Empowering Peace Yoga & Wellness

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day!!! 🥰 Today we honor all the brave men & women who have served & are still serving our great nation with courage & dedication. THANK YOU to all veterans for your sacrifices, your strength, & your unwavering commitment to protecting our freedoms. On this Veterans Day, let's take a moment to pause, reflect, & thank those who have proudly worn the uniform & never expected anything in return. As the wife of an Army veteran, I truly understand the sacrifices that are made while serving, & these sacrifices remind us of what true dedication looks like. We are forever grateful. 🇺🇲🙏🏽🙌🏽🎖

10/29/2025

Hello Beautiful Souls!!! 📢 I have exciting news!!! 🚨 I've decided to celebrate my birthday by offering a FREE beginner-friendly yoga event on November 15th, & you're invited!!! 🥳 There will be an in-person option at Homegrown Yoga in Macon at 5pm & virtual option via Zoom. Also, following yoga, you're invited to join us for dinner at Yollah at 7pm. Each guest will have a chance to win some awesome Empowering Peace Yoga & Wellness services. I'm including the link below for more details & for you to RSVP if you're able to attend. Since in-person spots are limited, please kindly RSVP by November 8th. Thanks so much for your support, & I hope to see you soon! 🤗🥰🧘🏽‍♀️🎂


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10/25/2025

Happy Saturday!!! 😁Yesterday's 🎀 Pretty in Pink 💝 silent auction at Britique Boutique to raise money for United in Pink was a true success!!! I even left with a few winnings myself! 😏🛍 It really warmed my heart to see so many people show up in support of a great cause & an amazing, inspiring person. This event honored the lovely Rachel Gerrity Cunningham, owner of Homegrown Yoga, who is currently battling breast cancer. Despite this, she has continued to have a strong presence in our community & has remained positive while still supporting & inspiring others. She will always have a very special place in my heart. 🩷 Please continue to support breast cancer awareness & research. We all have known someone who has been affected by this disease, so let's continue the fight to find a cure. Special thanks to Brittany, owner of Britique Boutique, Janet Harvey, the Homegrown family, & the community for making this such an amazing event!!! 😘

10/06/2025

Happy Monday!!! 😁 This powerful quote by Maya Angelou reminds us that change & growth are not easy & often come through struggle. The beauty that we admire in life is usually the result of deep, sometimes painful change. Caterpillars can often be overlooked, forgotten, or even considered undesirable. Deep internal change through metamorphosis is essential for them to one day emerge as butterflies. In my own journey of becoming, I am persevering through the darkness, fear, uncertainty, & stress in order to become the beautiful butterfly I'm meant to be. Join me on this empowering journey of transformation to see life’s true beauty. Message me to see how you can get started. Have a beautiful week!!! 🦋😘🌸☀️

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10/02/2025

Hello Beautiful Souls!!! 🥰 Our Restore Her: A Restorative Yoga & Bookclub Event for Women this past Friday was absolutely AMAZING!!! 🙌🏽 I got a chance to share a space with some beautiful women who inspired me just as much as I inspired them. We practiced stillness in restorative yoga poses, we journaled about which poses resonated the most with us & why, & we had a discussion on what it means to truly rest. By bringing in this season of transition with a focus on rest, we began to better put life into perspective. Thanks so much to Jasmine Terry Okafor & A Small Place Bookshop for providing a wonderful, safe space & for providing great insight into Octavia Raheem's book Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change. And a big thank you to Jeremy Mayweather for the awesome photography. If you're looking to host a yoga & wellness inspired event for your group or organization, message me to set up a consultation! I'm looking forward to planning more empowering events like this in the future. Enjoy the rest of your week!!! 😘🤗🍂🧘🏽‍♀️

09/22/2025

Happy Monday & Happy Fall!!! 🤗🍂 As we enter into a new season, I'm drawn to a quote that speaks to growth & transition. A water lily that begins sprouting underwater in darkness & unseen by others, later blooms beautifully above the water in sunlight. Growth must first start within, hidden & sometimes in darkness. This isn't a step that we are able to skip or rush. If we're patient, our beautiful bloom of growth becomes visible in time. We start to understand that the bloom is the result of the deep-rooted journey & not the starting point. We are the water lily, & we always have been. We might start out in the mud, unsure or unclear, but we work our way through & bloom in the sunlight. It doesn't matter where you are in your journey at this moment; all that matters is that you're growing. What areas of your life will you choose to grow & bloom this week? 🤔🥰🌸🫶🏽

