Essential Yoga Studio

Essential Yoga Studio Essential is a non-heated yoga studio where OM is for ALL. 💜 Welcome home to Essential!

Yoga means different things to different people, but at its most essential, it means union. It means finding connection with yourself, your breath, your teacher, your community, and your world. So whether it’s your first time on a mat or your thousandth time in crow pose, when you walk into Essentail Yoga, you are welcome because we are one.

Our gang volunteered at Ozarks Food Harvest this afternoon, creating uplifting Hope Notes for kiddos in their Backpack P...
09/24/2025

Our gang volunteered at Ozarks Food Harvest this afternoon, creating uplifting Hope Notes for kiddos in their Backpack Program! Students in this program get 6 meals sent home in a backpack each weekend to make sure they get enough to eat throughout the weekend - definitely a cause near and dear to my (and Baby Sunni’s heart!). 🥹

Thank you, Kayla, Tiffany, Erin, Lenni, Elizabeth, and our new friend Laurie for volunteering with us! I’m so grateful for you!! 💜

Thank you, Ozarks Food Harvest, for all you do for our community! 🙌

Wanna volunteer with us in the future? We volunteer monthly and we’d love for you to join us! Just DM and I’ll get you connected. 🤗

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Ozarks Food Harvest

Our students are so precious. 🥹 Came in this evening to teach Restorative and sweet Margaret gifted me this mug and my f...
09/23/2025

Our students are so precious. 🥹 Came in this evening to teach Restorative and sweet Margaret gifted me this mug and my fave peppermint tea! My hearttttt! 💜🤗

She said “you’re always so sweet to us!” Thank you for seeing me, Margaret!

Have I mentioned we have the BEST students at Essential?

“Who are you doing all of this for anyway??” 🧐That’s a question that came up at The Blueprint Summit last week. Yoga stu...
09/22/2025

“Who are you doing all of this for anyway??” 🧐

That’s a question that came up at The Blueprint Summit last week.

Yoga studio owners (and small business owners overall) work long hours and we don’t turn off as often as we should (though we try real hard!) and we get excited about things like hanging leaves from ceilings in the fall and about freshly mopped Studio floors and free toiletries available for use in the bathroom and banners hanging in our windows and new branded hoodies for sale and dreaming up new ways to welcome students to our space and classes and events we can add to our packed schedules. 🤩

Sure, we do it for our students, our teachers, friends and family - but, ultimately?

I know I do it for her too. For Baby Sunni. 🥰

I share safe spaces and fun and silliness and invitations to community and conversation and a cozy yoga home and empowering yoga teachers and a call to you to find where you belong as a whole human (not just the palatable pieces) - and if it’s not here, let me help you find where it is. 💜

All of this is in support of all the versions of me that need it too, including this little rock star with her feathered hair and her tie dyed tshirt and her little freckle nose and big front teeth. 🥹 We’re in this together. 🫶

YOUR TURN: Who do you do it all for? Bonus points if it’s Little You and you share your fave school photo too! 😉

I hope you enjoy your Monday! 😘 Find rest and strength and gratitude and joy as you navigate the week ahead. 💪

Happy Sunday, Essential friends & fam!! 🍁 Our week 3 leader board for our September Yoga Challenge is updated!These numb...
09/21/2025

Happy Sunday, Essential friends & fam!! 🍁 Our week 3 leader board for our September Yoga Challenge is updated!

These numbers are based off of class attendance only - we’ll be adding in event and service partner attendance once the month wraps but LOOK! Jan is killing it (in the most ahimsa forward way 😉)! 👏👏

Remember:

You get a point for every class you attend + 1 for any onsite service attended this month + 2 for any event or community builder you’ve attended. 🤩 Folks attending Camp Crystal and Qi Gong this coming weekend, you’ll get your points too!! 😘

Don’t forget! We’ve added Ashtanga to our early Tuesday morning schedule beginning this week, giving you one more opportunity to join us in-studio or virtually. 🧘

And for you newbies, you might not have time to join the Yoga Challenge but we’d love to meet you on your mat in September! Snag our intro offer - 3 weeks of any and all of our classes for $50 from the Yoga Classes menu of our website! 🥳

Enjoy your Sunday!! See you so soon! 💜

Today, we held BOTH of our September community builders and though our groups were small for each, my heart is full (and...
09/21/2025

Today, we held BOTH of our September community builders and though our groups were small for each, my heart is full (and I hope theirs are too!). 🥰

First, we kicked off Conscious Conversations with an introduction and discussion about the 8 Limbs of Yoga as a spiritual path to Truth, how it parallels with the spiritual practices we practice currently or have in the past, and how we want to embody them going forward. 🙏

Then, at our Plant Re-potting Party, the best group of gals helped me re-pot or refresh (pull plants from pots, trim and loosen roots, and refill with fresh dirt) almost all of the plants in the Studio. 💪 Thanks to Shela, Victoria, and Jessie, the energy just feels refreshed in the Studio! The plant babies are so happy. 🙌

I hope you’ll join us for next month’s Community Builders:

- Friday, 10/17 at 7p - Pumpkin Carving and Decorating
- Saturday, 10/25 from 115-215p - Conscious Conversations

Check out these events and the rest upcoming at the Events page of our website.

