Class with Kari is deep medicine and true sangha. I always feel so seen and all parts of me welcomed here. Kari carries such a depth of wisdom and experience in her practice and teaching and that is really palpable. Her Himalayan Kundalini class always opens me up, grounds me, and brings me into direct contact with my True Self. It's more of a spiritual and mental workout than a physical workout, but it is also very physically and mentally challnging doing some of the kriyas. I always come back to this class and am so grateful that Kari is continuiing to offer it online so that anyone anywhere in the world can join. Much love! read more

Kari is an incredibly gifted massage therapist and healer; she is intuitive and skilled at co-creating a sacred energetic container for one to go deep. I've had bodywork with other amazing practitioners, who left me relaxed and helped me release muscle tension and stress. However, my sessions with Kari have gone beyond deep tissue release and into subtler layers of my being. She integrates Craniosacral Therapy, Reiki and massage in a way that encourages an unwinding of my nervous system and a clearing of mental fog. I feel a profound trust in her that allows me to let go and surrender so completely that I feel as though generations of holding and patterns are shifting and being healed. When I leave my time with her, I feel like a renewed being - clear, open and strong. I highly recommend Kari if you are looking for a healing experience that offers you access to this type of depth! read more

We attended Kari's infant massage class when our little one was about 3 months old and enjoyed it SO much! A year later, we still practice massage techniques with our little one and still sing the song we learned in class. Kari is incredibly empathetic and caring. We learned so much from her during that short time and think fondly of the additional ways she showed us to not only assist with digestion and relaxation, but to BOND with our little one. read more

Kari is a truly gifted healer, and her work spans multiple modalities and levels of depth. What unifies all her work is a profound sense of care. I first met Kari in the context of prenatal bodywork and massage. I am so grateful for the positive impact she has had in my life. After a massage with Kari, I always feel like I am starting fresh. She has incredible, strong hands, and I trust her so thoroughly that I can really relax. I had a car accident during my pregnancy, and Kari was integral to my recovery. Her integration of massage, craniosacral therapy, and Reiki helped me to heal from the trauma and embrace an empowered birth and postpartum experience. She is professional, intuitive, and deeply respectful. Her coaching for labor/delivery transformed how I approached giving birth to my second baby compared to my first before I met Kari. The mantras, breathwork, and visualizations we practiced together played an essential role in navigating a medically complex labor. Despite the birth being challenging "on paper," I was able to stay brave and connected in the moment to my baby and my own body and self - all thanks to Kari's coaching. I have also enjoyed participating in Kari's prenatal and postnatal yoga classes, which are truly exceptional. They have been a tremendous source of community and encouragement. In addition, her online breathwork and meditation courses are flexible and offer a great support for staying grounded and exploring mindfulness as a mother of small children. As a teacher, she tailors her approach to meet the individual where they are at in the moment, adapting breathing exercises to be safe for pregnancy and adjusting yoga positions for changing peripartum bodies. She incorporates "baby yoga" in the postpartum yoga class, which has been an absolute delight for my baby (and inquisitive toddler). Her graceful and compassionate approach to teaching baby yoga has changed how I interact with my kids and encouraged me to incorporate them in my home yoga practice. Kari is genuine, brilliant, curious, and kind - a formidable presence. As you can see, I have nothing but love and admiration for Kari and feel profoundly grateful for the ways she has touched my life! read more

I had a 75 minute prenatal massage (at 34 weeks) with Kari. I highly recommend this to any and every expecting mother! I have had many massages throughout the years in many different countries and this was one of the best. Kari has excellent skill and technique. She also has a passion for helping people feel their best. The room was relaxing and very comfortable. It was a beautiful indulgence, and I can't wait to schedule again. read more

The ultimate way to spend 60 minutes getting the most satisfying massage in a peaceful welcoming surrounding. Karla is super kind - from the first moment i said hello I felt comfortable and cared for. She makes sure everything is to your liking and preference. The massage therapy I got was out of this world. I can not say enough. read more

