Jade Wellbeing

09/11/2025

As playful as a child? As flexible as a cat? That can be you! If the weather is cold, the studio is warm and a great place to loosen up and feel playful again. Pilates Mat Classes with small props will be offered this week on Monday at 4 and Thursday at 10 at Jade Well Being Studio and I teach at the YMCA in Spruce Pine Tuesdays at 12 noon. Mat Classes are good for all levels. Jade Wellbeing Studio is a fully equipped Pilates Studio right here in Yancey County at 397 Copperhead Bend in the South Toe area. Private Sessions using a full range of equipment are also available on weekdays, weekends and evenings by appointment.

02/11/2025

This week’s full moon is often called the Beaver Moon. It is when the beavers are busy readying their dens for winter. It is an excellent time to engage in some healthy movement! Pilates Mat Classes with small props will be offered this week on Monday at 4 and Thursday at 10 at Jade Well Being Studio and I teach at the YMCA in Spruce Pine Tuesdays at 12 noon. Mat Classes are good for all levels. Jade Wellbeing Studio is a fully equipped Pilates Studio right here in Yancey County at 397 Copperhead Bend in the South Toe area. Private Sessions using a full range of equipment are also available on weekdays, weekends and evenings by appointment.

28/10/2025

Join Home Remedies on Wednesday, October 29th, for a FREE Healthy Living Series at the YMCA Healthy Living Center on Upper Street in Spruce Pine from 10am-12pm! Maureen Dorney, certified Pilates instructor, health coach, and owner of Jade Wellbeing, will present her session on "Home Pilates Movements and Other Healthy Living Tips."

In this session you will learn simple movements that you can do anywhere to release tension and pain in your neck, shoulders, wrists, back, hips and knees. You will also learn two easy tricks to adopt to reduce stress anywhere any time. Then we will cut right though the information jungles about what to eat to learn how to make just a few simple changes to how you eat that can reduce inflammation and pain.

Spots are limited, so please register for any upcoming sessions you plan to attend: bit.ly/mitchell-hls

🫧October 29— Home Pilates Movements and Other Healthy Living Tips with Maureen Dorney
🔥November 5— Dew and Fire: Integrative Health Pearls for the Season from the perspective of Chinese Medicine with Pamela Yap
💆November 12— Massage You Can Use at Home with Rachel Swinney
🧠November 19— Mindfulness, Movement, and Breath with Joy Tanner

To learn more about Maureen Dorney’s practice—Jade Wellbeing—visit www.jadewellbeing.com or follow Jade Wellbeing on Facebook.

26/10/2025

Happy almost Halloween. I know most of us are feeling a certain intensity right now. It is extra important to do what you can to build in some extra time to take care of yourself and recuperate.
Mat Classes will be held on the usual schedule this week: at my studio on Monday at 4:00 and Thursday at 10. I will also be teaching at the YMCA in Spruce Pine Tuesday at 12. I will be paying some extra attention to releasing tension giving what so many are experiencing right now. They will still be good overall sessions. We build on shoulder awareness by connecting the shoulder muscles to the torso/rib cage muscles and fascia for a improved range of movement. That will be very good for all of us, but it is especially nice if things have been tense or stressful lately.

23/10/2025

Come join me. It will feel great and you will learn easy movements, breath work, sleep and eating tips that you can apply at home!

Join Home Remedies on Wednesday, October 29th, for a FREE Healthy Living Series at the YMCA Healthy Living Center on Upper Street in Spruce Pine from 10am-12pm! Maureen Dorney, certified Pilates instructor, health coach, and owner of Jade Wellbeing, will present her session on "Home Pilates Movements and Other Healthy Living Tips."

In this session you will learn simple movements that you can do anywhere to release tension and pain in your neck, shoulders, wrists, back, hips and knees. You will also learn two easy tricks to adopt to reduce stress anywhere any time. Then we will cut right though the information jungles about what to eat to learn how to make just a few simple changes to how you eat that can reduce inflammation and pain.

Spots are limited, so please register for any upcoming sessions you plan to attend: bit.ly/mitchell-hls

🫧October 29— Home Pilates Movements and Other Healthy Living Tips with Maureen Dorney
🔥November 5— Dew and Fire: Integrative Health Pearls for the Season from the perspective of Chinese Medicine with Pamela Yap
💆November 12— Massage You Can Use at Home with Rachel Swinney
🧠November 19— Mindfulness, Movement, and Breath with Joy Tanner

To learn more about Maureen Dorney’s practice—Jade Wellbeing—visit www.jadewellbeing.com or follow Jade Wellbeing on Facebook.

