As a passionate advocate for loving and getting to know one’s body intimately, Vivian knows that movement is a key element of a healthy body and mind. She has found that Essentrics® offers an immediate sense of greater ease and mobility, strength and general “healthfulness”, and therefore joy in the body. Through Essentrics, she is better able to understand and support her body physically in her daily activities. Having practiced for years in private, by teaching at Marimo she is finally bringing the benefits of Essentrics® to others who want to feel better in their bodies!

This is an Essentrics® Apprentice class as Vivian is working towards her Level 1 certification.

“When I hit my mid-thirties I started noticing more things not feeling “right” in my body, a sort of decomposition and mysterious pains arising. Even though I was quite active walking and hiking, the process of aging seemed to be really making itself known. However, I soon learned that the discomfort I was experiencing is not a natural process of aging. By incorporating the gentle routine that Essentrics® offers into my life, I feel so much more at ease and joyful in my body!

I have a greater awareness of how my body works and of how it uniquely moves best, which increases every time I practice. The exercises help me notice where I feel stiff, tight and unbalanced, and they give me a welcome opportunity to release that tightness, tone and shape my body, and strengthen the weaker parts of me. The stretching actions during the workout are blissful, and after every session I immediately feel stronger and better able to balance.

What I learn about my body during the workouts, such as a particular way to stretch, is practiced easily in my daily life – even while sitting in an office chair.

Essentrics® is helping me learn about my own unique body and how to help it heal itself.”