I can't say enough good things about Kari. Her prenatal yoga classes through both of my pregnancies were a wonderful support, both physically and emotionally. She brings a good perspective and has a ton of knowledge. We have also taken her pre-natal partner workshop to prepare us for natural birth and her infant massage workshop, which my 3 year old benefits from to this day. Now we are joining her for post-natal yoga for the second time and it's just the sweetest thing doing yoga together with my favorite instructor and my baby. I hope Kari will keep doing all these wonderful things for many years to make many, many more pregnant women and new mothers happy :) read more

Kari is the ultimate resource for women and couples pre and post-natal. I have known her for over 20 years personally, and when I became pregnant with my first child in 2010, I was able to experience her professional skills. I call her the Baby-Whisperer. I did pre-natal yoga with Kari, the couples birthing class and also had many pre-natal massage sessions. Kari is knowledgeable, understanding, open-minded and caring. She tends to people at this most vulnerable time and inspires confidence for making your own decisions and caring for your child and your family powerfully. I am lucky to know her and recommend her on all fronts. read more

Kari Marble rocks. She works out of her house so I didn't add her address to preserve her privacy. Her massages are therapeutic. She digs in and gets those knots. She has some neuro-muscular reprogramming techniques that she uses to locate the true source of pain and work on it. She is terrific to work on pregnant women and young mums. She has worked on me postpartum. She worked wonders at getting my body out of the aches of carrying a young child. She also gives seminars for massage during birth and massages for babies. She is well connected to healers and is a great resource. Her husband, Craig, is an acupuncturist. read more

I love Kari. Her prenatal yoga class was my first ever yoga class and she crafted an environment truly conducive to learning and bonding with baby. I doubt I would have stayed with yoga, I went into it thinking it was kind of hippie-dippie, but Kari's classes were so wonderful I kept coming back. Towards the end of pregnancy, I was doing yoga 2-3 times a week and it really helped (I labored in various poses we went over in class). Kari's classes glow with warmth and kindness and they were the highlights of my week. As a person, Kari is so gentle, accepting, and really celebratory of our accomplishments. She's such a wonderful part of the pregnancy community in San Francisco and she really helped me prepare for labor. She designs her classes based on the requests of the students that day, and towards the end of my pregnancy she started incorporating birth affirmations, how sweet. I had my last yoga class the day before I went into labor, and Kari must have a sense of these things because as I was leaving she told me to be in touch in case I couldn't make it to class and told me she wanted to know when baby comes. My husband and I took her Yoga & Massage for Labor course and it was amazing. We went into it feeling close and walked out of it feeling even closer. We also took a swanky, rather expensive childbirth class elsewhere in San Francisco and the truth is it took weeks to cover anything Yoga & Massage didn't cover. So hey mamas! Want to minimize your pregnant time in a classroom? Just take Yoga & Massage for labor. You'll enjoy it more, I promise. I can't wait to go to her postnatal classes with my daughter and to take her infant massage class! Kari was an inseparable part of my wonderful pregnancy and I'm so happy I get to continue to see her. read more

We visited Kari at her home the Thursday before the birth of our beautiful daughter. She was absolutely amazing and someone I definitely recommend for both expecting parents. Why Kari helps the mother: We spent some time going over pain management techniques. Our birth plan was to have a complete natural birth at a hospital. She taught my wife how to make sounds, how to rotate among positions to focus on the baby and not the "wave" Why Kari helps the clueless dad: Yes, I've read a few books here and there. But nothing like an interactive class for a dad. There are three things she helped put some clue into expecting dad. 1) What your role is. She makes the two of you talk about expectations and how to communicate during intense moments. Too timid, she'll help you be assertive. Too bossy, she'll help you listen to your wife. 2) Where to perform pressure for Labor Massage: Kari helped walked me through different ways of helping her manage the pain. Where to hold my hands and what positions to get into. The birth process isn't a spectator event, there were times I ended up on the bed as I tried to focus her "wave" elsewhere. 3) How to speak with nurses: key is that Kari provided tips on how to deal with nurses. It's a pretty intense moment and often your fantasy birthplan is simply a fantasy. The last thing you want to do when trying to push the universe through an eye of an needle is deal is feel pressured or have to deal with an annoying nurse. Kari helps you with that too. What's great is that Kari also takes pictures with your own phone of the poses, so you can flip through them later on. She also taught us some acupuncture, accupressure points to encourage the birth. Not sure if it works or not, but our daughter did come one day before her expected due date. Will definitely recommend Kari to anybody (who is pregnant). read more