Thank you for being our community! 💜

This Sunday, we’re excited to welcome a new-to-Essential instructor to our Kundalini class! Learn a little bit about Ash...
09/20/2025

This Sunday, we’re excited to welcome a new-to-Essential instructor to our Kundalini class! Learn a little bit about Ashley below so you know who you’ll be connecting with in class this week. 🤗

Ashley was first introduced to Kundalini Yoga 8 years ago, and she immediately felt a deep connection to its transformative energy. She completed her first Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training with Ravi Singh in October 2024. Since then, Kundalini has become a daily practice, infusing her life with profound joy and healing.

In addition to teaching weekly yoga classes for women in recovery, Ashley is expanding her practice through ongoing studies in Hatha Yoga Teacher Training. She is passionate about sharing the healing energy of yoga and creating spaces where others can experience the same joy, transformation, and peace that yoga has brought into her own life.

Ashley is a joy to be around and we’re excited to welcome her to our teaching team! For now, you’ll see her from time-to-time as she fills in for Har Dev as a substitute Kundalini instructor. 💜

Welcome, Ashley!! 😍

📣📣 OPEN HOUSE (ish)!! 📣📣Tomorrow evening is our Plant Repotting Party community builder - a fun opportunity to get your ...
09/19/2025

📣📣 OPEN HOUSE (ish)!! 📣📣

Tomorrow evening is our Plant Repotting Party community builder - a fun opportunity to get your hands dirty with me, repotting your own plant or any of ours! $10 or waive the entry fee if you bring a bag of potting soil. 🪴

I’ve also decided to keep the door open as a mini Open House for any of you who just want to stop by, say hi, get to know me or the space, ask your yoga questions, show me your favorite yoga pose, talk yoga philosophy, or just hang out in a safe, comfy space for a bit! 🧘

Stop by anytime between 430-730p - I’d love to see you! 💜

Hi babes!! Did you see we have a new class starting next Tuesday, September 23?! 🤩Ashtanga with Shela will now be offere...
09/18/2025

Hi babes!! Did you see we have a new class starting next Tuesday, September 23?! 🤩

Ashtanga with Shela will now be offered every Tuesday morning at 7a-815a! 🥳🤗

Here’s what Shela has to say about her leadership of this class:

“[Recently,]I noticed myself wanting a certain kind of movement. I wanted something dynamic, something that would root me into discipline & devotion for the creations of the day. But more than that, I found myself wishing for community—a space to move, breathe, & be alongside others who are also devoted to living a life of presence, love, and self-mastery.

And then I remembered… starting next Tuesday, that space will exist.

✨ Ashtanga Yoga — Tuesdays 7–8:15am at Essential Yoga Studio

This is one of the most traditional forms of yoga, a rhythmic & meditative practice that follows the same sequence of postures each week. Through breath, movement, & meditation, we’ll explore the 8 Limbs of Yoga together—principles that guide not just how we move on the mat, but how we live off the mat.

Each time we step into this practice, we meet a new version of ourselves. We cultivate discipline, devotion, & presence—and we get to do it in the support of sangha, a loving community devoted to growth & self-connection.

If your body is calling for movement, if your spirit is longing for community, or if your heart desires to live with greater devotion—this class is for you. And I would love to share this practice with you. 🧘🏻‍♀️❤️”

Shela is the PERFECT instructor for this class - her energy, intention, and commitment to community are evident in all she does and I’m so grateful she chooses Essential to share her teachings with!

This class is included in all of our memberships, class packs, drop-ins, and our intro offer - still 3 weeks of unlimited classes for $50!