19/10/2025

It’s peak leaf color here at the studio! The right movement helps your body adjust to the change of seasons. Pilates Mat Classes with small props will be offered this week on Monday at 4 and Thursday at 10 at Jade Well Being Studio and I teach at the YMCA in Spruce Pine Tuesdays at 12 noon. Mat Classes are good for all levels. Jade Wellbeing Studio is a fully equipped Pilates Studio right here in Yancey County at 397 Copperhead Bend in the South Toe area. Private Sessions using a full range of equipment are also available on weekdays, weekends and evenings by appointment.

12/10/2025

Imagine loving doing the bird dog! When you find the right connections, it feels easeful and powerful. I can help you find the magic. Pilates Mat Classes with small props will be offered this week on Monday at 4 and Thursday at 10 at Jade Well Being Studio and I teach at the YMCA in Spruce Pine Tuesdays at 12 noon. Mat Classes are good for all levels. Jade Wellbeing Studio is a fully equipped Pilates Studio right here in Yancey County at 397 Copperhead Bend in the South Toe area. Private Sessions using a full range of equipment are also available on weekdays, weekends and evenings by appointment.

05/10/2025

I was proud to be the presenting sponsor of last night's PAW-ty on the Town, a benefit for the Yancey Humane Society, a fantastic organization supporting the dogs and cats of Yancey County and the people who love them. One lucky bidder came away with my special Whole Body Corrective Pilates Package.
Over time, injuries, surgeries, repetitive motions can code dysfunctional movement patterns into our nervous systems that impact our whole body, causing pain, weakness or movement impingement. They become so automatic that we are not aware of them or how the cause can relate to other parts of the body.
So, I designed this package to include a 90-minute assessment and 4 1-hour individual sessions with in-studio and home exercises to help you become aware of and correct your movement patterns. These exercises also make you feel great! Feel free to contact me with questions or to hear about any of my other offerings.

05/10/2025

Fall accelerates with this week’s full moon, called the Hunter’s Moon. It is a great time to release tension and move with more ease. Pilates Mat Classes with small props will be offered this week on Monday at 4 and Thursday at 10 at Jade Well Being Studio and I teach at the YMCA in Spruce Pine Tuesdays at 12 noon. Mat Classes are good for all levels. Jade Wellbeing Studio is a fully equipped Pilates Studio right here in Yancey County at 397 Copperhead Bend in the South Toe area. Private Sessions using a full range of equipment are also available on weekdays, weekends and evenings by appointment.

01/10/2025

The second part of this two-part series takes place on Saturday October 11th. Note that this is a date change! Part one was great. It is not necessary to have attended part one to attend part two.
If you are experiencing or helping someone with a life-changing/life-ending illness, or you want to prepare for its possibility, this workshop will help you have conversations with your health care providers and loved ones that result in better life outcomes.
We will explore the book, Hope for the Best Plan for the Rest: 7 Keys for Navigating a Life-Changing Illness, by Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow. The authors are Palliative Care physicians and founders of The Waiting Room Revolution. You do not need to have read the book.

28/09/2025

It’s been a year! I am so grateful to be part of this community. Pilates help body, mind and spirit because it gets your energy moving. Group Pilates Mat Classes with small props will be offered this week on Monday at 4 only at 10 at Jade Well Being Studio. Jade Wellbeing Studio is a fully equipped Pilates Studio right here in Yancey County at 397 Copperhead Bend in the South Toe area. Private Sessions using a full range of equipment are also available on weekdays, weekends and evenings by appointment.

22/09/2025

Gentle Reminder that the first part of this two part workshop is this Saturday. You do not have to attend both but it is great if you can. See more details below.
If you are experiencing or helping someone with a life-changing/life-ending illness, or you want to prepare for its possibility, this workshop will help you have conversations with your health care providers that result in better life outcomes.
We will explore the book, Hope for the Best Plan for the Rest: 7 Keys for Navigating a Life-Changing Illness, by Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow. The authors are Palliative Care physicians and founders of The Waiting Room Revolution.