Gretchen Fruchey Yoga

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Gretchen Fruchey Yoga

highly trained and multiple certified yoga teacher with 12 years experience in Fort Wayne. Private t I host private, semi-private, and small group classes.

I'm currently teaching out of my home--I have a serene little yoga space in my front room. I am qualified and reliable--you can see my full bio on my website. Whether you are looking to lose weight, recover from illness or injury, get in touch with your spirit, or find balance, I will work with your aspirations in mind and tailor a yoga practice for you. Message me if you have questions and check out my website for drop-in classes!

07/31/2021

I learned early on the truth of Impermanence. My parents’ inability to maintain a steady income or keep a home, their intense disharmony with each other and the world, presented me with an unstable and unsafe world, a world where nothing lasted. It imbedded in me a deep and clear understanding that nothing is permanent.

This gift has made it easy for me to live without sentimental attachments. I remember once saying “you will never be free until you can burn your house down…” and I thought, easy. I could burn it tomorrow and carry on, I’d done it my whole life.

The past few years have offered a new view on this. I see now that my home isn’t just my house and belongings, it’s all my people. It’s all the places where I find comfort and safety. I’ve realized this is where that nagging fear still lies, huddled up close to the belief that everyone and everything will eventually leave me. And I’ll be alone, with nothing. Part of me is always prepared for that. An expectation of loneliness.

Oh and can I tell you all the adorable ways this shows up?! My embodied knowing of impermanence is just one side of the coin…the other one being a deep and grateful love for my people. A lot of careful tending to my relationships with a secret “ohmygahd I’d literally die if anything happens to you or us so please don’t leave me” lying beneath the surface. Does that sound free? 😂 My love is a tad intense.

So my work continues and I love intensely and sometimes fearfully, but I can see it. And I know if my love is true I must let you find your truth, even if it doesn’t include me, even if you leave. Your freedom might require your house to burn, and what if I’m in it? Can I let go? Can I hand you the match, lovingly?

I love you. I can’t help it. ❤️🔥 All of this will change but my love will remain. The love remains.

07/21/2021

OK so this has come up a few times recently so I figured I would share it… For about 15 years now I’ve done almost exclusively yoga and walking. I’ve had periods of time working with a personal trainer to lift weights because I enjoy it, but once I started yoga I pretty much stopped doing hard cardio workouts. I used to joke that yoga made me lazy! But in a way it does LOL. Once you do all these movements that feels so integral and grounding and kind to your body, it’s really hard to start moving fast again! And I would tell people I don’t do things that make me sore! That was like punishing myself! But then I turned 40, and then I turned 45, and you throw a pandemic and some weird hormonal peri-menopausal symptoms in there and I found myself 25 pounds heavier than I’ve ever been with my cholesterol at 300. I have genetically high cholesterol, despite having a healthy diet my entire life. I’ve never really talked about this, but my dad died of cardiac arrest when he was 57. And I found myself closing in on that same age terrified of the same thing happening to me! So I started getting all the tests and begrudgingly accepted I had to make some major changes.

I joined OrangeTheory fitness. It’s stupid hard, honestly. I have been going since Jan and still always feel about ready to fall over during and after. But just this weekend I was able to look at my some of stats—when I started my max heart rate was 213bpm! I might have been closer to a heart attack than I realized. I was shocked to realize that now it hovers closer to 165bpm. So despite the lbs being slow to move and still feeling like I suck at class haha, things are improving. I’m starting to feel stronger.

So it has occurred to me that what feels like kindness isn’t always, right? Like maybe pushing yourself is the kinder thing? Maybe some cardio and some yoga, eh? Maybe tracking healthy food but also nachos once every weekend? Idk. Clearly I still do not have all of this figured out, taking responsibility for your own health is a complicated thing! Just wanted to get this conversation started…

07/05/2021

Summer dinners.
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I make coleslaw (with homemade yogurt dressing) and salmon like every week this season. Recently I’ve added cukes with dill and yogurt, yum! All the herbs are from our garden. Low-carb, blah blah.

