L U M I E R E

by Marlies

Hey yoga darling

Welcome Home to Yourself.

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What it Means to Come Home

Coming home, to me, is feeling safe and free enough to lean back into one’s own self.

It’s the steady practice of compassion, everywhere and all the time, until you become peaceful company for yourself to keep.

Coming home means returning to what is true and what is loving.
It’s seeing yourself, accepting yourself, and being with what’s here.

That, is what it means to come home to yourself.

Yoga that brings you presence, taught through a trauma-sensitive and anatomy-informed lens, always attuned to your energy that day.
Meditation that tunes you inward and helps you care for your nervous system with simplicity and heart.
Reiki and trainings to help you reconnect with your own healing energy and share that light with others.
Teacher trainings and online classes created with love, respect, and curiosity for what’s real.
I’ve been teaching yoga and movement for nearly a decade, learning again and again that healing begins with awareness— with noticing how you meet yourself.
My work blends yoga, Pilates, and Reiki through a trauma-informed lens. Each practice is an invitation to slow it down, listen inward, and build rapport with the body so that movement becomes a conversation, not a command.

Ways to Work with Me

With your Niagara Yoga Teacher + Reiki Master

Private Yoga

Personalized sessions that meet you where you are.

Each session and series is designed to support your goals, your body, and your rhythm of practice.

Online or in person

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Online Yoga

A growing digital library of pre-recorded classes.

Your digital home space to move, meditate, or pause at your convenience.

Take Practice

Reiki

Reiki for deeper connection and balance.

Offered as one-on-one sessions, certifications and memberships for ongoing care.

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Retreat

Retreats designed for deep rest and reconnection.

Whether close or far, each is an invitation to return to yourself.

Stay tuned for upcoming retreats.

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About Marlies

Hi, I’m Marlies — a dedicated and experienced yoga teacher with a deep love for movement, community, and creating spaces that feel safe enough to soften into. My teaching journey began long before my certification in 2017, rooted in a lifelong relationship with movement as a competitive figure skater. By 2018, I stepped fully into the role of a full-time yoga teacher. As of today, I am a 500HRYT (and counting) with over 7,000 teaching hours. In 2023, I was selected to take over a well-established Yoga Teacher Training Program at White Oaks Club in Niagar-on-the-Lake.

My classes are grounded in a trauma-sensitive lens and blend traditional yoga postures with Pilates-inspired strength and fluidity. Whether we’re moving slow or building heat, my intention is always the same: to offer a welcoming, inclusive space where you can explore your body with curiosity and care.

I have over 10 years of experience being a Reiki healer, gaining the title of Master in 2022. Classically trained, I provide Reiki services in a way that makes you feel safe, sound, and harmonized, while staying true to Reiki’s original methodologies. I provide Reiki services in-clinic, in-home, and house calls.