Yoga With Rene, 14200 Hwy 92, Woodstock, GA (2026)

01/09/2026

Some mornings don’t call for motivation or productivity.

They call for honesty.

This poem came from that place.

Not from understanding but from listening.

Becoming Undone

Something has gotten under my skin
and I can no longer pretend it hasn’t.

At first, it was quiet,
a small irritation,
a whisper I could drown out
with doing.

But it stayed.
It grew teeth.
It asked to be felt.

Now I am tired in a way
that sleep both answers and deepens.
Dreams arrive vivid, insistent,
carrying symbols I don’t rush to explain.

My body calls me inward,
to bed, to belly, to stillness.
Once, I would have resisted.
Once, I would have filled the space with noise.

This time, I let myself soften.

I feel myself being pulled downward,
even while standing upright.
As if surrender has weight
and love has gravity.

The winds of change move me
without asking permission.
The waves of uncertainty wash through.
I do not fight them.

I am not afraid.

I feel grief for what is ending.
I feel love for what carried me this far.
I feel awe for what has not yet taken form.

This is not falling apart.
This is falling inward.
This is the holy work
of becoming undone.

With so much love,

Rene

P.S. 💫 Registration is open for our next Community Class!
Friday, the 16th at 5:30 PM — Root + Surrender with Liz. See you there 🤍

P.P.S. ✨ NOW is the time to register for Yoga Teacher Training.
Deepen your practice, expand your understanding, and find your people with me & Lisa. Early Bird discount ends soon! Details here.

P.P.P.S. 📖 If poetry isn’t your thing, you might enjoy one of my books instead.
You can find them here 🤍

01/08/2026

Lately, one word keeps returning to me: undone.

Not in a dramatic way, but in a quiet, persistent one.

Like something has slipped beneath the surface and can no longer be ignored.

At first, it’s subtle.

A gentle gnawing.

An unease we try to work around, stay busy over, or push through.

But sometimes that quiet discomfort grows.

Not as a problem to fix, but as a longing asking to be listened to.

The tiredness that doesn’t come from doing too little, but from doing too much in the wrong direction.

The pull toward rest, inwardness, cocooning.

Longer sleep. Vivid dreams. A sense that something is reshaping itself from the inside out.

What’s different in these moments is not the feeling itself, but how we meet it.

Instead of overriding it with over-scheduling or effort, there’s an invitation to soften.

To allow ourselves to be carried a little.

To let surrender do its quiet work.

Even as life continues moving around us, something within asks to move downward, inward, closer to center.

This kind of undoing can feel tender.

There may be sadness as something completes itself.

There may also be love as space opens for what’s next.

When we stop resisting, fear often gives way to trust.

Yoga reminds us that transformation doesn’t always come through striving.

Sometimes it comes through allowing.

If you’re in a season of becoming undone, know this: you are not broken, you are not behind, you are in a meaningful passage.

And the practice is here to hold you.

If you’d like to move, breathe, and soften together, I’d love to see you:

Thursday — 5:45 PM
✨ Rene’s Reset ✨
Root + Surrender + Yoga Nidra
A gentle exhale for your nervous system
Life Time Woodstock

Come exactly as you are. Let the practice meet you there.

With love,

Rene

P.S. Our Spring Weekend Retreat is coming beautifully into focus: yoga, multiple sound baths, matcha, shakyo, and deep rest woven together with care. Just a few spots remain. If you’re feeling the call, now is the time. Details and deposit link here.

P.P.S. If this season has you craving deeper connection and meaning, our next Yoga Teacher Training begins in February. It’s about so much more than learning poses, it’s about walking this path together. All the details are here 🤍

01/07/2026

I’ve decided that Wednesday is Spirit Day.

Not the kind with jerseys or school colors...but the kind where we intentionally make space for spirit, meaning, and connection with other like-minded souls.

Today has been one of those days for me.

I’m deep into a beautiful translation of the Bhagavad Gita, Talks Between the Soul and God, as part of a reading group, this afternoon I’ll be gathering for the first time with a new Bhakti group and teacher.

It has been such a joy to set aside other “important things” and focus, even if only for part of the day, on spirit.

What continues to move me most are the people.

Souls from all over the world, each walking their own path, yet choosing connection over isolation.

