M8

03/21/2026

At M8, Spring arrived through sound.

Crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, ocean tones, rain-like textures, and the call of little wooden frogs filled the studio like a living prayer. For over an hour, Rowan carried us through a sound journey that felt like tide, breath, memory, and awakening.

There is something about sound that reaches beyond language. It slips past the mind and speaks directly to the body, the nervous system, the inner waters. It helps us release, reset, and remember ourselves in a different way.

This was our way of welcoming the season:
marking the threshold into spring,
into the new astrological year,
and slowly emerging from Mercury retrograde into fresh movement and renewed clarity.

A dark cool room, stars above us, sound moving through us, and the unmistakable feeling that something new was beginning.

Welcome, Spring 💐

03/05/2026

Welcoming March 🌿

We’re moving through the middle of Mercury retrograde, the recent Virgo eclipse, and the subtle seasonal shift toward spring. This time of year often invites us to slow down, review, reset, and gently clear what no longer feels aligned.

At the studio we’re leaning into that rhythm 🎵 supporting the season with movement, nourishment, herbal cleanses, fresh green juice, tea blends, and space to pause and reconnect.

Our March newsletter just went out, sharing reflections on working with retrograde energy along with details about our upcoming Spring Equinox Sound Bath and Meditation.

If you’d like to read more or join us for the equinox gathering, you can find all the details through the link in bio.

Wishing everyone a peaceful reset as we move toward the light of spring.

03/05/2026

Sometimes the path forward isn’t about pushing harder.

Sometimes it’s about trusting deeper.

I painted this rock weeks ago during our New Moon gathering with my word for the year: TRUST.
Today felt like the right moment to place it on the trail.

Post eclipse.
Mid-Mercury retrograde.
A season of reflection, release, and quiet insight.

Trust your body.
Trust the messages that come in moments of stillness.
Trust the wisdom that lives beneath the noise.

Not the loud voices outside ourselves…
but the softer voice of intuition.

The trail always reveals itself when we walk with presence.

🌲

02/02/2026

Today marks Imbolc, the midwinter turning point.
A time of healing, renewal, and quiet awakening.
The light is returning, slowly and steadily, even if we can’t quite see it yet.

The full moon in Leo still lingers in the sky, just beginning to wane.
A reminder to let our hearts stay open, creative, and brave
as we move from reflection into gentle forward motion.

Sending love, light, peace, and good energy
to everyone out there finding their way through this season.
May what is ready begin to rise

01/30/2026

Today is a day of community activation.
A reminder that we belong to one another, and that care, dignity, and creative expression matter.

Under tonight’s Full Moon in Leo, we gather in the energy of the heart.
The lion teaches courage through warmth, truth, and the willingness to stay open.

This space exists to support connection.
To offer a place to slow down, to feel safe, to be heard, and to reconnect with the body and the breath.

Our Full Moon circle is open this evening for women who wish to sit together, speak freely, and gather in honor of the heart.

We are with you.
You are welcome here.

01/07/2026

This year begins with an invitation to pause, reflect, and begin again.

I’m opening a four-week Seasonal ARC called Begin Again, a somatic reset journey designed to support reorientation from the inside out. This is an intimate, in-studio experience for women, held in a small group setting where movement, breath, journaling, and conversation unfold together.

Each week we will gather for guided somatic movement and breathwork, allowing the body to settle and speak before the mind tries to lead. This journey is supported by The Reset Guide workbook, which we will use for reflection and integration throughout the four weeks.

The ARC begins with the New Moon in Capricorn and closes with the New Moon in Aquarius, just before eclipse season. A natural threshold for resetting patterns, clarifying direction, and listening more deeply.

If something in you is ready to begin again, you’re welcome here.

Details, dates, and registration are available through the link in bio.

Space is intentionally limited.

12/21/2025

At the fire.
At the threshold.
At the turning of the light.

Winter Solstice reminds us that even in the deepest dark, something is always being born.

May this solar new year bring you closer to your body, your breath, your truth.
May you feel held by the earth and guided by the light ahead.

Sending blessings outward—to the seen and unseen, to community near and far.
May we walk this next cycle with intention, warmth, and grace. 🔥✨

12/02/2025

We’re gathering under the last Super Full Moon of the year — a bright Gemini moon illuminating truth, communication, clarity, and the wisdom that rises when women come together in sacred circle.

This month, we join forces with the incredible Ana Poirier, who will guide us through the cosmic currents of this Full Moon and help each of us explore how these Gemini energies move through our individual astrology.

Join us for an evening of:
🌕 A warm, grounding tea to settle into presence
🌬️ A guided meditation to open the inner channels
✨ An astrology-infused workshop led by Anna to support insight, expression, and release
🤍 Women’s Gathering + shared reflection

Come celebrate the final full illumination of the year — a moment to release what’s complete, speak your truth, and step into the winter season with clarity and connection.

11/11/2025

One Year on Foam Street ✨
It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since we moved into our new home here on Foam Street — a year of change, growth, trust, and deep gratitude.

When we opened the doors to this space, we carried with us the memories and energy of everything M8 had been — and stepped into what it was becoming. To everyone who moved with us, who trusted the transition, who kept showing up — thank you. You helped us root this new chapter in community, presence, and love.

This past year has been filled with so many moments — laughter between classes, quiet breaths after a session, the scent of herbs and candles, the rhythm of movement, and the soft hum of healing that flows through this place.

We’ve grown not just as a studio, but as a collective experience — a space to feel, to move, to restore, and to connect. Here’s to everyone who has been part of this unfolding journey — and to the continued evolution of M8 as we move forward together.

With love and gratitude,
Stephanie & the M8 Wellness family

07/30/2025

New arrivals from the Sea 🌊

Come explore the refreshed shelves of M8 - new gems, new views, and apothecary magic.

07/25/2025

New Moon in Leo • Women’s Breathwork Gathering Recap ✨

Last night we gathered under the dark, fertile sky of the Leo New Moon to return to the heart, our boldest truth, and the quiet power of becoming.

We began in circle with an oracle card pull—each woman tuning into the frequency of her inner voice, letting the cards reveal what was ready to be seen. From there, we journaled the soul’s questions:

🌑 What am I ready to release that dims my light?

🌑 What truth is ready to rise and be lived?

These truths became the seeds we breathed life into during our rebirthing breathwork journey—a circular rhythm of release, renewal, and radiant return. We let the breath move what words couldn’t reach, opening the body and heart to a new cycle of becoming.

With grounded hearts, we closed our evening crafting hand-blended bath salts—infused with intention, herbs, essential oils, and the energy of our prayers.

Each woman left carrying not just her salts, but the embodied memory of her lioness heart and the courage to rise in authenticity.

🌿🦁 Thank you to all who came, who breathed, who bloomed. May this moon cycle root your intentions deep and steady. 💛

06/20/2025