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Equipose Yoga Studio, 32 Waterloo Street, Warrenton, VA (2026)

03/16/2026

Thank you to all who came out for Mark Torgeson’s Sacred Sound Healing this weekend. We look forward to having him return soon!

Mark has a number of events and trainings scheduled this year, beautiful harps for sale and decades of music to listen to. Sign up on his website to receive his newsletters to keep up to date with his schedule.

https://marktorgeson.com/home

03/16/2026

Dear Yogis:
My comments this week were inspired by a Yoga Journal article about balance. But first I want to remind you of the important reasons to practice balancing poses in yoga. First, they strengthen ankles, knees, core, and leg muscles (quads, hamstrings, glutes) while increasing bone density. Second, they enhance neuromuscular connections, helping the brain communicate better with muscles for improved agility and movement. Third, they cultivate mindfulness, quiet the mind, and lower stress by requiring total concentration and a steady gaze (drishti). Fourth, they improve equilibrium by improving proprioception and training the body to manage its center of gravity. Last, they build confidence, patience, humility, and determination by teaching us to manage wobbling and picking ourselves up after falling.

When we enter a balance pose, there is a tendency to overthink, overcorrect or under correct or to be unable to correct. There are four simple words that cut through the noise in our heads and the confusion in our bodies, "Push through the heel."

The next time you are with practicing Mountain Pose, Stork, Tree Pose, Warrior Three, Half-Moon, Dancer, Side Plank, Standing Splits, or Chair Pose. remember those four simple words!

Next week we will dive deeper into the physiological and neurological benefits of balance practice.

Kundalini continues each Sat. at 10 am. The fee is $25. The next ball therapy session is the first Saturday in April. Thanks to all who attended Mark Torgesen's sold-out Sound Healing today.

Regular Class Schedule

SUNDAY:
10AM Yin Yoga
MONDAY:
10:00AM
4:30PM Vinyasa Flow Yoga
TUESDAY:
12PM Lunch Break Yoga, All Levels, 1 hr
6:00-7:30PM All Levels Flow with Wes
WEDNESDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow
5:30PM Yin Yoga [ZOOM + IN-STUDIO]
THURSDAY:
5:30 Yin [ZOOM only}
6-7:30pm All Levels Flow with Wes
FRIDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow Yoga

No need to register for classes—just come! Drop-ins are $25, and you can purchase class passes below.

https://equiposeyoga.com/classes-props

03/10/2026

Dear Yogis:

We are excited to host Mark Torgesen again next Sunday for sound healing. I would like to offer some thoughts about the science and benefits of this kind of holistic healing. Everything in the universe vibrates in a constant state of vibration, including our bodies. These vibrations affect us on a cellular level, impacting the brain, nerves, muscles, and organs. Sara Auster, another sound healer, writes that "sound healing is an invitation into a deeper state of consciousness, where you unplug from external stimuli and focus on what's going on within you." But how does this happen?

Our bodies are approximately 60% water, and water is an excellent medium for sound waves. The density and molecular structure of water allow sound waves to resonate profoundly as the molecules can absorb a wide variety of frequencies. This interaction can stimulate cellular movement of energy within the body. This resonance can create harmonious patterns in the water molecules in our bodies, which influence mental, emotional, and physical states. (casadhotyoga.com)

We have all reacted to the sound of nails on a chalkboard or a loud crash. These are neural, physiological and biochemical reactions that sync the mind/body to the vibrations of the sound. A sound bath channels this power for relaxation and healing, the brain waves calm and lead to slower breathing, lower heart rate, and lower blood pressure. Finally, the immune system becomes more efficient by reducing stress hormones and releasing feel-good chemicals in the brain.

Mark will play his harps, singing bowls, gongs, tuning forks, chimes and bells, drums and rattles. Depending on the frequency, each of these may ground energy, align chakras, clear energetic blockages, or maybe even take you to an altered state. Former attendees to Mark's workshops have related sensations of warmth and tingling, emotional releases, both tears and laughter, feelings of floating or deep physical heaviness, and feelings of inner peace, insight and clarity.

Kundalini resumes next Saturday at 10am. Feel free to drop-in and see if it's a practice that works for you. The fee is $25. The next ball therapy session is the first Saturday in April.