Community and association matter, they soften the edges of life.

They transform even the mundane, or the difficult, into something held by meaning and love.

So often we move through our days like islands, just trying to get through tasks or check things off a list.

But when we infuse our lives with shared experience, everything changes.

We feel supported, not only in our brightest moments, but in our most tender ones too.

This is true on the mat as well.

When practice becomes just another workout or obligation, it can feel heavy.

But when we approach it with love, compassion, and connection, commitment to ourselves and to the people breathing beside us, it opens into joy on many levels.

For those wondering where community through yoga really begins, it begins with practice.

It continues through conversation.

And for many, it deepens even further through Yoga Teacher Training.

Not as a way to learn how to put bodies into shapes, but as a way to forge meaningful relationships rooted in shared devotion to Yoga, connections that last far beyond the mat.

If you’re craving more connection and joy, know this:

Yes, you are flexible enough.

Yes, you are good enough.

Yes, you have the time.

We are all longing for the same thing, to belong.

Let’s make Spirit Days a priority together over the coming months.

And if you’d like to practice in community this week, I would love to see you:

✨ Tonight (Wednesday!)-6:00 PM Flow & 7:15 PM Surrender to Be

✨ Thursday — 5:45 PM- Debut of Rene’s Reset (Root + Surrender + Yoga Nidra)

With love,

Rene

P.S. Our Spring Weekend Retreat is coming beautifully into focus: yoga, multiple sound baths, matcha, shakyo, and deep rest. Just a few spots remain. Make your deposit soon before it sells out. Details and deposit link here.

P.P.S. Save the date! Our next Community Class is Friday, January 16th at 5:30 PM, Root and Surrender with Liz. Can’t wait to see you there 🤍

01/06/2026

Last night I had a vivid dream, one that lingered long after waking.

There were snakes everywhere.

One, in particular, held my attention: stretched outward, anchored at one end, unfurling and curling back again and again, like one of those paper toys that expands when you blow into it.

I watched, transfixed.

The language of dreams has always been fascinating to me.

Dreams speak in symbols rather than sentences, inviting us to feel meaning rather than define it.

And across many cultures and traditions, the snake carries powerful symbolism like transformation, healing, renewal, wisdom.

What stood out most wasn’t fear or discomfort, but curiosity.

A sense of witnessing something essential unfolding.

Snakes shed their skin to grow, they don’t rush and they don’t cling to what no longer fits.

That feels especially resonant right now.

Many of us move through seasons of deep inner change, times when old patterns, identities, or ways of being naturally fall away.

Even when the letting go is chosen, it can stir tenderness, grief, or uncertainty.

And yet… there is also relief, space and breath.

The quiet excitement of becoming something more true.

Transformation rarely looks dramatic from the outside.

Usually it’s subtle, repetitive, a gentle stretching toward what’s next again and again, until one day we realize we’re standing in a different place.

Yoga reminds us that we don’t have to force these moments.

We practice witnessing, breathing and we allow what’s ready to shed to soften its grip.

I’d love to practice with you this week:

Tuesday (today) — 11:00 AM | Ashtanga
Life Time Alpharetta

Wednesday — 6:00 PM Flow
7:15 PM Surrender to Be
Life Time Woodstock

Thursday — 5:45 PM Rene’s Reset
Root + Surrender + Yoga Nidra
Life Time Woodstock

Come exactly as you are. Let the practice meet you where you are in your own becoming.

With warmth,

Rene

P.S. Registration is now open for our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. This soulful journey with me & Lisa begins next month. If something in you is curious, all the details and the registration link are here.

P.P.S. Only two spots remain for our curated local weekend retreat—a sweet pause to reset and reconnect. I can’t wait for the outdoor hammock-chair sound bath under the stars. All the details are here.

01/05/2026

Happy Monday, sweet Yogis 🤍

I did things a little differently this morning...

I pulled five cards from my Sacred Oracle deck, my favorite birthday gift to myself, to share.

They often feel like a loving conversation.

The kind that gently mirrors what’s already stirring inside.

1. The first card was Seeing the True You.

An invitation to acknowledge yourself and be free. Not the version of you shaped by expectations or roles, but the honest, tender truth of who you are becoming. There is such relief in being seen… especially by ourselves.

