Journey Forward Yoga

18/08/2025

My last week of summer vacation ‼️ I have to let it go so it can come again 🌊

I have officially planned out the fall for my classes. I hope you’ll join me sometime 💚

I started JFY on a hope & a dream in 2020. It’s so special to build something with your bare hands.

Everytime YOU engage with & support this endeavor, my heart skips a beat.

I send a weekly email that is completely written by me, no AI - just a human talking to another human about what it means to be human. It’s something that is starting to be rare in this world, & I pride myself on keeping it real. A friend told me it’s the only email she’s excited to open in her inbox 🫶🏼

Long story, short…
➡️ join my JFY fall classes! (link in bio)
➡️ comment ME if you want to receive my weekly emails

11/08/2025

Yoga is sooo not about the outfit, but damn does it feel good when you find a cute one 💐

Bought this set from in Spring Lake, NJ. It’s the cutest shore athletic shop with the absolute perfect fits!!!

said the outfit reminds her of my mom’s garden & that’s probably why I love it so much 🩷

28/07/2025

One of the biggest takeaways in starting my own business is how amazing it feels when someone supports you. Support doesn’t always have to be buying something. It can be something as simple as liking a post or just asking “hey how’s it going?”

Now that I have FELT the difference it can make, I always try to send all the love I can over to anyone who’s brave enough to do the damn thing 🔥

SO this post is a big shoutout to my friend Julie’s new business . Julie is a school psychologist who believes deeply in helping others find strategies to handle the waves of life. Have a strategy you love? I bet Julie has it on a tee, sweatshirt, or hat! Give her a follow & send it to someone else who might love it!

“We’re all just walking each other home” - Ram Dass

15/07/2025

This morning’s yoga class was the best. I shared many of the reasons in my IG stories but I wanted to expand upon the reason I loved that it was “so Jersey”.

For those that don’t know I grew up in New Jersey but have lived in Massachusetts for almost 20 years now (‼️) How I ended up there, stayed so long, & continue to choose living in MA is a story for another time.

Even though I am happy in the life I built in another state, it’s always been important for me to stay a Jersey girl in my heart & soul.

So, this morning, down the shore, yoga’ing to the same songs on me & ‘s favorite CD for cruising the LBI Boulevard…surrounded by people that share my area code…getting to return home to my family in the beach house. THAT WAS IT 🩷

Hope you’re finding whatever IT is for you ☀️ (but if you’re not…remember, it takes time - keep working)

10/07/2025

I decided to bring Yoga Sculpt back to my virtual platform because I have been researching how important strength training is as we age. It’s important to me to be a strong a$$ boss babe no matter what decade I’m in - & I’m always committed to bring my community with me 🫶🏼

I was trained in this modality back in the fall of 2019 (before the world totally changed). I am grateful I got to learn from the best in the business .jpg & had a fun crew of fellow YS TT’ers, esp. my fellow Vinyasa teacher ✨

I taught Sculpt for JFY from November 2020 - September 2022. Then just decided to bring it back in June 2025! I was all stressed out trying to write a sequence for the first class back & then I randomly found a notebook FULL of sequences I had made already 🔥I forgot how much I used to teach it before!!

Fun fact- I have never taught Yoga Sculpt in-person before! Only virtually! Something I love is using more of my peppy / “breath to movement” energy 🩷 Something I’m still working on in my teaching is matching the beat with the movement ☠️

What do you enjoy about Yoga Sculpt? ⬇️

09/07/2025

This is yoga too. Messy bun, sweatpants with rips, a sweatshirt I wear over & over. Feeling like a million bucks because my SOUL feels calm & free.

It’s always been important to me to show the real side of yoga but lately I’ve been analyzing even deeper about how I show up on social media.

Here’s my current take: Yes, the beautiful pictures are real - it’s ok to be inspired by & proud of showing the beauty of the yoga poses & your progress toward it. AND for every gorg photo I want to share the “meh”, the work, the struggle. I want to follow other yogis that do the same, so I don’t get caught in a loop of yoga perfection/comparison.

Also, for every moment I’m engaged with my phone, I’m losing connection with the present. I am working to be more intentional with my phone time, which leads me to only have time to consume/produce things that I feel really matter 🩷

Here are a few posts that inspired me .mondi

I want to hear your thoughts on this! Please share below - what is resonating? ⬇️

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26/06/2025

Went through the wringer this year with my physical health & body image but when things got dark I read, learned, & applied about how to manage my body in my 40’s. I haven’t figured it all out but I have embraced the importance of regular movement & strength training. I am keeping my ears & heart open to more knowledge & am forever committed to sharing what I know with my people.

Notice I did not say I’m keeping my eyes open because our eyes are what get us into trouble - comparing, judging ourselves & others. In our increasingly visual world it’s important that we all remember it’s about the FEELING & that aging is OK because YES it will happen to everyone. Why are we making it a sin to age?

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24/06/2025

This morning I taught my first Yoga Sculpt class in 2 years. I wasn’t nervous, but there was a big feeling of anticipation in my heart. Something I love about this community is that I never feel like I have to show up perfectly - I just need to show up as my best.

This means planning, preparing practicing, and remembering why it’s important.

My post-class feedback for myself is wrapped in love. Things I need to get back in my brain such as music timing, pulses, & countdowns - all carry the reminder that the best way to get better at something is just to do it.

I hope you can wrap yourself in the same type of love, for whatever you need it for 🩷

I also hope you join me on Zoom on Tuesdays/Thursdays at 7am for Yoga Sculpt 💪

https://www.journeyforwardyoga.com/booking-calendar/yoga-sculpt?referral=service_list_widget

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22/06/2025

Clarity ⚡️

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16/06/2025

Virtual yoga is back in full force this summer. 4 classes a week, 2 Vinyasa and 2 Yoga Sculpt. The Vinyasa will help you find your breath and stretch, the Yoga Sculpt will help you build your strength and fire. I can't wait to get zen and fit with my people!! 🩷

Starting June 22:
Vinyasa: Sundays 9-9:30AM, Wednesdays 7-7:30AM
Yoga Sculpt: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7-30AM

Sign up: https://www.journeyforwardyoga.com/book-online
Class packages: https://www.journeyforwardyoga.com/plans-pricing
Blog about why it's BACK: https://www.journeyforwardyoga.com/post/looking-back-moving-forward

03/07/2024

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