Regular Class Schedule

SUNDAY:
10AM Yin Yoga
MONDAY:
10:00AM
4:30PM Vinyasa Flow Yoga
TUESDAY:
12PM Lunch Break Yoga, All Levels,1 hr
6:00-7:30PM All Levels Flow with Wes
WEDNESDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow
5:30PM Yin Yoga [ZOOM + IN-STUDIO]
THURSDAY:
5:30 Yin [ZOOM only}
6-7:30pm All Levels Flow with Wes
FRIDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow Yoga

No need to register for classes—just come! Drop-ins are $25, and you can purchase class passes.

https://equiposeyoga.com/classes-props

03/02/2026

Dear Yogis:

Bob Cooley's The Genius of Flexibility is the subject of this week's newsletter. His journey to wellness started after he was thrown 25 feet by a drunk driver as he was walking with a friend, who was killed. He believes that "resistance stretching" saved his life and allowed him to regain total functionality.

Cooley teaches that by using resistance stretching, you contract and lengthen a muscle at the same time. Further, he writes that stretching this way takes the unnecessary risk out of stretching. Stretching a muscle without contracting or shortening it, produces a false range of motion known as substitution. By resisting the stretch, the necessary tension is created in the muscle, which results in an immediate increase in flexibility.

As you move into a stretch, your muscles lengthen-but they also contract. As the stretched muscles contract, tension develops and, at a certain point, a reflex fires and tells the muscles to elongate. Further. tension and resistance are what cause the muscle to stretch.

When you increase the resistance by intentionally fighting the elongation by resisting in the opposite direction of the stretch, the muscle actually produces DOUBLE the tension and resistance that it does in weight training the same muscle, and the result is a dramatic increase in flexibility. MUSCLES GENERATE TWICE THE TENSION WHEN STRETCHING THAN WHEN WEIGHT TRAINING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cooley writes that you can expect an immediate 15-20 per cent increase in strength-without additional weight training.

You may be wondering how the more relaxed, longer stretching in Yin compares to resistance stretching. In Yin we focus on fascial tissue, which is different in composition from muscle tissue. Muscle has more elastin and collagen than fascia, so it rebounds easily like a rubber band; fascia is more like putty and requires a different approach, more time, more gentleness. That said, muscles have fascia within them and wrapped around them. Also, resistance stretching is intense and should be preceded by a warmup, unlike Yin.

Eugene's Kundalini classes will continue on March 14th through the rest of the month at Equipose Studio at 10am until 11:30am. No experience needed. Show up if you are interested, no registration necessary. Please bring cash or check. Drop-in fee is $25; a 5-class pass is $100. You may Zoom these classes by paying online at equiposeyoga.com. Go to Zoom classes on the website and use the pay button at the bottom of the page. Please let Lee know if you want to Zoom this class.

The next ball class will meet March 7th. Mark Torgesen is returning March 15th, so sign up early; his sound healing classes fill up quickly. The cost is $35. Please give a check or cash to Lee if you are in the studio for classes.
Regular Class Schedule

SUNDAY:
10AM Yin Yoga
MONDAY:
10:00AM
4:30PM Vinyasa Flow Yoga
TUESDAY:
12PM Lunch Break Yoga, All Levels, 1 hr
6:00-7:30PM All Levels Flow with Wes
WEDNESDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow
5:30PM Yin Yoga [ZOOM + IN-STUDIO]
THURSDAY:
5:30 Yin [ZOOM only}
6-7:30pm All Levels Flow with Wes
FRIDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow Yoga

No need to register for classes—just come! Drop-ins are $20, and you can purchase class passes.

https://equiposeyoga.com/classes-props

02/23/2026

Dear Yogis:

I was asked to address arthritis this week, but this discussion is just an overview of the five major types of arthritis. There are at least 100 different types! 80% of those suffering from some types of arthritis are women! The illustration shows the most common areas affected by the disease.

Arthritis is inflammation of the joints which results in pain in the muscles, joints and fibrous tissue surrounding the joints. All types of arthritis affect the musculoskeletal system, specifically the joints. It is predicted that by 2030, 67 million Americans will suffer from some type of arthritis.

Ther are five common types of arthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common, affecting the cartilage or "shock absorber" cushion at the end of the bones within the joints. It occurs mainly in the weight bearing joints. Injury, infection, aging and genetics are all factors in developing this type of arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis is the second most common type. It is a progressive disease which causes the organs and joint tissues to become inflamed because the immune system is malfunctioning. It attacks the membrane lining of the joints, also called the synovial membrane. The result can be the loss of bones and cartilage. The wrists and fingers are the joints most affected, but the eyes, mouth, and lungs are also at risk.

