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The Inner Warrior

We are a "heart-based" business, offering daily donation-based classes to our Louisville community.
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01/05/2026

The year has taken its final breath — what has been learned, held, lost, found, is ready to be returned to water.

Join us for a small circle gathering... 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞:: 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 ~ THIS Sunday, January 11th | 2:30PM -4:30PM guided by at The Inner Warrior

Where Water Meets Stone is a ceremonial gathering held at the threshold of the new year, blending…
~reflective writing
~elemental ceremony
~sound meditation
~ intentional naming

This gathering offers space to integrate what has been, and to listen for how you wish to walk the year ahead.

In this intimate circle, you will be guided through five elemental questions — an inventory of the year written on water-soluble paper, then surrendered to the bowl to dissolve, transform, and return.

Like a burning ceremony, but softer — a gentle unbinding.

Then we enter the sound — a meditation in vibration and silence. Here, the mind loosens its grip and your word for the coming year rises like a stone through water.

You will write that word on a smooth white stone — a talisman of remembering, a symbol of the self you are becoming.

This is not a resolution. It’s a return. 💧
A distillation.
A seed.

𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩…
Onyxe Antara is a ceremonial facilitator and creator of contemplative experiences that invite people into deeper listening, clarity, and embodied presence.

By weaving together ritual, sound, and inner inquiry, she offers participants a quiet return to their own wisdom.

In these curated spaces, transformation happens gently — through attention, resonance, and choice.

Learn more about this offering and RSVP at innerwarriorlou.com/pages/upcoming-events 🩵

12/29/2025

A New Year Yoga Ceremony🙏🕊️ THIS SATURDAY 🤲✨ Guided by Lincoln Snyder and Kendra Sadler with hands-on sound therapy assists by Maria Peppas | January 3rd • 6:00-8:30pm at The Inner Warrior.

Attuning to Natural Rhythms ~ Meet the new year with a sense of reverence and appreciation for s l o w n e s s. Invite yourself to release the urgency of setting lofty goals at this time, and instead allow yourself to attune to your natural state of rest in the deep winter months. Embrace this opportunity for reflection in order to c r e a t e s p a c e for all you want to bring to life in 2026. 🕯️

What to expect…
~yin yoga + hands-on sound therapy
~dharma talk
~reflection + intention gathering
~restorative sound bath
~take-home journaling prompts for self-integration

This offering is designed to help you reflect upon the year behind, facilitating a sense of spaciousness as you step into the new year. Begin 2026 with clarity, ease, and confidence, bolstered by community and your heartfelt intentions.

This event will likely sell out ~ Please RSVP at innerwarriorlou.com

12/22/2025

𝓒𝓸𝓶𝓶𝓾𝓷𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓚𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓪𝓷 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓐𝓷𝓪𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓪 𝓑𝓱𝓪𝓴𝓽𝓲 ~ THIS SUNDAY ~ 6-8pm | Facilitated by Emily Joan Smith, Anahata Bhakti and Friends! 🌬️🤍

Join us to engage in the heart-opening practices of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love and devotion.
We will practice kirtan (call and response devotional chant), meditation, and contemplation, all in the spirit of satsang - gathering together for our sacred and shared love of Truth.

This group is meant to be a participatory, collaborative space.
Of course the most beautiful offering you can bring is your heart and presence.🕊️

No need to sign up, just show up! | Offered by Sliding Scale: $20, $30, $40. Everyone is welcome!

12/21/2025

Join us for an experience of 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 + 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲, Saturday, December 27th | 6:00PM - 8:00PM at The Inner Warrior | 🕉️ Gabriella Gaona will be providing a grounded gentle yoga practice with live music by Thomas Orr Anderson… which will lead into a sound journey experience by the two of them. 🖤

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮? Nurture yourself with a practice designed for deep relaxation and stress relief. This class focuses on gentle, mindful movement, primarily on the back, belly, seated, or on hands and knees—without standing poses or strenuous sequences. Rooted in somatic movement, it encourages nervous system regulation, making it ideal for reducing stress and anxiety. Live music accompanies the practice, enhancing relaxation and presence. Perfect for beginners and open to all levels and ages.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆? Following movement, settle into stillness for a live sound journey. Unlike a typical sound bath, this experience invites a deeper exploration of how sounds resonate with you. We all have unique relationships with different sounds— some tones may create subtle tension, while others guide you into deep relaxation. Notice how each vibration resonates within, bringing awareness to the shifts in your mind and body. Allow yourself to journey through sound and sensation with openness and curiosity.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁? We will settle in with a guided meditation, which will lead into our Gentle Earthbound Yoga practice, leaving you in deep relaxation, well then melt into a Sound Journey with various instruments… including, but not limited to: glass and bronze singing bowls, ceremonial drum, flute, didjeridu, gongs, chimes, tuning fork and more… all curated by two… sounding like four.