I took prenatal yoga classes with Kari and did a birth prep with Kari and her partner Craig. I've found both really helpful and practical. This is baby number two for me, and I feel much more prepared this time than last time. The labor prep class offered really specific strategies that we practiced for managing sensation during labor. That included breathing, massage, yoga/positions, information, and also talked about how to talk with health care providers about possible interventions. Kari and Craig went around the whole class to make sure that each person/couple were finding the right positions to provide relief. It was really hands on and practical. Last time I took a class that talked a lot about what stages there are in labor, etc, but this hands on approach was much more helpful. The only constructive criticism that I could offer is that there wasn't any encouragement to share strategies or experience across participants, which I think could have been really useful. They covered so much in such a short time though, and I'm sure if they'd encouraged sharing, the class would be an hour longer. ;) Kari has a lot of practical knowledge, as well as a calming presence and approach. She's really good at tailoring strategies to each person, and working with/around injuries or individual needs. I'd highly recommend her, you won't be disappointed. read more

I met Kari at her prenatal yoga classes at Aha Yoga where I found out about her Calm Birth class and partner massage for birth class. My husband and I had planned on having a natural, non-medicated birth in a hospital. We did a private Calm Birth class with her in her home and loved it. She taught us both meditation and positions to practice before our baby's birth and was extremely informative about the entire birthing experience. The following week we did another private class where she came to our home and taught my husband various massage techniques to use during labor. A month later we used everything we had learned from her and gave birth to a healthy baby boy with no medication. The massage was extremely helpful during active labor and the meditation was invaluable throughout for both of us. If you are considering a natural birth, the techniques Kari can teach you are amazing. read more

It is hard to find the words for how much I recommend Kari for all expecting and new mothers. Moving to the other side of the world to have a baby felt fairly overwhelming yet when I first sat in Kari's prenatal yoga class and she said with a warm and calming smile, "San Francisco is a great place to have a baby," my own confidence grew. This continued throughout the wonderful classes as I learned grounding yoga techniques that supported me throughout my intervention-free birthing experience while also making lifelong friends with babies due at the same time. Together with my partner, I had the opportunity to join Kari and Craig's partner massage class and we remain endlessly grateful for their practical, informed insights which enabled us to navigate the hospital system with confidence. The pain-management mantras and meditations still come to mind on occasion today (including at the dentist!) Kari's postnatal yoga classes and infant massage course enabled us to build on our connection with our daughter. I feel so very grateful for Kari, a very special person who was part of our "new parent" village. read more

Kari is the absolute goddess of all things involving pregnancy and babies! When I was pregnant with my twins I went to her yoga class every week up until the day before I delivered. Between that, her amazing prenatal massage, and words of encouragement I made it to the end. In addition, I took her postnatal yoga class which was not only fun but also emotionally and physically supportive. Now I take my kids to her kirtan gatherings which are so beautiful and healing. I am so grateful to Kari and she will always hold a very special place in my heart. read more

I took Prenatal Yoga with Kari at the Mindful Body my last trimester of pregnancy and it was such a wonderful distraction and connection to my body that I felt I was missing. Beyond that, I heard Kari does private classes with couples to prepare them for labor with yoga, massage, and mental techniques. My husband and I didn't do any traditional classes and this sounded up our alley. Her private instruction was my secret weapon in childbirth. It helped me delay drugs and interventions with C section, and bond with my husband. Anyone I know who is considering alternative birthing classes, I highly recommend this! They were so helpful, informative, and life changing. read more