Fibromyalgia is number three. Called "The Great Imitator," this is a chronic pain disorder which presents as fatigue, musculoskeletal pain in the joints, tendons and muscles. Sometimes the pain is shooting, sometimes it is a twitching in the muscles, sometimes it is a tenderness in the neck, shoulders, chest, elbows, hips, buttocks, lower back, shins, knees or jaw. Stiffness, tingling and numbness in the hands and feet are also manifestations. There are often sleep issues, concentration and memory issues, as well as dizziness and balance problems. Now you know why it is called The Great Imitator! The causes include physical trauma, acute illness, surgery, a car accident, genetics and gender. In most cases the central nervous system is believed to be compromised. 80% of the cases are recorded in women 20-50 years of age.

Lupus is the fourth type. It is also an autoimmune disease attacking the joints, skin, blood vessels, lungs, kidneys and brain. Some of the symptoms are fatigue, pain joint swelling, muscle aches, skin rashes, fevers with no known cause, pale or purple fingers and toes, anemia, blood clotting issues, mouth ulcers, swollen glands, dizziness and headaches. Bouts of illness followed by remission are common. Genetics, the environment, and hormones are markers for this disease. African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and Asian women are most vulnerable.

Gout is number five. This is a disease that is identified by uric acid accumulation in the body. Although the big toe is usually the first area to show swelling, the ankles, heels, knees and wrists are also primary targets. This disease causes needle-like crystals to form in the joints; kidney stones are also a result. Asparagus, mackerel, mushrooms, sardines, scallops, dried beans, peas, liver, and anchovies are all high in uric acid. Genetics, gender (more men suffer than women), and weight are risk factors.

Eugene's Kundalini classes will continue through February on Saturdays at Equipose Studio at 10am until 11:30am. No experience needed. Show up if you are interested, no registration necessary. Please bring cash or check. Drop-in fee is $25; a 5-class pass is $100. You may Zoom these classes by paying online at equiposeyoga.com. Go to Zoom classes on the website, and use the pay button at the bottom of the page. Please let Lee know if you want to Zoom this class.

The next ball class will meet March 7th.

Mark Torgesen is returning March 15th, so sign up early; his sound healing classes fill up quickly. The cost is $35. Please give a check or cash to Lee if you are in the studio for classes.

Regular Class Schedule

SUNDAY:
10AM Yin Yoga
MONDAY:
10:00AM
4:30PM Vinyasa Flow Yoga
TUESDAY:
12 PM Lunch Break Yoga, All Levels, 1 hr
6:00-7:30PM All Levels Flow with Wes
WEDNESDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow
5:30PM Yin Yoga [ZOOM + IN-STUDIO]
THURSDAY:
5:30 Yin [ZOOM only}
6-7:30pm All Levels Flow with Wes
FRIDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow Yoga

No need to register for classes—just come! Drop-ins are $20, and you can purchase class passes here:

https://equiposeyoga.com/classes-props

02/20/2026

We are excited to host Mark Torgeson again for a Sacred Sound Immersion. This popular event fills up quickly, so register in advance!

https://equiposeyoga.com/new-events-1

02/16/2026

Dear Yogis:

Since my friend Eugene Spence, a fifty-year practitioner and teacher of Kundalini, has begun teaching again at Equipose, I wanted to share a few thoughts about the lineage of Kundalini this week.

First, the scholars are still not in agreement about the whole process of this practice, probably because Sanskrit is a very difficult language to translate from the Upanishads. The word Kundalini does mean coiled, but through the ages, the word has taken on the meaning of a coiled serpent lying dormant in the base of the spine. Looking at the ancient beginnings of this practice, Kundalini was first mentioned in the Vedic Upanishads in 1000 BCE. This is referred to as the ancient Tankrit (Ta***ic) tradition of Kundalini, which was a very secret and guarded practice, known only to mystics. In the 15th Century, Kundalini became a more physical than mystical practice in its Hatha Integration. Then jumping ahead, in 1969, Yogi Bhajan brought his "science of energy" practice to the West as a way to "uncoil the innate intelligence of embodied Consciousness and Shakti or divine feminine energy." This Shakti or feminine serpent energy was actually called the "Coiled One." Yogi Bhajan used mantras, breath and movement in his teachings as a way to break down internal barriers to allow the higher self to overcome the limitations of the ego.

Because the word Kundalini is also translated as sprout or flame, possibly this is where the idea of a dormant coiled snake came from.

Although Hatha Yoga Kundalini teaches that one needs to raise energy from the lower chakras to the crown, Ancient Ta***ic sources tell us that the primordial "Coiled One " Is fused with the sun (the pingala channel on the right side of the spine), the moon (the ida channel on the left side of the spine), and fire (the central or susumna channel which corresponds to the spine). According to the Ta***ic tradition, one must experience all three of these energies in the heart where the channels converge. It must also be embodied as well as transcendent, meaning the energy must move upward through compression and contraction as well as downward.