2. Next came Releasing Allegiances.

A reminder that some relationships, habits, or identities may no longer be relevant to the journey unfolding now. Not as loss, but as clarity. A soft permission to loosen what no longer fits. (This one keeps showing up for me.)

3. Then, Shock of the New.

Making peace with the strange beauty and discomfort of creation. Growth often feels awkward before it feels natural. Something new is being born, and it rarely arrives neatly wrapped.

4. Fourth card was Dream a Beautiful Dream.

A reminder that when we open to the beauty within, we open to the possibility of change. Our inner vision matters. What we allow ourselves to imagine quietly shapes what becomes possible.

5. And finally, The Perfection of Your Life.

A gentle exhale. A reminder that all of it, every twist, pause, and pivot, is unfolding according to a higher order, even when we can’t yet see the pattern.

I’m holding these messages close this week, and maybe one of them is meant for you too.

If you’d like to practice together, I’d love to see you on the mat:

Tuesday 11:00 AM — Ashtanga
Life Time Alpharetta

Wednesday 6:00 PM — Flow
7:15 PM — Surrender + Be
Life Time Woodstock

Thursday 5:45 PM — Rene’s Reset
Root + Surrender + Yoga Nidra

Come as you are. Let the practice meet you right where you are in the unfolding.

With love,

Rene

P.S. Yoga Teacher Training begins in February, and I would truly love to have you take the journey with me & Lisa. If something in you is curious or quietly whispering yes, the details are waiting for you here.

P.P.S. Just a couple of spots left for our sweet weekend retreat with me & Kei—and I can’t wait for the Japanese s’mores! Connection, rest, and a little magic. Details here. 🤍

01/03/2026

Lately, I’ve been sitting with a simple question:

What if our practices didn’t exhaust us… but actually restored us?

From that inquiry, a new offering has been taking shape, and I’m really excited to share it with you.

✨ Rene’s Reset ✨

A 75-minute experience blending gentle flow, yin, and Yoga Nidra.

Designed to help you unwind the week, soothe your nervous system, and recharge for what’s ahead.

This isn’t about pushing harder or doing more.

It’s about resetting, creating space to soften, breathe, stretch, and rest deeply so you can arrive at the weekend feeling grounded, clear, and supported.

Rene’s Reset will be:

Intentionally paced

Nervous-system friendly

Restorative without being sleepy

Different from anything else on the schedule

And it’s only on Thursdays… and only with me 🤍

I’m very much in a season of listening, internally and externally.

New visions and ideas are arriving, along with invitations to do things a little differently.

I have a strong feeling that 2026 is a year of gentle shifts and meaningful changes, for me, and perhaps for you too.

As this class begins to unfold, I’d truly love your feedback if you feel called to share.

This feels like a co-creative process, and your experience matters.

And if you’d like to practice together sooner, I’d love to see you:

Tomorrow (Sunday) at 8:45 AM — Ashtanga at Life Time Woodstock

Come move, breathe, and reset with me.

With love,

Rene

P.S. If something in you is ready to go deeper, Yoga Teacher Training with me & Lisa begins in February. All the details are waiting for you—take a look when you feel inspired.

P.P.S. Want an even bigger reset? Our April weekend retreat with Kei is a beautiful opportunity to truly come home to yourself. Rest, connection, and nourishment await 🤍

01/01/2026

I’ve been sitting with something I want to name out loud.

Gently, honestly, and with love.

This isn’t about moving away from yoga.

It’s about moving toward its source.

For many years, my dharma has expressed itself through the body: asana, sequencing, physical presence, holding space through movement.

And I remain deeply grateful for that language, it has taught me so much.

And now, as I reflect at 55, I can feel a natural shift in the center of gravity.

From doing to understanding.

From teaching shapes to teaching meaning.

From class attendance to community belonging.

From physical mastery to devotional inquiry.

This isn’t a departure, it’s a deepening arc.

Krishna, Vedic scripture, sangha, study, devotion, the places that are calling to me...these are not side paths from yoga.

They are yoga’s spine.

The quiet architecture that has always been holding everything upright.

And I continue to receive nudges from the universe that these thoughts, which can sometimes feel scattered or tender, are actually ready to be lived.

