<p>It's been a tough year. 2 deaths in the family a few days apart, my 22 year old attempted every parent's worst nightmare and had to come home from school, where he made a second attempt that had him hospitalized for almost 2 weeks, and our last, beloved pet died. A month ago we moved across the country to support our son as he finishes his final semester at The Culinary Institute of America, which drained all our resources, and yesterday my husband's entire department was laid off with no warning, because of financial concerns.</p><p></p><p>I feel like I've been grieving for a year now, and this was a lovely practice.</p><p></p><p>Sorry to dump. I just wanted to express my gratitude.</p>

<p>Oh wow. I haven’t felt compelled to move my body since before the summer. I don’t remember the last time. This is the first practice to gently call me back to my mat. </p><p></p><p>In August, I found my husband on the bathroom floor and held him as he passed. He had, in a moment of extreme duress, left me and my kiddo here on this planet lost, grieving, and confused. I lost my dad just 2.5 weeks prior. I got my dads ashes one Friday and my husbands the next. Grief is all consuming. Along with stress. </p><p></p><p>Now I’m trying to grieve, handle all the things, and single parent my teen kiddo through the immense grief of them losing their father. I haven’t made time on the mat for me. But I’m doing it tonight. </p><p></p><p>I almost cancelled this subscription because I wasn’t using it and I needed to cut costs because he was the breadwinner. I’m glad I didn’t. Again, thank you. I’m so thankful for this community. </p>

<p>The timing for both of today’s practices couldn’t be more perfect. I have an appointment to euthanize one of my beloved pet rats in just a few hours and I feel so lost. Thank you to Adriene, Marnie and the whole FWFG community for holding space for me today. I don’t feel so alone. 🙏</p>

<p>“Take your time as you need here…_and whenever you’re ready…you can get up…and begin again…” Marnie </p><p>This was an absolute delight. I love all those resting poses. Nice stretches too. I feel so renewed. Restored. Seen. Heard. Tended to. A private love cave. With a loving and friendly guide! This is self-love, self-care done right! Nothing fancy. Just pure love. </p><p>There’s joy to be found in allowing uncertainties. To come. And then go. Not resisting. Or attaching. Not chasing anything. But to just content to observe. Honor. Respect. Peace of mind. Soothe the senses. Support the mind. Release. And feel lighthearted. Everything is cyclical. The aim is to be able to ride what comes up and maintain equilibrium. Simplify. Keep adding values. Align. Connect….</p><p>It’s a process!!! And it’s such a beautiful and crazy ride! To trust the practice. To manifest in the daily grind. It feels so good! To notice how everything just slides. Or glides. It’s tough too! But…Nothing can get to us…if we stay connected to our breath…befriend our nervous system…rest our weary mind and body…embrace the moment and bolster(s)…sigh it out…soothe the senses…sway and rock a little…Find What Feels Good! And practices like these Marnie, are very much needed and appreciated! To be so loved and supported, that’s a huge privilege, a blessing - a manifestation that someone has our backs! I love you back too! Pun intended :) Sun is always out! Everything passes. When I (we) have awareness and am (are) brave enough to honor the momentary “passing of the clouds,” I (we) can rise again stronger than ever before? Why? Because we have seen how it is…and we have the wherewithal to come through…unbothered. We know how to find soft places to Fall. We can ease into any season. This was lovely Marnie! I am not speaking for everyone else…I am sending those good intentions to manifest for everyone else too!</p><p>Thanks Team for bringing joy to the mat anytime. There’s no demarcation between the opposites, it’s all good! To grow. To learn. Toexpand. To appreciate all! As the other really truly enhances the existence of the other! May we all feel that we have agency over the choices we make. May we all recognize which trait or attitude to bring forth so we can rock our innermost self to rise up…begin again…turn the page…full of gratitude! The awareness to gift myself with more grace, love, support and soften in places (to embody the pose!) that will be more fulFilling rather than depleting! </p><p>May we all feel that we have agency over our lives. May we have the resources to practice and provide ourselves the nourishment we all deserve and are worthy of. May we come to practice more often to nourish our own private love caves. May we choose to cultivate peace within our minds, peace in our spoken/written words and the peace deep within our hearts. May we all as the Beatles have been 🎶 to “come together...” see the good intentions in everyone’s eyes…the different interpretations…stay open…find a common ground…stay curious….listen more…observe…notice without judgments…it starts within…and one the mat! Thanks Adriene for Marnie and everyone involved in this safe community of truly diverse and awe-inspiring people! 🩷🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 11/14/24. </p>

<p>Today is definitely a day of grief for me. 21 years since my sister passed, to the day. I wasn’t able to do this practice today but I hope I can come back to it sometime soon. Praying for everyone going through grief, just like I am. 💜 VRM 1989-2003 🌹</p>

<p>Thank you, Marnie. I've woken up to this practice in Scotland, UK and it's just what I need this morning. Dealing with anticipatory grief here - my husband has a terminal brain tumour, which has progressed very rapidly. More surgery on Monday and the prognosis is rubbish. I have 2 young children and a farm to run; I don't know how I'm going to do it and life feels pretty overwhelming at the moment. Thank you for helping me to feel anchored when I feel all at sea. Sending huge love to you, Marnie, and the whole FWFG community. Thank you for this. XX</p>

<p>The timing for this new video was spot on. I lost my second mother almost two weeks ago now. This helps me to give space to all the emotions that need to come out and take care of myself. Thanks so much Marnie, this is what I needed right now. I will come back to it often in the coming period. </p>

<p>Thank you so much. Loved the atmosphere and warmth generated. My lovely Pa passed away three weeks ago today. This made me smile as I thought about him.</p>

<p>Lovely. I appreciate the Bill Murray mantra.</p>

<p>Looking at the other comments, I seem to be alone in sadly being really unsatisfied with this video. I lost two family members within a few weeks of each other in the summer. I had bookmarked this practice in anticipation of it giving me what I needed but unfortunately it really didn’t. I found Marnie’s tone far too casual and not appropriate to the topic of grief throughout much of it (why are we repeating “it just doesn’t matter” here? My grief doesn’t matter?) I also felt that the practice started incredibly abruptly, straight into a pose without any gentle introduction of sympathy given to us starting the practice, all of whom are clicking this video presumably in a state of grief, and no real explanation as to why we were doing the poses through this practice. I’ve liked some of Marnie’s other videos but I just found this one so disappointing, especially so when I have heightened emotions of grief that I was hoping this video would tend to.</p>