studio BE is pleased to offer a variety of yoga and meditation practices to help calm your nerves and soothe your spirit during this unprecedented time.
Join Marije for this 30-minute Yin Yoga practice designed to help you learn to manage strong physical sensations and emotions. This slow, gentle practice is suited for beginners or long-time practitioners alike. Marije will offer a basic understanding of the meditative, nourishing benefits of Yin Yoga, and move you gently through a variety of shapes (or poses) designed to calm and heal the body and clear the mind. Enjoy this restorative opportunity to work with the variety of sensations that arise in your yoga practice.
Let your breath drive your practice, and feel free to modify (especially if you're pregnant, recovering from an injury, or new to yoga).
Most importantly, remember to be gentle with yourself — and don't take yourself (or your yoga practice) too seriously.
Marije Paternotte, E-RYT 500, offers a unique approach to yoga; balancing movement and breathing practices of traditional Hatha and Tibetan Yoga with the stillness of the Taoist Yin Yoga, awareness of Chi flow, and an emphasize on mindfulness and the Buddha Dharma. Her teaching style is understated and compassionate. She has the ability to present complex concepts, and an in-depth knowledge of yogic anatomy and philosophy, in a simple and approachable way, for which she is loved by beginning and advanced practitioners alike.
Marije was born and raised in Amsterdam where, after her training to be a professional ballet dancer, she studied law and worked as a corporate lawyer. A yoga retreat in Bali led her to the United States where she took her first yoga teacher training. She currently lives in a small beach town in New Jersey with her husband, and teaches yoga workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings around the world, as well as locally. Marije is also a guest teacher at the renowned Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Massachusetts and the Mandali Retreat Center in Italy.
Marije received both her foundational and professional level yoga teacher certification at the Kripalu Center, and is certified to teach Yin Yoga and Mindfulness by Sarah Powers’ Insight Yoga Institute.