I am so tempted by bevs in the summer, man. 🍹Margs, palomas, white wine, etc etc etc 😂 So I need to eat healthy to balance it! (Or try!).

What are your go-to summer dinners? I feel like it needs to be easy and quick, light and fressshhh. 🥦🥬🥒🥑

06/07/2021

MY EMOTIONS!
🥲😃🤪😥😱😭😖
I cry at every birthday. When he turned five had to pull me aside and said to stop the drama bc Louie was WORRIED about getting older bc I get too upset, lol. He was always thoughtful that way, like he tried to stay little for me. My babes growing up isn’t easy for me—don’t go away! Sob! This one is so precious. He is so much like me in many ways, but such his own man. Funniest and quickest person I’ve ever met. Kindest too. Forgiving, but has the Preacher quality where he sets a high standard. Insanely smart. But so sweet and snuggly. He is ginormous but he’d sit in my lap if he could!

When he was little, before I’d ever heard or read it anywhere, he told me “I chose you to be my Mom.” It’s my honor and privilege. I love this human. I am rambling I know but it all flashes before my eyes. He was born with those dimples deep. (I might make more than one post like this before he goes to college! )

It is cliché to say it goes so fast, but the truth is, it does.
😢😭 @ Adulthood

05/27/2021

It is okay for you to choose what YOU want. Does that land?

See the truth, of course. See potential too. You don’t have to grasp or bargain, no need to be attached to the outcome...But still choose! Align. Be active towards the direction that feels like goodness.

Ask: where is the goodness? And if you aren’t swimming in it, you may need a direction change.

I recently remembered that when things don’t feel quite right around me, that doesn’t necessarily mean the opposite is the answer. If might just be a tweak, a small shift to make my integrity hum again. It might look like expressing myself differently, eliminating a commitment, unraveling a shape I’ve been holding in a relationship. Once I ask and consider, then can see it, and I can make a more beneficial choice. You feel that goodness?! Mmmmmm

05/13/2021

☝🏼My outfit almost every single day for two weeks.

I was hoping this getaway would help rid me of the doubts and questions and sadness that had been weighing on me. That I’d align with my higher self and leave inspired and motivated.

Maybe that will still be the case (we leave in two days haha), and it has definitely *helped to step away from the normal routine, but mostly it feels like I’ve had space for all those things to really float to the surface and just come along for the ride, not be so important, not be things to avoid. So I stare at the mountains and feel content and confused, inspired and exhausted, blissful and sad. And super fu***ng grateful to be allowed all of it, to feel all of it, to indulge in self-discovery. To wear flannel and hats and leggings everyday.
🏔🏔🏔

05/11/2021

Can you get a feel for the human I’m with?
🤷🏼‍♀️
UNBRIDLED EXUBERANCE. Untamed enthusiasm. A big personality. Loud. Friendly (and everyone is his NEW BEST FRIEND). Loving. Demanding. INTENSE.
(He will certainly hear all of these descriptors in his life.)

BUT SOOO HAPPY. He is my teacher and my reminder. My touchstone to vitality and spontaneity. My partner in joy.
❤️
@ Breckenridge, Colorado

05/09/2021

You have to appreciate a mom pic taken by her 6yo...his perspective gives me a glimpse of what he sees. Mama in Mama Nature.

He told me yesterday that I am a “nature freak” and Id probably want to live in the woods. Um, yes. But also, electricity and a nearby wholefoods?

I had to split, come to the mountains. I needed to attune to these vibrations and take retreat from the daily routine/all that 2020-2021 has been (so far).

Sometimes we need space. Quiet. Boredom. We have to remember what makes us enthusiastic and vibrant. I’ve never done this before, not for this long, but it is medicine. A gift. I miss my fam but am so grateful.

Mamas (every version of you—furmama-auntiemama-daddymama, fostermama) I hope you feel honored on this day. I also wish for you some deep peace and contentment, a reminder of what nourishes you, I mean, besides nourishing others. 😘🥰
@ Breckenridge, Colorado

04/28/2021

Mornings with the most cheerful and exuberant human. He and I are soon embarking on a little adventure together—I want to soak up every bit of this six silliness, stories, and odd sounds.

