Hello Hello! Well… YES!!! Hurricane Helene and Milton for sure made themselves too well known. So many people were having damage or flood damage in various parts of Florida. It was stressful to watch from afar. I had many prayers to give for everyone.

Sarah Furtado (Owner of Ganesha Hot Yoga St Pete in Tampa) and I had a phone conversation after Helene and before Milton. We decided we should push back the dates of our Training to January 2025. Helene was nasty and we couldn’t guess what Milton was going to do. It just made sense! Lots of Prayers for all in Florida.

We have REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!! It is AMAZING that we can invite you to spend a Yoga ShapeShifting Teacher Training in GLORIOUS Tampa Florida!! We will be spending Two Great Weeks at our Yoga ShapeShifting Teacher, Sarah Furtado, at her Yoga School in Tampa Florida

WHEN: January 18-Feb 1st (2025)

WHERE: Ganesha Hot Yoga St.Pete, Tampa, Florida

WHAT’S UP: We are inviting a small group of Serious Yoga ShapeShifters to spend Two Amazing Weeks of Intensive Study with us in Tampa

WHAT WE ARE OFFERING TO YOU IN THIS TWO WEEKS

41 years of yoga experience. So FUN, YES?!

Every day will be very busy and FULL!

We have a LOT to do in a very short period of time!

You will learn how to Instruct a Live, In-Person Only Yoga ShapeShifting Class

(Please note that this is only a Training to Teach In-person to person, real time classes.)

This Course does not Teach or Authorize you to Teach any type of Online or Video Instruction of Yoga ShapeShifting Classes. Mary does not, nor has she ever taught online.

By “In-Person” ... this means scheduled classes that you will teach at a Yoga School or Private Classes of any size. No Zooms or Online Videos... No zooms. This system isn’t created for Online.

You will have as much attention as you want after training. Please know that we are very dedicated to you both during and after this training. The trainings are small on purpose to be able to really focus on everyone and their growth as a Yoga Instructor and as a Human Being...

Every day will be full of Yoga Classes, Yoga Posture Talks, Yoga ShapeShifting Lessons, Anatomy References and Questions, The Finesse of Leading a Class and SO MUCH MORE!

There will be Mentoring Requirements and Post Training Assignments to be completed also.

If you are really serious… Here is a link to make a deposit to confirm your reservation for The Yoga ShapeShifting Training in Tampa: CLICK HERE

I promise you will have an amazing and transformational time of your life.

I feel that something Mythical and Wonderous is going to happen at this training... It will be an honor if you are with us!

More info posted here in a few days!!!

So HAPPY!!!

More Questions?

email us and we shall go from there!

GREAT LOVE to you all!

De-Puff De-Age De-Pudge De-Stress after Thanksgiving!

We are going to visit Cat Koo and her Chicago Yoga students at Chicago Hot Yoga!

WHEN: Sat and Sun - December 7th and 8th

TIME: 12 noon to 6pm each day

Two Days! Limited Availability so there might be a waitlist… (Because of Limited Space…you should Reserve early as there will be no refunds for this Event unless we can replace your Reservation Space with someone on the Waitlist… You will be issued a credit however of course! Join Us SOON!)

Reserve and Payment:

Saturday Day Pass $99.00 Click Here

Sunday Day Pass $98.00 Click Here

Both Saturday and Sunday $180.00 Click Here

Spending time together just before the holidays….Priceless!!

Message us if you need assistance!

So Grateful to Cat…Great Love! We always have the best time at Chicago Hot Yoga!

Welcome to Yoga ShapeShifting Everyone!

The Original Life Changing Transformational Practice Created by Mary Jarvis

This Series Supports and Supplements any Hatha Yoga Practice or Fitness Routine of your choice.

Particular Yoga Postures and Body Skills make up this Yoga ShapeShifting Series.

This Practice is for EVERYBODY!! It is an incredible series and can be practiced ANYWHERE

(Outside, Inside, on the Beach, in the Grass, etc!)

It was developed by Mary Jarvis, a devoted Bikram Yoga Practitioner of 40 years, in the early 1990's to get her out of pain and help her become whole again after spine injuries caused by a debilitating car accident.

These specific Body Skills practiced in this exact order will help bring you increased Strength, Flexibility and Stamina.

Your Body Posture will change.

The very constitution of “Your Total Body Fitness and Wellness” will change.

Your entire body will transform! Your heart will soften… You mind will expand…

How great is that?!!

It will absolutely positively help you improve your “Basic Body Skills” in every yoga practice or sport fitness that you also enjoy in your life.

You will like the way you Look- Feel- Be- Move in Your Life …. All of Your LIFE!

