MARIE WILLIAMS YOGA
Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist Norwich
About Me
Hi, I'm Marie, a Yoga Teacher a Yoga Therapist, offering embodied yoga classes and somatic therapy to help individuals process and heal from stress, trauma, ill health and suffering. Sharing somatic tools to resource and regulate during the therapeutic process of recovery and interpersonal healing.
I've been teaching yoga full time since I completed my first yoga teacher training in India in 2018. Since then I have continued to deepen my knowledge and understanding of the depths of the body far beyond the physical. I have trained in various different disciplines of yoga, therapeutics and somatics; bringing all of this together into my unique teaching approach and therapeutic offerings.
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I am a qualified Yoga Therapist, having trained with The Minded Institute in London. I graduated from their 3 year Diploma in January 2023. I now share Yoga Therapy in Norwich (and online) with individuals who wish to see me for private Yoga Therapy, to address mental or physical healthcare needs. As well as offering therapeutic classes to closed groups with shared needs.
Yoga Therapy is a somatic therapy for those seeking a holistic and integrated mind-body approach to health and wellbeing, and is a trauma-informed therapeutic approach.
Read more about Yoga Therapy here.
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I am a forever fascinated by the body, and mind, and their interconnected relationship. I am continually studying and expanding my knowledge and capacity to share practices which are therapeutic, healing, empowering and accessible to everyone.
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I currently share Yoga & Yoga Therapy in the form of public yoga classes and private yoga therapy sessions. I work with many local charities and organisations, offering therapeutic group yoga sessions to support their users. The groups I currently work with support people in dealing with issues such as addiction & recovery, domestic violence, mental health and trauma. As well as providing classes for those with chronic health conditions, such as MS & Parkinson's.
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I also offer 'Office Wellbeing' yoga classes and 'Wellbeing Workshops & Events' in the workplace to a number of companies, both in Norwich & online.
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Interested in working together? Get in touch.
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1000HR+ Trained Yoga Teacher (YAP)
580HR Professional Yoga Therapist (BCYT) (NCIP)
60HR Somatic Trauma Therapy Cert.
Group Yoga Classes
Group Yoga Classes in Norwich & Norfolk
MONDAYS
6-7.15PM: Authentic Flow - Somatic Yoga Class
@ Happy OM Yoga Studio, Norwich​
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WEDNESDAYS
10-11AM: Chair Yoga for MS
@ The MS Centre, Norwich
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1.45-2.45PM: Chair Yoga Class
@ Acle Recreation Centre
*Contact me to inquire about chair yoga classes*
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FRIDAYS
9.30-10.45AM: Shake the Dust
@ Yantra Studio
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12.30-1.15PM: Nourish & Restore
@ Yantra Studio
SATURDAYS
'Shake the Dust' ~ Somatic Release Class
9.30-11AM @ Happy OM Yoga Studio
Last Saturday of each month
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SUNDAYS
5-6.30PM @ Happy OM Yoga Studio
Once Monthly
Authentic Flow Classes
Mondays
6-7.15PM
Happy OM Yoga Studio
Inspired by my studies with the school of Authentic Flow.
"Authentic Flow is a somatic approach to movement through which we listen, taste, see, feel, inquire and learn to embody our bodies as a living, feeling and exploring creative process of becoming."
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Through somatic inquiry the intention is to cultivate a deeper connection to the body, learning to listen and respond to the internal language of the body through movement and somatic explorations of yoga asana and free movement.
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We explore yoga philosophy from an embodied perspective, meaning we explore it from within the experiential playground of the body.
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Classes use music as a soundscape to support the journey of embodiment. These classes prioritise giving you agency over your body and choices, are trauma sensitive and open to all 'levels' of practitioners.
Shake the Dust Classes
Monthly Saturdays
9.30-11AM
Happy OM Yoga Studio
This is a ‘somatic release’ class. Somatic release techniques are body-based practices & methods used to release emotions, or “energy”, such as stress, upset, anger, tension or trauma.
In this practice, we journey between perpetual movement, rest, release and free movement. It's a little bit like HIIT, but deep, and much more fun.
We use ‘containers’ of repetitive movements to build towards a release, both physically & energetically, and to fuel an exploration of freedom within that release. The containers build a ‘charge’ in the body, using the repetition of movements to activate the big muscle groups to metabolise stress/sympathetic energy and help with the release of tension. The practice is carefully curated to lift & lower the heart rate as a kind of ‘nervous system conditioning’. Through this process we increase ‘Heart Rate Variability’, the ‘flexibility’ of our NS and our capacity to move between sympathetic-parasympathetic. Through this form of nervous system regulation we increase our capacity to react & respond to stress.
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The practice ebbs & flows between ‘containers’, ‘releasing’, ‘grounding & resourcing’ & ‘rest. As we go on this journey, a lot can show up and become unstuck, but it’s not about forcing anything to happen, it's about being open to moments of releasing & opening, of letting go & softening, when we're ready and feel safe and supported to do so.
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This class is for anyone and everyone, including those looking to manage anxiety &/or depression, anyone recovering from trauma or health conditions such as CFS, long-covid, burnout - anything that has thrown your NS out of whack and left you feeling out of balance, with great tools & strategies for managing your mental health and emotional wellbeing.
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Guided and held with care by Marie who is professionally trained & well equipped to support you on this journey.