Join us as we move through time and space, immersed in sacred sound and community. 🤍

RSVP via innerwarriorlou.com
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𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬...
Thomas & Gabriella will be offering a 200hr Hatha Yoga & Sound Integration TEACHER TRAINING at The Inner Warrior starting Jan 31st, 2026. 🙏🕊️

12/16/2025

Who couldn’t use more love?? ❤️ we love our he’art’ & 🕉️ from local (badass) artist

Also who couldn’t use more sun, yoga, organic sage, & everyday oil?

We got you, Lou…🙏

12/11/2025

THIS Saturday! 🌘 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 • December 13th | 3:00PM -5:00PM • Led by Khe Nguyen & Amy Lynn

“The final phase before the new moon is a sacred doorway, a moment to surrender what no longer serves and return to your inner quiet.

Enjoy an evening of deep release as sound, vibration, and guided meditation help you:
~Dissolve stagnant energy
~Clear the emotional + energetic body
~Soften into intuitive clarity
~Prepare for the renewal of the new moon
~Allow yourself to be held, supported, and gently transformed.
~Step into the dark moon with an open heart and a lighter spirit.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ::
• Grounding meditation to settle your energy
• A full sound immersion with drum wash, rattles, chimes, ocean drum, gongs, singing bowls, and intuitive vocal tones.
• Gentle release practices aligned with the moon.
• A soothing, transformative journey to help you release and return to softness.”

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 ::
Amy Lynn () is a Reiki Master and LMT, who weaves bodywork, energy healing, and spirit-led intuition to help you return to balance and clarity.

Khe Nguyen () is a sound healer, yoga teacher, and intuitive facilitator who creates gentle, transformative spaces for healing, release, and inner softness.

Learn more & 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 via theinnerwarriorlou.com/pages/upcoming-events (link in bio)

12/01/2025

Join us for…🌘 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 on Saturday, December 13th | 3:00PM -5:00PM • Led by Reiki Masters: Khe Nguyen & Amy Lynn

“The final phase before the new moon is a sacred doorway, a moment to surrender what no longer serves and return to your inner quiet.

Enjoy an evening of deep release as sound, vibration, and guided meditation help you:
~Dissolve stagnant energy
~Clear the emotional + energetic body
~Soften into intuitive clarity
~Prepare for the renewal of the new moon
~Allow yourself to be held, supported, and gently transformed.
~Step into the dark moon with an open heart and a lighter spirit.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ::
• Grounding meditation to settle your energy
• A full sound immersion with drum wash, rattles, chimes, ocean drum, gongs, singing bowls, and intuitive vocal tones.
• Gentle release practices aligned with the moon.
• A soothing, transformative journey to help you release and return to softness.”

Learn more & 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 via theinnerwarriorlou.com/pages/upcoming-events (link in bio)

11/27/2025

The 5th Annual Posada Returns to Louisville December 4, 2025 and we are proud to be Community Partners for this FREE Community Celebration at Germantown Gables ~ featuring live performances, mariachi bands, traditional food, piñatas, and dancing! 💃🏽

The Posada has become a cherished annual tradition that brings together families from across Louisville to celebrate Latin American heritage and culture.
🫔“La Posada is a beautiful expression of cultural exchange and community connection.”
🇲🇽“We’re excited to continue this tradition & invite everyone to join us in celebrating the rich traditions of Mexican and Latin American culture.”

Seva opportunity! Volunteer for this beautiful event— (Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdF7Te-hG6pJenV_DrKxvY-43tSgMQ4_Ohuy17Rx2pateQv3A/viewform?fbclid=PAdGRleAOUiRZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadTGlvVnzdRCohc4i8bbo38mEVhYVkIrEk5sWRnJDQ0JoFvU3AWYBFpwdu1-g_aem_17TKVCfDjavRjXezn2nG9Q&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio) ❤️

11/25/2025

Soulshine Warrior is back for her annual 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: 𝗖𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 & 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵 on Saturday, December 20th | 6:00pm - 8:30pm 🕯️❄️☕️

Immerse yourself in a deeply enriching journey of grounding and connection with the Earth through the potent healing modalities of sound and cacao. This experience with Tisa Powell of SoulShine Warrior invites you to anchor your roots, harmonize your energy, and ground into earth energy as you dissolve energetic obstructions and attune to your inner peace.

