The Nest Collaborative

01/14/2026

Hope doesn’t ask us to be certain.
It asks us to stay present.

We’re offering something tender and timely at The Nest—a 7-session listening and reflection circle guided by Nadine, inspired by The Hope Portal, an audio series from Krista Tippett / On Being.

Each week we’ll pause together with a short episode, then gently reflect, journal, and share in community. This is not about fixing or forcing optimism—it’s about tending the quiet, resilient hope that already lives within us.

If you’re longing for meaningful conversation, spacious listening, and a place to land in uncertain times, this circle is for you.

✨ See the flyer for details
✨ Limited spots for a small, intimate group
✨ Come as you are—hope is welcome here.

Register online: https://www.nadinejsmet-weiss.com/service-page/hope-portal-2026?referral=service_list_widget

01/13/2026

New floor soooooon! Mendez doesn’t fool around… they get ‘er done! Méndez Flooring & Tile

01/13/2026

IN WITH THE NEW!! 🤩🤩🤩

01/13/2026

🌟 Stay tuned for the transformation of our space. Thanks to all who donated to raise the funds, and Mendez Flooring- our top notch West Reading flooring company, who’s doing all the work- selection, demolition, design & installation.

You Are At The Heart Of Everything We Do

01/11/2026

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New Floor Installation Schedule & Class Updates

01/08/2026

Today, we begin something quietly powerful.

Every week at The Nest, people arrive carrying full lives — busy minds, challenged bodies, unspoken questions. We move. We breathe. We pause. And something shifts.

For years, I’ve watched how these small, steady practices change people — not into someone else, but back into themselves.

That is the heart of Awakened Heart Yoga Teacher Training, beginning March 27, 2026.

This training doesn’t live apart from our regular classes. It grows directly out of them. The listening. The slowing down. The trust in your own body’s wisdom. Whether you come to class once a week or feel a deeper calling to immerse yourself in study and self-inquiry, you are part of this living practice.

If you’ve ever left class feeling more at home in yourself and wondered, “What would happen if I said yes to more of this?” — I invite you to stay close.

Classes continue. Community continues. And alongside it, a deeper path is opening.

More to come 🤍

REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/4jvxGmt

01/08/2026

With deep joy and gratitude, we are thrilled to welcome Michele Nierle (she/her) as a full collaborator at The Nest Collaborative. 🌿

Michele arrives with a presence that is both grounded and spacious—rooted in a profound wonder of the body and its intimate relationship with life, community, and the world we share. Her teaching is guided by a deep desire to help herself and others (re)connect with the body as a radical act of personal, societal, and environmental healing. This is not yoga as performance or productivity, but yoga as remembering—of wholeness, belonging, and inner truth.

Michele is the Lead Health Coach at Berks Counseling Center, where she skillfully integrates trauma-informed yoga, mindful movement, stillness, and nervous system regulation strategies. Her background includes a 200-hour certification from Shri Yoga and Wellness, over 230 hours with Karuna Yoga as a teacher trainer, and certification in Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Strategies. While living in Virginia, Michele taught yoga as an adjunct professor at colleges and universities and earned a Master of Divinity—an education that deeply informs her contemplative, ethical, and heart-centered approach to teaching.

Inspired by the work of yoga masters Tias Little and Pam Guido, Michele continues to expand her understanding of embodiment, subtle-body awareness, and sacred presence. She and her spouse Luke live in Mohnton and share their home with their beloved dogs, Peanut and Leroy.

Michele’s offerings at The Nest invite slowing down, listening deeply, and reconnecting with what matters most:

Weekly Offerings
Fridays | 8:00–9:15am — Slow the F(ast) Down
An all-levels class for anyone whose inner soundtrack has been Under Pressure a little too long. Through yoga, somatic movement, and subtle-body exploration, Michele creates space to slow, soften, and listen with curiosity and compassion—allowing supportive opening through tissues, breath, and awareness. REGISTER: https://www.thenestcollaborative.com/service-page/slow-the-f-ast-down

Monthly
3rd Fridays | 5:30–7:00pm — Sound and Movement
A chakra-based exploration of movement, sound vibration, and stillness. This class invites you to pause, flow, shake, sound, and release—connecting with yourself and others through the pulsing life force known as Spanda. REGISTER: https://www.thenestcollaborative.com/service-page/sound-movement-michele-nierle

Michele, we are honored to have your wisdom, tenderness, and embodied truth woven into the fabric of The Nest. Welcome home—we’re so glad you’re here. ✨

01/06/2026

We are so honored to welcome Brenda Hoffa to The Nest Collaborative. 🌿

Her 3-week series Pathways to Healing begins Sunday, January 11, from 2–3pm, and we couldn’t imagine a more timely or heartfelt offering.