Not rushed. Not perfected. Just honored enough to take shape.

Yoga has always me where I am.

And it continues to through meaning, relationship, and devotion.

I would love to practice with you:

Sunday at 8:45 AM — Ashtanga at Life Time Woodstock

Let the practice meet you right where life is unfolding.

With love,

Rene

P.S. If your curiosity is quietly stirring, February’s Yoga Teacher Training with Lisa is a beautiful space for exploration. Not about becoming someone new, but about understanding what’s already alive in you.

P.P.S. And if your soul is craving rest, connection, and a soft return to center, our “Come Home to Yourself” weekend retreat with Kei is waiting for you this spring. No striving, just arriving 🤍

12/31/2025

Today is a special one for me, I’m turning 55!

Instead of receiving gifts, I feel called to offer one.

This is the blessing I’ve been sitting with, and today I share it as a wish for all of us:

At fifty-five, I stand at the center
whole, rooted, and radiant.
I welcome the next becoming
with courage, devotion, and love.

Age has a beautiful way of teaching us what truly matters.

It invites us to stand more firmly in ourselves, not hardened, not closed, but rooted.

Present and radiant in a quieter, truer way.

My birthday wish is that each of you feels this same permission:

To stand at your own center.

To trust where you are.

And to welcome what’s unfolding next with an open heart.

Yoga has been one of my greatest teachers in this, reminding me that we can be grounded and expansive, steady and evolving, exactly as we are.

If you’d like to celebrate life, breath, and becoming with me, I would love to practice together:

Sunday at 8:45 AM — Ashtanga at Life Time Woodstock

Come as you are. Let’s move, breathe, and honor the gift of being right here.

With so much love and gratitude,

Rene

P.S. Feeling a little nudge to deepen your practice or step into something new? Our 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Lisa begins in February — equal parts devotion, discovery, and transformation. You don’t have to want to teach… just be curious 😉

P.P.S. If your soul is whispering “come home”, our “Come Home to Yourself” retreat with Kei in April might be calling your name. A few days to rest, reconnect, and remember who you are beneath it all 🤍

12/30/2025

The end of the year is such a unique mix of things, isn’t it?

So much love. So much light.

Rest, excitement, energy.

All of it at once.

It’s often a natural time for reflection, while our minds also begin dreaming ahead.

You may notice ideas surfacing: changes you want to make, old habits you’re ready to release, or new practices you want to create space for as you step into what’s next.

And amidst all of this movement, the swirling winds of change, an important question arises:

How do you stay anchored without becoming rigid?

How do you remain connected to your center, yet still allow the boat to rock and roll with the tides of possibility?

Yoga. Yes Yoga.

Steady observation of the breath grounds us in the present moment, while movement invites exploration and change.

Many of the postures themselves are beautifully symbolic: rooted, yet expansive.

Stable, yet curious.

They test our balance and focus, and gently invite us into the unfamiliar.

Yoga becomes a powerful tool for navigating this special time of year, helping us stay centered without limiting growth, grounded without closing off to what’s possible.

If you’d like to explore that balance together, I would love to practice with you today:

Tuesday at 11:00 AM — Ashtanga at Life Time Alpharetta, last Ashtanga class of 2025.

Come move, breathe, and anchor into yourself — while leaving space for what’s unfolding.

With love,

Rene

P.S. Sometimes saying yes doesn’t mean doing more... it means choosing experiences that support steadiness and exploration at the same time. Teacher Training in February and our April retreat are both invitations to anchor in yourself while welcoming what’s next. 🤍

12/29/2025

It’s my last Monday Morning Musings of the year, and as always, my heart is full of inspiration and soulful things for you to ponder as we gently approach the turn of the calendar.

A few musings to carry with you:

1. Deepen your connection.

To yourself. To others. To your soul. Quality always wins over quantity. In all of your activities, think less doing and more depth. One thing fully lived is richer than many things rushed.

2. Love the language of your mind.

Your inner voice matters. Let it sing songs of praise, encouragement, love, and wonder. May it be a guide you trust and one you actually want to follow.

3. Find poetry everywhere.

In what you read. In what you say. In what you observe. Beauty is not rare, it’s everywhere. Become skilled at noticing it and reveling in it.

