Now and Zen Yoga Studio

Now and Zen Yoga Studio Now & Zen Yoga Studio
visit our website at www.nowandzenlodi.com

We are a small studio and do not have someone at the front desk during the hours of 12-4, but will check messages and return your call when we return to the office.

Lightness & Flow: Creating Space, Letting Gowith Deb at Now & Zen YogaThis April, we shift away from striving…and into s...
03/30/2026

Lightness & Flow: Creating Space, Letting Go
with Deb at Now & Zen Yoga

This April, we shift away from striving…
and into softening.

A 4-week journey to:
🙏Lightness & Flow: Creating Space, Letting Go
with Deb at Now & Zen Yoga

This April, we shift away from striving…
and into softening.

A 4-week journey to:
🙏 create space in the body & mind
🙏 release tension and holding
🙏trust the natural rhythm within
🙏move with ease instead of effort

Each week builds gently, guiding you from awareness to freedom—on and off the mat.

Week 1: Create Space
Week 2: Soften & Lighten
Week 3: Let Go & Surrender
Week 4: Flow with Ease
No need to force. No need to fix.
Just an invitation to breathe, soften, and allow.

Recap of our Spring Equinox Plants and Poses Workshop! We learned about Tulsi Basil, Nettle, Hawthorne Berries, we made ...
03/23/2026

Recap of our Spring Equinox Plants and Poses Workshop! We learned about Tulsi Basil, Nettle, Hawthorne Berries, we made homemade plant medics with ground oats, almonds and clay, and we had a practice centered in balance and spring renewal. Thank you to all who joined us, and we can’t wait to see you at our Summer Solstice workshop!

“Surrender isn’t failure. It’s the quiet wisdom of knowing when to soften your grip.”Surrender says:“I trust that I don’...
03/22/2026

“Surrender isn’t failure. It’s the quiet wisdom of knowing when to soften your grip.”

Surrender says:
“I trust that I don’t have to force what isn’t meant right now.”
“I trust that rest is as valuable as effort.”
“I trust that letting go can make space for something new.”

The practice of surrender can be challenging. We somehow think that to thrive we need to be busy and productive. Yes that’s true but there needs to be space for doing nothing and letting go of control.
Unfortunately some people are so tight in their control that they won’t surrender or give up their power.
But there is more power in saying I can’t do this and I’m struggling! Help.
There is more power in being vulnerable and honest.
We have to give ourselves permission to step back, to stop, to say no.
They say “Life has a way of working itself out”
We need to trust that it’s okay to give up, not force, to take a day off.
Each time you are present on your mat you are letting go you are surrendering.

Now soften your jaw, close your eyes, let go of your shoulders and become aware of your breath. Take a few deep breaths.
The practice of surrender.

Happy Sunday!
- CC🥀

Come celebrate spring with us!!! Join us for an afternoon of seasonal breath work, movement and the crafting of actual p...
03/19/2026

Come celebrate spring with us!!! Join us for an afternoon of seasonal breath work, movement and the crafting of actual plant medicine here in the studio. ✨🌷🌱

“Spring is a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can be.” -anonymous. Yesterday I was staring out ...
03/17/2026

“Spring is a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can be.” -anonymous. Yesterday I was staring out into our backyard and was reminded of something simple but
powerful—change is always happening. Spring is in the air. Temperatures are warming up. Trees
are blooming and my allergies are returning.
For months we lived in the quiet of winter. The days were shorter and the air cooler. And then
gradually, things begin to shift. The light changes. The mornings feel a little more pleasant .
Trees that looked lifeless begin to show small buds. Flowers appear where there was once bare
ground. Spring quietly reminds us that change is the nature of life.
When we look closely, we can see this same pattern in our own lives.
Our bodies are always changing. The body we have today is not the same body we had years
ago, or even last year. It grows, adapts, heals, and ages. In yoga practice we often notice this
clearly. A movement that once felt difficult may now feel easier—or sometimes the opposite. The
body is always evolving.
Our relationships change as well. Friendships grow or shift. Families evolve. New people come
into our lives while others move on. Just like the seasons, relationships move through their own
cycles.
And the world around us is constantly changing too.
Sometimes we welcome change, and sometimes we resist it. It is natural to want things to stay
comfortable and familiar. But spring shows us that life does not stand still.
Nature shows us clearly the simple response to the changing conditions. Survival and growth
occur within the cycle of change.
There is wisdom in that.

