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05/24/2026

05/24/2026

If you listen closely, your breath is already repeating a mantra.

In yoga, mantra is traditionally understood as a “tool for the mind”—a way of placing and steadying attention. Or, as Rolf Sovik described it: “a thought that protects, guides, and leads.”

So’ham (pronounced “so-hum”) is a mantra that moves with the breath. Rather than creating the sound, you listen for it.

Inhale: a subtle so
Exhale: a quiet hum

In traditional yoga teachings, these syllables are associated with a deeper meaning.

So (“That”) refers to pure, undivided consciousness.
Aham (“I”) refers to the whole of who you take yourself to be.

Together, so’ham: “I am That.”

As your attention settles into the mantra within the breath, its meaning becomes less conceptual and more direct—
less identification with each passing thought,
more familiarity with the awareness in which those thoughts arise.

Because the breath is continuous, this yoga technique can be threaded through ordinary moments—walking to your next meeting, looking out the window, even waiting for the toast to pop.

A quiet thread of recognition, always available.

📖 To explore the roots and method of this practice, read “A Mantra Meditation for Everyone” by Rolf Sovik: https://yogainternational.com/article/view/a-mantra-meditation-for-everyone/

05/05/2026

No yoga class this week! Get outside and go for a walk! Use your walking time as meditation… no music (or calm music), take in all the senses! Touch… feel your feet in the earth or stop to touch a plant (or the breeze). Sight… look around and not at your feet and enjoy what you see with new blooms, green trees, grass, etc. Sound… if not listening to music what do you hear? Traffic, dogs, birds, people? Smell… maybe walking during the early evening and smell BBQ? Stop to smell that flower! Taste… now you may think it is hard when not eating or drinking but really try! Maybe last thing you ate or drank! Maybe it is the BBQ you smell!

But do not worry yoga class will be back next week! 2 classes for May!
Tuesday, May 12 and May 19 both at 6-7:15pm!

04/15/2026

Sharing this in light that April is Stress Awareness month!

03/24/2026

Just breathe…

This ancient Sanskrit symbol is a quiet reminder to do what comes naturally. It’s the first thing we do when we come into this world, and the last thing we do when we leave it.

When everything feels like too much, when your thoughts are racing and your chest feels tight, when the world starts to spin and you can’t find solid ground, come back to your breath.

You don’t need to fix anything right now. You don’t need to figure it all out or know what comes next. Just breathe. In and out. Slow and steady. One breath at a time.

Your breath has been with you from the beginning. It will be with you at the end. In between, it is your anchor. The place you return to when everything else feels uncertain.

So if today is overwhelming, if this week has been heavy, if you’re struggling to stay present, come back to something simple.

You are here. You are alive. You are still breathing. And for now, that is enough.

꩜ Ella

02/24/2026

1.Fascia health
Yin loads the connective tissue slowly and intentionally. These long, supported holds hydrate fascia, improve elasticity, and keep the joints resilient — the kind of strength you don’t see, but feel for decades.

2.Joint longevity
Muscles love movement. Joints love time.
Yin nourishes the spaces we often rush past, helping maintain range of motion and circulation in areas that tighten with age and stress.

3.Nervous system regulation
The stillness is the medicine.
Long holds signal safety to the brain, shifting the body out of survival mode and into repair. This is where real recovery happens.

4.Emotional processing
The body stores stories.
Yin gives them room to surface and pass — not by forcing release, but by creating space to feel without resistance.

5.Balance in your practice
Strength without softness becomes rigidity.
Yin restores equilibrium. It teaches patience, listening, and the kind of awareness that makes every other style of yoga more sustainable.

02/12/2026

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02/03/2026

Whatever your are working on prove it to yourself not others. Set your own pace.

01/06/2026

What a great reminder! We may be in different stages of life and sometimes can get stuck in what’s going wrong right now. When we are little we are carefree… wouldn’t it be nice to feel that way again? We grow up and add on anxieties and responsibilities. Go through challenges, hardships and sorrow. We become adults and get weighed down on jobs and bills. We become parents and have sleepless nights and run around for countless activities. We get older and our body just does not keep up or want to do what it once did. It is hard to think that life gets better as we age.
But this saying does put a perspective on life… take in the times that are quiet. When you can reflect on each stage, how far you have become, the joys along that path and know that it there is more joy ahead!
Take a look at your perspective… there are good days coming!

Some of the best days of your life haven't happened yet. Keep going.



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01/01/2026

Ready to release stress in 2026? Check out the classes for January!
Wednesday, Jan 7 6-7:15p
Wednesday, Jan 14 6-7:15p
Tuesday, Jan 20 6:15-7:30p
Wednesday, Jan 28 6-7:15p