Student at La Vie Yoga, Maryline's online studio: As a 70+ year-old outdoorsman, I'm very impressed with Maryline's success in tailoring her online Kaiut yoga to each individual in the class. She challenges each of us, and teaches/coaches each student. She has given me confidence and a deeper knowledge of my body. Maryline’s Kaiut yoga class gives me confidence that I am learning my strengths, and also learning how to overcome my limitations. I highly recommend Maryline and her classes.

Bill Hanson, Alaska

In 2019, I wandered into a Kaiut class taught by Maryline Roux. I have become a devotee. Having had two herniated disc surgeries, this method has effectively strengthened my core and fostered good alignment of my vertebral column.  Both in person and online, Maryline is attentive to the needs and limitations of each of her students.  

Constance Holden, Colorado
Kaiut yogi of 6 years

Two year ago, I contracted the Guillain-Barre syndrome, an acute and rapidly progressive inflammation of nerves that causes loss of sensation and muscle weakness. The disease affects peripheral nerves, nerve roots, and cranial nerves. While usually reversible, in severe cases it can cause prolonged paralysis and require ventilator support and sometimes leave permanent neurological deficits.

At first, just after contracting the disease, I would lose balance all the time when walking; I had constant lower back and hip pain among others issues.

Since beginning Maryline’s practice a year ago, Kaiut yoga helped me manage the pain, and improve my state of calmness by addressing the syndrome’s neurological issues.

I came to one of Maryline’s private classes with a level of pain at about a 3 in my neck and lower back, and during the class it dropped to a level 1 before it vanished at the end of the class.

What is remarkable is that I have gained incredible knowledge about my own body during this year, and am now able to feel inner sensations that require a deep mind-body connection, e.g., when I fold forward I am able to feel my abdominal muscles engaging, addressing the hip girdle.

My progress has been amazing, and I encourage others to try Maryline’s classes.

Tracy, Texas

Before taking Maryline’s Kaiut yoga class I had pain – a burning pain – above my glute and below my waist. I truly believe that the sukhasana pose especially when bending forward changed my ability to train for this marathon. Within two weeks after starting her class (4 classes) the pain was gone after my runs. Also, Baddha Konasana is a favorite pose and gives me great relief for my tight muscles the days after running.

I was afraid my body would not hold up for a marathon but it it is holding up and I truly give thanks to this class and Maryline’s approach. Life changing!

The practice also provides a state of meditation while holding each pose. Finding the ability to quiet the mind and body when holding a pose for 20, 30, 60 seconds or longer, which creates a stillness and quietness, is quite wonderful . Also, the final relaxation at the end Savasana is pure bliss. The poses help me to reach a meditative feel helping my mind, to not anticipate but instead appreciate the moment I am in.

I have often tried to meditate before or after work, and have had some limited success. I enjoy to get this calm and stillness into my life through this class two times a week.

Jen, New York

Last November a friend and I were lamenting how 20 years of high impact aerobics, step aerobics and weight training had taken it’s toll on our bodies. She mentioned that her personal trainer had recommended a yoga class for her shoulder injury from a skiing accident. I decided to give it a try! I went to My first Kaiut yoga class the next weekend with Maryline as the instructor.

I knew after the first class that this is what my body needed, in fact I mentioned to my friend that if we had found Kaiut yoga 20 years ago, we probably would not have all the aches and pains we now felt. I had given up my Sunday morning 5 mile walks with friends due to hip pain. I broke my ankle 2 years ago and it popped when I would go up and down the stairs. And my knees? Never mind about my knees. Fast forward 6 months and I feel like I have a new lease on life. Due to the Corona virus and the magic of virtual classes, I have been taking Maryline’s class 3 times a week since the online classes started. (I live 40 minutes away from the studio). My ankles no longer pop going up and down stairs! I squatted down in the grocery store to get something off the bottom shelf! And I am walking 3 miles every day! (Working back up to 5). Maryline has such a calming voice and attention to detail as she leads you through the class. She makes it easy for even newbies to follow along because she will show you how to do the pose correctly. I cannot thank my friend enough for introducing me to Kaiut and Maryline’s class. It is a life changer for me and I recommend it to everyone I know!

Jacque, Colorado – Former Student

When Maryline invited me to her Kaiut yoga class for the first time, I was not intending to start a regular practice. We had only met on Instagram, but she offered my first class free to try it out. I accepted, and when Maryline introduced me to the class, one of her students warned me, ‘be careful — it’s addicting!’

I had practiced yoga with different instructors across several cities & states, but nothing like Kaiut. I was intrigued how such simple poses and easy movements could greatly affect the body and bring to light my problem areas. I started attending 2 days a week, then 3. Maryline also did a 1-1 therapeutic private session (2 hours) where we worked on specific areas so she could understand how my body was moving and how she could better help.

My neck and back soreness has greatly subsided, and my hip is already opening up much more. For the first few weeks, I could not extend my arms comfortably in front of my legs during sukhasana because of my right knee/leg, but now I can. I am also making progress on a few other areas.

Kaiut is a very restorative yoga practice, and after noticing how quickly my body was benefiting, I knew I had to keep coming back. Thank you, Maryline for your help. My body feels alive and some mobility in my body has already been restored.