FROM Mary……” There are SO MANY of your yoga teachers, yoga champions, yoga competition coaches and yoga students that have been benefiting from this system all these years...”

“Now I share this Transformational System I developed for myself many years ago with the Public. “

“I invite you to join the fun... “

Become a part of This Incredible Rapidly Growing Yoga ShapeShifting Community!

Change your Body and Change your LIFE!

Bottom Line……………..

“Yoga ShapeShifting is the most clever, magical and original idea I have ever come up with….” Mary Jarvis

Official Yoga ShapeShifting Teachers!

This List of Incredible Yoga Souls that I have the honor and privilege to spend time with just keeps growing!

The Transformations they have made in their lives over these past years are both EXCITING and HUMBLING for me.

I applaud their Life Changing Decisions and Determination to strive to be a Better Human Being with A Better Way to Live.

Our Yoga ShapeShifting Community is Growing….And so much is because of them!

I have many more Teachers Photos to still Post later!

“….to stand on my neck again…”

I have said this before. This photo was taken a couple of years after my car accident. Both ends of my spine and back had trauma and damage.

It is my favorite photo of me because I made it!! I got through “The Dark Before the Dawn”.

This particular Half Locust Posture I practice daily is part of The Bikram Yoga Series. I worked very hard to finally stand on my neck in this magnificent posture. A 10-year practice! The feeling when you accomplish it is magical, bliss .and “No Time No Space”.

I always thought if I could stand on my neck again, my spine would be okay. My spine doctor would be wrong about my future.

The years in between my car accident and this photo were not pretty. They were hard...they were different degrees of “painful” and “sometimes scary”.

I kept most of my suffering to myself. I just had to figure out a way to get out of pain and save my life, my spine, my yoga practice and my heart.

There was SO MUCH time I spent alone working on “Body Part by Body Part” … hours a day. Everyday! Two Bikram Classes a day at the Yoga School and 3-4 hours of Future Yoga ShapeShifting Homework at home after class.

I made it.

My gratitude is Beyond Words. I give thanks to The Heavenly Father for guidance, hope and faith... I give thanks to Bikram and Bikram Yoga for almost 40 years of this Yoga Practice, especially the first 10 years, that contributed to maintaining the health of my back. My life is better because of this.

All of this extra daily work in the Early 1990’s has become Yoga ShapeShifting. (Everything needs a title and a brand nowadays...!)

I am so happy to share this Transformational System I created for myself many years ago with Yoga Students and the Public.

This is why this is my most favorite photo of me ever.

I remember what I had to do to get there again...

….to stand on my neck again…

Grateful…

BACKBEND DOWN THE WALL

If you ever wondered where the concept and practice of this specific technique of “BackBend Down the Wall” came from... It came from me.

Yes, indeed. It started with me.

I created this “BackBend Down the Wall” for healing and pain relief for myself after my car accident in the early 1990's.

The Wall became my strength and my balance when my body could no longer independently bend on its own because of the damage to both ends of my spine from my car accident.

I KNEW that Bending My Spine was the key to saving myself and getting out of pain... (Long story of explanation for another time....)

The Wall kept my body up and supported me when I was trying to bend again each section of my spine… ("BODY PART by BODY PART" of my back and spine). I was too weak to hold myself in any balancing, backbending position. The Bend of My Spine and Back was improving “Fraction of an Inch by Fraction of an Inch.”

It was not easy and the pain sensation as I was attempting to heal was sometimes so stunning as each of my hands would slightly move down the wall...oh my God when I think of that time alone!

I did not go all the way down to the floor in the beginning. NO WAY! But what I soon came to realize was THIS… “The MOMENT your hands touch the wall... IT is Happening!” It doesn’t matter how far down you go. It doesn’t matter if you NEVER touch the floor. Something magnificent is already happening the moment your hands touch the wall. What a MIRACLE!

I am beyond grateful and blessed that Spirit Guided Me all those years ago to create this Body Skill... It has changed thousands and thousands of yoga practices all these years. You see it all over the world now in social media...

I never take my gifts of Godly Inspiration and Guidance for granted. It is beyond precious. It is humbling. It softens my heart and my soul while it stimulates my entire Central Nervous System! That’s a WIN!

So now you know where “BackBends Down the Wall” came from... It came from me. It started with me in the early 1990's.

