Cultivating A Daily Spiritual Practice

There comes a moment in life when quick fixes no longer work.
When movement needs meaning.
When spirituality must be lived ; not imagined.

Cultivating a daily spiritual practice is not about adding more to your life.
It is about returning to what sustains you.

This page is an introduction to Awaken & Align, a guided spiritual home practice designed

for women over 40 who are seeking grounding, clarity, and true inner presence through yoga, new concepts of understanding, breathwork, and contemplative approach.

Why a Daily Spiritual Practice Matters ? Especially Now

As women move through midlife and beyond, the body changes, energy shifts, and old patterns surface. What once worked may no longer feel supportive.

A daily spiritual practice offers:

• steadiness during emotional and physical transitions

• a way to listen deeply to the body and inner guidance

• a grounded rhythm that supports healing, resilience, and truth

This is not about perfection or discipline for its own sake ; it is about devotion to what is real and sustaining.

Some things in yoga don't change with time.
This reflection below was written by a former student in 2011, after practicing with me for a year. His words still capture what I believe yoga can offer when we move beyond simply exercising the body.

“A connection between physical, mental and spiritual”

“Over the past year practicing Vinyasa Yoga with Marie-Aude, I’ve been challenged in ways I never experienced through years of weight training. Her precise, hands-on adjustments helped me discover a suppleness and awareness in my body that I had lost through years of a desk-bound lifestyle.

But what stayed with me most was the deeper connection between physical, mental, and spiritual practice. Marie-Aude’s teaching continually brought me back to the breath, to proper alignment, and to being fully present.

I began to experience something I had been missing for years—the feeling of being truly here, in the present moment. My evenings even began to feel re-animated with new energy and vitality.

Not since the moving meditations taught by my ‘Gohn-Dagow’ Gung Foo master twenty years before, have I experienced such a connection between physical, mental and spiritual.”

David — former student, East Mountains of Albuquerque, nm
May 2011 reflection

Is This Practice Is For You?

This practice is especially suited for women who:

• are over 50 and navigating change or transition

• seek a spiritual yoga practice beyond performance

• want to establish a sustainable home practice

• feel called to live with more presence, truth, and inner alignment

No prior spiritual background is required ; only sincerity and willingness.

Begin with Curiosity

This page offers an introduction to the spirit and intention of Awaken & Align.

To explore the full course details, curriculum, and enrollment options, visit:

👉 Awaken & Align: Your Daily Spiritual Home Practice

Service Areas

I offer online and in‑person yoga and therapeutic sessions for clients in Sandia Park, Cedar Crest, Tijeras, Edgewood, San Antonito, Carnuel, Albuquerque, the Albuquerque East Mountains, and Santa Fe, NM.