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Root 2 Rise Yoga with Michelle Chua

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June 2017 Featured Yogi: Marialuisa Horrell

5/30/2017
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Born and raised in Brescia, a city near Milano, Italy, Marialuisa Horrell’s love for worldwide travels landed her in Los Angeles, California.  Here, she enjoys family time, making jewelry and cooking and eating good healthy food.  She works at the business office of an LA-based private school and thanks her yoga practice for the physical relief she receives after hours sitting at work.  
 
She has been practicing yoga on and off for a long time but has sustained a regular practice for the past five years.  She loves the intensity of some poses and the calming meditative aspect of others.  Drawn to Michelle Chua's “calm yet fun energy,” Marialuisa enjoys being a part of the Root 2 Rise Yoga community because of how it integrates yoga with other wellness-enriching activities, such as painting meditation, movement meditation, practicing yoga in nature and hiking.  In 2014 she attended Root 2 Rise Yoga’s Costa Rica Yoga Retreat and loved practicing yoga by the ocean.  “Being a part of this community lets me try new things that I (otherwise) wouldn’t do just by myself. And it helps me to be more physically active.”   
 
Her favorite yoga pose is Sukhasana, or Easy Pose, because it feels peaceful and promotes meditation.   

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Marialuisa sitting in Sukhasana at our Summer Solstice 2015 Malibu Yoga Retreat
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Tommy Ardolino
3/25/2020 07:48:52 pm

Hi Luisa...

How R U and Bill doing?

Your son stopped by the shop a while ago.

Hope all is well. Veronica and I are still in the same house at 5610 Irvine Ave in NoHo! Grace, 22, is graduating from UCSB in June and is a writer and educator. Rose, 16, is a gifted artist and enjoys drawing and anime culture! Would be wonderful to reconnect!

Warmest Regards...

Tommy Ardolino

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Luisa
3/28/2020 10:23:56 am

Hello Tom
So nice to here from you and know that all is well with you and your family. Last time, I think, saw you is when you where expecting your first child. Time flies. Philip mentioned that stopped by your store. We don’t come to Glendale anymore since we moved close to Sherman Oaks. Bill is not doing to well. He has a very serious heart condition and he has been home from work for almost four years. I am doing ok, still working. Both Giorgia and Philip are married. Giorgia lives in the Bay Area and Philip in NoHo. Great to hear from you. Maybe when all this situation is ended I will try to stop by your store.
Best to you and your loved ones
Marialuisa

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