is one of five yamas, the virtuous restraint from falsehood and distortion of reality in one's expressions and actions.[6]

Truth worth reading

In Ancient Greece, Socrates had a great reputation of wisdom. One day, someone came to find the great philosopher and said to him:
- Do you know what I just heard about your friend?
- A moment, replied Socrates. Before you tell me, I would like to test you the three sieves.
- The three sieves?
- Yes, continued Socrates. Before telling anything about the others, it's good to take the time to filter what you mean. I call it the test of the three sieves. The first sieve is the TRUTH. Have you checked if what you're going to tell me is true?
- No, I just heard it.
- Very good! So, you don't know if it's true. We continue with the second sieve, that of KINDNESS. What you want to tell me about my friend, is it good?
- Oh, no! On the contrary.
- So, questioned Socrates, you want to tell me bad things about him and you're not even sure they're true? Maybe you can still pass the test of the third sieve, that of UTILITY. Is it useful that I know what you're going to tell me about this friend?
- No, really.
- So, concluded Socrates, what you were going to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor useful. Why, then, did you want to tell me this?

"Gossip is a bad thing. In the beginning it may seem enjoyable and fun, but in the end, it fills our hearts with bitterness and poisons us, too!" - Pope Francis

02/21/2022

Some of the strongest people I know have cultivated the art of soft. A paradox and true... In yoga, the terms abhyasa and Vairagya line up with doing and allowing to bring ease into our life’s. Past force and control, there is ease and allowing.
Be strong 🌸

02/08/2022

❤️Choices❤️
~People
~Places
~Patterns
~Routines

02/03/2022

Idiot Compassion❤️

https://bigthink.com/articles/idiot-compassion-and-mindfulness/

Compassion is an important concept, and even more important practice to integrate into one’s life. Like all ideas, layers underlie the meaning. One of the most fascinating is what Tibetan […]

02/03/2022

Motivate❤️

01/24/2022

The real flex is genuinely enjoying your own company.

01/22/2022

Morning clarity is the best. I love the warmth of a cup of coffee in my hands and the opportunity to connect and ground before the day starts. It’s a wellness ritual that brings me great comfort and part of my commitment to staying connected to myself. What do you do to support your wellness?

"seeds". 🌱

01/18/2022

Regardless of where you stand, some basic self care is very smart!

Be smart, stay strong.❤️

¿Por qué no explicar que el ayuno fortalece el sistema inmunitario en solo 3 días?

¿Por qué no hablar sobre los beneficios de la ducha fría?

¿Por qué no hablar sobre las bondades del agua de mar?

¿Por qué no hablar de la importancia de tomar el Sol y de la actividad física donde numerosos estudios han comprobado su rápida efectividad para fortalecer el sistema inmunológico?

¿Por qué no compartir lo básico que es respirar de forma profunda y consciente, para que el cuerpo esté bien oxigenado?

¿Por qué no explicar qué plantas, en sus formas concentradas, aumentan las defensas inmunes en unas pocas semanas?

¿Por qué no hablar de la vitamina C en altas dosis, de la Vitamina D3 y minerales como el zinc, selenio, magnesio?

¿Por qué no explicar que el miedo es inmunosupresor y contrae nuestra respiración natural? Y como promotor de la enfermedad, es la única emoción transmitida 24 horas al día por los principales medios de comunicación…un nivel de ansiedad que lo debilita a diario.

¿Por qué no facilitar el contacto humano, que libera oxitocina, la llamada hormona de la felicidad, y que contrarresta en nuestro organismo el efecto de las hormonas del miedo, como el cortisol, y nos lleva a un estado de mayor equilibrio y bienestar?

¿Por qué no promover una buena alimentación y hábitos saludables?

01/12/2022

Let it go and remember your flow 🧡
Nature is a wonderful teacher.
Somatic work helps as well.

~Somatic exercises involve performing movement for the sake of movement. Throughout the exercise, you focus on your inner experience as you move and expand your internal awareness.~

My book of one on ones is open. Time to get moving!

Pourable

A helpful friend
once told me to just let it go
and I did not know
what that meant
nor how to do it
when stinging words and actions
pierced me and I carried the poison with me
allowing it to color every flower
into gray.

Later on I remembered
the meaning through motion.

I did not learn what it meant
through words.

I did not learn how to let it go
with language.

I was taught by the wave
carrying me to shore.
I was taught by the river’s
current carrying me along.
I understood as sleep dissolved
my daytime worries away.
I understood as the music
and my soul danced my body
without my mind,
only feeling,
only allowing,
moving
into another way of being...

the way crystallized honey
remembers warmth,
letting itself
be changed and unfixed...
once again clear and sweet
and full of flowing gold.

~ Laurel Trautwein

[Art: Autumn Skye ART]

01/10/2022

Happy New Year!
Barre, strengthen and sculpt
A 4 week series meeting twice a week.
(2 morning options added as evening classes are full!)

Mondays and Wednesday class series 9:30-10:30 am 1//17-2/9
Tuesday and Thursday class series 6:30-7:30 am 1/18-2/10

Focus on alignment, stability, core development, posture, flexibility while toning and sculpting in a upbeat and relaxed environment. This class combines barre, mat and the use of light weights. Great low impact work out on joints yet high impact results.

Each class has a 4-5 person cap on attendance.
$130.00 for the 4 week series. Pre-payment is required to hold your place.

I specialize in helping people build or rebuild a fitness platform. Smaller class size results in more individual, focused attention and safety. Individuals healing from recent injuries may consider booking a one on one session prior to the start of the series.

Please call 530-864-7758 to consult and sign up

12/31/2021

Happy New Year to all.

Nothing but appreciation for the love of family, friends and community.

Keep going!

xo 💗💗💗💗🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

Marisa

“For last year's words belong to last year's language,
And next year's words await another voice,
And to make an end is to make a beginning.”
T.S. Eliot - Four Quartets.

Wladyslaw Theodor Benda - The American Magazine, 1930.

11/08/2021

IT’s TIME TO START AGAIN and get STRONG AGAIN! 🧡
The next Spin, Strengthen and Stretch class has openings starting next week! If you’ve been waiting to get in, this is your chance!
2 openings left on Monday and Wednesday nights.
4 openings left on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
- We spin outdoors, then go inside to a well ventilated space
for restorative strength and conditioning which includes a variety of light weights, plyometric and, mat time (focusing on belly, b***y, core and thighs). Yoga is integrated into the class as appropriate.
-Class times are 5:30-6:45pm. 8 classes in a 4 week cycle, meeting 2x’s per week. $130.00. Pre payment is required to hold your spot in these reduced size classes.
There will be no class 11/24 and 11/25 due to the holiday!

11/06/2021

Feed yourself well, physically, mentally and spiritually, and then enjoy your life with the vessel you inhabit❤️

The female body was never supposed to be smooth, firm and flawless. It was designed to create life, to host life, to feed life.

Yes there are many other amazing aspects to us all but underpinning our fight to retain a ‘figure’, is a whole network of genetics, science and an entire evolutionary process which wants to create, store and produce fat for protection and hormonal health. If you are losing a battle for slimness, do not for a moment think this is your fault. You are trying to blow away the wind.

Feed yourself well, physically, mentally and spiritually, and then enjoy your life with the vessel you inhabit. It’s a one shot only thing. Peace, laughter and acceptance are the best medicines around.

Author : Donna Ashworth