Freedom Yoga

08/07/2025

Hey, hey sound bathers! I hope you'll join me for my next Yoga Nidra & Sound Bath at Foundation Chiropractic. A percentage of the proceeds will go to Paws o' the Pines.

Here's the signup link https://freedomyogainc.as.me/schedule/b7d0054f

✌🏼❤️ Toni

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06/03/2025

Hey everyone! I'm so excited about my first Arboretum sound bath this Saturday at 6 pm!! It's gonna be fabulous!

Some of you have been attending my sound baths for years and some of you may be trying it for your first time. Either way, I'm so happy you're coming! This event is for everyone and you need zero skills to receive the many benefits of a sound bath.

Here are some helpful things to know ahead of time, especially since we will be outdoors....

☀️😎 The sun will still be up so wear/bring sunscreen and whatever else you want to protect you from the sun. Due to the temperature forecast, we will most likely be on the ground in the shade.

🏝️ We will be outside (unless it rains) near a creek and/or a pond so there will be nature sounds, etc. 🦆 🐢 🐸 With that, I would recommend wearing/bringing mosquito protection as well.

💧 Arrive hydrated and bring extra water. Sound baths work best (as do our bodies in general) when we're properly hydrated.

🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏽‍♂️ Wear comfortable, breathable clothing. Bring whatever is comfy for you to sit or lie down on... yoga mat, blankets, towels, outdoor cushions, etc.
A trash bag or tarp may be helpful to layer under a blanket or cushion if the ground is still wet.

⏱️ Arrive on time. The Arboretum doors and gates will lock at 6 pm.

Click here to book… https://freedomyogainc.as.me/schedule.php

✌🏼❤️ Dussex

05/20/2025

Hey yogis!
Here's another teacher update as promised....

Lacey Jones of Good Vibrations Yoga will be teaching Vinyasa on Wednesdays at 5:30 pm at The Bloomin' Yogi.

She will also be leading Vinyasa at French Riviera Wellness on Mondays at 9am, 11 am and 5:30 pm; Tuesdays at noon; and on the first Saturday of each month.

Lacey also offers classes at the Longview Arboretum and Nature Center.

✌🏼❤️ Toni Dussex

05/19/2025

Hey everyone! I promised our students I’d post where all the Freedom Yoga teachers land….

Patsy will be teaching Gentle Yoga on Tuesday afternoons at 4:30 pm and Power Yoga on Fridays at 11 am at The Bloomin' Yogi which is now Longview’s only trauma-sensitive yoga studio, located inside Rumours Wellness. 🤗

I have always said that there’s enough yoga to go around. I hope that you find a new yoga home and continue your practice. I’ll continue updating so you stay in the know. Longview has quite a few lovely studios to choose from and all offer something unique. Please go try them all and support all your local small businesses, especially the ones who promote health and wellness.

✌🏼❤️ Toni Dussex

🌸Welcome Patsy ! Im soo happy to have you here!
🌸Beginning May 20th she will guide classes each Tuesday and Friday.

🌸Tuesday Gentle @ 430
🌸Friday Elevated Vinyasa @ 11

🌸Reserve your space @
Vagaro.com/thebloominyogi

Patsy is a 200-hour RYT and trauma-informed yoga instructor with over three years of teaching experience. She specializes in Vinyasa and Gentle yoga, creating classes that emphasize the connection between breath and movement.

Patsy’s Vinyasa sessions are known for being playful, nurturing, and invigorating—offering a supportive challenge for students ready to explore their edge. Her Gentle classes provide a calming, renewing experience that’s accessible to all levels, inviting a sense of ease and restoration.

05/17/2025

Hey Freedom Yoga family!

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who have stopped by this week and supported me in all the ways! This week has been a whirlwind of emotions...packing and unpacking... processing and letting go.

Every single student, child, teacher, dog, etc. who visited me this week blessed me and nurtured my heart. I have needed every hug, every memory, every kind word and expression of gratitude. I also just have no words for how happy I am to see so many little fragments of Freedom Yoga find new homes where they'll be cherished and appreciated.