The gentle waves of sound baths will guide you into profound states of relaxation and self-alignment, fostering a deep connection with the Earth. This intimate sound bath will feature a rich tapestry of therapeutic sounds, including crystal singing bowls, chimes, drums, gongs, rainsticks, and more, all designed to anchor and stabilize your energy.

Parallel to this auditory healing, we honor the sacred tradition of the Cacao Ceremony, a ritual that connects us to the Earth and the heart-opening properties of the cacao plant. In this gathering, we’ll create a sacred circle for grounding intentions, offering blessings, and sharing medicinal songs, celebrating cacao’s gifts that help us root deeply into the present moment and the Earth’s nourishing energy.

This ceremony is a celebration of cacao’s physical, energetic, and emotional gifts, inviting us to experience the joy and enchantment inherent in this ancient plant ally.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗼? 🍫
Provides mental focus, lifts mood and energy, relaxes smooth muscle tissue, mild diuretic, brings the body into a state of attentiveness and relaxation, helps you deal with stress and pain, cleanses the liver, enhances well-being, happiness, resistance to stress, pleasure & motivation, love & trust.

Limited space! Secure your place today and avoid disappointment, as this event usually sells out. RSVP at link in bio 🔗

11/22/2025

Where it all started ➡️ where we are now! Our family has grown… and so have we…🥳

Eleven years ago today, 11/22, The Inner Warrior opened its doors for the first time on Frankfort Ave. Little did we know what magic awaited… forever changed… our lives ever more enriched. ❤️‍🔥

Thank you for supporting us over the years. We are so grateful to share the gift of yoga with our community every day, now at Distillery Commons.

11/18/2025

“The wind is carrying us into winter,
where we gather to move, release, and remember —
to honor the inner warrior
who walks the edge of shadow and light,
to hear the wisdom held in the pause.
We meet ourselves not just in the movement,
but in the stillness that holds each step.”

Move. Release. Remember.
Join us for a 𝗖𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆!
THIS Saturday, Nov. 22nd • 4-7pm at the Inner Warrior
with DJ MetaZen Mane & Sunshine Shelby Ford!
~No experience needed~
🎶Merge with the rhythm of your being to the sounds from intentionally curated Dj Music Set
🍫Cacao offering of connection to our earth around & within
💃🏽Guided warmup
🫶Family-Friendly

$22 | RSVP via innerwarriorlou.com
☕️Bring a mug & come as you are.

Address

600 Distillery Commons Suite 250
Louisville, KY
40206

Telephone

(502) 930-9501

Website

http://theinnerwarriorlou.com/

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Our History

The Inner Warrior began it’s journey on Frankfort Avenue on November 2014. At it’s inception it was primarily a yoga boutique but also offered donation based yoga classes 2x a week (with rotating instructors from all around town). Clothing racks were moved aside and they offered over 300 Yoga classes in the 3 1/2 year period. In the beginning classes were small, but with consistency they became bigger than ever expected. Each class filled to capacity and with a waiting list! It was then clear that fostering community and connection was needed and wanted. This is when The Inner Warrior made the decision, spring of 2018, to move the boutique and the yoga to Distillery Commons, a 2,000 sq ft former distillery warehouse where they could offer more yoga to more people and ultimately created Louisville’s first and only Donation based yoga studio. "It has been a dream of ours to offer a wide variety of donation-based yoga classes to the people and we are so happy to do so." In addition to the yoga, there are events such as meditations, yoga related workshops, sound healing, kirtan, guest speakers, and gatherings involving live music, food, art and poetry! In the Spring of 2020, The Inner Warrior expanded and moved their Boutique back to the Clifton neighborhood while the Studio remains at Distillery Commons. Continuously expanding to become an all encompassed, donation-based yoga spot in the heart of Louisville, KY

Over the years The Inner Warrior has been involved in our community in other ways such as the KARMA DRIVE, using a portion of profits to local, non-profit organizations in some “hands on” way. In 2016 They co-founded MYPATH Fest, a bi-annual Yoga event outside of Harrodsburg, KY on a sustainable and historical piece of land with the intention of celebrating community & sharing the many ways of Yoga. They are also invited, yearly to kickoff the annual Chili cook off in the heart of lower Clifton with "yoga in the street."

The Original Frankfort Avenue location was a huge catalyst for the expansion of the The Inner Warrior, as well as donation-based yoga in the city of Louisville. Our yoga studio is completely community funded and 100% of donations go directly to providing the yoga classes... allowing more individuals to be able to experience the many healing benefits of this ancient practice of yoga. The Inner Warrior believes in Louisville, City of Compassion, and knows that together we can do anything we set our hearts to... for the growth & healing of our world at large. Read more about owners Sabine and Gabriella's personal yoga journey here!