The Breathing Room

11/26/2025

Join us for our classes coming up this week. You know you need it. Some of you have been on your feet or will be all day today and or tomorrow and will need some relief. Also just to break away from the chaos and just love yourself.

I always have 5:30 am class on Thanksgiving morning to prepare hearts and minds for family gatherings. Not everyone has stress free holidays. Come for our heart opening flow tomorrow morning which is quite lovely. Your body will be so happy you did. Also for those of you doing Turkey Trots I highly encourage yoga before any kind of marathons. Your body just performs so much better. Also the lights in the studio that early in the morning is sooo😍😍😍😍 It will definitely put your mind and heart in a good place❤️

Register using the link below

https://thebreathingroom.offeringtree.com/schedule

11/20/2025

IYKYK!!!
🙏🏻 🧘 🧘‍♀️ ❤️

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11/06/2025

We have shavasana cards!

For the past several months I have been doing neck and shoulder massages during shavasana most classes. If we have 10 or fewer in class I will do it. If we have more I won’t. I want to honor your time and not go over our allotted time together. I reserve the last 10 min of class for shavasana. With that being said, not everyone prefers touch. Or maybe you don’t mind touch but some days you just don’t want it. The hand on the belly cue wasn’t clear enough because some of you shavasana that way. I have skipped over people who wanted it and forgot their hands were on their belly. I mostly want you to experience true rest and relaxation during shavasana and if all you are thinking about is whether or not I am going to touch you then you won’t experience shavasana. Anxiety and insecurity has no part here in our practice. This will help put that to rest. During any time of our practice if you would prefer me pass you by just lay the card out. I will see it and respect your personal space with no judgement whatsoever. I offer the neck massages as an expression of love. If it does not serve you well then please do not ignore your feelings about this because you want to please me. I have one yogi who is always a no and I will always pass them by unless they tell me at anytime they have changed their mind. They do not need to signal to me. I hope this relieves any anxiety I have potentially caused by maybe missing signals or you pushing past the not wanting to because of perceived expectations. All I want is a truly exceptional shavasana experience for you ❤️

11/03/2025

We have heat🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 my husband is freakin amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️

11/02/2025

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Monday classes pending. Came in to mop this morning and furnace wasn’t working . Hubby checked it out and it went bad. He just so happens to have a brand new furnace up in his loft. Who has spare brand new furnaces laying around?? The Sampson’s do apparently 😂🙌🏻. So he is working on installing today. Hoping all goes well and smoothly and am able to have classes tomorrow. If you are on schedule I will text if classes get cancelled. Otherwise plan to attend.

11/01/2025

Another successful Chair Day Retreat! It was a full day of self love and food haha!! I still didn’t get a pic of all the food🤦‍♀️ We basically had the same menu. It worked well with the food sensitivities that needed to be met. We had mini pancake bites with Nutella and strawberries which were super yummy, fruit cups with my homemade yogurt and chocolate granola, those super delicious egg pastry delights, and pumpkin muffins (of course). Then we did some yummy movement and self miofascial release. Went into the house and muh lovelies Nora did what she is so gifted at, leading and instructing craft time. They also made a beaded tassel for their lip balm holder that Tricia supplied us with along with my most favorite lip balm she makes. Then They painted ornaments. I was not going out to search for more rocks so they got to do ornaments. Then we had sushi bowls and egg rolls for lunch. Back out to the studio where Aya gave them a sound bath with guided meditation. Then back in for crème brûlée and sent home with a goodie bag, a blanket and an ice cream sandwich! It was such a full and lovely day.

Aya did such a beautiful job playing while I did neck and shoulder massages. One of the yogis came in and was super emotional. She was filled to overflowing from just the good energy and love floating all around. I love getting to express love to all muh lovelies. I love serving them food on real dishes. I have a whole cabinet of service ware that I want to enjoy and watch others enjoy them.