I found it very interesting that a pause at the top of the inhale and at the bottom of the exhale capture the energy of the divine which coils up in anticipation of the next breath cycle.

Eugene's Kundalini classes will continue through February on Saturdays at Equipose Studio at 10am until 11:30am. No experience needed. Show up if you are interested, no registration necessary. Please bring cash or check. Drop-in fee is $25; a 5-class pass is $100. You may Zoom these classes by paying online at equiposeyoga.com. Go to Zoom classes on the website, and use the pay button at the bottom of the page. Please let Lee know if you want to Zoom this class. Thanks to Steve #1 and Steve #2, Elaine, Becca, Kathy D. and Evelyn for attending Eugene's first session.

The next ball class will meet the first Saturday in March.

Regular Class Schedule

SUNDAY:
10AM Yin Yoga
MONDAY:
10:00AM Yin Yoga
4:30PM Vinyasa Flow Yoga
TUESDAY:
12 PM Lunch Break Yoga, All Levels, 1 hr
6:00-7:30PM All Levels Flow with Wes
WEDNESDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow
5:30PM Yin Yoga [ZOOM + IN-STUDIO]
THURSDAY:
5:30 Yin [ZOOM only}
6-7:30pm All Levels Flow with Wes
FRIDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow Yoga

No need to register for classes—just come! Drop-ins are $20, and you can purchase class passes.

https://equiposeyoga.com/classes-props

02/09/2026

Dear Yogis:

Last week we talked about the importance of foot massage; this week it's the hands. The ancient practice of hand massage was refined by Dr. Fitzgerald as discussed last week. He used clothespins on the fingertips to deaden pain in minor surgeries. HIs "zone therapy" was later expanded by Dr. Joe Shelby Riley in the 1920's. Riley added horizontal zones t create the first detailed maps of reflex points on the hands and feet. Also discussed last week was the work of "The Mother of Reflexology," Eunice Ingham. She is credited with further refining those maps in the 1930's when she discovered that pressure on the hands and feet was more effective for stimulating healing than the constant pressure that was often applied during anesthesia.

The chart above is more detailed to glands and organs. Ther following information focuses on the 8 essential pressure points in the hands that are more generalized to overall physical and mental health.

HEART 7 Find the crease of the wrist in line with the space between your ring and pinkie. This point is rubbed to relief anxiety, insomnia, heart palpitations. and depression

SMALL INTESTINE 3: Go to the outside of the hand, right on the edge in the depression of your wrist just below the pinkie. "Thumbwalk" this area for neck pain, earaches, and headaches.

LUNG MERIDIAN: Find the tip of the thumb and move down along the side of the hand, ending at the wrist crease. Release any soreness along this line to address cold symptoms like chills, sneezing, runny nose, and sore throat.

IINNER GATE POINT: Find the crease of the wrist right in the middle. Massage to relief digestion issues, nausea, and stomach pain.

OUTER GATE: Rub between the two tendons on the backside of the wrist, moving two fingers width away from the wrist to create an energy rush.

WRIST POINT; Run your finger down the pinkie to the wrist crease, staying in line with the finger to stimulate serotonin and other mood elevators.

BASE of THUMB POINT: Run the finger down the thumb to the wrist to the base of the thumb to address respiratory and breathing issues.

HAND VALLEY POINT: Find the firm skin between the thumb and index finger. Massage this area to address stress, migraines, toothaches, shoulder tension, and neck pain.

Carter, Mildred. Hand Reflexology: Key to Perfect Health, 1975.
Wilson, Debra Rose, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, AHN-BC, CHT.

Eugene's Kundalini classes will begin February 14th at Equipose Studio at 10am until 11:30am. Show up if you are interested, no registration necessary. Please bring cash or check. Drop-in fee is $25; a 5-class pass is $100. You may Zoom these classes by paying online at equiposeyoga.com. Go to Zoom classes on the website and use the pay button at the bottom of the page. Please let Lee know if you want to Zoom this class.

Also, if you are interested in an introduction to Shodo Tai Chi, simple daily exercises to support health and well-being, please come at 9:00 on Sunday mornings. Kathy Campbell will be leading these sessions beginning Feb.8th.This class will end in time for Yin at 10am. Thanks to all those brave souls who tackled the wind and cold to attend ball therapy yesterday. The next ball class will meet the first Saturday in March.

