Yoga
Mary is a registered yoga teacher with a foundation in the Viniyoga tradition, a holistic, breath-centered, flowing practice that believes in adapting practice to fit the whole person.
Mary discovered her interest in yoga during her high school years in the mid-nineties, oddly with an article in Seventeen magazine. She even incorporated it into her college degree in Psychology. After years of contemplation and dabbling in many lineages, she pursued her first 200-hour teacher training certification in Seattle, WA under yoga therapist Tracy Weber at Whole Life Yoga (2009).
Mary offers a holistic practice that, time and setting permitted, includes asana (postures), pranayama (breathwork), meditation, mantra, ritual, and more, when given time. It ideally caters to each individual’s lifestyle, goals, and body. Her 300 hour advanced training (2017) was multi-lineage at Yoga Center Retreat (formerly Yoga Center of Minneapolis), followed by a deep dive into Nada Yoga (Yoga of Sound 200 hour training, 2020) at Nada Yoga School in Rishikesh, India. Mary does her best to take requests from students, bring humor, warmth, friendliness, and a drive towards a more balanced, peaceful, and refreshed state of body and mind.
Virtual Yoga
Saturday morning 10:30 am CST – Slow Flow, Mantra & Meditation
Suggested donation – $5-20
Paypal || Venmo @marybuemusic || Zelle ~ marybue@gmail.com
DATES: Nov 9, 23, 30, Dec 14
Join from anywhere in the world that has internet for a 60-minute movement & meditation class from the comfort of your own home on select Saturday mornings at 10:30am CST. These practices will include a low-intensity flowing sequence, mantras for peace and protection, breathwork, meditation, savasana & sonic blessings serenade. Can’t wait to practice with you! Beginners always welcome. You can practice with your camera on or off.
If you can’t make Saturday morning virtual classes, Mary records these sessions and shares them with her subscribers on Patreon at the $5/month level. 100+ classes plus music, musings, and exclusive content ever-available when you join! Check out Mary’s Patreon here.
Events & Online Courses
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Mantra & Yoga of Sound 8 week / 30 hour e-course
Mantras are ancient tools that help us focus and refine our minds, calm our thoughts, and connect with our inner selves. In this training, we will explore different forms of mantras, studied at your own pace by downloading the weekly content in the comfort of your own home. Let's delve into the world of mantras and discover their transformative power together. Practice at your own pace over 8 weeks of content.
Mary’s Yoga Bio
A registered yoga teacher (e-RYT 500) in the Viniyoga tradition, Mary received her certification at Whole Life Yoga in Seattle, WA from Tracy Weber, (student of Gary Kraftsow, student of T.K.V. Desikachar) and her 300 hour from Yoga Center Retreat (formerly Yoga Center of Minneapolis). In 2020, Mary received an additional 200-hour Nada Yoga (the Yoga of Sound) certificate from Nada Yoga School in Rishikesh India.
Mary has pursued continuing education in prenatal yoga, yoga for anxiety & depression, pranayama, and a 30-hour certification in Trauma-informed Yoga with Firefly Yoga International. Mary was a teaching assistant for Whole Life Yoga’s ten-month-long, 200-hour teacher training in 2010 and assisted in WLY’s “Yoga for Healthy Backs” Series. She has her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with an emphasis on Transpersonal Psychology from the University of Minnesota–Duluth. Mary has also received volunteer training in sexual assault victim advocacy from PAVSA and domestic violence victim support from DAIP. She founded and ran Imbue Yoga Studio in S. Mpls for nearly 3 years (closing Jan. 2019).
As a wanderer-luster and experience junkie, she has worked in many types of jobs: as a clinical research assistant in a prison & hospital, an AIDS prevention outreach worker on the streets, and harm reduction work in needle exchanges, as well as many hundreds of hours as a server, bartender, and barista.
All of these experiences culminate in the guiding of Creativity and Yoga Retreats. Mary has led and co-led retreats in Northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Bali, Malta, Ireland, and Italy.
Mary is an avid runner (10 half marathons and two full marathons), a nature lover, and a vegan. In her spare time, she enjoys playing music, cooking, writing blogs, poetry, and in journals, painting cow portraits, reading non-fiction, and traveling.
