Pura Vida Studio

03/26/2026

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Lisa Moore ✨

Sometimes it takes time to choose yourself and Lisa is proof it’s always worth it 💛

After years of dabbling in aerial, it was actually her husband who first encouraged her to try Pura Vida while she was navigating life with young daughters. It took about a year to finally sign up but once she did, she never looked back!

☁️ Her Journey
Training consistently for 4 years, Lisa fell in love with sling and is now embracing the challenge of silks. She’s even hitting skills she once thought she’d never do (like a double star drop ✨).

🌿 Why Pura Vida?
The welcoming energy, the people, and a curriculum that builds strength while letting you flow and have fun.

💛 What Keeps Her Coming Back
The community, the variety of classes, and the escape.
For one hour, she gets to step away from responsibilities and be fully present.

✨ Beyond the Studio
This space has allowed Lisa to prioritize herself each week. Helping her show up more fully as a wife, mom, daughter, and more.

She shares that this community is made up of some of the kindest, most thoughtful people and they truly show up for each other and she truly loves it so much.

💫 To anyone nervous to try:
You don’t need to be strong. You don’t have to do anything you’re not ready for. Just start. You might surprise yourself💪🏻

We adore you ! Thanks for giving us a chance. You are such a sparkly addition to our community❤️

03/25/2026

Pura Vida can be your space to finally exhale🧘🏻‍♀️✨🧚🏻‍♀️

You are always running a million miles an hour and deserve movement space your nervous system can relax in. Pura Vida can be your place to be present and take care of yourself while you flow away in the air or on your mat.

Our community already feels this. You can experience it too✨

Not sure where to get started?

→ Come take your first yoga or aerial class with our new student deals!

✨ Intro to All Things Aerial Trial Class – $35
75 minutes to try sling, silks, lyra & trapeze all in one session
📅 1st & 3rd Fridays @ 5:45pm
📅 4th Saturdays @ 10:45–12pm

✨ 10 Days Unlimited Yoga – $30
Come explore classes for every level, every body 🧘‍♀️

Come flow away your stress with us✨

03/24/2026

This is not another thing on your to-do list. Our yoga classes are what helps you handle it🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏽

You’ve been holding a lot lately.
Keeping up.
Pushing through.
Taking care of everything and everyone.
And somewhere in all of that, you’ve gotten a little disconnected from yourself.

Pura Vida is your space to come back. Our weekly yoga classes at are an opportunity to mindfully move and finally let your body exhale.

Whether it’s your first class or your first time back in a while, you’re welcome here 🤍

How to start:
→ Pick a yoga class that fits your schedule (we have one everyday)
→ Walk in as you are
→ We’ll guide you from there

What you’ll feel:
• Less overwhelmed
• More grounded + clear
• Stronger in your body
• Like yourself again

✨ New Student Special: 10 days unlimited yoga for $30
Plus class packs + unlimited options when you’re ready to keep going

Give yourself permission to take care of you✨
Start this week → link here to get started: https://www.puravidastudionc.com/yoga

03/22/2026

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: TRICIA BORDMAN ✨

Tricia first found us through our weekly outdoor yoga class at Downtown Cary Park with Alicia. Sharing that those Saturday mornings quickly became something she looked forward to each week. That feeling led her to want more and the turned yoga from a weekly treat into a consistent part of her life again.

She chose Pura Vida for weekly yoga classes not only because we’re just minutes from home, but because of how the space feels. It feels simple and calming with its decor. Filled with candles, plants, and an inviting energy that allows you to just be✨

What keeps her coming back?
“Simply put… me.”

After years of stepping away from yoga while raising children, Tricia made the choice to return not for anyone else, but for herself. And that intention shows in every step of her journey.

She’s experienced so many of our teachers, each offering something unique:
✨ Peace and centering
✨ Strength and challenge
✨ Joy and lightness
✨ Wisdom and longevity
✨ Opportunities to grow through discomfort

And through it all, she’s found herself building strength, confidence, and deeper self-acceptance, moving freely in her body in a way that feels sustainable and supportive.

