Àse Yoga Studio & Tea Room

Àse Yoga Studio & Tea Room Uncover the power within you, one breath at a time with Àse Yoga! Àse Yoga Studio and Tea Room is a beautiful and serene sanctuary nestled in East Falls.

Àse (pronounced ah-shay) translates to "and so it is," is life force and energy. Àse yoga invites you on a journey to revitalize your life, to unblock and harmonize your energy centers. It's conception came out of direct experience with the Power of Àse experience in health and healing. In experiencing Àse, we activate the subtle, yet powerful, energy centers which enables us to breathe correctl

y, to align our bodies, and to calm our nervous system. Unlike so many places---you are our primary focus.. As well, our emphasis is on relaxation, restoration and rejuvenation. Gently and mindfully, we work with the joints in our body, releasing pain and feeling good. As a sanctuary, Àse Yoga Studio and Tea Room offers you, a private and unique space to unwind

04/30/2026

Tomorrow, we'll find ourselves under the glow of the Flower Full Moon. It's easy to fall into the trap of feeling like victims of our own experiences, isn't it? We harp on what people did to us rather than for us. We talk about what we can’t do rather than what we can do. Often, we focus on our limitations rather than the opportunities.

This Full Moon in Scorpio is a chance to change. It's all about exposing those hidden truths, emotions we've pushed aside. What do you want from life? It’s time to confront what we’ve been avoiding so we don’t just get by, but actually live our lives to the fullest.

Take a moment. Stop pretending. Keeping up the act can get really tiring after a while. This Full Moon energy is not about pretending, performing, or striving for perfection—it’s all about exhaling.

Many of us are carrying around a lot of emotional baggage that exceeds the limits of our body, mind, and spirit.

Some of that weight comes from trying to control things, feeling insecure, and being in toxic relationships. We’re traveling with anger, resentments, fears, worries, anxiety, and mental blocks. And so, we are unable to take off, to grow. Instead, we're increasing our blood pressure and throwing our nervous system out of whack.

Take a moment to prepare yourself for the Full Moon by throwing out the junk not only in your mind but also in your home. Breathe in slowly to the count of 4, hold for the count of 4, and slowly exhale to the count of 8, 5 times. Create a liberation journal to free yourself so you can blossom. Unlock your power. Realize that you're much more than the sum of your experiences.

Free your mind...“I’m not doing well,” the woman said, shaking her head when asked about her day. She looked like she wa...
04/29/2026

Free your mind...

“I’m not doing well,” the woman said, shaking her head when asked about her day. She looked like she was about to cry. While at her federal job, standing behind the counter, she willingly expressed her stress. Working eight hours a day, almost three hundred days a year over fifty years, and being stressed isn't good for anyone’s health—physically, mentally, or emotionally. It’s something a lot of us deal with, but we usually keep it to ourselves or self-medicate.

Here’s the deal: more than 80% of us are stressed from our jobs. More than half say that stress spills over into their home life. And so, we become burned out, sick, or worse. We feel limited due to how society has shaped our minds.

Know this, our workplaces are set up based on a plantation model, which means it's a system that takes advantage of us. Often, we are made to work for too little pay. That's why jobs are referred to as "just over broke." We become disposable. Even now, thousands are being replaced by machines. It’s no surprise that we get sick, anxious, become disabled, or feel down.

Work isn't just about making money; they're also key to personal growth. What we do to sustain our lives plays a big part in our personal transformation.

Yet, until we tap into our true potential, connect with purpose, and realize our power, we often settle for less. Think of it this way: we’re like seeds with the potential to grow into something amazing. Each of us has a purpose. We got the power. With a practice, we open our 114 energy centers, our life force. Our energy is sacred. Prioritize yourself. Discover who you are. Liberate yourself.

Experience Ase Yoga, where every breath count

With Peace...Pay attention to the words you choose to repeat. They hold the power to uplift us or drain our energy.When ...
04/28/2026

With Peace...

Pay attention to the words you choose to repeat. They hold the power to uplift us or drain our energy.

When we constantly repeat certain phrases, they start to feel like mantras, but they aren't healing. When you say things like “I hope,” “I don’t care,” "I can't," "Thats just how I am," "You always do this," “I hate,” or “I’m angry,” they create a specific vibe. But that vibe might be throwing us off, draining our energy, and making our bodies nervous.

