Double Iris Yoga and Massage

12/17/2025

In the chaos of Holiday and sick season, it is important for more than just your nervous and immune systems to rest, connect, and maybe try something new.

Join us at one of our upcoming events at Double Iris Yoga and Massage !

We’d love to be that calm, renewing space for you this winter and beyond; where people gather in the name of self-care.

❄️ Winter Solstice Donation Yoga and Toy Drive with Gena Rockwell
This class is an opportunity to join together and collectively turn inwards to restore the mind, body and spirit. The practice will include yin yoga, somatic movement, calming breath work and deep relaxation. Participants will be invited to embrace the nature of darkness and stillness of the season in preparation of the energy of renewal and transformation that comes with the return of the light. Pay what you can for donation. If you would also like to bring an unopened toy for a child in need, Gena will be dropping them off at Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center the next day.

❄️ NYD Yoga: Align With Your Sankalpa with Sherry Speelman
Start New Years Day with a nourishing yoga practice of movement and stillness, reflection and intention.
This mindful movement flow, with a touch of yin, ending with yoga nidra, will help create space for you to connect with your sankalpa (intention) and set your new year dristhi (focused gaze) for 2026.

❄️ Massage & Sound with Veronica Lynn and Vivian Emmons
Join Veronica Turley, certified sound healer, and Vivian Emmons, Licensed Massage Therapist for a night of both healing touch and sound. Be guided through a renewing sound bath alongside mini-massages offered by Vivian in this new year’s offering.

❄️ Absolute Beginner Ballet Workshop with Gena Rockwell
This workshop is aimed at the brand new beginner ballet student. Class be held at a slower pace will include basic ballet steps, foot and arm positions and body alignment. This class is a great way to prepare for Saturday’s adult ballet class and is also a good fit for anyone who wants to review the basics. Space is limited so pre-registration is highly recommended.

12/02/2025

🌞❄️✨ EVENT: Winter Solstice donation yoga and toy drive led by Gena Rockwell. All proceeds will benefit the Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center.

Sunday, 12/21, 11-12:15 at Double Iris Yoga and Massage Shepherdstown!

This class is an opportunity to join together and collectively turn inwards to restore the mind, body and spirit. The practice will include yin yoga, somatic movement, calming breath work and deep relaxation. Participants will be invited to embrace the nature of darkness and stillness of the season in preparation of the energy of renewal and transformation that comes with the return of the light.

Pay what you can for donation. If you would also like to bring an unopened toy for a child in need, Gena will be dropping them off at Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center the next day.

Only 10 spaces available. Sign up on the branded app or website!

11/27/2025

Grateful for our DIYM FAMILY! Our students, clients, teachers, massage therapists, and event facilitators! Our local small businesses, our towns, and all who support us!

Gratitude to Sherry, who, every year, hosts our donation based Thanksgiving Day Yoga! We raised over $200 for Jefferson County Community Ministries for this class and more so for the month of November! Thank you to all who participate and give back for our donation events and weekly classes!

I am beyond humbled and honored to hold space for over 7 years now for the healing arts, friendship, and community. Thank you for being a valuable part of it!

Happy Thanksgiving, Y’all!

11/26/2025

Jiu Jitsu - like motherhood, business ownership, yoga, and bodywork - is one of the most powerful journeys I’ve ever been on. Grateful is an understatement for SPECTRUM JIU JITSU.

Reppin Double Iris Yoga and Massage on the mats… merging practices & communities is a goal of mine!

11/18/2025

Sharing for our fellow small business neighbors in Charles Town, and more importantly, my long-time friends 🫶

Dear SUSTAIN Family,

We hope this message finds you well, grounded, and thankful for the vibrant community we’ve built together around h**p-derived wellness. We at SUSTAIN are as committed as ever to bringing you safe, transparent, thoughtful products that heal, support, and uplift. And today we write to you with both optimism and urgency.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Recently, a new federal appropriations bill was signed into law (and though at first glance it may seem distant from our daily storefront) tucked inside this legislation is troubling language that would jeopardize h**p-derived products you find here at SUSTAIN and across the national market. This troubling addition was quietly slid in during closed-door negotiations, originating from competitive sectors intent on shutting down the thriving h**p space.

If left unchecked, the text threatens to revoke the legal basis for countless h**p-derived offerings (including many of the products we champion). It doesn't feel like an attack on “just one product”, it feels like a threat to the foundation of an entire industry that has been building, responsibly, for years.

WHY WE’RE NOT GIVING UP

Here’s the good part: WE HAVE A FULL 365 DAYS to respond, to collaborate with our peers, make our voices heard, and push for a regulatory framework that the h**p industry has long requested. This isn’t just about defending the status quo; it’s about setting the terms for the future.

We believe the example set by West Virginia’s Regulated H**p Program offers a blueprint. That program shows how h**p cultivation, extraction, manufacturing and retail can be safe, transparent, and commercially viable and still fully aligned with consumer protection and public health. If the rest of the country follows that model, we can emerge stronger, more mature, and with better legislation that protects all stakeholders: farmers, retailers, consumers, and innovators.

WHY YOUR VOICE MATTERS

You, our customers, are the reason we’re here. You’re the people who trust SUSTAIN with your wellness, your discoveries, your questions. When we act together:

🔊 We amplify the voice of small and mid-sized businesses who have built everything from the ground up.