04/21/2021

Idk what this face or pose is, but I felt it appropriate to post for posterity, as snow on April 20th feels cray. My face is red bc I just finished a class at ...did I tell you I workout now? Nbd. I also haven’t posted in forever because saying things felt hard for a while. Been in my cave, doing the things and work and excavating all my bu****it and wounds and patterns, pulling gratitude out of the very tips and nibs and crannies of my being and remembering how I can be bliss and intelligence and love at the same time I’m a hot mess. Hoping also this sweet snow finds your toes toasty and your heart soft. ❤️❄️

02/11/2021

Cheers to all of us who are still feeling off, feeling unmotivated, uncomfortable, unpretty, and confused....WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

Was winter ALWAYS this long? Or is this the winter of our discontent?

It’s hard to sit still but it’s hard to move. We can’t sleep but we’re exhausted. We prioritize and honor our health and family yet we want to eat fries and drink wine and leave them in the dust as we travel somewhere fun (and warm) with our friends. (Or is that just me?)

Cheers to us, okay? Let’s not be so hard on ourselves or measure our productivity or the size of our asses. Let’s meet ourselves and our blessings each day. Let’s try to make helpful choices and think helpful thoughts...but also watch Netflix. Let’s remind ourselves that like everything, this time and energy will shift. There are treasures here—But it’s okay not to feel like that today. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! Call a friend or DM me if you’re in a bad funk! I love you!
🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂
#2021

02/03/2021

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Cartwheels in the snow! (Swipe to see me go!👉🏼)

Bear is currently OBsessed with cartwheels. He just goes back and forth while talking. (So.much.talking.) I bet he does 100 a day!

I can’t lie, I was somewhat of a cartwheel aficionado back in the day. I remember my grandpa being really impressed that I could do it with one hand! When I was first showing Bear how, I actually was kind of scared, worried I couldn’t do it anymore or Id hurt my ole boday. I envisioned myself falling or pulling a groin or looking like an idiot.

But wouldn’t you know it, mama lined up and said 1-2-3 and boom legs and ass flew over heart with the grace of a flying starfish!

Well Look at me! 🤸🏼‍♂️💫
F U N! Thanks kid for reminding me I know how to play!

I think it is like this with so many things. We forget we can trust ourselves. We forget that what we know is embodied, it is known in our bones and cells and somatic memory. This is why we practice over and over, why we show up to do the thing again and again, so it can plant its roots deep! And that process of implanting is actually not hard. In fact, it can be downright awesome! It can feel like play!

So I am wondering… What have you forgotten that you know? What have you embodied that you haven’t tried out for a while? Did you forget to play lately? It might be fun to check in! Remind yourself that you have this capacity to know in your bones!

@ Joy

01/28/2021

Sweet peeps!
I had no idea this would work so well. What a beautiful process of trust and support this has been!

If you struggle (as we do) to get into a dedicated Stillness Practice, this might work for you. I offer daily practices and guidance (as well as a couple live practices via zoom), we support each other to be accountable for establishing peace within.

Send me a DM or a whatsapp message if you’d like to join February’s group. Xo

11/06/2020

Looking to retain my innocence...
And see the innocence in others.

If I empty my heart and mind, can I squint and see the pure child in everyone? This is not a platitude, but a practice. To become empty of judgment and invite others to do the same. To reflect back to each person the whole of who they can be, in love.

I admit I am challenged right now with those I love (well and half of America) whose vote and support seems maligned to everything I hold dear and important. I want to give in to disappointment, to judge, to lose hope. But no one said the higher view would be easy...so I empty my heart each day and ask for generosity and innocence. I ask to project the love and truth and goodness that is so deeply needed right now. I am committed to bringing the light and I will not fear ignorance of the truth.