Tori, Ohio – Former Student

I have had several yoga practices over the years. My participation has included CorePower, Vinyasa, Flow, Hot, and Yin. After a few significant orthopedic injuries in which I could no longer use my shoulder properly I was restricted in many poses. After that I focused on weight lifting and other forms of exercise and relaxation. Last July a friend of mine who happens to be a personal trainer, persuaded me to take my first Kauit class. I would say that within the first three classes I was convinced that this would be a great way to practice yoga again, to improve my injuries, and to feel great. I started doing Kauit yoga 3 to 5 times a week, and participated in a retreat. I was hooked! Last fall I discovered Maryline’s classes. I have particularly enjoyed her style of teaching, her calming and encouraging nature and I always feel a very deep sense of well-being in her class. I am so happy that Maryline is able to teach classes more than once a week. Thank you Maryline, for keeping me grounded, happy, and healthy.

Nancy, Colorado – Former Student

I’ve been told that regular practice of Kaiut yoga can extend one’s life by 10 years. I started practicing Kaiut with Maryline 10 months ago, in February 2021, 2 months after I ‘healed’ from COVID-19, still experiencing body pains & still in the throes of a deep depression. When I told Maryline I was feeling emotional, she invited me to experience her online class.

I immediately felt RELEASE — both physical & mental — after each 60-minute practice. The best part is that it compounds.

Years of body pains released. Mental anguish released. Muscle restrictions released. Repressed tears released. Unknown injuries released. Body weight in pounds released. Breathing restrictions released. Range of motion released. Built-up toxins released. And uncovering a new layer & version of each to continue working through every time. After only 10 months, all I can think is, damn, no wonder this adds years to your life.

Thank you, Maryline, for your teachings and for holding this space for me to evolve.

Tory, Ohio

I started practicing Kaiut yoga about a year ago. I participate in many other fitness and sports activities, but was new to yoga. I quickly realized that Kaiut yoga was something that my body desperately needed. I was fairly strong, but my joints were not very flexible, particularly my knees. In the beginning, when I would attempt the pose of being in a kneeling position and trying to sit back on my feet, fear would radiate through my entire body. I could not imagine bending my knees like that. Maryline would always help me modify that position, and continued to encourage me to slowly nudge a little deeper. In her soothing relaxing voice, she would say “your knees are meant to bend.” A few months later, in the beginning of December, I accomplished the pose. I could completely bend my knees without fear or pain. Later that month, I was skiing on Christmas Eve, and found myself in a tough spot, too close to trees, and my right ski hit a tree. I went down with one knee bent in one direction and the other knee bent in the opposite direction. Fear and pain raced through my entire body, and then I heard Maryline’s voice in my head “your knees are meant to bend,” and I suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of peace and calm that carried me through the next several hours. I ended up tearing my ACL, MCL and Meniscus in my left knee. During this time, before and after surgery, I am so grateful that I have been able to continue practicing Kaiut yoga. It has helped me so much with my physical recovery and my mental well being.

Kristi, Colorado – Former Student

I love my yoga classes with Maryline because they go beyond just yoga. Through her words and calm tone of voice she directs us towards how our body is feeling and towards that space in between the poses. She dedicates time to check how each of us is doing, which makes you feel that you are sharing this moment with other people and at the same time that every single person is being taken care of in the same way. Something I value a lot is her focus on taking time changing from one pose to the other and to reach “our optimum, not our maximum”. In a world where being fast and being the best seems to be the objective, I find it relieving that she makes a constant reminder in her classes to slow down and honour our needs, regardless of what they are. Her classes are free of judgement and filled with care towards our well-being and growth, no matter when or in which way that happens. All of this she does with her special energy, which those who go to her classes know how unique it is and how it makes her classes not just yoga classes, but Maryline’s yoga classes.

Gina, Barcelona – Former Student

The range of motion I have now after practicing Kauit Yoga for 18 months is remarkable.

I have been practicing Kauit Yoga  for eighteen months once a week, and I recently increased it to 3 times a week. I live in Texas, so I practice with Maryline via zoom, and I am so grateful that she offers this option. Maryline is an excellent teacher, she is attentive to each individual student’s needs and cues them accordingly. It is like getting a private lesson amongst the group. 

Maryline studies each student ‘s evolution paying great attention to individual needs in the different poses practiced in every sequences. 

Under her care and guidance, she helps me in each pose to respect my optimum. She provides cues and suggestions to help me work on the areas of restriction in my body. I have now become more in touch with my body, and listen to the information it is sending. 

Kauit  Yoga can help to reduce rigidity in our bodies. Where we are holding rigidity restrictions are present and when we can open up this rigidity the blood flow increases.

Before I started Kaiut Yoga, I had rigidity in my shoulders due to a tear in my rotator cuffs. The range of motion I have now after practicing Kauit Yoga for 18 months is remarkable. My neck was another area of restriction since I broke it when I was young. It was a source of constant pain, and I held all my stress in my shoulders which made it even worse. Since I have increased the frequency of my practice, I have been pain free in my neck.

When I practice Kauit Yoga I am in the moment, my mind is free from the constant chatter of life. Through the breath work and the demanding poses, I am centered. Kauit is rewarding and when I finish, I feel refreshed. 

Kelly, Texas