💪 We protect the diversity of products and brands we carry, so you don’t see a one-size-fits-all version of h**p wellness.

💪We protect access so that individuals seeking h**p-derived support don’t lose out on safe, effective options.

WHAT WE’RE DOING,AND HOW YOU CAN HELP

Over the coming months we will:

✅Engage with industry associations, h**p coalitions, and regulatory advocates.
✅Supply data and real-world stories to lawmakers, showing how h**p-derived wellness works when done responsibly.
✅Monitor the legislative and regulatory landscape.
✅Keep you updated transparently and frequently about where things stand.

And you can help by:

✅Staying informed: ask questions, share with us what’s working (or not working) for you.
✅Making your voice heard: contact your congressional representatives, sign our forthcoming petition, join in on public comment opportunities.
✅Supporting local, independent retailers like SUSTAIN. When you shop here, you’re supporting the ecosystem of responsible h**p wellness.
✅Sharing your story: how has h**p-derived wellness impacted your life? The more authentic stories we have, the stronger our collective case.

LOOKING AHEAD

Yes the path ahead has a mountain to climb. But we are HOPEFUL. We are ENGAGED. And we are READY. We believe that the next 12 months will not just be a fight for survival, but they will be a launching point for the kind of regulatory clarity, sustainability, and integrity this industry has long deserved.

Thank you for being part of SUSTAIN. Thank you for believing in what h**p-derived wellness can be: safe, accessible, backed by science, and rooted in community. Together, we will navigate this moment and we will emerge stronger.

With determination and gratitude,
The SUSTAIN Fam

11/17/2025

A new year is coming….

Are you ready to let go of what’s gone, and take off with new visions? 👁️🛸

✨Join us for New Year’s Day Yoga hosted and taught by Sherry:
Start New Year’s Day with a nourishing yoga practice filled with movement and stillness, reflection and intention.
This mindful flow with a touch of yin, ending in yoga nidra, will help create space and clarity for you to connect with your Sankalpa (intention) and set your new year Drishti (focused gaze) for 2026. 11-12:30PM at Charles Town. $30.

📚Spoiler Alert: FREE Yoga Book Club coming 2026 hosted by Veronica
The first book: A Beginner’s Guide to the Roots of Yoga; How to Create a More Authentic Practice by Nikita Desai

🤫🤐 Another special offering for the new year will be posted soon. Let’s just say, major relaxation with a little touch and sound.

11/05/2025

Thank you, Tiffany, for your kind review 🙏🏻🫶💜👁

11/04/2025

Thank you, Louise, for the kind review! 💜🙏🏻👁

11/03/2025

Happy November to all! Our sweetest Sherry will be hosting a Thanksgiving Morning Donation class on 11/27 9:30-10:30am at Charles Town! 20 spaces available.

All proceeds will go to Jefferson County Community Ministries, as well as all Donation Yoga class collections for the month of November.

For December, we will be collecting for Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center. Keep your eyes peeled for a special donation solstice class hosted by our lovely Gena on 12/21!

Weekly Donation classes are held:
-Tuesday Mornings 9:30-10:30am at Charles Town with our beautiful Cynthia Renee
&
- Sunday afternoons 3:30-4:30pm at Shepherdstown with Patricia
*Please always refer to the class cancellations post announcement on the app or website if you dont see a class on the schedule.

We collected $305 for the Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County for the month of October and donated a 10-Class pass for their Howl-o-ween auction! Thank you to all who donated!

We are blessed with the best community around!

11/02/2025

A purple silk session for the one and only (one of my favorite purple belts 💜😚)

10/28/2025

Double Iris Yoga and Massage IS SO PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE, AS OF 11/1, OUR Lisa Sioraia will be offering Assisted Asana as a one-to-one offering as well as in her small weekly public classes!

Assisted Asana is a combination of techniques that include being gently guided through passive stretches and yoga poses while applying rhythmic pressure, compressions and traction. The goal is to calm the nervous system, increase range of motion and improve energy flow, restoring natural balance to the body, mind and spirit.

Lisa is a certified 280hr yoga teacher and personal trainer certified through the International Sports Science Association. Passionate about the body and how it strengthens, stretches, and moves, she also studied Vedic Thai Bodywork through the Vedic Conservatory with founder, Michael “Mukti” Buck. With over 150 hours of in person training and over 50 clinical hands-on feedback sessions she became certified in this modality in 2025. She believes in a holistic approach to increasing flexibility, range of motion, strength, and joint mobility. Lisa blends her knowledge from the gym, the studio, and the futon to bring Assisted Asana and Passive Stretching to her offerings.

One-to-One Availability:
> Mondays 11a-4p
> Tuesdays 9a-3p
> Wednesdays 11:30a-3:30p
> Thursdays 9a-3p
>Fridays 10:30a-4p

Weekly Assisted Asana public class offerings:
>Tuesdays 4-5p & 5:30-6:30p at CT
>Wednesdays 8-9a at CT
>Thursdays 4-5p at CT
*limited to 5 students a class

Also, Lisa’s room at Shepherdstown is absolutely gorgeous!

Sign up on the website or branded app! Or book directly 240-625-8358 or Tricia.diym@gmail.com !

www.doubleirisyogaandmassage.com