Essential Yoga Studio

11/22/2025

Hi, Essential angels!! 😇

Sometimes the start of the holiday season feels like we’re already moving a little faster than we’re meant to. 😅 More commitments, less breathing room, and the sense that our own wellbeing is getting pushed further down the list.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how many of us are craving something different this year. Something steadier. Something that helps us feel supported instead of stretched thin. 🙏

That’s the heart behind our Purple Friday weekend. 💜

These offers aren’t about pushing harder or doing more. They’re about giving you real, accessible ways to reconnect with yourself. To feel grounded again. To come home to your body and your breath in a season that tends to pull us in a hundred directions. 🙌

I’ll be sharing everything with you over the next few days, but here’s what I can tell you now:

If you’ve been craving calm, consistency, or just a gentler way of moving through the holidays… whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned Essential star, you’re going to appreciate what’s coming. 🥰

Purple Friday begins 11/26!

More details tomorrow. 😘😘😘

11/22/2025

Hi sweet peas!! Here’s Day 21 of sharing something that fills my heart, inspires me, or teaches me something profound from three years of being a baby business owner. 🤗

Tonight, my heart (and my belly) is full! 🥹 I’m so grateful to the folks who came out to the Soup Swap & (very informal) anniversary celebration tonight. From my sister who I’ve known for 38 years to new friends I just met this evening, you made tonight special for me just by showing up! 😍

Truth be told, a sense of community and belonging has always been something that’s important to me to create for Essential students (you could say it’s a big part of what I see as my Purpose ☀️) but it’s been a long road to feeling like I’m part of it too - and everyone tonight helped me see that I am indeed just by being present and sharing a cozy meal with me. 🥰

Community goes both ways. Thank you for that small business lesson, Seder of Mystical Thoughts Shop! 🫶

I hope your Friday was beautiful and the weekend brings you so much rest and peace before the busy holiday week! 😅

Happy anniversary to me - and to you too! 💜

11/21/2025

Tonight!!! Who’s coming?! 🙋‍♀️

Who’s coming?! 🤔

Oh, did you miss your invite? One sec… I’ll find it!! 👇

Hi, you!! YOU’RE INVITED! 🎉

Join me for a cozy Soup Swap in celebration of my third anniversary of Essential Yoga Studio ownership on Friday evening, November 21, from 7-9p. All humans and soups are welcome! 🤗

Not sure if your soup counts as a celebratory food at this very unfancy event? Here’s the test:

Is it soup? Hot, cold, blended, chunky, noodles, rice, vegetables, meat, chili, somehow all of the above? Yep, it counts. Approved!! ⭐️

All you gotta do?

1️⃣ Book your spot in advance (it’s helpful for planning!) via our Events page on our website. ✅

2️⃣ Decide if you’re making soup or not (ps the bringing of soup is optional - if you just bring yourself, I guarantee I’ll be just as excited!!) and make your soup, if so! 🍲

3️⃣ Bring yourself, your soup-serving utensil, any toppings you’d like folks to put on their soup, and an ingredients list. I’ll take care of the rest (including bread, because duh - BREAD!!). Oh, and don’t forget your soup. 😅

That’s it. Easy peasy, yummo connection, community, and intimate celebration. Wear whatever you want. Be so comfortable and so at ease in our yoga home. 🥰

I can’t wait!! 🙌🫶

Questions? DM me! I’d love to make this an easy YES for you! 😘

11/21/2025

Happy Friday from Rachel! 💜

Take this as your sign… you’ve had a big week, life happened, you need something to do, but you weren’t sure what you wanted to do…it’s yoga, you want to yoga. 🥰

We promise, you’ll leave feeling lighter, full of deep breaths, and smiles from community.

Join us this morning at 9a for Gentle Supported Yoga with Paula or tonight for Candlelight Flow at 6p with Ashley.

PLUS — it’s $10 drop in night. ✨🙌

Head to our website or the Achieve app to book!

PS it’s the last day of Sunni’s Anniversary Specials! New students get 3 weeks of unlimited yoga plus an eye mask, tote bag, and 100 EXTRA Rewards points - all students, we’ve got a 90 day unlimited membership for just $299! 🤑

11/21/2025

Protecting your peace is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself — and yoga is such a beautiful way to do it. 🌿

When life gets loud, your mat becomes a place to breathe, slow down, and reconnect with what really matters. Every stretch, every pause, every moment of stillness is a reminder that your calm is worth protecting.

Set boundaries. Say no when you need to. And come back to your practice whenever your mind feels crowded. Yoga doesn’t solve everything, but it does help you find the clarity and softness to move through life with more ease.

Protect your peace — you deserve it. 💛
– Michele 🌷

11/20/2025

Gah, how is it November 20 already?! 😬 Here’s Days 18, 19, and 20 of me sharing something that fills my heart, inspires me, or teaches me something profound from 3 whole years of business ownership!

