Empowered Spaces

05/19/2026

Welcome to Month 2 of The Heart of Healing - The Open Hand — Values for the Long Work, led by Tiger (they/he) .life on June 12.

Our values are expressions of our unique paths that manifest in our interactions with others and the world.

By making space for difference in values across the collective, we create space for shared authentic leadership that endures.

Justice work is inherently a practice of healing, yet this work can generate its own suffering when we grip too tightly, hoping others will share our precise values to reach our collective goals.

Through guided somatic practice and courageous dialogue, participants will explore what it feels like to hold their interior value system with open hands and to navigate where collective values are both shared and differ.

We’ll feel into the discomfort and tension in this open-handed practice, and explore the opportunity in the space between our individual values and collective values.

The Heart of Healing is For the people who
hold so much for others.

Twelve gatherings across a full year for helpers, healers, and changemakers
rooted in empodied practice, collective care & justice.

We would love for you to join us - only 5 spots remaining 💜

05/12/2026

Join Deanna (they/them) this Saturday for Nocturne - Revolutionary Somatics + Soundbath + Astrology.

Connect to your own star chart, body/mind/relational alignment and energetic sovereignty by working with the actual transits & cycles occurring in each new Lunar Month.

Astrology Is A System Of Metaphors And Patterns That Help Give Archetypal, Exploratory Practice For Somatic Human Life. 💫

The planets move, the Earth moves, we move. Astrology doesn’t “predict the future” but gives us a reflection to navigate our current path in the grand scheme & synchronicities of Earth’s path.

Through Revolutionary Astrology + Somatics, we can move through revolutionary choices & take revolutionary actions with more embodied perspective, wisdom & agency.

As a lifelong dancer turned somatic guide, Deanna knows that flexibility & adaptability are key ingredients to weathering periods of imbalance & instability.

And as a counter-oppressive somatic systems weaver, Deanna is fascinated with the ways we can pathfind through times of upheaval & transformation by returning to our body’s innate wisdom of sensation, emotion, narrative and contextual relationship.

We can do this through sensing, through sound, through movement, through our living natural world and through creative exploration betwixt it all, together. 🤝🏻

Nocturne includes a 25-minute crystal singing bowl sound bath, exploratory somatic movement, astro wisdom tuned to your natal chart & journal prompts to guide you through synergizing alignment with the New Moon + Sun Sign Astro Transits of the month.

05/11/2026

Yoga teachers 🧘‍♀️ -- There comes a time in your teaching when you realize group classes can only take your students so far.

Maybe you have already noticed the students who repeat the same struggles over and over:
🪷 Balance that never improves.
🪷 Shoulder that always hurts.
🪷 Hamstrings that never lengthen.

The student who is “doing yoga consistently”… but whose body is not actually changing.

Don't you start wondering why this is happening?
And how to work with the individual body in front of you?

This is where private client work becomes transformational. Not only for your students, but for you as a teacher.

Private sessions allow you to slow down and truly observe.
To assess movement patterns, identify compensation, understand asymmetries, and create corrective strategies that are specific to the individual.

Instead of giving generalized cues, you can finally begin making precise choices.
🪷 Your work becomes more effective.
🪷 Your confidence grows.
🪷 Your students trust you more deeply because they feel seen—not managed.

And practically speaking, private client work also allows you to expand your career in a sustainable way by offering higher-value services that set you apart from the average yoga teacher or movement professional.

This is one of the reasons MoveWise exists.
To help yoga and movement teachers truly understanding bodies.

✨ If you feel ready to deepen your skill set and begin working with clients at a higher level, MoveWise was designed for exactly that transition.

Go to the link in bio to register for our June start in St. Louis.

05/08/2026

Black mothers have held everything together.
Families. Communities. Systems.
And we have been expected to keep functioning,
no matter the cost.

Dr. Rachel Hardeman names something we don't say enough in public health: Survival has never been the goal.

When survival becomes the norm,
it doesn't stay contained.
It embeds.
It lives in the body.
It sits beneath joy
as a quiet vigilance that won't fully release.

Moving out of survival isn't a moment.
It's a practice.

A slow, relational reckoning with what the body has been asked to hold.
Black mothers deserve more than survival.

Read Dr. Hardeman's full piece in Essence. .rhardeman
https://www.essence.com/health-and-wellness/black-mothers-deserve-to-live/

05/06/2026

I’m so thrilled to share that Chris Sinak (she/her) is joining our Empowered Spaces family!