09/18/2025

Hey yall!!! 🙋🏽‍♀️ Join me tomorrow at 5:30 pm at Homegrown Yoga in Macon for a Happy Flow!!! Get ready to have fun, unwind, & be happy! For just $5, enjoy a slow, gentle flow suitable for beginners but with a happy, upbeat playlist! 🎵 Sign up at https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=297736&stype=-7&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=100000042&date=09/19/25. Can't wait to see you there!!! 🤗😁🧘🏽‍♀️🎶

Fresh off her vacation, Shan is bringing some of those carefree vacation vibes to this Friday’s $5️⃣ Feature in Macon: HAPPY FLOW with Empowering Peace Yoga & Wellnesss 😊🕶️🏝️

Join Shan THIS FRIDAY AT 5:30PM in MACON for an all-levels and beginner-friendly Gentle Yoga Flow put to an upbeat and feel-good playlist 🎶 Think: soft stretches, deep breaths, and your favorite happy beats. And yes! All for only $5!!!

As always, our Friday 5:30pm class is only $5 (and included in all unlimited plans). Let us know to expect you at https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=297736&stype=-7&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=100000042&date=09/19/25

(This class is part of $5 Feature Friday - it’s your chance to get your yoga on for only $5, and our chance as teachers to bring you something that we are particularly passionate about in our own practice. Check out our social media every week to see what teacher will be leading this class and what style of yoga you can expect.)

09/17/2025

🚨BIG NEWS!!!🚨 Empowering Peace Yoga & Wellness is collaborating with Jasmine Terry Okafor of A Small Place Bookshop on Friday, September 26th!!! Join us for an evening of discussion, relaxion, & rest as we enter into fall, our season of transition. This restorative yoga & bookclub event will entail light refreshments, journaling, & a supportive community of women. We'll draw inspiration from Georgia native & author Octavia Raheem. You'll leave with a positive, relaxed vibe as you head into your weekend. 😌🧘🏽‍♀️📖🍂

Get your ticket today at https://www.asmallplacebooks.com/

Order your copy of the book at https://bookshop.org/p/books/pause-rest-be-stillness-practices-for-courage-in-times-of-change-octavia-f-raheem/165d543bbd8b8a18?ean=9781611809855&next=t&next=t&affiliate=91646&utm_source=sqmktg_email

Hope to see you there!!!

09/08/2025

🤔"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." – Albert Einstein

🧘🏽‍♀️"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

☺️"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order." – John Muir

Happy Monday Beautiful Souls!!! 🥰 This week I'm inspired once again by nature! These 3 amazing quotes (no I couldn't pick just 1 😆) describe just how I felt while hiking through the Wesleyan Arboretum this past Saturday morning!!! Nature has a way of putting life into perspective as you observe new beginnings & growth while also observing endings & even death. Yet everything is in perfect balance. Nature is a place where there is no need to rush or be busy, but it helps us to slow down & have patience as we observe its natural beauty. For me, nature has always had a way of calming & relaxing my mind, making it effortless to take the next breath. I feel alive, connected to all living things, & even closer to our Creator as I bask in nature. Thanks so much to Pam Pinkston of Southern Q***r Folk Hikes & Jennie Saddler & Artspace Macon for a wonderful start to the weekend!!! How can you choose to be inspired by nature this week? 🤗🌱🌸☀️

09/08/2025

Here we go again!!! Let's keep the good times rolling!!! 🚨🤗🎉 Join us again on Tuesday, September 16, for more fun workshops for caregivers & neurodivergent kids. Absolutely FREE!!! Help us promote self-care, inclusion, & advocacy in our community. Hope to see you there!!! 🥰

It was so nice that we’re doing it twice!!! ✌️🎉❤️ Mark your calendars for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH and join us for another 🌟FREE🌟 day of family yoga sponsored by Central Georgia Autism and The Arc Macon!!

Led by Laura Sugg, our 9:30am offering is an 1.5 hour class for caregivers, family members, friends, and anyone in support of our neurodivergent community. Class will include gentle movement, breathwork and even a yummy snack! Zero yoga experience is needed and we have extra mats you can use!

Then at 4:15pm, it’s the kids’ turn!! This hour-long class is for autistic and neurodivergent children and any kids who also love and support their neurodivergent family and friends. We recommend kids be between 4 and 17 years old to attend!

Both classes are FREE to attend thanks to the generosity of Central Georgia Autism and The Arc Macon but pre-registration is greatly appreciated by going to https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=297736&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=100000133&date=09/16/25