Kari rocks! She's a fantastic massage therapist, a wonderful pre- and post-natal yoga teacher, and a gentle, loving caring person. She teaches yoga at The Mindful Body, the Bay Club, and a think somewhere else, too. read more

I would give Kari 20 stars. She is amazing. Kari is so educated and knows the human body. Whatever I say I won't do her justice. When my back went out during my pregnancy and I literally could not move, her name was the first to come to my mind and she got me through my tough pregnancy. She healed my body and my mind by helping me think positively. She is such a talented woman and teaches baby massage. I took the class and loved what I learned. Kari only works with women for massage. Partners can attend the infant massage classes. She also teaches prenatal and post natal yoga. Seriously, she can tell things about my body without me even mentioning it. SHE IS AMAZING!!!! read more

Pregnancy guru! In one word Kari is AMAZING. I had several massages during my pregnancy and post baby and have never met anyone who has magic in their hands like her. She is so intuitive and knows the body so well and is able to find the spots that really help you relax and rejuvinate. Just her presence and wise words alone are a reason to go and see her. Her pregnancy knowledge and advice made me feel so comfortable, powerful and excited about my pregnancy and birth. I also took her yoga classes at the Mindful body and it was the best gift I could have given myself during my pregnancy. She understands what mamas need and her classes are each specially tailored to what your body is needing that day. I always felt very connected to my baby and so relaxed and released after her class. If you are pregnant this is the woman to go and see! read more

Kari is an amazing woman and gifted teacher. She's warm, knowledgable and has great energy. I tried quite a few yoga instructors while I was pregnant and she was by far my favorite. I went to her classes at CPMC and Mindful Body during both of my pregnancies. I highly recommend her! I have also gone to her husband for acupuncture for many years. read more

Kari Marble is such an amazing woman, I feel so blessed to be able to have her crucial support with my two pregnancies. My husband and I took her prenatal partner workshop class in 2010 with our first pregnancy and it was invaluable in teaching us how we could approach childbirth as a conscious and united team. I was able to follow my birth plan and have an all natural childbirth because my husband and I learned powerful tools to use during labor that were both supportive and pain relieving. We were able to birth our baby together so beautifully thanks to Kari and her husband's workshop. They are an inspiring, extremely wise, loving, and healing couple. San Francisco community is blessed to have them share all of their combined knowledge and passion on providing your child with the most gentle, holistic and loving birthing experience. They are committed to families and babies in such a open and honest way. I also took prenatal yoga classes with Kari during my first pregnancy. Her classes were very challenging yet nurturing. I was able to center myself, remain strong and healthy to support myself both pre/post natal. My husband and I went back to Kari & Craig Marble's partner prenatal class to prepare childbirth for our twins in Feb 2013. Again, we learned more effective ways for partner's to support the mama's while in labor, as well as techniques for the mama's to work through active labor and contractions. I was so delighted to be back in the presence of Kari and to be reminded that I am a strong mama who was naturally made to birth babies in a beautiful and conscious way. I needed a lot of support to prepare myself to give birth to twins so I went to Kari for a prenatal massage the day before I was going to be induced. I was so terrified and in a state of fear when I arrived to see Kari. She gave me a therapeutic massage, and we worked on ways I could support myself throughout labor with breathing exercises, visualization and vocalization techniques to focus the mind and relax the body through contractions. I left our session completely renewed, confident, and centered to give birth, what a gift! It was a SAVING GRACE for me as I was able to utilize what we went over while in labor and was proud to give birth to twins naturally. I can't speak highly enough about Kari's professionalism. She is thorough, patient, informing, inspiring, and such a sweet person to top it all off. I will be forever grateful for the many gifts that she gave to me and my family. I highly recommend any of her services. read more

