12/16/2025
Some studios are all about bendy poses and handstands. Others specialize in heat and intensity. Over the past four and a half years, it's become very clear that Sweet Lotus is all about slowing down.
Our community loves a Gentle Class or a Restorative Workshop. We all love the opportunity to be still and take care of ourselves. Well you've spoken and we've listened and our Wednesday evenings are about to get a little slower.
Our spiciest class, Empower, is the Sweet Lotus version of a Power Yoga class. It's warm, it's challenging, it's quick and lively. Empower is super fun but you told us that after a long day, you were looking for something a little slower for your Wednesday night. Ask and you shall receive.
Beginning in January, our Wednesday 6:00 PM class with Lauren will be shifting gears. We're bringing it down from Empower to Slow Power Flow.
Slow Power Flow is a fun, sneaky, gradual burn that combines longer holds and micro-movements in challenging poses. This stamina- and strength-building practice targets multiple muscle groups and allows you to find deeper connection to both your mind and body.�
It's an approachable challenge. If carrying one grocery bag in at a time were the equivalent to a Gentle class and carrying all of the bags at once and jogging up the stairs into the house would be like an Empower class, then Slow Power Flow is smartly arranging all of the bags on your shoulders, under your arms and in your hands, then slowly walking into the house while counting your breaths. It's mindful, its challenging, and it's so worth it.
Tomorrow night will be our final Wednesday Empower class since the next two weeks have holiday closures, so be sure to plan ahead to join Lauren for that fun, sneaky, slow burn in the new year.
We'll still have one spicy Empower class on the schedule for those of us who do like to speed it up now and then. You can join Shannon for that one every Saturday morning at 9:00 AM.
