Fusion Yoga

Join me on a meditative journey in my class offerings for all levels, as well as private lessons. Outdoor Yoga & SUP Yoga. Land & Water

Also check out my most current retreat adventures. All ages and ability levels are welcome, as you honor the state that you happen to be in, at any given moment, with challenge and rest. Fusion Yoga & SUP offers a variety of opportunities the combine the love of nature with yoga. We will set intentions to guide us on our path & find the serenity of the outdoors that is ever present around us. With

your breath, your body, & Sara as your guide, create the experience you need. Spectacular views, fresh air, little treasures around every corner... culminating in a symphony of mind, body, breath in unison. I am now offering classes at CrossFit Due North off Woodmere since the weather has started to get much cooler.

04/08/2026

Certain times in life you travel to a place and it just feels like home. The first time I felt this was in NC, on my way up to Boone from Raleigh visiting the college that I eventually chose to attend. The next was when I studied abroad one summer in Ireland. Another, was exploring the beaches and town of Villefranche-sur-Mer, in southern France. Most recently, I felt this way as I hiked around the Peninsula and through the streets of Jose Ignacio, Uruguay.
Despite the differences in terrain, climate, architecture, culture, community, even language… Each of these points on this earth hold unique aspects that resonate deep within me. Travel is one of the greatest gifts life has to offer. It reveals your inherent connection with nature and humanity itself and reminds us that we are not so different after all.

02/20/2026

On my 50th birthday, almost two years ago, I committed to compiling my ideas, and I began the process of writing my first book.
I was given the gift of time last winter to complete my manuscript and have since been going through the editing stage. I am beyond grateful to say that it is officially published. Sending so much love to every family member, friend, coworker, student and acquaintance who helped to inspire me along the way!

01/23/2026

🌠2026 is the year where I have come full circle with my initial vision.
💠In 2006 I finished my 500 hour yoga teacher training and I decided to sell my house in Virginia Beach and move back to the mountains of NC to teach yoga and raise my 4 kids. Since mid Oct. I have been living in the home that I bought 20 years ago, getting it ready so that I can create a consistent stream of income with my investment,
instead of just renting it so I can pay my mortgage. I am also in the finishing stages of the final edits of my first book.
🕉️Each year I have leaned more heavily into a practice of daily ritual and more intentional action that has made each day a conscious construction of a life that is so aligned with my purpose… I never want to escape from it.
✨I am doing this so I have the power of choice to create more freedom for my expansion, so that I can contribute to the betterment of the whole on a larger scale with a greater impact.

04/21/2025

Spring has returned to northern Michigan. The grass is starting to green and the most resilient blooms have pushed above the still, cold ground. 🪻🌱💐
The brown and gray are slowly being replaced with diversity of color and increased warmth and light permeate the air.
🌀This season serves as a reminder of the cyclical nature of existence, where seeds that are planted within the death and decay, begin to sprout and flourish, paving the way for new beginnings.
⚖️Cross diagonal balance postures are a physical practice that embodies the attributes of spring.
💪To cultivate strength and stability we must go at our own pace, reflecting on the growth that occurs through consistent practice, contemplation, and perseverance. ☯️These poses require the interplay of opposing forces to create stability and harmony within the body.
We must engage our core and stabilize our limbs while simultaneously extending out in opposing directions.
💠This action mirrors the principles of symmetry in nature, where oppositional forces, coexist and interact to create a harmonious ecosystem.
🌗These postures can also be seen as a metaphor for life’s dualities and the necessity of integrating opposing energies to achieve equilibrium.
🕉️Our yoga practice asks us to find stability and alignment within our bodies, which parallels, our want to more gracefully navigate the complexities and opposing forces in everyday life.
The physical demands of cross diagonal balances challenge us to confront our limitations and break free from stagnant patterns. This fosters resilience and adaptability, which are qualities that are essential for guiding us through the uncertainties of life towards a renewed sense of purpose.

04/15/2025

I am back in my northern Michigan home after traveling for the past five months. Lately, I have been focused on getting my house back in order. Each day, I’ve been sorting through and letting go of so much that has accumulated in this home, where each of my four kids and I have lived for varying points of time for over a decade.
The past year I have taken time to write and compile over ten years worth of my thoughts into a cohesive chronicle of what has brought me to this place right here, right now. Revisiting, remembering, contemplating, and choosing what remains important and what is no longer relevant. Creating space for the next level of my becoming.

04/02/2025

April second in northern Michigan. The nearly silent, sound of snowflakes gently tapping against the window panes. Streams of white flakes falling from the sky, sometimes in currents and when the wind picks up, sideways, swirling spirals. The fresh, crisp, unmistakable wintry smell in the air as each unique, flake blankets, the surfaces creating a perfect juxtaposition of light on top of dark.

02/16/2025

We have landed near the matanzas pass bridge across Fort Myers Beach, for the month of February. We are on an island situated between bodies of water with outcroppings of mangroves dotted throughout with ravages of what the last hurricanes left behind in boats, parts of docks, and random items wedged within branches. The quieter feel of the keys has been replaced with the bustle of beach goers, traffic and ongoing construction. I’m grateful for my bike and to be able to maneuver around all of places that are still being rebuilt. All, a reminder of the Majesty and strength of nature side by side with the unwavering resilience of humans beings.

