Small World Yoga, 1119 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN (2026)

12/29/2025

Our board of directors and leadership team is excited to share a project that has been underway for the past several months: a five-year strategic plan for the organization.

We worked with our key stakeholders, namely our team of volunteer yoga instructors, to gather feedback and reflect as an organization. This strategic plan is the result: a roadmap to deepen our impact, support our team, grow sustainably, and live out our mission with more intention than ever. Specifically, we've developed seven strategic focus areas:

🧡Governance & Leadership
💛Mission Alignment & Impact
💚Staff & Instructor Support
🩵Engagement & Communication
💙Marketing, Branding & Public Awareness
💜Financial Sustainability & Program Innovation
🩶Innovation & Partnerships

What Comes Next?
This plan is already in motion. We’re tracking progress, staying accountable, and centering community voices every step of the way. Your support—whether you’re a student, teacher, donor, or partner—makes all of this possible. Together, we are transforming lives through connection, community, and yoga. Thank you for believing in our mission and growing with us into the next chapter.

12/26/2025

If you've ever walked through these doors, then you know:

Small World Yoga is so much more than just a yoga studio. We're a living, breathing, mission. We bring the power of yoga to thousands of people all over Nashville, and our studio is just one part of that story. When you practice at our studio, you help support our ability to go out and teach free and accessible yoga to people who don't have the same access you do to the studio space. We visit elementary schools, rehab facilities, hospitals, prisons, shelters, and more, so that everyone in Nashville can have their own yoga practice.

Want to support those efforts? Join the Studio Circle! With an unlimited yoga membership to Small World Yoga, you not only support your own consistent practice, but you give us sustainable support to go out and do our favorite thing: teach yoga to our Nashville neighbors.

Join by January 31 and enjoy unlimited yoga in 2026! https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=671159&stype=40&prodid=103

12/23/2025

Join us for 108 sun salutations on January 1! 🌞

This is a great way to ring in the new year, set some intentions, and build community right off the bat in 2026. Class will be from 9:00 to 10:30 am and it's just $10.

Sign up: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=671159&stype=-106&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=100000087&date=01/01/26

12/22/2025

Let's take a quick walking meditation down memory lane...

2025 was one of our best years yet!

On February 11, we celebrated our 10-year anniversary with our friends Kylie Morgan, the ladies of Runaway June, Nate Kenyon, and the members of Beacon for our first-ever musical benefit night at Riverside Revival, where we raised almost $6,000!

On May 10, Baron Baptiste, the founder of Baptiste power yoga, returned to the studio for a masterclass in finding your true north, delivering a powerful experience for our community.

On May 12, we were honored to receive one of the Nashville Predators Foundation's Helper Grants for 2025! We're over the moon and excited to use this $3,000 funding toward our mission of making yoga accessible for everyone!

On June 21, we hosted our tenth annual International Day of Yoga in Centennial Park. Almost 600 people signed up to flow and sweat in the morning heat, and we raised over $13,000! Mayor Freddie O'Connell gave the welcome address!

On August 27, we brought board members and the broader community together at the studio for our second-ever fundraising breakfast with generous contributions from the Nashville Food Project, and we raised over $7,500!

On October 19, we presented at TEDxNashville, where Liz led the audience through a seated flow to help them stretch between speakers, and spoke about Small World Yoga's mission to bring the joy of yoga to all!

Every year, Redpepper, a top Nashville creative agency, chooses three nonprofit organizations to help amplify their impact with marketing assets, redesigns, and strategic planning, and we were lucky enough to have been chosen for 2025!

On October 25, we invited our community to learn from Baron Baptiste and Dan Nevins at Belmont United Methodist Church with a sound bath led by Kristin Gore, and we raised over $15,000!

In 2025, eighteen individuals graduated from our 200-hour yoga teacher training certification program, and five graduated from our advanced 300-hour program.

And for the third year in a row, we made the shortlist for the Nashville Scene's Best of Nashville for Best Yoga Studio!

Phew! What a year! Thank you for being part of it with us! 🎉

12/22/2025

🎁 Wondering what to get your loved one for the holidays?? Look no further!

🎟A Make & Move ticket is the perfect gift!

🕺Make & Move is a series of classes for adults (18+) of ALL abilities taking place every Monday night in January 2026!

🏺We kick off on January 5 with a pottery class at Ceramic Souls!
💃January 12 is our dance class at MOVE Inclusive Dance.
🎨January 19 is our painting class (location TBD).
🧘🏽‍♀️And finally, we end on January 26 with a yoga class at Small World Yoga!

Registration includes all four classes and ends on January 4!

👀DM us for a discount code of 15% off your registration when you register by December 31!

