MARIE WILLIAMS YOGA
Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist
Norwich & Online
About Me
Hi, I'm Marie. 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 body, and our relationship to it, through training in various different disciplines of yoga, therapeutics and somatic movement; bringing all of this together into my unique teaching approach.
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In 2020, I started my studies in Yoga Therapy with The Minded Institute in London. I graduated from their 580HR 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 a mental or physical healthcare need. As well as offering therapeutic classes to closed groups with shared needs.
Yoga Therapy is 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 student of 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.
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I also offer 'wellbeing yoga classes' and 'staff wellbeing workshops' in the workplace to a number of small and larger companies, both in Norwich and online.
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Interested in working together? Get in touch.
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500HR+ Trained Yoga Teacher (YAP)
580HR Professional Yoga Therapist (BCYT) (NCIP)
Group Yoga Classes
Group Yoga Classes in Norwich & Norfolk
MONDAYS
6-7.15PM: Authentic Flow
@ 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 for All
@ Acle Recreation Centre
*Contact me to inquire about chair yoga classes*
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FRIDAYS
8-9AM: Outdoor Yoga
@The Plantation Gardens
SATURDAYS
'Shake the Dust'
9.30-11AM @ Happy OM Yoga Studio
Final Saturday of each month
Special Events
Join me for ‘Embodied Wisdom’, a half-day morning retreat focused on a journey towards the innate wisdom within, through a morning of embodied and experiential yoga practices, with lots of somatic self-enquiry.
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An extended morning practice will be followed by a nourishing brunch break, and time to enjoy a coffee in the company of your fellow retreat guests, or a little time out for yourself.
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Finishing the morning with a Myofascial Release workshop with Soft Tissue specialist Gemma. MFR is applying slow sustained pressure that allows the webbing of the fascia to “melt”, rearranging itself and lengthening back into a more healthy, flowing state. With the use of balls & rollers, Gemma will share self MFR techniques that you can replicate at home.
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.
