Marie Blair Yoga LLC

07/12/2025

Seeking rest

01/31/2025

Riding the waves

How can yoga support you through difficult times? The ancient Indian text, Bhagavad Gita, describes “yoga as skill in action". Not simply exercises, yoga cultivates self-understanding, an ability to live skillfully and fruitfully through the daunting demands of life. Think of it as riding the wave...

01/17/2025

Seeking awe in 2025

09/25/2024

Savoring your rituals

When we step on our yoga mat, we enter space – both physical and mental – for sustained attention to ourselves. Often, I invite students to lie down at the beginning of yoga practice and simply notice. Sometimes the act of getting to the mat can leave them a little breathless, a bit distracted o...

08/21/2024

Gathering with purpose

We cross a threshold when we practice yoga together. Our intention? To leave the loud, often nervous chatter of the world – demands big and small – behind. We lay out our mats or set up our chairs, greet our neighbors, and begin. I teach in a variety of spaces - wellness centers, libraries, heal...

04/08/2024

Strengthen your core

Strengthen your core. We hear this a lot in physical fitness but what does it mean? Misconceptions about where it is and what it does can inhibit our breathing and magnify back strain. Here are some core myths: Myth 1 - The core is all about our abs, specifically the re**us abdominis or “six-pack....

03/16/2024

Taking baby steps

Feet. Unappreciated. Neglected. Taken for granted. Maybe even abused. I’ve never met anyone with anything nice to say about their feet. Yet we speak about feet all the time. We know what being caught flat footed means – unprepared, off balance. To have your feet on the ground signals stability. ...

02/17/2024

Practicing gratitude

Gratefulness can quell our worries steadying ourselves to walk in this fractured, noisy world. Find a quiet space and a few minutes in your day to practice this meditation. Take a comfortable and dignified seat. Breathe in and out calmly and slowly. Pay attention to your immediate environment: what....

02/04/2024

Seeking resplendence

Duncan and I recently saw two resplendent quetzals high up in the tree branches of the Monteverde Cloud Forest. With streaming tail feathers and shimmering, almost iridescent red, green and blue colors, this bird truly lives up to its name. Resplendent. I love that word. Life is full of resplendent....

12/31/2023

Embrace learning in 2024

Light and inspiration come from different places - travel, reading, friendship, movement,... endless possibilities. I love looking at end of the year lists recommending books, movies, podcasts, and experiences. As 2023 rapidly ends, I offer a few books and podcasts that have influenced my yoga pract...

10/31/2023

Future proof your balance

What throws us off balance? Distraction, stress, anxiety, fatigue, persistent pain, even hunger and thirst can influence how steady we are. And changes to our vision, feet, muscle mass can compound our balance issues as we age. Falls can have serious consequences for our independence and well-being....

08/22/2023

Failure is part of the territory

FIFA’s Women’s Soccer World Cup is over. The U.S. made an early exit. The missed penalty kicks were painful. How do elite athletes execute their skills for optimal performance with all the internal and external pressures? How do they deal with losses? If asked, many would agree that managing the...