For their sound bath I invested in these floor mattresses the size of a yoga mat for ultimate cozy. I try to meet the needs of every as I can. I have my step mom who has meniere’s disease and and other lovely who has vertigo, so if they lay all the way back they get dizzy so I hooked them up! They all got a kantha quilt and they loved them. I give those out at my retreats. They are quilts made from used saris. Saris are long garments women wear in other countries and are often times used to swaddle babies. Women take these used cloths to make quilts and often women coming out of trafficking make a living from selling these quilts. One of the yogis said “I feel so cozy just by holding and touching the blanket.” Lots of love and beautiful energy flowing through those fabrics ❤️

This has been a busy season. Three retreats within 6 weeks😅 I am ready for some rest😉😘❤️

10/30/2025

Our Haleigh who is expecting baby #2 in February !!

She is 25 weeks along and doing badass stuff as always💪🏻😍

Seasons of life change and we have to roll with them. Haleigh isn’t able to come as often as she would like this time around with having a little at home and working full time. But I love that when she has the opportunity like fall break or days off she always schedules to be here.

We take a different view here on yoga for prenatal. Haleigh isn’t limited to prenatal yoga. She comes to whatever class is on schedule. She knows from her last pregnancy and how I cued her to make space for her growing body how to make the modifications she needs. I will give her suggestions. Yoga is not dangerous for pregnant women. It’s actually incredibly good for you as it helps your tissue comfortably expand to give you space as things are being stretched and moved around. It can provide much comfort. Inversions are always a personal preference, pregnant or not. It’s not dangerous for her to be upside down. Never in any of my pregnancies did a doctor tell me to be cautious on how I twisted, bent or any kind of movement. It’s really just a liability issue for any facility to cover their arses. And I get that. I make all classes accessible for everyone. Yes sometimes that means it will be challenging but accessible. We make it work for you.

I love getting to be part of Haleigh’s journey and helping her stay comfortable and functional during her body’s transition and to help give her the tools to keep her mind and emotions in a healthy place.

❤️❤️❤️

10/27/2025

Yesterday we completed one year of practicing Ashtanga on Sundays🙌🏻💪🏻

We started off with a pretty decent size group for a couple months then numbers started to thin out. That’s normal. We had a few consistent people for awhile. Dessa has been my constant. We have only missed a few classes due to scheduling conflicts. Sometimes when it was just her on schedule we would move class earlier so that we wouldn’t have to cancel for a schedule conflict and so we could stick to our one year commitment.

This was a personal challenge of mine and invited people to come do it with me on Sundays. Could I do it on my own? Yes. Would I? Not likely. I so appreciate Dessa’s dedication so that I could accomplish a goal of mine. I have a love hate relationship with this practice. It is the same set of poses in the same sequence every time. I love a more versatile movement session. However there are great benefits to this style which is why I wanted to do it. I’m definitely stronger and have been able to access some things that I could not in the beginning. Definitely acquired some gains💪🏻.

Ellyn just started to get in on the Sunday action at the very end. She was able to make it to a couple of these classes but she is looking forward to what I add to our schedule on Sundays next. I did really enjoy having Sunday classes!

YAY to us! We did it💪🏻

Never be afraid to try something new. Don’t stray away from things because they might be hard. There were still things I couldn’t access after a year of practicing this. If we came in able to do everything then it wouldn’t be a practice it would be an exhibition.

Free your inhibitions and jump into our classes!!

10/24/2025

The oh s**t moment when Thunderstruck starts playing in the 5:30 am class😈

10/19/2025

EDIT: i posted this to my personal page yesterday thinking it was this page🤪 I was a bit tired haha!
Also the reason for the kitten pics was because when we have people over the cats go to kitty jail, aka our bedroom. All the big cats got banned from the house for the day and my hubby set the new kitten up in our bedroom and he was like a kid on Christmas morning. He loved his playground and was zooming all around😂

First of all MY MAN❤️😍 I cannot boast enough. Without him none of my retreats are possible. He works his arse off for every single event. Not only did he help me ready the house he also made himself available all day long. He cut and split wood today and between cutting and splitting he tried to time things so that he could help me with whatever I needed. He helped me reset rooms, clean up plates and haul food in. Then while we were back in the studio he cleared the table and reset it for dessert. Here’s the best thing ( well maybe not the best but it makes me swoon over him) he set out spoons for dessert. I didn’t tell him to. And not only did he set out spoons, he set out the LITTLE spoons because he already knew I would prefer those for the crème brûlée 😍 He knows me and goes the extra 10 miles to love me❤️❤️❤️ He is the absolute best. I always tell my yogis that they are loved well because I am loved well❤️

Today was my first chair day retreat of 2. I needed to have 2 because I have more chair yogis than I have space for if they all wanted to come. Today we even had a couple join us who don’t regularly attend and that made my heart happy too❤️

Today was a super chill day filled with all things restful and yummy. I do however felt like we ate all.day.long😂 No one ever leaves my house hungry! I didn’t get a picture of lunch… we had sushi bowls and egg rolls. I love to cook for people and live through the belly. I also got to use my fun, pretty dishes in my entertainment cabinet😍. I do plan the food after I pick the plates😂.

