The Dancing Tree Yoga

04/20/2026

Coming this Friday, April 24: Yoga Flow Together - kids and their adults come together for a playful yoga experience! Please see link to register through ComEd.

04/07/2026

As a dancer with Move to Heal, I get to perform this Friday with Fine Mess - live music, dance, and art - at the Orpheum!

https://www.siouxfallsorpheum.com/event/live-local-presents-fine-mess/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRCV-pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeennJhcc7dvlw-7tay9eI2b--gGOCzKd5G7qdKaaIetp3EREpo78qdZp6Vao_aem_iOWNkKeb8whcLzhD20ao9g

This one-of-a-kind Live & Local performance features live original music by Fine Mess, paired with choreographed dance from Move to Heal — bringing movement and meaning together on stage. The evening also includes interactive visual art by South Dakota artist Amy Fill and special guest appearances...

03/30/2026

Take a moment to pause, breathe, and notice how lines and colors and sky are intersecting in your life today…

03/17/2026

Kids yoga classes are coming up!
Please check out my updated website and share with friends who want to enjoy some yoga with their smaller humans ages 3-6 or 7-11!

Youth Yoga with Community Education ​ You and Me Yoga: Ages 3-6 Fri. March 20, Fri. May 29, Thurs. July 16 6 :00pm-7:00pm Yoga Flow Together: Ages 7-11 Fri. April 24, Thurs. June 25...

03/17/2026

Is it possible that this is the first time I’ve seen a robin and heard its beautiful warbling sound?!
Come home in on your own mindful awareness skills in a gentle yoga class…

03/10/2026

Another opportunity to Move your Body with Love
Peaceful Yoga this Saturday, March 14 at 11am
Class held at Balleraena Dance Balleraena Dance Studio as part of the weekly class offerings by LiRa Dance Theatre Company

03/09/2026

Signs of Springtime are Sprouting!
Do you know any young kids who might like to try playful Yoga with You this spring?
Check out Sioux Falls Community Ed to learn more and sign up.

02/21/2026

The new ComEd catalogs are out and Online Registration is open!
This spring and summer I'm offering Gentle Yoga, Yoga in the Park, You and Me Yoga, and Yoga Flow Together (parent/child classes ages 3-6 and 7-11). Please see links in the comments...

02/04/2026

Hi from Maria! Just sending along a reminder that there will NOT be class tmrw, Thrs. Feb. 5. I’ll be traveling to WI for a family funeral.
I hope you all create your own pockets of mindfulness and peace.
Meanwhile, I yield to the cycles of life and death…

01/04/2026

If you'd like to ease back into your body with mindful breathing and movement, there are 2 spots left in the Gentle Yoga ComEd session for January 2026!
Click link below to register for January or February classes.

01/04/2026

I have the opportunity to teach yoga with LiRa Dance Theatre Company on Saturday, January 24! Classes are open to the public. Maybe 2026 invites you to try a new way to move your body!

12/24/2025

Hello yoga friends~

Happy Holidays to you and all your loved ones! My Christmas cactus bloomed this year!

It feels a little strange to me when I don't have class on Monday evenings and Thursday mornings. I feel like something is missing when the routines of class preparation are disrupted, and the rituals of coming together are put on pause. I hope you're finding ways to include mindful movements and conscious breathing over this holiday break.

As we move toward the end of 2025, I marvel at how much this year has contained! At bedtime, my son was teasing me about something and mentioned how I had fit an orange in my head... When I have moments of remembering the brain surgery in January and all that followed, it is hard to believe! It's a marvel to be here in this moment, after being there in that moment, and through the many moments that came in between.

I realize that mine is just one story, one life, and there are so many others, in our house, in our community, in our country, across the oceans... people living through their own unbelievable, marvel-inducing, and sometimes heart-breaking stories.

I genuinely feel grateful to each person who shows up to join in our yoga classes and to each person who has showed support in different ways during this challenging year. I appreciate being able to digest and pass along what I've learned from the many teachers who've shared their knowledge and experiences with me over the years. It gives a meaningful sense of purpose to my days and weeks, as I hope you feel nourished by taking care of your body, mind, and spirit in our little yoga community.

With a bit of peace, love, and hope~
Maria