Stay connected to the innocence and goodness, peeps. Let it motivate you. Sending childlike exuberance and love your way ✌🏼✨✨✨

#2020

11/04/2020

20 YEARS of marriage
Happy Anniversary Fruch!

After this long you don’t get into it on social media. But it’s so cool how much I still like you. Ur hot. Can you pick up milk on way home? ❤️

@ BLISS

10/30/2020

How do I make it another day with a smile on my face and peace in my heart?

Each day I pray that I, my loved ones, neighbors, enemies, ALL SENTIENT BEINGS are free of troubles, harm, and oppression. I pray we are free of our suffering in its many forms. I rejoice for the goodness and good fortune available to us all. I remember and honor that we are born from and bound to our actions. Everyday, I cultivate kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity for myself and all of you. I feel my vibrations rise like the ever-rising sun and I set my intentions, asking to be shown all the ways I can be of service. I sit in silence. I hold myself STILL. I return to my center, which is really everywhere. Then I bow and get up and trust it will come our way. ❤️ (you can too). I love you. You are loved.

How do you start your day? Get perspective? Raise the common vibes?
💫✨🌟⭐️💫🌟✨💫
#2020

10/12/2020

I quit yoga recently. I started to wonder why I meditate/study/journal/breathe/chant/move. Was I always just looking for a way to feel BETTER? If so, was I uncomfortable or unhappy underneath? Or avoiding something and masking it with methods that “brought me back to center?”

Went into a bit of a spiral around that... was like “um most people don’t ask themselves these things.” Cough. But I wondered how many lifetimes had I been wanting to feel better, on ever more subtle layers. So I stopped.

It was time for the sinking-in rather than the learning. A quiet, internal time. Honestly, I didn’t even miss it at first. It felt like a relief! I could watch myself without “fixing” anything. Yes I was more anxious, but that was okay too. I felt detached from it all and considered maybe I was DONE WITH YOGA...

Just as Im at the climax of this (agonizing yet liberating) impasse, my dear friend Jackie died. She was nothing but love to me. I was devastated and sad and suddenly longed for it all. The incense/candle/chanting/breath, moving my body through and with the pain. I wanted to write and process my feelings. I wanted that surrender into silence, where I could feel the hand of The Mother on the back of my heart, to hear her whisper “it’s all going to be okay.”

And that deep comfort felt different than just feeling BETTER. It was remembering The Truth, feeling center, hOMe, in this mad human experience. And I felt the value and wisdom in that.

Once we understand center, we can find it again...so falling away from it (in all the ways) doesn’t have to be feared or avoided. And so I chose to come back, and delight in remembering it all again. Not just “yoga” but a true Spirt+Body Alignment. I can walk away, but it doesn’t leave me.💫

Now I have to ask...Why do you practice? Have you asked yourself this?💫💫💫

10/07/2020

Can I complain? We are on round two of my high schoolers having to stay home bc one of them is sick...not with Covid, but you have to wait for test results, so until then, here they sit/lie/eat. I canceled pilates today, first appointment in three weeks due to nursing this darn contracted psoas, to take kid to get tested. Which is a but a bummer because it just seems like I can never quite get there—get to that place of being back with myself, y’know? Hormones have really done a f**kin’ nosedive this year, man. I’m estrogen dominating myself perhaps, certainly affected by the stress of uncertainty and the grief of humans and all the planets retrograding! I mean! As a result I’ve grown a new belly and a mustache and the inability to sleep. I’ve tried (trying) paleo and keto and macros to no avail...and four people this year have assumed I’m fifty—to my face. It’s not been a time for great self-esteem (even if much self appreciation and love,
I know what it’s about but stilllll). Then you add that whole “put my s**t on hold” element and dang, it’s kinda a depressing soup, eh? I have all the tools and practices, support and resources...and I still can’t quite tip myself out of this sludge bucket and I am REALLY not a #2020 sucks person...but I really don’t totally feel like myself-Self. There’s just still a heavy corner! Does that make sense? Maybe we need to start a peri-menopause support group, or a 2020 support group! Or a IDKWHATTHEF**KISWRONGEXACTLY support group? I have perspective and levity and the big picture, but had to just pout for a minute! I’m pouring wine and giving the kids ice cream for dinner... #2020

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