Sandy Pause Yoga

03/06/2026

Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes as I soak up a few days in warm shade and think about what spring could bring on and off the yoga mat. No SPY classes tomorrow/Saturday, see you on Tuesday night!

03/05/2026

I always remind students to drink extra water after yoga practice because and this week I’ve encouraged a little Bubbles on the side. It’s a special and sweet shop that I love and it opens for the season tomorrow. 🫧🍦

The floors are finished and shining. 🖤🤍

In just a few days these tiles will be filled with footsteps, laughter, and a whole lot of ice cream cones.

We’re putting the final touches on Bubbles and getting ready to welcome everyone back.

Opening Friday, March 6 at noon!

Michigan City’s sweetest tradition is almost back 🍦

03/03/2026

We are springing forward one breath at a time, discovering the daily changes that we see and feel inside and out. Read more on the SPY Museletter and join us for yoga tonight from 6-7 pm in Ogden Dunes! All info is linked in bio and at sandypauseyoga.com. [Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash]

https://mailchi.mp/6cc9b0a01e1a/eye-spy-springing-forward-with-yoga?e=968292a9c7

02/25/2026

Finally made it to Fluid this week and loved it— great coffee, space and people. Cool to have them rep our Indiana Dunes Nat’l Park, Sandy Pause Yoga’s summer home, in the NatGeo cookbook! I’ll be back soon to congratulate them and to try a Diana of the Dunes latte too.

🫶✨️🌊We are incredibly honored to share something special with you ☕️✨

FLUID Coffee Roasters has been featured in the new National Geographic National Parks Cookbook: Dishes Inspired by America’s Great Outdoors. We are representing the Indiana Dunes !! 🌊

😮Our Diana of the Dunes Latte was selected as one of 100 recipes inspired by National Parks across the country!

This drink was created to honor Diana of the Dunes. She's a woman who stepped away from convention and chose to live freely along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Her story is woven into the history, mystery, and strength of this place we call home.

The latte is crafted with espresso, milk, and our house-made lavender lemon simple. It's inspired by the wildflowers and biodiversity of the dunes themselves. Whenever possible, we source local lavender right here in Northwest Indiana. 🌿

To be included in a National Geographic publication feels deeply humbling. We did not seek this opportunity. Their team found the recipe while researching Indiana Dunes stories and reached out to us. In the end, they chose this drink to represent our region.

We feel proud.
We feel grateful.
We feel connected to something larger than ourselves. 🌎

This book celebrates the beauty of our National Parks! We are honored to be a small part of telling the Indiana Dunes story.

Thank you for supporting local coffee, local stories, and the quiet strength of this landscape.
You can find the book now at bookshops and of course, you can always find the Diana of the Dunes Latte at FLUID. ☕️🌊🖤

Thank you Joseph Pete & The Times of Northwest Indiana for this feature.

https://nwitimes.com/news/local/article_5c47714a-e59a-40ba-8c67-1fa9ad5ee0f6.html

02/11/2026

Love partnering with Dig the Dunes for sandy and snowy fun all year long! Check out some photos from our 5th annual Galentines Day- it’s the first year we forgot to take a group picture, oops! 😆

Plus! Galentines photos, Makers Trail info and our new quick takes section.

02/02/2026

Going for gold this month with yoga and meditation for peace. Let’s remember our KINship with each other and with all parts of ourselves too. The SPY February newsletter is linked in the bio and at sandypauseyoga.com/newsletters.

01/31/2026

Enjoyed an amazing dinner with friends in Chicago last night and am back home to 9+ inches of fresh snow and shelf ice as far as the eye can see. So pretty and peaceful. Meet me for yoga tomorrow online at 9 am and in person at 1030 am and together we’ll make our way into February, a month short on days and big on love. 💚 Details at sandypauseyoga.com.

01/27/2026

Yoga in Ogden Dunes is canceled tonight to bring our fur baby Dudley Dog back to the vet with a new ouchie tbd. Thanks for your understanding.

01/24/2026

We live in the brain-body connection and yoga shows us how to tune into the conversation between brain and body for head and heart health and wellbeing. Join us for yoga at Troybuilt Fitness tomorrow from 9-10 am, a bit earlier than our normal class time because I can’t wait to get the conversation going with you!

“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.” -lao tzu

Details on our peace practice are linked in bio and at sandypauseyoga.com.

01/04/2026

Sundays were made to practice pausing. 🧘‍♂️

A Moment of Pause

Taking time out is not a luxury,
it is essential.

In life’s relentless motion,
when deadlines press,
responsibilities pile,
and the world grows loud,
we often forget
that pauses are as vital as breath.

Even a few quiet moments
allow us to reconnect with ourselves,
to hear the subtle rhythm
of our own hearts,
to restore the balance
stress so easily disrupts.

In these small pockets of stillness,
we give ourselves permission
to be present,
to observe without rushing,
to simply exist
without expectation.

No matter the chaos,
the demands,
the pressures,
these moments are not wasted.

They are acts of quiet self-care,
sustaining us,
helping us meet life
with clarity,
calm
and resilience.

~ 'A Moment of Pause' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Marija Stefanovic

01/02/2026

Go somewhere new this year by coming home to yourself with yoga. Read more on the monthly SPY newsletter, linked in bio and found at https://mailchi.mp/af3a1f8d1a1f/eye-spy-come-on-home-with-yoga?e=968292a9c7. Happy 2026! 💫

[I was warmly welcomed by this penguin 🐧 when I visited him/her at home 🧊 in Antarctica last month].

11/16/2025

I love creating yoga classes that combine practical techniques & skill building with inspiration & investigation into our most authentic and heart-centered selves. This weekend we practiced “pull” focused flows that emphasized the action of pulling our hips up and back to downdog (balancing the “push” of hands and arms to lift ourselves up and back) and then we pulled back from effort into an extended yoga nidra guided meditation to ease all parts of our bodies into rest. I shared some favorite words by Rumi to invite an inner exploration of pulls and possibilities in our pause: “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” I hope your Sunday silently and perhaps strangely pulls you to what you really love. 💚

[Photo of the aurora borealis taken after yoga class in Ogden Dunes last week by yogi Tara Gregus.]