I am now going to be a little firm in my next statement because there has been a lot of confusion over all these years. (This is NOT a "Wall Walk") I do not call, nor have I ever called Backbends Down the Wall this term. It cheapens this incredible Healing Process that saved my Life, My Spine and my Yoga Practice so many years ago. I am VERY SPECIFIC about the exact technique to execute bending your spine down the wall. New students must be conservative in their initial practicing of this Amazing Body Skill. I am upset when I come across videos of inexperienced students forcing their way down the wall to the floor when they are not ready in some kind of Social Media Challenge. Falling down the wall too far too fast is not good... The Wall safely helps you touch the floor in time to never to hurt you in any way. I know they are excited about something new… I know their hearts are in the right place…Their intent is sincere…They just need mentorship and guidance with wisdom to help them improve without injury.

These are some of the Body Part problems that I have seen from students who get seduced by Wall Walk Challenges. Torn Labrums in the shoulder or hip. (A nasty and inconvenient surgery if really bad) Torn Meniscus in the Knee. (Takes forever to heal) Tears in Bicep Nerve. (Affects every yoga posture) Inflammation in the Shoulder Joint area. None of that listed above is okay. It is not necessary for you to experience any of this ever!

You just have to WAIT and ENJOY each level of your success. You’ve got time.

I am happy to help you.

Five a Day is all I ask! It changes everything!

Four Amazing Yoga Days in St Augustine, Florida

Blue Cypress Hot Yoga Studio

It’s a Fantastic Long Federal Holiday Yoga Weekend!! (November 8-9-10-11)

Hello! We are super excited to have Mary Jarvis visiting Blue Cypress Hot Yoga (Nov 8-9-10-11).

Join us/Hot Yoga & Yoga ShapeShifting.

Giovanna attended the Yoga ShapeShifting Teacher Training on Lake Michigan last summer! It will be amazing to be at her yoga school! It’s a power packed transformative weekend, and you will be so happy!

JOIN US! It Will Be So FUN!

It is always special when Yoga ShapeShifters & Hot Yoga Students from around the country gather for weekends with Mary. She has 41 years of Yoga Practice to share with us. It will be fun and invigorating. We will be focusing on particular Yoga Postures and Body Skills.You will have plenty of time for all Questions of course!

Yoga ShapeShifting is The Original Life Changing Transformational Yoga Practice that was created by Mary after her car accident spine and back injuries. So many unexpected, magical experiences have happened to regular people with this series.

“If you practice with us all 4 days…You WILL be different by the last day... WE are so sure of this...”

Here are the Dates, Times and PayPal Links to Reserve and Pay.

 (Please Note: Mary’s PayPal is a Personal Account, NOT a Business Account.) So, make sure to Click: “Pay for FRIENDS and FAMILY”.…. NOT.... Pay for” Goods and Services” 

Friday NOV 8th — 5:00 pm--- Hot Yoga/Bikram Yoga Class~~ $29 dollars Click Here to Pay

Saturday NOV 9th — 11am-5pm ~~ Hot Yoga Class and Yoga ShapeShifting ~~ $99.10  Click Here to Pay for Sat 11-9

Sunday Nov 10—11:00am-5pm ~~ Hot Yoga Class and Yoga ShapeShifting!! ~~ $99.20 Click Here to Pay for Nov 10

Monday Nov 11 (Veteran’s Day) -- 11am-5pm ~~ Hot Yoga Class and Yoga ShapeShifting~~ $99.30 Click Here to Pay for Nov 11

If You wish to attend All Four Days (Friday Night, Saturday, Sunday & Monday)

ONE GREAT SUPER SPECIAL PRICE for only $287.00 Click Here for all 4 Days

Saturday, Sunday & Monday Only (Not Friday) One Great Price only for $272 — 3 Days Click Here

QUESTIONS? NEED HELP Making a Payment?

Contact Giovanna for any Questions at: Blue Cypress Yoga

 Contact Mary at: contact@yogashapeshifting.com 

www.yogashapeshifting.com

We are BEYOND Happy to see you in Florida!

WHAT: We are going to Visit Blake Henderson at R&B 105 Yoga!

WHEN: July 26-27-28

WHERE: R & B 105 Yoga (we are going to visit Blake!!)

ADDRESS: 515W 75th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64114

What’s UP????: Join us for a wonderful weekend of Hot Yoga/Bikram Yoga, Yoga Posture Workshop and Yoga ShapeShifting!

It’s going to be amazing to visit Blake and His Yoga Students so soon!

UPDATE AUGUST 3-2024... This was an AMAZING 3 days! More photos SOON!!

Thank you so much to Mollie and Blake for inviting us all... So happy!! (Beyond HAPPY!)

WHAT: We are going to Visit Kimberly at Rising Sol Hot Yoga!

