Maryline Roux
An artist, author, former Master world-class athlete, Kaiut yoga teacher and equine bodywork therapist
Maryline was born in West Africa in the Ivory Coast in the village Vieux-Badien. Born to an African mother and a French father, she left her birth country when she was almost one year old and spent the first 25 years of her life near Paris with her adoptive family, which she revisits in her upcoming memoir, Shadows of The Ivory. She moved to the United States in 1993 after meeting and marrying her American husband, Patrick.
Kaiut Yoga in Person in the Studio at The Silos
Maryline has been teaching Kaiut yoga classes at The Silos since 2022.
Kaiut Yoga online at La Vie Yoga
Testimonial from Julie:
Julie is a Masters Track & Field Athlete who recently beat the previous world record for the 4x800 meter relay race, with her teammates Nancy, Lesley and Cheryl, on May 24, 2025.
Time: 11:47.94. Event: Down the Stretch Fest at George Mason University, May 24, 2025.
“I have been taking virtual Kauit Yoga classes with Maryline Roux twice weekly, for just over 4 years.
“I am a masters track athlete, and as a former competing Master athlete herself, Maryline understands about the demands of training and racing for more mature competitors.” … Read More
Cheyenne Therapeutic Equine Bodywork
Maryline has successfully completed Rocky Mountain School Animal Acupressure and Massage 107 hour prescribed course in Therapeutic Equine massage and is approved as a certified Equine Therapeutic massage therapist, ETMT since February 18th, 2025. Visit the Equine tab for more information about her new company, Cheyenne Therapeutic Equine Bodywork.
Shadows of the Ivory: A memoir
A life-quest stirred by the search for a mother lost half a world away. A real-life heroine’s journey and a poignant coming-of-age across three continents.
A baby, severed from her mother in a poor African village, is brought to cosmopolitan France, only to suffer the loss of her father. Adopted by her aunt and her irascible husband, Maryline finds solace in athleticism. After bravely forging her own path, she finds love, settling in the U.S.A.
A brilliant portrait of a determined and passionate woman, the mother she yearned for, and her odyssey to reclaim Womanhood, Motherhood, Faith, and Self.
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Art
Maryline studied Interior Design at the University of California, Berkeley. There, she realized her sense of proportion and perception …
POETRY