4. Try on something soft and gentle.

Not just on your body, but in your thoughts and actions too. When everything around you feels as cozy as your favorite blanket, you won’t feel the urge to be anywhere else.

5. Give in to the holidays.

Eat. Drink. Be merry. Even if only for a short while. Presence is the point.

If you’d like to gather one more time on the mat before the year turns, I would love to see you for my last class of 2025:

Tuesday at 11:00 AM — Ashtanga at Life Time Alpharetta

Let’s move, breathe, and close this year together with intention and heart.

So much love,

Rene

P.S. Now is a beautiful time to plant seeds of intention for the new year. If you’re feeling called to deepen your relationship with yoga, consider our Yoga Teacher Training with me & Lisa starting in February, or this soulful weekend retreat with me & Kei in April. Both are powerful ways to say yes to yourself.

P.P.S. Thank you for reading, practicing, and sharing this space with me all year long. Being part of your journey is a gift I don’t take lightly 🤍

12/26/2025

The Solstice and the holidays invite us into introspection.

A natural pause for reflection, recalibration, and change.

As the end of the year draws closer, there’s often a palpable sense of things closing and others quietly opening.

It’s a beautiful time of fluctuation.

This is often when we begin to notice ideas stirring.

Changes we want to make.

Possibilities we daydream about.

Seeds that have been quietly forming beneath the surface.

And then there’s that moment, subtle but powerful, when we decide what to do with that energy.

We either allow the vision to remain a dream, or we choose to take action and give it form.

That’s where it gets exciting.

Because either way, a storm is born.

Sometimes it’s the outward storm, the electric energy of intention that becomes a catalyst for change.

Other times, it’s an inner storm, contained, swirling, waiting.

Both are magical.

Both carry creative power.

Both are alive and seeking expression.

This time of year reminds us that beginnings don’t always arrive with fireworks.

Often, they arrive as a quiet awareness: something is ready to move.

If you’d like to explore this turning point together, I would love to practice with you for my last class of 2025:

Tuesday at 11:00 AM — Ashtanga
at Life Time Alpharetta

Let’s breathe, move, and honor what’s closing — and what’s preparing to open.

With so much love and gratitude,

Rene

P.S. Ready to change it up with Yoga in the new year? Yoga Teacher Training begins in February. All the details here.

P.P.S. A weekend retreat is an incredible reset. Join me and Kei in April for a nourishing, soul-filling escape. Details here.

12/24/2025

This morning feels like a threshold.

The Solstice has just passed, and with it comes that quiet reminder: even at the stillest, darkest point, something is already turning.

The light doesn’t rush back in, it returns gently, almost unnoticed at first, but it does return.

I’ve been thinking about an old story of a shepherd who spent night after night standing watch in silence.

Same hills. Same sky. Same cold air.

It would have been easy to believe nothing was happening.

And then one night, without fanfare or certainty, something shifted.

Not a loud instruction.

Not a clear plan.

Just a subtle knowing that it was time to move.

The shepherd didn’t have all the details, only the awareness that staying still any longer would mean missing what was arriving.

So he said yes.

Not urgently.

Not perfectly.

But trustingly.

And it was only after he began walking that the path revealed itself.

Stillness has a purpose. Rest has a purpose. Waiting has a purpose.

But there comes a moment when stillness has done its work and the next step is simply to say yes.

In a world that pushes urgency and on-demand everything, it can feel scary to let go of control and allow timing to unfold naturally.

And yet, there is deep self-love in trusting that what’s meant for you will arrive when it’s ready, not through force, but through listening.

When we slow down enough to listen, life speaks.

If you’d like to explore this together on the mat, I’d love to practice with you:

Today (Wednesday) at 9:30 AM — Yoga Mashup (SOL + Surrender)
at Life Time Fitness Woodstock

Come as you are. Let stillness lead you into movement.

With so much love,

Rene

P.S. Ready to go deeper and give yourself the gift of a Yoga sangha? Our Yoga Teacher Training begins in February — all the details here.

P.P.S. Treat yourself to a nourishing yoga retreat with me & Kei, April 17–19. A beautiful weekend to rest, reconnect, and receive. Details here.

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