Head to our Booking page to grab your spot! 🧘

Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! I’m at the The Blueprint: Women in Business Summit today but I’m already stoked for this we...
09/17/2025

Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! I’m at the The Blueprint: Women in Business Summit today but I’m already stoked for this weekend’s events at Essential! 👇

Our Fall/Winter Community Builders start this weekend!! 🤗 Join me from 115-215p on Saturday afternoon for Conscious Conversations - a donations-based circle giving us time to learn about, discuss, and integrate spiritual philosophy concepts in community. This month, we’re talking Patanjali’s 8 Limbs of Yoga and I’m excited to learn from YOU too! 🤓

Not up for conversation but looking to get your hands dirty while making some magic happen? Join me for our plant re-potting party and (planty) prop swap! I’ll be repotting and adding new soil to all of our plant babies this weekend and you’re invited to help OR to bring your own plant and pot to repot YOUR plant baby. 🪴 This one’s $10 or you can waive that entry fee by bringing a bag of houseplant potting soil (and your beautiful energy ✨) to share. 🥰

Then, on Sunday, Paula kicks off Yoga for a Cause at 1p with this month’s class benefiting Ozarks Food Harvest for Hunger Awareness Month. A nurturing yoga practice in a gorgeous studio space with all proceeds benefiting the Ozarks for only $20?! Yes please! 🙌 Wanna plan ahead for next month? Join Paula at 1p on Sunday, October 12 to support Harmony House for Domestic Violence Awareness Month and iCare. 💜

Don’t forget: you get 2 extra points in our September Yoga Challenge for attending any special event or community builder. 😘

Check out all of these events and book your spot at our Events page!

www.essential-yoga.com/events

See you there!! 😍

09/16/2025

Hi hi!! It’s time for a reintroduction! 🤗 I’m Sunni and I own Essential Yoga Studio! ☀️💜

Did you know I reach out personally to every single new student after their first class at Essential? Sometimes after they’ve purchased their intro and always a few times during. This can be confusing - I get a lot of “I thought you were a robot!” 🫣😂😂

Nope, I’m a real human! Here’s a little bit about me to make that communication less scary:

💜 I purchased Essential in November 2022 because it was my yoga home as a student and the only Studio I wanted to teach yoga classes in.

🥹🧘 I’ve been teaching yoga for about 5 years, I’m deeply trauma-informed, and my favorite thing to teach students is how they can lean into THEIR practice in THEIR bodies - making yoga a lifelong, sustainable practice supporting their personal growth and spiritual connection. Teaching classes and private 1:1 sessions are where the magic happens!

👩‍🏫 Prior to being a small business owner, I had a career I loved in nonprofit leadership - my heart took a different turn employment-wise but I still serve on the Boards of Directors for Plotline and Ozarks Literacy Council, work part-time with Leadership Springfield, and love volunteering my time around Springfield.

🌳 I love nature, animals, and anything outdoors - my favorite event to “work” is Yoga on the Farm and my favorite way to decompress is on the water or in the forest.

🐶🐈🐓🤵‍♂️ I live in north Springfield with my husband on what I like to think of as our “chaos homestead” - we’ve got dogs, cats, and chickens and a messy garden - I often share our surplus of eggs at the Studio for a donation!

🙌 Supporting our community is my favorite thing about owning this business (besides teaching, of course) - I want to know about your experience, what my eyes might be blind to in our space or our offerings, how I can support you in and outside of your practice!Every day, I’m grateful to be HERE! 🥰

Your turn! I’d love to learn a little about you too!

What makes you “not a robot?” 🤖 Comment away!!

09/16/2025

I am so excited to be present at The Blueprint: Women in Business Summit tomorrow! Though I’m far from an expert (as any good yogi knows there are no experts!), I’m beyond honored to infuse breathwork, movement, and mindfulness into our day together! 🤗

There’s still time to join us! Message for a special discount code for your ticket purchase!! 💜

Week 2 numbers are up for our September Yoga Challenge!! 🎉Congratulations to Jan for snagging that number 1 spot this we...
09/14/2025

Week 2 numbers are up for our September Yoga Challenge!! 🎉

Congratulations to Jan for snagging that number 1 spot this week!! 👏👏👏 To everyone in the top 5 (or even 6!), you’ve still got time to move to one of the top three spots for that bonus prize! 🤩

Ready for next week?! Remember: here’s how to play! 👇

- 1 pt for any class attended (virtual and in-studio)
- 1 extra point for booking and attending a service with an onsite partner
- 2 extra points for attending our community builders, trainings, or events this month (hint: there are TWO community builders this coming Saturday and a few events to participate in between now and end of September!)

Everyone who gets 21 points wins a prize - the top three earners get a bonus prize of their choice valued at $50. Prizes are SURPRISES, ok?! 😉

Lean in, have fun, take care of yourself!! You deserve it! 😘

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1343 E Montclair Street
Springfield, MO
65804

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Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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