Hearts that beat to the tune of kindness can change the rhythm of the world.-CJ Peterson Kindness is really rather easy ...
03/15/2026

Hearts that beat to the tune of kindness can change the rhythm of the world.
-CJ Peterson

Kindness is really rather easy to practice. It can be as easy as a smile, eye contact or a gentle touch. Even more opening a door, or let someone else get the front row parking, or getting an item down at the grocery store because you saw they were struggling to get it.
Listening to those that need to be heard.
Holding space for your loved ones that are healing.
To Be Seen.

Kindness to self is just as important. Being kind to yourself is the way we connect with our breath, the present moment.
Practicing yoga or meditation daily is a kind way to treat yourself.
Kindness is contagious
Being kind feels good and is rewarded with more kindness.

Our world is in desperate need of kindness to self and others.
We need to show and teach kindness now more than ever.

We are all capable of being loved so let’s spread kindness like the air we breathe and the water we drink and the light from the sun and the roots from the earth.

Happy Sunday!
- CC💛

FREE YOGA!!!We need some class photos for our new website, so rather than disrupting any of our regular classes, Deb has...
03/11/2026

FREE YOGA!!!
We need some class photos for our new website, so rather than disrupting any of our regular classes, Deb has offered to teach a free yoga class! Come take this free class while we snap a few photos for our site.
Monday 3/16 @ 3pm
This is an all level class/spaces are limited/reserve your spot online

When I planned today’s class, I was going to speak about the importance of finding silence in our lives. But when I arri...
03/10/2026

When I planned today’s class, I was going to speak about the importance of finding silence in our lives. But when I arrived at the studio this morning, the construction next door had already started. It was loud, and the quiet I had imagined for our practice wasn’t there. So I realized this was actually the perfect opportunity to talk about something just as important—how we deal with distraction.

In yoga philosophy there is a concept called pratyahara, which is often described as the withdrawal of the senses. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the world becomes quiet or that distractions disappear. Instead, it means we learn not to let those distractions pull us away from our center.

Life will inevitably confront us with noise, interruptions, irritations, and things that don’t go the way we expected. Construction next door… traffic on the way to work… a difficult conversation… or simply the constant pull of notifications and demands on our attention.

The practice isn’t to eliminate all of that. The practice is learning how to remain steady in the middle of it.

So today, and everyday, rather than searching for perfect silence, practice creating a little bit of quiet- right here, right now:)

Congratulations to our February contest winners, Sharon and Patrick!!! Thank you to all who participated, we are so grat...
03/09/2026

Congratulations to our February contest winners, Sharon and Patrick!!! Thank you to all who participated, we are so grateful for you ✨💖✨

Join Deb on Mondays at 11:00 (Therapeutic Yoga) and Wednesdays at 8:30am (Gentle Yoga) as she continues her Four Weeks t...
03/09/2026

Join Deb on Mondays at 11:00 (Therapeutic Yoga) and Wednesdays at 8:30am (Gentle Yoga) as she continues her Four Weeks to Bloom series. In week two we will focus on Rising & Growing (Emerging Energy). As we explore our upward momentum in our physical practice we will take time time reflect and plant our intentions.
Let’s grow and bloom together! I hope we see you on the mat.

Celebrating International Women’s Day 💗She bends in storms but never breaks, her roots run deep through every ache. With...
03/08/2026

Celebrating International Women’s Day 💗

She bends in storms but never breaks, her roots run deep through every ache.
With quiet fire behind her eyes, she falls, she heals, she stands, she rises.

Give to Gain is this year’s theme for international women’s day. Promoting generosity, collaboration, and mutual support to achieve gender equality.

How amazing that Now and Zen is celebrating all the successful women that own, teach, support, provide and love this studio! We honor all the fabulous women here at Now and Zen!

Happy Sunday!
- CC🌻

Starting this Thursday!!!$5 drop in for your friendsEach student leaves with a small gift after classOur theme this week...
03/04/2026

Starting this Thursday!!!
$5 drop in for your friends
Each student leaves with a small gift after class

Our theme this week is ✨Energy✨

3:30 Stillness and Stretch
4:30 Level 1-2
5:45 All Level

See you on the mat ✨

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Lodi, CA
95242

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Monday 8am - 12pm
Tuesday 8am - 12pm
Wednesday 8am - 12pm
Thursday 8am - 12pm
Friday 8am - 12pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

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