Kari has been a god-send during my pregnancy. I have taken her yoga classes at Mindful Body. I've had a prenatal massage with her. And she came to our home to give us a private session on yoga and massage for labor. Her massages are really strong and effective and leave you completely relaxed. She can incorporate acupressure into the massage for those near or past their due date. I agree with the other reviewers that her classes will make you want to continue yoga practice and mindfulness techniques past pregnancy. After working for five years in the cutthroat world of litigation, it was so nice to find pre-natal professionals that just embrace you with humanity and compassion. Kari is one of those people! read more

I have been to so many massage therapist/individuals that do body work, therefore I feel that I have a strong point of reference. I have been working with Kari weekly during my last 3 months of pregnancy - and she is extremely knowledgeable, effective, and passionate in her area of expertise! After having my baby, I will continue seeing Kari for all my body work needs and training in baby massage, (another area of expertise for Kari). Additionally, I attend her classes at Mindful Body and she truly has created a great community in practice there. I have been very happy working with Kari, and she has truly made a difference during my pregnancy! read more

Just love her! I used to go to her prenatal yoga classes when I was pregnant and to post-natal classes with my baby. I really enjoyed them and they were great relief for my back and shoulder pain. I only wish I could go back now that my baby almost walks! I was also taking pregnancy massages for 90 minutes, which were amazingly helpful. She has a great energy and a profound love for what she does. That's why her massages were miraculous for my heavy and aching pregnant body (I had gained 45 pounds!!!). Absolutely recommend her! read more

I received a wonderful massage from Kari at 35 weeks into my pregnancy when my body needed it the most! Kari not only has a very good healing touch but also made me feel really safe and comfortable. She is very knowledgeable about the various aches & pains of pregnancy and gave me a lot of useful tips on posture and how to deal with it all. She also recommended useful books/CDs & birthing classes to look into as well as gave me her personal tips on what may work (or not) during labor. I really appreciated our chat, her willingness to share with me and of course the wonderful massage. By the way, this is not a relaxing, fall-asleep type of massage: Kari works strongly to really release the muscles and get the circulation flowing throughout the body! The evening after the massage I felt truly rested and invigorated. read more

I love Kari's prenatal yoga class at The Mindful Body. She creates a powerful physical and emotional space for pregnant women to stay healthy and mobile, to truly embrace pregnancy, as well as to share their experiences. I have found that her classes are like nourishment that keeps my mind, body and spirit centered as I prepare for childbirth. I am now over 9 months pregnant, and people constantly tell me I look great and can't believe I'm this far along. I have no stiffness, aches or pains, and I really think it's because of her class that I feel so great and mentally prepared for this! read more

I took Kari's prenatal class at Mindful Body and loved every minute of it. It definitely made my pregnancy easier and healthier (I could tell the difference on the few occasions when I missed class), the community was incredibly nurturing (and I had no idea how much of it I needed until I received and gave it), and she introduced me to yoga. The single most useful labor management tool I used through both child births came from here. I can never be thankful enough for all these blessings. I wish she didn't dedicate herself exclusively to perinatal work ! read more

I've been attending Kari's prenatal yoga classes and she is an excellent instructor. I'm looking forward to attending her postnatal classes with my little one in a couple weeks. I also participated in Kari's workshop Yoga and Massage for labor and learned many techniques that I'm convinced will aide in a natural, drug-free delivery. Thank you, Kari! read more

I don't think I could have bore my pregnancy without her. I have 3 big fibroids (and I am very small) and have back problems, while I was pregnant I tried several things, but prenatal yoga was absolutely the best solution for any pregnancy related pain. If I skipped more than one session, I could deffintely feel the difference! Also, it helped me to be in awesome shape for my all natural delivery, so much so, that the day of the delivery I walked like 40 blocks, many of them uphill and with contractions, with no problem or whatsoever. All this, keeping in mind that though I am pretty active, I am deffinitely not a sporty girl or ever do any sports. I had done yoga a few times before being pregnant, but a couple of times in over 30 years barely count as ever doing anything. Kari is awesome at listening to what you need and helping you with that and I would definitely recommend her. read more