Words in angry music mess with our mood and make us feel on edge. Texts can be pretty unsettling, too, and letters can sting a bit. The stuff we choose to follow on social media definitely affects our vibe and feelings.

What’s going on inside of us shows up in our words. If we take a moment to think about our lives, we might realize we’ve been using some pretty childish words. The good news is we can change that whenever we want.

Enlighten your words. Know they are powerful and creative when used with awareness and love. Refrain from throwing words around recklessly. Let your words work for you, not against you.

Today, if you can, practice silence. It's a bit scary; without words, we often feel like something’s off when everything is actually fine. Silence speaks louder than noise. Give your mouth a rest! There's that saying, "Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”

Know that the words you choose shape your reality.

04/27/2026

Its a beautiful morning!

A friend of mine just shared some amazing news: she got a heart transplant several months ago. Recently, her doctor informed her that her new heart is functioning perfectly, with no signs of rejection. Throughout our friendship, she's been grateful.

But a lot of us are not like that, even with a perfectly good heart. Despite all the good things happening in our lives, we focus on the negative stuff instead.

"Our focus becomes our words... and our words become our actions." With negativity, a self-created dis-ease, we see the glass as half empty, rather than half full.

Unfortunately, we often end up directing that negativity towards others. When we feel someone has dissed us, it becomes tough to move past our frustrations. But if we weren’t already feeling that way, an insult wouldn't disturb us. Negativity builds up inside us.

Negativity is a heavy load to carry. It's hell. Yet, we hold on to it. Once we're aware of it, it can start to fade away on its own. We see the good happening for us.

Pause for a moment, close your eyes. Dive deep into the well of your emotions. You may uncover insights that shock you. One being we're clinging to negativity, fed by fearful thoughts that arise from past hurts and unrealized potential.

Now’s the time to face the real issue behind how we're feeling; otherwise, we might never figure it out.

Learn to meditate. What are you letting into your mind? Let negative thoughts drift off by just watching them—dig into what’s really bothering you. Root yourself in truth and reality. Place your hand on your heart. Appreciate the nearly 100 beats per minute of your heart, your life force.

Experience Ase Yoga, where every breath counts

04/25/2026

Listen to yourself!

Are you doing the same thing and expecting different results? Some call that insanity.

Although we don't like what's going on in our lives, we keep doing the same thing. Whether it's through the way we eat, feel, take care of ourselves, think, our daily activities, or our social circles. Even our dis-eases rely on us doing the same action. For example, Type 2 Diabetes comes from long-term lifestyle and high-sugar processed foods...

How do we move from dis-ability to ability, from dis-ease to a real sense of ease? In a world that labels so many aspects of our human experience, how do we shift our focus from a diagnosis to healing? It's not simple, but it is worthwhile.

Stop doing the same things. We just become prisoners of habits. Even worse, repeat offenders in the choices we make. Our lives change when we let go of useless actions—like endlessly scrolling, eating poorly, being mindless, buying things we don’t need, or pushing our feelings aside...

Real change begins with awareness—to what we do, think, and how we feel. Become mindful. Start to shift from the inside out. Pick one habit you want to change. Are you always rushing? Practice slowing down. Tune inward. Change happens when we stop repeating the same ways. See the power within you.

Experience Ase Yoga, where every breath counts

We often confuse talking with communicating, but they aren't the same. Everyone talks. Talking is simply speaking words ...
04/24/2026

We often confuse talking with communicating, but they aren't the same. Everyone talks. Talking is simply speaking words aloud to another person. It's purely verbal. We spend a lot of time talking. Even TV shows are called "Talk Shows" because people are merely tossing words back and forth.

Do you find yourself speaking constantly or dominating talks? Are you blunt and hurtful when you talk? Perhaps you feel reluctant to express your thoughts and feelings.

Clearly, these difficulties relate to an imbalance in our throat energy. Precisely, blockages in areas such as your heart, stomach, lower abdomen, and the base of your spine. And so, some of us may even be sleeping with strangers due to this blockage.

Undoubtedly, earlier in life, attempts to communicate may have been met with dismissal or offense. So we stop sharing and verbal chatter. We talk about sports, entertainment, and what we saw on the internet. Fear is what often hinders communication.