Regular Class Schedule

SUNDAY:
10AM Yin Yoga
MONDAY:
10:00AM
4:30PM Vinyasa Flow Yoga
TUESDAY:
12PM Lunch Break Yoga, All Levels, 1 hr
6:00-7:30PM All Levels Flow with Wes
WEDNESDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow
5:30PM Yin Yoga [ZOOM + IN-STUDIO]
THURSDAY:
5:30 Yin [ZOOM only}
6-7:30pm All Levels Flow with Wes
FRIDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow Yoga

No need to register for classes—just come! Drop-ins are $20, and you can purchase class passes here:

https://equiposeyoga.com/classes-props

02/08/2026

KUNDALINI YOGA IN WARRENTON VA

Eugene's Kundalini classes will begin February 14th at Equipose Studio, from 10-11:30am. Show up if you are interested, no registration necessary.

Please bring cash or check. Drop-in fee is $25; a 5-class pass is $100.

You may Zoom these classes by paying online at equiposeyoga.com. Go to Zoom classes on the website and use the pay button at the bottom of the page. Please let Lee know you want to Zoom!

Eugene has an acupuncture practice in Warrenton, VA, and is accepting new patients .

540-341-4149

https://eugenespence.com/

02/02/2026

Dear Yogis:

I have been thinking about feet a lot lately! I think it's because I have been following The Walk for Peace and watching the monks' feet trudge along mile after mile. I hope they are getting reflexology along the way at their stops. It is also a good time to focus on the feet because the next ball therapy class is coming up next Saturday at 10am. The therapy balls we use are a cheap and effective substitute for professional reflexology.

There are specific points in the feet, hands and ears that are believed to correspond to specific organs and systems in the body; they are called reflex points. Think of these points as a remote-control for your internal health. Nerve endings are stimulated at these precise points to balance energy in the body. The body is thought to be divided into 10 vertical energy zones, with the hands and feet containing reflex points for all major organs and glands in the body. Press into these points with your thumb, called "thumbwalking," or use your finger, and then rotate around the point. If you feel pain or a strong sensation, you probably have some blockage in that organ or gland.

Dr. William Fitzgerald, in the early 1900's, introduced Zone Therapy and is called "The Father of Reflexology." In the 1930's, Eunice Ingham, called "The Mother of Modern Reflexology," refined Fitzgerald's work to map the feet specifically to internal organs and glands. Her Ingham Method is still used today, and the charts reflexologists use are her original work.

Evidence of reflexology goes back 4,000 years as observed in pictographs in the tomb of Ankhmahor in Ancient Egypt. In Ancient China, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine (c. 1000 BCE) has a chapter on "Examining Foot Method." In ancient India for 5000 years, an Ayurvedic tradition, called padabhyanga (foot massage), has been practiced to balance body energy.

Finally, what are the specific benefits from working these reflex points in the feet? First, this work relieves stress and anxiety; second, it may reduce the pain of headaches and migraines; third, circulation is improved because it enhances blood flow and lymphatic drainage; fourth, it may help with asthma, sinus issues, and cardiovascular or neurological issues, and last, it can aid in recovery from foot and ankle injuries, as well as promoting the general health of the feet. When pressure is applied to the points, waves of energy stimulate the release of pain-relieving chemicals or endorphins and promote nervous system balance.

Often in ball therapy sessions, clients feel a strong release up the legs after they have rolled the balls on the bottoms of their feet, and they are able to feel a deeper and more relaxed forward fold.

Eugene's Kundalini classes will begin February 14th at Equipose Studio at 10am until 11:30am. Show up if you are interested, no registration necessary. Please bring cash or check. Drop-in fee is $25; a 5-class pass is $100. You may Zoom these classes by paying online at equiposeyoga.com. Go to Zoom classes on the website and use the pay button at the bottom of the page. Please let Lee know you want to Zoom!

The next ball therapy class will meet on Feb.7th. Also, if you are interested in an introduction to Shodo Tai Chi, simple daily exercises to support health and well-being, please come at 9:00 on Sunday mornings. Kathy Campbell will be leading these sessions beginning Feb.1st. They will end in time for Yin at 10am.

Regular Class Schedule

SUNDAY:
10AM Yin Yoga
MONDAY:
10:00AM
4:30PM Vinyasa Flow Yoga
TUESDAY:
12PM Lunch Break Yoga, All Levels, 1 hr
6:00-7:30PM All Levels Flow with Wes
WEDNESDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow
5:30PM Yin Yoga [ZOOM + IN-STUDIO]
THURSDAY:
5:30 Yin [ZOOM only}
6-7:30pm All Levels Flow with Wes
FRIDAY:
10AM Vinyasa Flow Yoga

No need to register for classes—just come! Drop-ins are $20, and you can purchase class passes here:

https://equiposeyoga.com/classes-props

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