Please join me in welcoming her! And read on to learn more about Chris’s work in her own words.

I’m a registered dietitian and nutrition therapist with a master’s degree in clinical nutrition and advanced training in eating disorders. I’m also the owner of Peacemeal Nutrition Therapy, where I support individuals navigating eating disorders and complicated relationships with food—if food feels hard, that’s enough. No diagnosis is required.

My approach centers on you: your story, your relationship with food and your body, and your overall wellbeing. I see myself as a guide and collaborator, bringing clarity when nutrition information feels confusing or overwhelming and supporting you in reconnecting with your own inner knowing. In our sessions, I draw on parts work, embodiment practices, and Intuitive Eating, all through a size-affirming, trauma-informed lens. This work takes time, but it’s deeply worthwhile.

My hope is that this work helps you befriend your body, so you can move through life together—on the same team—while caring for your health and wellbeing.

Outside of work, I’m a mom keeping up with the rhythms of everyday life. I love stories- reading contemporary fiction is my favorite, but I’ll read just about anything- and movies, too. I also enjoy savoring a quiet cup of coffee on the porch, spending time among the trees, and gazing up at the bright, beautiful stars.

“and I said to my body, softly.
‘I want to be your friend.’
it took a deep breath and replied
‘I have been waiting for this my whole life.’”
— Nayyirah Waheed

05/05/2026

Behind every great training is a team you can trust.

We are honored to host Holly, Matthew, and Stela — the faculty of Circle Yoga Shala — for the MoveWise Biomechanical Certification at Empowered Spaces.

Holly Krepps, Founder (C-IAYT, E-RYT500)
“I lead a full and content life that is a result of fearless sensitive living and radical acceptance of what is.”

Holly is a contemplative teacher, internationally certified yoga therapist, and the visionary behind Circle Yoga Shala. Her teaching is rooted in surrender — to the divine, to the present moment, and to a felt connection to Self.

Matthew Krepps, Founder (C-IAYT, E-RYT500)
“My life’s work is to help alleviate the suffering of individuals on all levels of being human for the purposes of flourishing and liberation.”

Matthew’s work is a crucible of convergence between Eastern and Western models of the human system — three decades of practice, teaching, and meeting people exactly where they are.

Stela Balaban, Trainer (E-RYT500)
“My passion is to share the sacred teachings of Yoga and Ayurveda with students in the pursuit of self-knowledge and freedom from suffering.”

Stela brings both rigorous training and deep reverence to her teaching — honoring the practical and spiritual dimensions of this ancient practice in everything she does.

Three teachers with three decades of collective practice.

👉 MoveWise begins June 2025. Registration is open — link in bio.

✨ Early bird pricing ends today - May 5

05/05/2026

Join us for this amazing certification program!

Last day for Early Bird pricing! If you’ve been considering MoveWise, this is your moment.

For those of you in St. Louis and the surrounding area—this training is happening right here, in your community. No travel, no waiting, no “maybe next time.”

MoveWise is a shift in how you understand and work with the body.
You’ll learn how to see patterns instead of just shapes, how to assess instead of assume, and how to make decisions based on what’s actually happening in front of you.

If you’re a yoga teacher, personal trainer, bodyworker, or movement professional who wants to move beyond general cueing—this is the work.

And today is the last day to join at the early bird rate.
After today, the price goes up.

If it’s been on your mind, don’t overthink it.
Doors are still open—but not for long.

Who this is for:
St. Louis area yoga teachers, trainers, and practitioners ready to deepen their understanding of the body and their impact with clients.

How to register:
Go to the link in bio.

05/05/2026

Last day for Early Bird pricing! If you’ve been considering MoveWise, this is your moment.

For those of you in St. Louis and the surrounding area—this training is happening right here, in your community. No travel, no waiting, no “maybe next time.”

MoveWise is a shift in how you understand and work with the body.
You’ll learn how to see patterns instead of just shapes, how to assess instead of assume, and how to make decisions based on what’s actually happening in front of you.

If you’re a yoga teacher, personal trainer, bodyworker, or movement professional who wants to move beyond general cueing—this is the work.

And today is the last day to join at the early bird rate.
After today, the price goes up.

If it’s been on your mind, don’t overthink it.
Doors are still open—but not for long.

Who this is for:
St. Louis area yoga teachers, trainers, and practitioners ready to deepen their understanding of the body and their impact with clients.

How to register:
Go to the link in bio.

05/03/2026

The medicine I’m holding close tonight.
What are you retuning to?

05/02/2026