Still, we can only get to understand someone through communicating, not talking. True communication involves connecting at a heart level. When we do, there is a communion—a merging of energy, often experienced as love.

Learn to communicate. Open your throat energy. Wear blue. Enrich your communication skills with singing and humming, allowing sound vibrations to move throughout your body. Practice listening. Speak honestly. Discover your authentic voice, potential, and purpose. Begin to heal.

Experience Ase Yoga, where every breath counts

Have you ever heard the saying “Monkey see, monkey do”? Before you get upset with the word “monkey,” listen to what it m...
04/22/2026

Have you ever heard the saying “Monkey see, monkey do”? Before you get upset with the word “monkey,” listen to what it means. In the early 1990s, researchers discovered that monkeys imitate the actions, emotions, and even intentions of others.

What they found was that we have brain cells or mirror neurons. When they activate, we do what someone else is doing. Mirror neurons replicate not only others' actions, but also their intentions and feelings. We become what we see.

That's why we must be more mindful and aware of what we are looking at. Otherwise, we are merely copying what others do, such as how we wear our clothes, eat, the color of our hair, the tattoos on our bodies, the music we like, the careers we choose, and so much more. Just look around you...It's happening a lot.

Even worse, all of these behaviors involve unconscious mirroring. We're not even aware of it. We're imitating others' expressions, postures, gestures, and vocal tones.

Who are you? Are you a clone? When we become mindful, we gain awareness of our actions, words, and emotions. When we become aware, we become conscious.

Reclaim your beautiful life. With consciousness, we stop copying others. We become a rose rather than a tulip simply because we happen to be near one. No longer are we under the spell of our mirror neurons. Instead, we transform, we embrace our power, and live with purpose.

Experience Àse Yoga, where every breath counts

Mindful Monday...Do you argue? How do you feel when you're arguing? We argue over many things, such as social issues, po...
04/20/2026

Mindful Monday...

Do you argue? How do you feel when you're arguing? We argue over many things, such as social issues, politics, religion, relationships, money, household duties, and values. Within our fiery words, we're trying to convince each other that we're not stupid--- that we're right. So arguing is emotional.

Some people constantly argue. They're quick to let you know that you're wrong and that you don't know what you're talking about. Often, personal insults are thrown within the heated exchanges.

But why do we argue? It goes back to unresolved emotional issues. We want to be in control. It is the ego! We're protecting our false self. We are trying to validate our often fragile self-worth.

If you're arguing a lot, you may be suffering from low self-esteem, insecurity, or feelings of inferiority. So you're trying to feel empowered. All of this is learned behavior.

Look at yourself. How do you feel when someone says something you disagree with? Do you feel an urge to go back and forth? Do you feel that you have to prove you're right? You're smart.

Arguments disrupt our inner peace. Some people don't speak now because of an argument. Some suffer physically. Arguments are a waste of energy…and lead nowhere. Rarely does anyone change.

Make today one where you don't argue. Instead, listen, be calm, and silent. Practice gentle and thoughtful communication. With understanding, we relate, we uncover our true selves. We don't argue.

Consider opening up your throat energy, known as the Sekhem or Vishudda chakra. Express yourself by healing.

Experience Àse Yoga, where every breath counts..

Happy Super New Moon in Aries. That's right, the Moon is positioned directly between the Earth and the Sun. It's invisib...
04/17/2026

Happy Super New Moon in Aries.

That's right, the Moon is positioned directly between the Earth and the Sun. It's invisible, but powerful. A perfect time for renewal; a fresh start. With this New Moon, be decisive, embrace liberation, and set your personal intentions. What do you want to do? Most people draw a blank when asked that question. Yet they complain about what they’re doing.

As the first new moon following the spring equinox, this is an optimum reset. It's an opportunity to advance your intentions with confidence instead of floundering.
Take greater control over the direction in your life. We all could benefit from the New Moon energy.

Interesting, sometimes when you wish people a Happy New Moon, it goes right over their heads. We're unable to understand nature, but we talk endlessly about AI.

Don't overlook this gift of nature-- the powerful energy of the New Moon. If you choose--it's a transformative moment. So go on, write your intention: embrace a new beginning, healing, and even inner-lightenment. Take this turning point to clear physical and emotional sluggishness. Restore balance, relax, and stay open under the force of the New Moon.