12/20/2025

Who was here for Maddy's and Kristin's cozy night of crystals, singing bowls, movement, and manifesting? We had so much fun at our Winter Soulstice event last week! ❄️🔮✨

What did you infuse your crystal with?

12/20/2025

The Studio Circle is the best way to support Small World Yoga if you love yoga as much as we do!

Join by January 31! https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=671159&stype=40&prodid=103

12/18/2025

Need gift ideas? 🎅🏼

Shop our merch for the perfect present for the yogi in your life! Hoodies are $50, tanks and tees are $25, and your purchase is tax-free and directly supports our mission!

We also have Manduka yoga mats, mat towels, travel mugs, magnets, stickers, and more!

Want to purchase a gift card? It's easy! Give the gift of yoga this holiday season 🎄 https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/asp/main_shop.asp?pMode=2&tabID=3

12/17/2025

Check out our holiday studio schedule! 🎄

Tue, Dec 23
9 am power flow
4:30 pm power flow

Wed, Dec 24
9 am power flow

Thu, Dec 25
Closed

Fri, Dec 26
9 am power flow

Sat, Dec 27
9 am power flow

Sun, Dec 28
9 am power flow
4:30 pm power flow
6 pm deep rest

Mon, Dec 29
12 pm power flow
6 pm power flow

Tue, Dec 30
9 am power flow
6 pm power flow

Wed, Dec 31
9 am power flow

Thu, Jan 1
9 am 108 Sun Salutations

Fri, Jan 2
9 am power flow
4:30 pm power flow

We can't wait to see you on the mat this holiday season!

12/11/2025

For the third year in a row, Small World Yoga is leading 108 sun salutations to ring in the new year! Join us for this unique class to connect mind and body, and use your movements to set your own intentions for 2026. This is probably the closest we’ll ever get to a marathon in yoga!

🌞108 Sun Salutations🌞
Thursday, January 1
9:00–10:30 am
SWY Community Studio
$10
Led by Sarah Ellis

🎍Why the new year?
An ancient tradition in yoga is to practice 108 rounds of sun salutations to signify and honor a major change in the universe, like an equinox, and we’ll be using this practice to celebrate the start of 2026. Just as the world gets a fresh start with a new year, you can begin once again, renewed and inspired.

📿Why 108?
From the beginning of recorded human history, the number 108 has been associated in a variety of cultures and systems with deep spirituality and our connection to the universe. In the Hindu tradition for example, the Mala (a garland used for meditation) contains 108 beads.

😅Wait, so like… in a row?
Yes! But we'll break them up into twelve sets of nine, each set dedicated to a month of 2026, where you'll have time to set your own intention or mantra for the corresponding month.

🤸🏽‍♂️Do I have to do chaturangas?
Nope! You can do as many or as few chaturangas as you like. In addition to the built-in pauses for reflection that we’ll have in class, you can take as many breaks as you need to, modify with knees down, or skip low plank entirely. This practice is more about creating intentions and connecting to yourself, others, and the universe rather than getting in a workout—although it’s certainly a very physical practice!

🔥Will the room be hot?
We’ll heat the room to about 85° so it’s warm against the cold outside, but it won’t be a full-blown hot yoga class like usual. Again, we’re focusing on intention setting here!

Allow this practice to inspire you to live more mindfully in 2026!

Sign up: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=671159&stype=-106&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=100000087&date=01/01/26

12/10/2025

For a limited time, we are offering our 12-month unlimited yoga membership at 25% off!

Join the Studio Circle and get unlimited yoga at our SWY Community Studio for $75/month. This is a great way to support your own practice and support your favorite yoga nonprofit at the same time!

This yoga studio membership is different from any other in Nashville. Not only are you prioritizing your health and supporting a habit of getting on your mat, you’re also flowing for a good cause. Our studio is a major revenue stream for our organization as a whole, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to bring accessible yoga to underserved populations in your city.

PERKS:
🩵Unlimited yoga
🩵15% off SWY merch
🩵15% off workshops
🩵Free mat and towel rentals
🩵Free monthly guest pass

Practice with purpose. Learn more and purchase by January 31! https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=671159&stype=40&prodid=103

12/04/2025

It's time for yoga with bells on! 🎄🔔🎄

Join Sarah Ellis for a special holiday edition of Yogi Beats!

Jingle Beats✨
Thursday, Dec 18
6–7 pm

Jingle Beats will feature festive tunes and twinkling holiday lights. Dress up in holiday clothing and accessories!

In this music-inspired class, we mix creative vinyasa flows with rhythm-based exercises and dynamic movements to give you a full workout and a greater connection to your physical body and its natural rhythm. Class is gently heated.

Sign up: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=671159&stype=-7&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=100000087&date=12/18/25

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