It's been an incredible honor to be able to witness so much healing happen in this space. Freedom Yoga was never about what you could "do" inside this space- it was about what you FELT within yourself.... it was the connection you made to your own self and with others around you. Thank you to those of you who trusted me to guide you and teach you your own power.
That part never has to end.
Keep doing the work.
Keep practicing.
Keep learning to love yourself and find connections that feel safe and meaningful.

If you're sad about Freedom Yoga coming to a close, I encourage you to find a yoga home where you feel just that... safe, connected and cared for. That's where the healing starts.

I hope you all walk away from this feeling as loved as I do. I feel very fortunate to have been a part of something so incredibly special. Every single one of you is worth the work it takes to improve your quality of life. I encourage you to continue to seek out any and every thing that does that for you.

I will continue to post where my teachers and I land. I'll also post pictures from our final class and gathering later but I have not had the time or energy that I want to devote to that so I will post those soon.

Thank you again for all that you have done for me over the past 7 years. Love you all.

Namaste 🙏🏻

✌🏼❤️ Dussex

I want to also give a special shoutout to Whitney Lawrence -not only for this beautiful final shot of Freedom Yoga but for all your love, support and hard work this week. I have had THE BEST team of friends and family who have helped me through all of this. Thank you!

05/15/2025

Hey everyone.... I'm at the studio today and tomorrow. I hope you'll come shop what's left. First person to comment, calls dibs. Must pick everything up today or tomorrow.
✌🏼❤️ Toni Dussex

05/14/2025

Hey Freedom fam! I miss everyone already! I’m currently at the studio and will be for a bit if you want to stop by and shop. I’ve got some retail and furniture for sale (like this cute hat). I’ll post more pics and prices later.
Just prepare your hearts if you stop by in the next few days- only the shell remains. It looks and feels different in this soace for sure. Bittersweetness.

✌🏼❤️Toni

05/09/2025

We have 5 spots left in our last class on Saturday from 11-12:15. We hope to see as many of our faithful yogis as we can throughout the day!

If you can't make it for class, we hope you'll come by from 1-3 pm for hugs, snacks and one more gathering as a community before this beautiful chapter comes to a close.

My greatest hope is that you will not cling to the space or the building or the fact that it's coming to a close, but instead continue to nourish what you've planted here. This sacred space has been a place of healing for the past 7 years. The life-changing tools you learned within these walls aren't going anywhere.
Everything you need is already within you.

✌🏼❤️ Toni

05/08/2025

Dear Beloved Freedom Community,

Thank you for allowing me the honor of both flowing alongside you as a student and guiding your journey on the mat as a teacher. I will forever carry the memory of our steady breaths, the way each of us leaned into vulnerability, and the quiet strength we discovered in every nourishing asana, gentle twist, and heartfelt savasana.

Together, we turned this studio into a home and a sanctuary—a place where courage softened fear, where wounded hearts found healing through mindful movement, and where compassionate connection became our greatest practice. Although our doors may be closing, the light we kindled here will continue to glow in every space you carry it. May you nurture the seeds of gratitude we’ve planted—breathing love into your next steps, trusting that new doors will open for all of us, and knowing that this community lives on in every kind action and intentional breath you share.

While it’s farewell to our sweet little home on Beechwood, it is never goodbye to the living, loving community we’ve built together.

With deep gratitude and boundless hope,
Whitney

05/04/2025

A dear sweet angel of a yogi just pointed out that I had the wrong time posted for tonight’s (fully booked) Sound bath.

If you’re signed up, class begins at 5 pm (not 6). We will lock the doors at 5 pm so you will need to arrive 10-20 minutes early to get set up.

I’m so sorry for any confusion.
Whitney Lawrence and I are so excited for this time with you this evening. 🤗

✌🏼❤️
Toni Dussex

05/04/2025

If you're having issues booking the May 10th class, message me. I don't know why it's not showing up for some but at this point there's still room.

✌🏼❤️ Toni Dussex