Experience Àse Yoga, where every breath counts.

04/16/2026

Happy Pre-New Moon!

Are you doing what you don’t want to do? Are you in a situation you don’t want to be in? Then you’re not happy. Happiness is your birthright. Of course, certain things happen in our lives that can challenge our happiness, our inner peace. But that’s when we look at what it is and remove it. Ultimately, we find that it is our mind that hinders our happiness by justifying or rationalizing our unhappiness.

That’s right, it's sometimes called a "trick of the mind" to be able to deceive ourselves. It’s also known as a defense mechanism; this mind trick helps us avoid responsibility and reality. Listen to yourself explaining your misery. After a while, it becomes a habit. We convince ourselves there is no way for us but misery. And so, we give our power away to others or the situation.

We all do it. We remain in bad marriages, jobs, or pursue careers we dislike because we’ve justified the situation. When we do, we hide the truth—we can justify almost anything and pretend it's necessary—but it doesn’t change reality. It only encourages repetition.

To stop rationalizing, notice when you're making excuses, ask yourself what you are feeling, i.e., "I feel angry." When you do, you engage the brain’s rational prefrontal cortex to calm the emotional amygdala. We start to be honest about your reasons. Take responsibility for your actions.

It's easy to justify unhappiness--but it's a waste of life. Take back your power. Your happiness is matters! Know thyself, be thyself. Life is valuable.

Everyone belongs to a family, even that homeless person you just passed on the street. Families proudly point out their ...
04/14/2026

Everyone belongs to a family, even that homeless person you just passed on the street. Families proudly point out their roles—mother, father, husband, wife, sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew, niece, stepbrothers, stepsisters, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, half-brother-half-sister, foster or adopted sisters and brothers. So what's your role?

Indeed, we want to belong. And while some are proud of their family lineage, others may be ashamed. So we don't talk about the uncle on drugs. That's because we judge one another on what we have or don't have, and what we do--

Right now, though, some mothers don't speak to their children for various reasons. Fathers have no contact with their children. Nieces and nephews don’t speak to their aunts or uncles. Siblings barely get together. They're perfect strangers, despite the biology. So what do these titles mean? Other than we will attend each other's funerals when they pass away.

Let's be honest, traditional families are artificial, contrived, and broken. Of course, they keep us less lonely. But they brew hypocrisy, insecurity, dis-ease, competition, and psychological mayhem. That's because families pass on their unhappiness and conditioning to their children.

For those without the traditional family; you're not surrounded by a posse of relatives, it's different. We meet people who show us love. And so, sometimes the closest person in our lives is not based on biology. Family is not defined by biology, but by a greater love. We cherish people in our lives for who they are, not what they have. We're a community wherein we grow, heal, and transform.

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04/12/2026

Confidence is crucial. Yet more than eighty percent of us lack it. The majority of us suffer from low self-esteem. Still, many of us claim to be confident. But for fear of failure, we don't do things we enjoy. That’s because we usually follow society's script, and we compare ourselves to others. All the while, we're blinded to our unique blessing.

Despite our countless flashy images on our social media pages and the stuff we buy, we lack confidence. Of course, our childhood experiences definitely play a role in it by leaving many of us with a lasting negative self-image. We feel inadequate, so we constantly criticize ourselves.

We waste our time trying to fit in by imitating those around us. True confidence isn’t something you can buy, wear, or receive from others; it’s within us but frequently goes unexpressed. What we're presenting is an illusion that shapes our personality and limits personal growth.

With confidence, we realize both our failures and successes. Confidence removes us from a self-imposed lower caste; no longer do we talk negatively about ourselves.

True confidence comes from accepting ourselves as we are. are, without the need to conform to societal norms. It's self-love; self-esteem. We eliminate our inner conflicts. We grow, become free, and appreciate our uniqueness.

We can only be that which we are. Never anything else. So live in the present, engage fully in everything you do without being distracted by past regrets or future concerns. Finally, trust yourself instead of seeking validation. Let go of the fear of failure. Stop performing; starting practicing.

It’s never too late to grow. Live authentically. Be confident. "Accept Your Own and Be Yourself."

Experience Àse Yoga, where every breath counts.

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4054 Ridge Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
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Tuesday 11am - 12:30pm
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