WHEN: MAY 3-4-5

WHERE: Rising Sol Hot Yoga

400 N Henry Street, Alexandria Virginia, 22314 contact@risingsolyoga.com

What’s UP????: Join us for a wonderful weekend of Hot Yoga and Yoga ShapeShifting! Saturday and Sunday are a combination of Yoga Class THEN Yoga ShapeShifIting. Two great days of Transformation!

Friday evening will be a Hot Yoga/Bikram Yoga Class. (Exact Starting Time TBA) It’s going to be amazing to visit Kimberly and Her Yoga Students so soon!

Friday May 3 is a Hot Yoga/Bikram Yoga Class Early Evening (TBA)

Click Here to Reserve and Pay

Saturday May 4… 10:30 am-4:00 pm

Hot Yoga/Bikram Yoga Class Plus Yoga ShapeShifting!

It’s Going to be a High Vibration Day!

Click Here to Reserve and Pay for Saturday Only $115.00

Sunday May 5…. 10:30 am - 4:00 pm

Yoga ShapeShifting and Hot Yoga/Bikram Yoga Class

Click Here to Reserve and Pay for Sunday Only $113.00

If you have difficulties making a Payment Reservation or need a different Form of Payment…We can help you out… Email us at: contact@yogashapeshifting.com

Thank you so much for taking the time to inquire! See You in Alexandria Virginia!

THIS SOLD OUT!!! WE HAD SO MUCH FUN!!

YOU REALLY MUST JOIN US FOR TAMPA FLORIDA IN OCTOBER!!! ( I am posting some of our GREAT and JOYFUL times!!

August 18- August 31 (2024)

I am BEYOND thrilled to invite you to spend a Yoga ShapeShifting Teacher Training with me this Summer on Mythical Lake Michigan

WHEN: August 18-31 (2024)

WHERE: Grand Haven Area of Lake Michigan

WHAT’S UP: We have reserved a Large Lake House on Beautiful Lake Michigan for a very special Yoga ShapeShifting Teacher Training.

This will be a Very Limited Number of Yoga ShapeShifters …(You know...Because it is a Large Lake House on the Beach, not a hotel!) with Shared Roommate Accommodations

I am looking for a very small group of Serious Yoga ShapeShifters to spend Two Amazing Weeks of Intensive Study with me on Magical Lake Michigan.

Our Lake House is directly on the beach on Lake Michigan. This special beach is where I spent my childhood, and it is an Honor and a Privilege to be able to spend two glorious weeks of training with you here.

What We Are Offering to You in This Two Weeks

I am sharing with you 41 years of yoga experience. You will learn how to Instruct an In-Person Yoga ShapeShifting Class…. By “In-Person” ... I mean scheduled classes that you will teach at a Yoga School or Private Classes of any size.

Email us at contact@yogashapeshifting.com

A Proper Guaranteed Reservation Deposit will be required right now. This Puts you first in line on the list. Click Here to Pay $1122.00

We can send you more Detailed Info about EVERYTHING!

Everyday will be full of Yoga Classes, Yoga Posture Talks, Yoga ShapeShifting Lessons, Anatomy References and Questions, The Finesse of Leading a Class and much more…

Email Us for more detailed descriptions!

There will be Mentoring Requirements and Post Lake Michigan Assignments to be completed also.

If you are really serious… Here is a link to make a deposit to confirm your reservation for Yoga ShapeShifting Training on Lake Michigan $1122.00 …. Click Here!

For Other Deposit and Reservation directions email us at contact@yogashapeshifting.com

I promise you will have an amazing and transformational time of your life.

Dear Yoga Friends…. This is going to sell out. It is a Lake House so that means LIMITED RESERVATIONS!

If you need a different Payment Method, contact us at this email address and we shall help you out with other payment options.

Click Here for Email

Check back often… Lots more info to come! I just wanted to immediately share the GOOD NEWS with you!!

Quantum Healing, Transformation and JOY Happen Here Always!

We SOLD OUT for the first YOGA SHAPESHIFTING Teacher Training Dates on Lake Michigan of July 22 to August 4-2023

OH MY GOSH WE HAD THE BEST TIME AT THIS TRAINING!! There were so MANY Miracles… I have to BLOG about this later this week! I really WISH you could have been there with us…

THIS Event
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SOLD

OUT!

YES!!!!!!!

Yoga ShapeShifting Teacher Training Lake Michigan Summer September 2-September 15-2023 (THIS SEPTEMBER TEACHER TRAINING WAS BEYOND AMAZING ALSO)

NEXT ONE IS Going to be NASHVILLE! MARCH 1-15, 2024

We have Student Housing… A Gourmet TOWNHOUSE with RoofTop! Click Here!

Nashville Yoga ShapeShifting Teacher Training Info Click Here