Sandy Pause Yoga

04/06/2026

A beautiful way to move into Monday. 💐

This morning, like nearly every morning, I stepped outside to listen to the dawn concert in the back yard and watch the sun rise above the tree line. My Merlin Bird ID app identified the songs of 10 different birds. Carolina wren, cardinal, chickadee, goldfinch, ruby-crowned kinglet, white-throated sparrow... It was like the Hallelujah Chorus out there.

Over the last few months, this has become one of my favorite times of day. As I take in the evaporating dark, the rising light, the unfaltering trees, and the relentless hope of the birdsong, a tiny easter-ing happens in me. I’m encouraged to try again, to hope more, to love more, to keep hanging in there.

Our inner lives are renewable.
❤️

03/22/2026

Yoga is one way- my favorite way- to be and become the change I want to see in the world. 💚

Every practice shapes who you are becoming—and who you become shapes the world around you.

03/06/2026

Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes as I soak up a few days in warm shade and think about what spring could bring on and off the yoga mat. No SPY classes tomorrow/Saturday, see you on Tuesday night!

03/05/2026

I always remind students to drink extra water after yoga practice because and this week I’ve encouraged a little Bubbles on the side. It’s a special and sweet shop that I love and it opens for the season tomorrow. 🫧🍦

The floors are finished and shining. 🖤🤍

In just a few days these tiles will be filled with footsteps, laughter, and a whole lot of ice cream cones.

We’re putting the final touches on Bubbles and getting ready to welcome everyone back.

Opening Friday, March 6 at noon!

Michigan City’s sweetest tradition is almost back 🍦

03/03/2026

We are springing forward one breath at a time, discovering the daily changes that we see and feel inside and out. Read more on the SPY Museletter and join us for yoga tonight from 6-7 pm in Ogden Dunes! All info is linked in bio and at sandypauseyoga.com. [Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash]

https://mailchi.mp/6cc9b0a01e1a/eye-spy-springing-forward-with-yoga?e=968292a9c7

02/25/2026

Finally made it to Fluid this week and loved it— great coffee, space and people. Cool to have them rep our Indiana Dunes Nat’l Park, Sandy Pause Yoga’s summer home, in the NatGeo cookbook! I’ll be back soon to congratulate them and to try a Diana of the Dunes latte too.

🫶✨️🌊We are incredibly honored to share something special with you ☕️✨

FLUID Coffee Roasters has been featured in the new National Geographic National Parks Cookbook: Dishes Inspired by America’s Great Outdoors. We are representing the Indiana Dunes !! 🌊

😮Our Diana of the Dunes Latte was selected as one of 100 recipes inspired by National Parks across the country!

This drink was created to honor Diana of the Dunes. She's a woman who stepped away from convention and chose to live freely along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Her story is woven into the history, mystery, and strength of this place we call home.

The latte is crafted with espresso, milk, and our house-made lavender lemon simple. It's inspired by the wildflowers and biodiversity of the dunes themselves. Whenever possible, we source local lavender right here in Northwest Indiana. 🌿

To be included in a National Geographic publication feels deeply humbling. We did not seek this opportunity. Their team found the recipe while researching Indiana Dunes stories and reached out to us. In the end, they chose this drink to represent our region.

We feel proud.
We feel grateful.
We feel connected to something larger than ourselves. 🌎

This book celebrates the beauty of our National Parks! We are honored to be a small part of telling the Indiana Dunes story.

Thank you for supporting local coffee, local stories, and the quiet strength of this landscape.
You can find the book now at bookshops and of course, you can always find the Diana of the Dunes Latte at FLUID. ☕️🌊🖤

Thank you Joseph Pete & The Times of Northwest Indiana for this feature.

https://nwitimes.com/news/local/article_5c47714a-e59a-40ba-8c67-1fa9ad5ee0f6.html