Muh lovely Nora Harris Greeson as always comes through with our craft session. I didn’t want anything that would strain their brains but just be restful and therapeutic. They made beads for their lip balm case that Tricia Eiler Crowe makes. They also got a lip balm to put in it that Tricia also makes! Then they painted rocks. I love to see how different everyone’s projects were. It’s not about making it perfect or being super creative. It’s about playing. A creative outlet. I think they enjoyed themselves! And as always Mora is so organized😍.

Amber led them in a sound bath after their bellies were full while I gave them a neck and shoulder massage. As always Amber Raine Moses does such a beautiful job playing😍❤️

Then we finished off by having dessert, crème brûlée 🤤 and the right amount as it should be. Not the shallow dish but a thick dish!! That’s how crème brûlée should be served!!

The pic of my hubby passed out on the couch says it all haha! We are pooped but I am filled to overflowing. ❤️ Such a great group of ladies! It was an honor and privilege to spend time loving them today❤️ood

10/08/2025

Yesterday was our 10th Anniversary of being open❤️

I had Tricia create this banner so I could post yesterday then forgot. She reminded me at evening class and I forgot AGAIN😩 It wasn’t until I was taking my shower after my 8:30 am class that I remembered. Life has been busy and my brain is exhausted 🤪. I was disappointed and sad at first then my perspective shifted. We are STILL celebrating 10 years. No matter what day we acknowledge it on it’s been 10 years. I wanted to plan a big event but that didn’t happen. It’s quite a milestone for the studio and I am so freakin proud of what we have built here. I treasure it and I protect it fiercely. We have grown so much over the past 10 years and it has been a continual movement in a great direction. As I grow we grow. My practice is nothing like it was when I first began. It was about the poses and kicking butt and now I feel like we are balanced. I not only lead you, I am helping to teach you about your own unique anatomy. Even though the classes are group classes they very much meet individual needs. I tailor the class to meet those needs regardless of what is on schedule. I have found ways through my own research and practice to help make our bodies more functional. It’s not about mastering poses, because the purpose of these poses is to reveal your strengths and weakness, flexible and inflexible areas and where we have issues in our tissues and limited range of motion. When we can pinpoint those things we can then address them. So with me you also get an education. Someone asked me today in a pose what the goal was. There is no goal. The intention is to function better and we move toward that. The goal isn’t to get you leg in a particular spot, it’s to help you function better in your day to day lives.

I have also created a beautiful community here. A safe space where this is home away from home for many. No expectations only space for you to enjoy. I love big and I love all muh lovelies so very much and appreciate all of you more than you will ever know. So let’s keep moving, let’s keep growing. Let’s stay functional for as long as we can❤️

As my appreciation to you on your next pass purchased select discount code 10YEARS to get $10 off any pass you select. This code expires November 30, 2025😘

10/07/2025

Join us tonight for one of our all time class favorites Shoulder Love. This is a full openeing of the shoulders which opens up the heart space which creates more room for your spine to move in a leas restrictive way this leaving you feeing AH-MAH-zing!! This class has a wonderful carry ocer for w couple days. Sonif you have tight or restricted shoulders or achy shoulders or upper back come and let me show you how to bring some relief to yourself . You don’t want to miss this class!!!

https://thebreathingroom.offeringtree.com/schedule/c9aef1b2-29a6-44a3-b043-050dbd361ee7_1759872600l

Shoulder Love at 5:30 PM EDT on October 7 offered by The Breathing Room. With the rise of shoulder injuries and shoulder limitations we need to show our shoulders some love. We work strength a lot through vinyasas and arm balances. This class is focused on lovingly care for the shoulder joint, upper...