Your Yoga Formula for Freedom Is…
Take a Chance and Make a Change
You have all the tools you need to feel vibrant, vital, and alive. To shed the invisible struggle, the lingering aches and pains, and the discomfort that you’ve gotten comfortable with.
Yoga has the power to fill you with a sense of well-being you may have never thought possible. Yet so many people think yoga is only for the young, fit, and flexible. This is not the case— yoga is for everyone.
It’s a system that’s been around for thousands of years and no matter how much pain you’re in, how tired, out of shape, old, overweight, or weak you are— you can do it. You can develop a new routine.
Change can feel scary, but what’s the alternative? The alternative is staying exactly where you’re at. Are you ready to get more out of life?
You deserve to thrive.
Yoga can help you…
- Boost your energy levels and banish brain fog by improving your circulation and healing your cells.
- Feel empowered in all areas of your life. Find more confidence and joy.
- Lose weight, improve mobility, and reduce joint pain and inflammation.
“Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
How Yoga Helps to Holistically Heal Your Life
- Rejuvenates body and mind
Yoga isn’t just physical— it helps the body and the mind to work together by calming the nervous system and increasing circulation to all parts of the body— your brain included—allowing for more clarity and balance in all areas of your life.
- Improves mobility and reduces inflammation
It’s hard to move when you’re in pain, but the less you move, the worse it gets. A regular yoga practice helps maintain and increase mobility helping you to live your life with greater freedom and autonomy.
- Enhances sleep quality
When it comes to sleep, quality is more important than quantity. Yoga has been shown to improve sleep quality as part of a pre-bed routine it helps you release the troubles of the day and clear your mind for a restful night.
- Creates a sense of joy and well-being
Yoga is extremely helpful in reducing anxiety and depression. Research shows that yoga increases serotonin production (the happy hormone) while also reducing cortisol (the stress hormone).
- Prevents joint and cartilage breakdown
Joint cartilage is like a sponge. When you practice yoga you take your joints through their full range of motion which helps lubricate the joint and increases mobility and flexibility. The squeezing stimulates circulation allowing your joints to soak up the fresh nutrients they need to remain healthy. Without movement, your joint cartilage becomes more dry and the ligaments become weakened which increases the risk of joints wearing down and degenerating sooner than they should.
- Build strength and stamina
Yoga builds the kind of supple strength that supports long-term health without sacrificing flexibility. You can go to the gym and lift weights but your strength may not be balanced with flexibility and you may eventually find yourself in more pain than before you began. Yoga is great at helping you balance your gym workout routine.
The Top 3 Gentle Yoga Poses to Revitalize Your Life
Find Balance with This Gentle Yoga Sequences tutorial that will show you many adaptations for each of the poses…
Learn about the benefits and contraindications of the 3 Gentle Yoga poses
Tree pose
Benefits:
- increases balance
- increases focus, memory and concentration
- strengthens the legs
- stretches the inner thighs, groins, chest, and shoulders
- improves posture
- may helps to remedy flat feet
- may be therapeutic for sciatica
Contraindications:
- Recent or chronic knee or hip injury, you may be able to do it with modifications
- Headache – practice when you feel better
- Insomnia – don’t practice before bed
- Low blood pressure – practice at the wall
- High blood pressure: Don’t raise arms overhead
Marichi’s Pose
Benefits:
- Strengthens, stretches and mobilises the spine
- Stretches the shoulders and neck
- Stimulates the brain, may improve fatigue
- Relieves mild backache and hip pain
- Massages abdominal organs, including the liver and kidneys
- Stimulates the liver and kidneys
- Stimulates the digestive system, relieves constipation
- Relieves menstrual discomfort, sciatica, and
- Therapeutic for asthma and infertility
Contraindications:
- Acute back or spine injury – check with your doctor and take extra care and use modifications
- High or low blood pressure – check with your doctor – be mindful and go easy
- Diarrhea – wait until you feel better
- Headache/ Migraine – be mindful and go easy
- Insomnia – don’t practice this before bed
Heart melting pose
Benefits:
- Stretches the spine and shoulders
- Calms the mind and invigorates the body
- Improves flexibility, especially in the spine
- Relieves symptoms of chronic stress, tension, and insomnia
- Strengthens and stretches the arms, hips, and upper back
Contraindications:
- Recent or chronic injury to the knees, back, arms or shoulders
Meet Your Teacher…
Marie Mann, Certified Yoga Teacher and C.H.E.K Practitioner
Hi, I’m Marie and I came to yoga in a roundabout way when I had been unwell with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), an inflammatory condition of the spine and joints for several years.