01/09/2025

🌠The past few months, I have lost friends and followers on social media. When I taught regular classes at specific studios over the years, often times, even if I felt strongly about something controversial that I had learned and explored more in-depth; I would just remain quiet in certain conversations so not to create conflict. I have learned that not everyone is as willing to question subjects that they thought to be true, when evidence based science and source information that was purposely kept from them, is brought to light. All too often, most are ruled by cognitive dissonance because it is hard to admit that we were mistaken because we decided not to dig deeper into something that we were taught was true by those who we thought, had our best interest at heart. These past few months I have decided to speak up more than I ever have before. I feel like when things are fundamentally wrong, it is our duty to speak up no matter who it is for or against. As humans, and yogis, I truly believe we have to make decisions for the greater good of the whole. Sometimes that means recognizing that we blindly believed what we were told by those in charge, but through research on uncensored platforms and listening to discussions between other critical thinkers, it was brought to our attention that things were not the way we thought they were within the comfort zone of not taking the time and energy to question it. Sometimes we have to choose something that is imperfect, so that the parts contained within the whole that are in alignment with what can affect the greatest good for now, can begin to take hold. As a mother for the past 30 years, if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it is you have to pick your battles. We have to be patient and decide what to focus on first and trust in our heart that we inherently know. We must always ask questions, do our best to discern what is actually true from its source and always remain the student.

12/31/2024

It’s been almost a month since we arrived here in Big Pine Key. This has been the first Christmas ever, that most of my kids were with not with me for the holiday. It is a new era for me and I welcome it. I turned 50 in May, my eldest turned 30 in December and my youngest moved out this fall to begin college. For the second time in my life, I have purposely taken a break from teaching regular classes, to focus on other modes of expression. I’ve come back full circle to practicing yoga the way my guru taught me in my first training with all the other aspects that I’ve learned and found beneficial, over the past two decades, sprinkled in. Breathing in fresh air with the windows open and being outside in nature, doing the things that I love year round, is definitely the medicine that I needed as I try on this new way of navigating the world. I am beyond grateful for this current season of my life and what the new year holds. #2025

12/21/2024

Waking up to the sun beginning to filter through the curtains of the airstream, cueing that a new day is upon us, has become one of my favorite parts of my day. I love being able to go out outside, put on some flip-flops and walk down to the beach and watch the sunrise in it’s varied explosion of color and brightness, like my own personal daily art show. The fresh air, salt water, and seemingly never ending surprises that I get to explore on land and in the water in this new climate, have been the medicine I needed to inspire me so I could reclaim my innate creativity. I love my exercise being riding my bike, paddling, rock hopping, yoga/calisthenics and walking on the beach.
I am beyond grateful.

11/11/2024

Think how convoluted things become when we listen to other’s perceptions of the sequence of events, or we take one persons word for it, instead of going to the source. When directed to write throughout our time in higher education, we are taught the importance of citing multiple reputable sources. They say that history is written by those in control. Very often we have to dig a little deeper and read multiple accounts of an experience to actually get to the facts. That is why it’s so important for us to share our differing perspectives and experiences. We all have an internal compass that guides us to what feels right at the core of our being. In yogic tradition we are taught to do what we think is best for the betterment of the whole… not our own personal gain. In this world that can be hard because we often feel that have so many battles to fight personally, locally, even globally. We must keep showing up, doing our best to discern what is truth, and become a warrior for that, committing to use our unique gifts and talents to positively contribute as only we can. 📸 credit

10/26/2024

My heart breaks for our country, our world🇺🇸🌎 it is undemocratic that are ability to vote for a third-party candidate was stolen from us by frivolous lawsuits, designed to bankrupt someone with different beliefs so that we remain stuck in a two-party system that does not work in exacerbates the rampant divide in our country. 🗳️ it is undemocratic that we were not able to vote for the Democratic candidate primary and we were lied to and then force fed someone in mental decline. 🪆 it is not OK that when it was finally brought to light, we were then offered a puppet replacement that again was not even elected through a primary process. 🩺🏥 It is criminal that the biggest donors to our medical schools, our pharmaceutical companies, and our doctors are not even taught about nutrition or prevention, because their donors make more money and even give them financial incentives for writing more prescriptions for their maladies, instead of figuring out the root cause. 🔵 It is criminal that the current administration has done nothing to affect change in the FDA(who is heavily influenced by big food and big agriculture) and has yet to outlaw toxic chemicals and pesticides in the food we eat, which are illegal in other countries ☠️It is criminal that we don’t teach nutrition and preventative ways to stay healthy in our public schools and the kids that aren’t lucky enough to have parents teach them at home or at a disadvantage. 🍭🍟🥣It is criminal that we have to boycott big food companies to get the attention of our government so hopefully one day they will step up and make much-needed changes. 🆓🗣️It is undemocratic that the current administration created a governmental agency to focus on censoring “misinformation” and actually created a new word “disinformation“ because much of what they were trying to censor was often actually the truth. 🙊🙉🙈It is undemocratic that are democratic candidate for president thinks that it’s OK to not enforce our first amendment rights… the core of American democracy… and has actually said on numerous occasions that it should be regulated by the government. Cont.. in comments

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