Hi, I’m Marjolein -  the heart behind Yoga Roots, a small, intimate (not fancy, but full of feeling) home studio in Orewa, on the Hibiscus Coast in Auckland. Originally from the Netherlands, I now live in Aotearoa with my family, where life by the ocean and the rhythm of the seasons deeply inspire my teaching and way of living.
 

You’ll mostly find me here - lighting the candles before class, setting out the props, guiding the practice, and blowing everything out once the room has quietened again. I teach most of the classes you’ll see on the schedule and I’m the one replying to your messages and email questions (yes, that’s me at the end of the phone too).

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My yoga journey began many moons ago with a classical Hatha training in the Netherlands, and over the years I’ve studied and taught in many parts of the world. I’ve completed certified trainings in hatha, pre- and postnatal, restorative yoga, yin, yoga nidra, meditation, and transformational yoga. But more than any certification or lineage, it’s the quieter practices - restorative, yin, meditation - that I hold closest. They remind me of the real reason I teach: to offer you a soft space to return home to yourself.
 

I’m not so interested in perfecting poses or chasing flexibility. What moves me most is offering a moment in your week to rest. To ground, be and connect. To come home to your own breath, your own knowing, your own rhythm. Because when we get quiet enough to really listen, something deeper begins to speak your soul, your centre, your truth.
 

This is the heart of my work. And it’s an honour to share it with you.