Marni Task

Hometown:  Cleveland, Ohio.

Sun Sign:  Taurus.

Nickname: Marn, marnesque, marnsidoodle (dad calls me this), marnoni, marnerator, marnilopogous.....the list goes on.....   :)

Favorite Word: Swaha (I offer it up to the sacred fire).

I wish for...….. inner peace, acceptance, confidence, happiness.

I am thankful for.....my amazing, huggable, handsome husband and best buddy, Rick!!

What gives you peace?  Yoga friends, sleep, being in the present moment.

Why Yoga?  Why not yoga? What else is there?

3 words to describe you:  free-spirit, fast, bubbly.

What / who inspires you?  Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and anyone who is a parent.

What you can’t live without?  Sauteed greens with garlic and lemon!  Yummy!

Favorite yoga pose and why? Oh! I love so many!  But if I have to choose, down dog cause it has it all!

Secret comfort foods?  My mom or Gramma Millie’s matzah ball soup.

Words to live by (or your favorite quote):   "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."  
 --Mahatma Gandhi”

Best advice you’ve ever received (from who?):  “Don't teach like you’re on automatic pilot”.
From my amazing, yoga teacher, Sharon Gannon.

Words to describe your teaching style?  Fun, energizing, spiritual, powerful, direct, soothing.

What do you love to do for FUN?  EAT with friends! See inspiring theater & movies.

When/where/with who was your first yoga class?  In Paris, as part of my acting training in 1987 with Guy Frixe of Theatre De Soleil.

Local escape:  Turning off my phone and enjoy "being" anywhere!

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Other Teachers: Tami Schneider . Diana Vitantonio . Marni Task . Mary Basch . Parker Bean . Terri Bahr . Ricki Miller