The second class in the Awaken Your Power series with Mariane Karou begins by turning on the body's vital, primal energy — breathing into the belly, connecting to the fire at the center of the Earth, and letting that energy move up through the hips and lower body. From there the practice opens: flowing easily through the legs and feet like water, reaching out through the spine, ribs, and arms, and powering up through committed breath and resistance. Throughout, Mariane guides you to commit deeper to each movement as an act of self-directed strength, using your breath and your mind together to move through feelings and build the kind of power that is sustainable because it comes from inside rather than from force.