A few days past my due date I went to see Kari for a Labor Stimulation massage, hoping to avoid an induction. She was incredible. The massage felt wonderful and we practiced lots of deep breathing and relaxation in preparation for my pending delivery. It seems to have done the trick, as I went into labor at 245am the following morning. Thanks in large part to the breathing and relaxation techniques I learned from Kari, I was able to have a natural childbirth, which is what my husband and I had hoped for. Thanks so much Kari!! read more

kari is amazing, knowledgeable, encouraging, positive and supportive. i have taken prenatal and postnatal yoga with her, both of which i learned so much from. my husband and i took her prep for labor and birth class which helped us both prepare for our daughter's birth. after she was born, we took infant massage with her at carmel blue, and my 2 year old still asks for her massage every night. kari gave me massages while i was pregnant, and after, both of which were very healing physically and emotionally. i wouldn't say i got pregnant again just to see her, but i am very happy that working with her again is an outcome. she is a wonderful resource to pregnant and new mamas. read more

Kari is a great guide and resource for pregnant mamas. Her prenatal yoga classes create a warm and accepting community and her preparation for childbirth classes are very informative. Kari takes an active interest in informing new moms about the pregnancy and childbirth process and hers is a calming voice that is very welcome in what can be a confusing and "noisy" time. read more

Kari is a true healer! Everything about her invokes calm and peacefulness. She is not only a very loving and caring person who exudes warmth and genuine kindness and just makes one feel understood, heard and supported, but an extremely adept and magical massage therapist who truly understands the body and the connection of body and soul/mind. I have been seeing her throughout my third trimester of pregnancy and she has really helped me to relax and enjoy my pregnant body and empowered me with the knowledge that my body is capable of birthing (I want a natural birth this time around for my second). She has so much wisdom about women's bodies especially pregnancy and natural methods to induce late labor and also breathing and massage techniques for labor, on which she teaches workshops both to large groups and privately. My husband and I had her school us in labor massage. She is simply the best! read more

Kari made my pregnancy 1,000 times better than I had ever hoped it could be. I did not particularly love being pregnant, and missed being my normal active self--after a mid-pregnancy complication, I had to stop my favorite hobbies, like running and 90 min vinyasa yoga classes. It's thanks to Kari that I was able to adjust to a "new normal" of being pregnant and, more importantly, being a mom to an infant. I loved her prenatal yoga classes (I also went to classes taught by Jane Austin and Rachel Yellin, both of whom I also liked, though if I had to pick one I would pick Kari's), and my husband consistently commented on how relaxed I was each evening after the class ended. I also developed bad carpal tunnel and piriformis issues in my third trimester, and it's not an exaggeration to say that Kari's prenatal massages were what got me through them. Her massages are very active, with that perfect balance of intensity and relaxation. When I went to one of them at about 30 weeks pregnant I was really swollen, and no joke, I was three pounds lighter when I left. Kari really is an incredible resource for pregnant women (and their partners) in San Francisco, and we are lucky to have her. read more

Kari is really awesome - I went to her for a prenatal prep and massage session and I have to say her one session alone prepared me and helped me more for my labor than any other class I took or book I read. In addition to the massage which really helped relax areas where I was really sore and holding tension, her labor prep advice and practice gave me some simple but critical tools that allowed me to experience my labor with confidence and positive energy, and I never felt the need for pain medications/epidural because my labor felt very manageable with the tools she gave me. She also has a really in-depth knowledge of anatomy which I found impressive. A lot of people doing massage only have a superficial understanding but Kari knew exactly what I meant when I said my "soleus" was tight, and she also taught me about some pretty detailed muscles in my lower back that were tight due to the particular strains of being pregnant and holding so much weight. I would highly recommend Kari to anyone! read more