Thrive Guide

Mary Gunning

About

My name is Mary. I’m a Yoga & Meditation teacher, Reiki Master, Sound healer, Aromatherapist and Expedition trek leader. I’m passionate about nature, travel and a lover of life.

I set up holisticlife in order to help people live a balanced life. My aim is to get peopl...
My name is Mary. I’m a Yoga & Meditation teacher, Reiki Master, Sound healer, Aromatherapist and Expedition trek leader. I’m passionate about nature, travel and a lover of life.

I set up holisticlife in order to help people live a balanced life. My aim is to get people to slow down from the fast pace life we live in – and to not be so hard on themselves!

I teach Yin, Restorative, Hatha and Vinayasa Yoga. I’m not super bendy (it’s all that hillwalking!) and I can’t do lots of postures yet – or ever and that’s ok. Yoga is not about that. This is where I teach yoga from.

I think that there’s a perception out there that you have to be super skinny, flexible, fit, great balance etc,etc, to do yoga. No! – Being the opposite of all that- is exactly why you should practice! It’s called a practice for a reason – it’s not about the end result. It’s just you and your mat – with no strings attached or expectations.

I see myself as a life long student of Yoga and I am always hungry to learn more.

I regularly meditate and love the benefits this practice brings. I serendipitously found Reiki and loved it – to my surprise as I would have been pretty sceptical before hand. It has really benefited me & I’ve seen first hand the benefits it can bring to others too.

Sound Healing is something I’ve been interested in for years and I love, love, love it!

As a Sound therapist and Yoga teacher, I love providing a safe space for people to “Just Be” and to share in their journey to question, to learn, to nourish compassion, kindness and self acceptance.
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Retreat Specialties

At Retreats you will be warmly welcomed. You will be treated with kindness & respect. Retreats will provide the space for you to explore your practice in a new way and allow you to connect with your body and mind. Retreats allow you time to put you at the centre of your life. To take care of your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. To journey within."

Teaching Specialties

I hope to provide a physical time and space for students to pause and reflect in order to be able to reconnect with themselves, to be a vehicle for information and self reflection. I love providing a safe space for people to 'Just Be' and to share in their journey to question, to nourish compassion, kindness and self acceptance.

What are your favorite Retreat Venues around the world

While I have been to many lovely venues - I'm still looking for the perfect one to be honest! I'll know it when I see it!

What's your personal definition of what it means to thrive?

To thrive is to never stop learning and growing. Teaching is my passion, and watching others learn a skill and grow in their potential is very rewarding. I teach because I want to share my experience with others. Especially when they find something that they didn't even really know existed and they excel at it -with a natural proficiency that's astounding. Or to see people push through the boundaries that may have unknowingly set themselves and the realization of their potential that comes with that. That's where I see people thrive and I thrive as a result! There's so much to do and so much to learn!"

Who do you look up to ? Who has helped you the most along your teacher / retreat leader journey?

The Dalai Lama has inspired me for many years and continues to do so, not because of his title or office but for who he is as a person and how he conducts himself in the world. How he is as a human being. The same can be said for Thich Naht Hanh & many more, too many to list here. The essential common denominator that is present with all people I look up to is having kindness, compassion and patience with everyone. That can be present in the very next person that I meet which is what makes it so nice. Every person can teach you something.

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