Brenda is a certified yoga teacher and health coach who has recently walked through her own profound health crisis. Through that journey, she learned how to weave Western medicine together with alternative healing practices and meaningful lifestyle upgrades to reclaim her well-being. What emerges from this lived experience is deep compassion, wisdom, and a genuine understanding of what it means to heal—slowly, honestly, and with support.

In this nurturing 3-class series, Brenda creates space for gentle restoration and practical empowerment.

Each class includes:
• 20–30 minutes of gentle yoga to soothe the body and calm the nervous system
• Exploration of healing habits and sustainable lifestyle strategies
• Guidance, encouragement, and tools you can carry into daily life

Whether you are recovering from illness, navigating an ongoing health challenge, or simply longing to feel more balanced and supported, Pathways to Healing offers a soft place to land and a steady path forward—held in community.

✨ Sundays | 2–3pm
✨ Start Dates: Jan 11, April 12, July 12, Nov 1
✨ $30 per 3-week series

Come as you are. Leave renewed.

Gentle Yoga + Lifestyle Strategies for ALL healing.

01/05/2026

Tonight is April Showman’s very first class at The Nest!
Join us this evening at 6:15pm for Core Strength Pilates/Yoga, and help us give a heartfelt welcome to our newest collaborator. 🌿 REGISTER HERE: https://www.thenestcollaborative.com/service-page/core-strength-pilates-yoga-april

With open arms and full hearts, we are so happy to welcome April Showman to The Nest Collaborative. April brings more than two decades of devoted study, practice, and lived experience in yoga, bodywork, and holistic healing. Her journey began in 2003 and has unfolded through deep training in Hatha Yoga, Anusara alignment principles, Yoga Therapy, Thai Yoga Bodywork, somatic and ta***ic healing practices, Reiki, and holistic nutrition.

April’s path has taken her from Colorado to Thailand and India, where she studied Thai Yoga Massage at the Old Medicine Hospital in Chiang Mai and continued learning with respected teachers who shaped her embodied, intuitive, and deeply therapeutic approach. What we love most about April is how she blends strength with softness, structure with intuition, and skill with heart—always honoring the body’s innate wisdom.

Her Core Strength Pilates/Yoga classes focus on strengthening and relaxing the body’s power center through mindful Pilates, yoga postures, and flowing somatic movement. Modifications are offered for all levels, creating a supportive space where students can feel both calmer and stronger—physically, mentally, and energetically.

Beyond the mat, April is passionate about holistic nourishment, plant-based whole foods, music, nature, and women’s wellness. Through her Thai Yoga Body/Energy Therapy and her upcoming Goddess Gatherings, she creates sacred, grounding experiences that invite healing, connection, and embodied joy.

April, we are grateful for the depth, devotion, and feminine wisdom you bring into our shared space. We’re so glad you’re here. ✨

01/04/2026

✨ A New Chapter Is Opening at The Nest ✨

Our new website is live, and we’re welcoming new classes, new teachers, and fresh offerings into the space. What started as a simple vision has grown into a vibrant, heart-centered community—and this next chapter feels especially alive.

The Nest is a place to land, to breathe, and to come home to yourself… and also a place to grow, explore, and begin again.

Whether you’ve been with us from the beginning or you’re just finding us now, you are so welcome here. 💙

Come take a look—you might find exactly what you didn’t know you were looking for.

Check out our New Website and many new classes!

01/02/2026

Shout out to Mike Gahring for the BEAUTIFUL paint job. Need a really great painter who is a perfectionist?! 717-271-2570
See you at The Nest 🤍