This one checks all three boxes: what you focus on grows and light and dark ALWAYS co-exist. ☯️

Here’s how this is showing up for me lately:

Sometimes we think that in order to find qualities of life, experiences, or feelings that exude joy and contentment and peace, we have to ignore all the heaviness - ya know, “ignorance is bliss.” 😇

I respectfully disagree. 🙅‍♀️

The heavy and the light will always co-exist and we have the opportunity to allow the heaviness to ground and motivate us to move towards change and adaptability AND we have the opportunity to allow the lightness to inspire us and provide hope for what’s to come (even if it feels bleak sometimes). 😅

We are so much more than a dichotomous system that tells us we need to pick a side and stay on it or face grave consequences. 🙌

As a business owner, I might despair about the constant marketing or exhaustion of staying relevant or what sales look like at any given time OR I can recognize these feelings as symptoms that I need to rest or pivot sometimes and lean into our community and all of the beauty this job brings into my life - grounded by and grateful for the learning opportunities! More often than not, this brings a perspective shift that helps me show up even stronger as a leader because the “light list” keeps getting longer. 🤗

If this resonates with you, I’d love to hear how you stay focused on what inspires you while staying present and mindful of the tough stuff too. Share away!!

Oh, and happy anniversary to me - and to you too! 😘

11/19/2025

👀 COMING SOON! 👀

As many of our students know, our dear friend and somatic therapist Kristin will be making her exit from our shared Studio space in December. 😭 This is bittersweet and we wish her the VERY best as she pursues her dreams!! 🤗

With her absence, we have an exciting opportunity brewing in partnership with our friends at The Connection Effect! This workshop series will bring us through the end of the year feeling eager to get started on what comes next for each of us, offering support and accountability along the way! 🥰

Check out this offering here and keep an eye out for the ticket link and details coming soon!! 🙌

11/19/2025

It’s Soup Swap time, baybeeeee!! 🍲 Here’s your invitation. 😘

11/18/2025

Day 17 of sharing things that fill my heart up, inspire me, or teach me something profound for three whole years of owning and sharing my Yoga Home with you. 👇

Sometimes, my job is just to make people feel safe. 🥰

Safe to:

Be
Explore
Learn
Grow
Rest
Connect
Release
Hope
Listen
Breathe
Feel
Love
Move
Ask
Arrive

My job isn’t to push or pester or pressure - but to arrive with my life experience, my yoga practice, and all that I’ve learned - just ready to see what comes next, where I can put it all to use, how I can guide us all home to our truest selves. 🙏

And I’m so grateful it’s here, with you! ✨

Talk about fate. 🥹

Thanks a million for trusting me. 💜

Happy anniversary to me - and to you too! 🥳

11/17/2025

Did you know, all of our classes (except Thursday’s Meditation class) are offered both in-studio and virtually! 🙌

So whether you’re traveling, having a cozy day at home, or avoiding that not-so-great weather, you can still roll out your mat and join us. 💛

See you in class, wherever you are!
– Michele 🌷

11/17/2025

Welcome to days 14, 15, and 16 of me sharing something that fills my heart, inspires me, or teaches me something profound for three years of owning this lil business baby. 🤗

It’s Sunday evening and I’m reflecting on how much quality time I’ve gotten with students over the past few days. 🙌

On Friday morning, I was so blessed to get coffee with first a friend and previous 1:1 student of mine AND THEN two more students who have been coming to Essential for years. It feels like we’ve grown and changed so much in our time knowing each other and that is such a beautiful thing to hold on to! ☕️💜

Saturday, I had so much fun leading a private session for a bachelorette party group then my regular Gentle Supported Yoga class where we celebrated the little things together AND THEN Mythic Movement where we embodied our innate divinity through an exploration of Hanumanasana/Monkey Pose - so much GOOD GOOD opportunity to share myself, my love, and yoga’s teachings too with our people! 🧘‍♀️

And today, I took the simultaneously heartbreaking and soul-nourishing opportunity to attend a visitation for a student we lost recently - to give her family some love alongside a few other students. It was bittersweet to see and learn more about her rich, full life from her loved ones. 🥹

These connections are so precious and valuable to me and I am in deep gratitude as I reflect. Our students make our community what it is - I just get to make sure it keeps going and growing. 🤞🙌

I hope you’ve had a lovely Sunday. I hope you’ve had so many chances to connect with the people you love - and if you need another one to share that love with, you know where to find me! Thank you for being on this journey with me! 😘

Cheers to another week. We’ve got this! 💪

Oh, and happy anniversary to me - and to YOU too! 🥳

11/16/2025

Who’s coming?! 🤔

Oh, did you miss your invite? One sec… I’ll find it!! 👇

Hi, you!! YOU’RE INVITED! 🎉

Join me for a cozy Soup Swap in celebration of my third anniversary of Essential Yoga Studio ownership on Friday evening, November 21, from 7-9p. All humans and soups are welcome! 🤗

Not sure if your soup counts as a celebratory food at this very unfancy event? Here’s the test:

Is it soup? Hot, cold, blended, chunky, noodles, rice, vegetables, meat, chili, somehow all of the above? Yep, it counts. Approved!! ⭐️

All you gotta do?

1️⃣ Book your spot in advance (it’s helpful for planning!) via our Events page on our website. ✅

2️⃣ Decide if you’re making soup or not (ps the bringing of soup is optional - if you just bring yourself, I guarantee I’ll be just as excited!!) and make your soup, if so! 🍲

3️⃣ Bring yourself, your soup-serving utensil, any toppings you’d like folks to put on their soup, and an ingredients list. I’ll take care of the rest (including bread, because duh - BREAD!!). Oh, and don’t forget your soup. 😅

That’s it. Easy peasy, yummo connection, community, and intimate celebration. Wear whatever you want. Be so comfortable and so at ease in our yoga home. 🥰

I can’t wait!! 🙌🫶

Questions? DM me! I’d love to make this an easy YES for you! 😘