Mary Drover Yoga

I was going to say please ignore my face, but honestly? Please zoom in on it so you can see the full feral levels of energy I just delivered to my class, HOLY. 🔥

It’s been a minute since I last popped into a split headstand, but ya girl’s still (mostly) got it! 🔥

My favorite thing in the world when teaching is to start class with, “Whatever happens in the next hour, open yourself to the possibility of fun.” And then to play Circle of Life.
Disney yoga is one of my absolute favorite things to teach, and it was high time we brought it to CRG. Thanks for the laughs, the singalongs, and the dancing. I can’t wait to hit the mat again with you next week.

Three more sleeps until California! 🌵 Class will be canceled Thursday, Saturday, and Monday, so catch me on the mat Wednesday for a quick fix before I’m leaving on a jet plane! ✈️

What’s the worst that can happen if you try something you’re afraid of? You might fail, but you might also succeed, so why not do it just in case?

Thursday night reminder to be kind to your spine.
I’ll never take mine for granted again, and I’m so endlessly grateful that I still have access to asanas like this.

I deserve effort.
I deserve friends who will give as much as they take.
I deserve relationships that are not exhausting.
I deserve people who care about me, who believe that I’m worth their time.
I deserve just as much love as I put out into the world.
I deserve effort.

Just a reminder that it is perfectly acceptable and okay to be sad. To be positive all the time is unrealistic and unhealthy. Let yourself feel your feelings. Be sad. Angry. Upset. They are worthy emotions, and you’re allowed to feel and express them.
After all, you can’t let that s**t go unless you experience it first.

A quiet stroll in the woods to the tune of a few warbling birds, some chirping frogs, and a single excited chipmunk.

It’s been an emotional week, and I really needed today’s upbeat, wild class. I’m so grateful for this community of weirdos, and so damn glad I found as a home when all else seemed lost in the yoga world.
Here’s to the freaking weekend, and a badass week of classes ahead! You can find me on the mat on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday @ 7PM! I can’t wait to dance with you. ✨

Last night, as I was about to get in the shower, I took a moment to just look at myself. Fierce new haircut, badass tattoos, and curves for days. I had this moment of, “damnnnnn OKAY.”
In honor of feeling powerful and beautiful, I wore my absolute favorite yoga outfit today—bright yellow pants, a bold white crop, and a shirt hailing the first woman to stand up and say, “Damn, okay, let’s take over the world.”
Here’s to you, Lilith, and every woman that came after Her.

“You have so much energy, it almost scares me.” I can’t even tell you what a relief it is every single damn time someone says this to me.
For years, I wasn’t sure being alive was worth it. I was quiet because I was angry. I was shy because I was scared. I was withdrawn because I was exhausted. Friends didn’t come easy, and I lashed out at my family. And even when I started to decide that life was worth it, I still found ways to self-sabotage.
I dated people who used or belittled me. Who held power over me or demanded that I be smaller. Who wanted me soft and silent and still. I befriended people who took and took and took, and then reacted horribly when I asked for them to give a little. I surrounded myself with people that drained my energy just as I had done to myself for years.
I always joke that I’m an Aries through and through, that I have fire in my blood and lightning in my bones. I’ve been called the energizer bunny, been marveled at for the way I just keep on keeping on through consistent twelve hour days, been laughed at for the sheer amount of energy spilling out of every movement.
The truth? I had so little energy until about six years ago, when I finally decided to stop allowing toxic people, including myself, into my life. And, ever since, it’s been like someone lit a fire in my heart. I’ve got twenty-three years of energy to catch up on, so let’s go. 🔥