AS leaves many people completely immobilized by fused joints and extreme chronic pain. I was only 30 at the time of my official diagnosis and terrified of losing my mobility at such a young age.
Yoga amongst other things has helped me thrive despite having this condition. It’s the only reason I was able to recover good movement in my in my lower back and with that return to living a normal life.
I run a yoga studio in Castleford, U.K. where I work with people struggling with mobility issues, chronic pain, arthritis, and many other conditions.
People assume that yoga is only for the young, fit, and flexible, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
If a stroppy and resistant person like me who thought yoga is never going to work for my back can find relief with yoga, so can you.
I’ve helped countless students of all ages go from completely immobile and in severe pain to finding freedom to move, find relief from pain that felt like it would never recede, and experience a sense of connection to their bodies that they never knew was possible.
I’d love to help you too.
Welcome to the Simply Doable Yoga community where everyone is welcome and you’ll be able to do a version of every pose.
Your Journey to Relief Starts Now…
I’ll be popping into your inbox with more information and resources to help you make yoga a part of your life. You deserve to feel at home in your body and I’m here to help you do just that.
Happy Customers
Tina M.
“I can’t give enough praise to Marie for helping me get my health back on track. I had suffered with a bad back and aching joints for years and more recently a chronic back issue. I tried conventional physio which didn’t help me and the doctors pretty much wrote me off. When I signed up with Marie for my first Yoga session my back was so bad I could barely make it to the class – but her encouragement to just try and do what I could, was so supportive and non- judgemental that I kept going and within about 6 weeks I couldn’t believe the difference it had made and even friends and family noticed the change.
I have been doing Yoga for 10 months and have also taken up Pilates & Tai Chi – I just love it – and its enabled me to do so much more in everyday life that I struggled with before because of back and joint pain. Not only do I feel stronger and more flexible, I am pretty much free of the chronic pain I had for almost 2 years. I couldn’t have imagined when I came to that first class, that Yoga would become such an important part of my life and I just wish I had tried this years ago.
Marie has such a great ability to take into account everyone’s individual needs and she picks up on the smallest things that can make such a big difference. She has taught me to understand and listen to my body and given me the knowledge and confidence to feel in control of my health going forward. I would encourage anyone to come to a class or work with Marie to improve their wellbeing.
Thank you Marie for helping me to change my life for the better.”
Julie J.
I’m 51, late to motherhood, not very fit with a list of ailments and past injuries, I work full time with a young family and a disabled parent to take care of.
I initially started with the hope of improving my health and gaining some ‘me’ time, Little did I realise just how much help my body and mind were in great need of! I’m not a trendy bendy typical yogi but after only a few months I started to feel the benefits of attending Marie’s classes and quickly realised the more effort and perseverance you put in, the more you gain from it.
Her classes are welcoming and with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, come as you are and do what you are able to do, Marie is experienced with a wealth of knowledge on all ailments and will guide and help you to find a way, if you are willing to try and to help yourself.
Thanks to Marie and her class, Yoga really has changed my life, not just physically but emotionally and mentally. Because I struggle to attend more than once a week my aim is to home practise every day – not easy to make time for but well worth it when I do. So I signed up for the online practise too.
For me the combination of class and home study works well – I prefer to have them both as I really enjoy attending class.
If I struggle I can email Marie for support or guidance on how to do a pose in a way that works for me personally.
If you’re thinking about it but not sure if it’s for you – come to a taster day or if you’re self conscious about coming to class or find it hard to find the time – try the online practise. We look forward to seeing you on the mat, Namaste, Julie
Nikki A.
Then I discovered Marie’s classes. She makes you feel welcome and makes you realise yoga is for everyone….it doesn’t matter what size or shape you are and it doesn’t matter how many blocks, straps, cushions, etc you use to assist you in poses.
I have a weird back issue which means I cannot do back bends. Marie is always very good about offering me alternative poses to stop me hurting myself. She is very good about finding out about people’s health issues and ensuring they push themselves in a class, but in a way that is not going to hurt them. I feel I have gained a lot from Marie’s classes, not just physically but also mentally”