One of the most beautiful parts of her journey?
Feeling relationships grow within the studio and learning to focus inward, letting go of comparison, and honoring where her body is.

Even stepping slightly outside her comfort zone, she recently tried our aerial sling class for the first time! Navigating it with a past shoulder injury and discovering new possibilities for growth 💫

Her message to anyone thinking about starting yoga with us:
“Come for yourself. Come to breathe. Come for a rest from the outside world. Your future 75-year-old self will thank you for these building blocks.”

, we are so grateful to have you as part of this community. Your openness to growth is what Pura Vida is all about 🤍

03/20/2026

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Mary Compton ✨

Starting something new can feel intimidating but Mary is proof that it’s never too late to begin 💛

After 2 years of training aerials with us, she continues to show us what strength, resilience, and joy truly look like in the air.

☁️ Her Aerial Journey
Mary fell in love with sling for its beginner friendly nature and the ability to truly flow and dance. What started as trying something new has turned into a passion that lights her up.

🌿 Why Pura Vida?
She was drawn to the blend of aerial + yoga, the variety of classes, and the welcoming energy.

In her words, our space feels clean, zen-like, safe, and friendly! Exactly what we strive to create every day.

💛 What Keeps Her Coming Back
Supportive instructors.
Options for every body.
A space where you can move at your own pace, without pressure.

Mary shares how meaningful it was to return to movement after an injury and feel empowered to rebuild strength in a way that honored her body.

✨ Beyond the Studio
Mary began aerial just before turning 60 while also navigating life as a caregiver for her father. Pura Vida became her space to move and to reconnect with herself.

She found not just movement but her community💓

🤍 Community Impact
“I feel like I found my tribe.”
Mary reminds us that aerial isn’t about how your body looks. It’s about what it can do💪🏻 And even more, how it makes you feel.

🌟 Favorite Moment at the Studio
Letting go completely during our Nostalgic Throwback Sling Dance workshop with . Just spinning freely, lost in the music and movement.

💫 For Anyone Nervous to Start
“Just try it. You’ll be supported every step of the way. It’s not judgmental or competitive. Pura Vida is just an encouraging space while safe and fun.”

Mary, we are so grateful you are part of this community. You inspire us more than you know 💛

03/19/2026

Build the strength that supports your aerial practice in this focused Aerial Conditioning Pop-Up Class!

This 60 min session is designed to help you build upper body, core, and lower body strength through a structured circuit using aerial apparatus and ground based exercises. You’ll rotate through different stations on fabric and bar apparatus, along with floor conditioning, using the equipment as tools to support targeted strength work!

No prior experience on all apparatus is required! All equipment is provided for you!

This class is open to all levels and is perfect for aerialists looking to build strength, work on strengthening or gaining inverts, and implement exercises you can incorporate into your own training to help progress your training.

Come level up your conditioning and feel stronger, more supported, and more confident in the air!

Book here: https://widget.hellowalla.com/enrollments/110777?uuid=6ae6f2a7-2a06-4fda-9a1f-be1a7391b6fc&fbclid=PAVERFWAQo5xlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAac30rM3UV-9wLnW4MLFJHHubGmao0W9YpCkYVzBI611lZT_AgzEKxHQTp4AEQ_aem_hFUSC2AW7EcWzg4YCmxIfw

03/16/2026

03/12/2026

We had such a beautiful 6 weeks working with these talented ladies in our Sling Dance Series✨

Over the course of the series they learned a fully choreographed and synchronized sling dance routine moving together as one!

Most of these ladies do not come from a dance background, yet they stepped into something vulnerable and new. They trusted the process, leaned into the challenge, and showed up each week ready to move together.

This series wasn’t about the biggest tricks or flashiest skills. It was about teamwork, musicality, and the magic that happens when six aerialists learn to move together as one. They absolutely nailed it in just six short weeks.

Thank you to our Dynasty Aerial Sling Dance group for bringing this piece to life. We are so proud of you all✨

Stay tuned to see their final video of their completed class project! Next up in April is our Lyra Dance Series.

What apparatus would you love to see next on the schedule for an aerial dance series? Let us know in the comments 👇🏼✨