July 31st we switched from MindBody to Wellness Living as our primary scheduling software. This switch was meant to facilitate a more user-friendly experience for our clients and staff. The Wellness Living Achieve app for phones and tablets allows our clients and students to sign up for classes on the go! We are still working out a few kinks as we learn this new system, but we’re confident we’ll have the hang of it in no time! Please let us know if you have issues using the website, the app, logging into your accounts, navigating your class passes, or any other issue with the new software that we can assist you with.

We’ve got a variety of new classes, events, and workshops this month as well as the upcoming months and we continue to expand our Brunswick studio class offerings.

• Barre Blend with Kat Ackerman is a new lunch time express Barre class on Thursdays at 12:00pm
• Cardio Circuit with Megan Higginbotham brings us a 45-min HIIT workout twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays at 5:45pm. This picks up where our July Boot Camp left off.
• Lunchtime Zen Yoga with Pat Heran anchors our midweek schedule in Brunswick every Wednesday at 12 noon.
• Yamuna Body Rolling + Yoga with Kandy Duke will be a 3-week series at our Brunswick location on Friday evenings at 5:45pm from August 30 through September 13.
• YBR for Shoulders, Wrists, & Hands will be Saturday, August 31 at 12:30pm in the SSI studio.
• Yin+Yoga Nidra with Sheri Wesolowski is on August 20th at 6pm this month.
• Beach Yoga continues on Saturdays at 8am through this month.

More details are available in our monthly newsletter (links on the home page or Facebook) or in-studio. –Neely

April 29, 2018:

Since we participated in First Friday in Downtown Brunswick in April, we’ve been inundated with this question: are we opening a studio downtown?

The short answer is: maybe

We are exploring our options. We would like to have a presence downtown. We would like to have a large open studio that is accessible to more people than we can currently serve at our island studio. We want to be part of downtown’s continuing growth.

Right now, we are gathering our numbers – both financial and statistical, looking at spaces, researching funding options, talking to designers, and collaborating with other studios to find the best way to bring mindful movement to our community.

The timeline is fluid at the moment. Our island office has just a a little facelift and we plan to continue there as long as we have support – anything downtown would be an expansion of our services and classes.

This month for First Friday we are partnering with Golden Isles Mindful Movement (inside Golden Isles Ballet Company) to bring you three more mini-pop-up classes and share our combined class schedules and services. GIMM has yoga, barre, and pilates classes 3 mornings each week and 3 evenings each week – we encourage you to check out their schedule. We hope to bring more adult fitness classes to their summer line-up and create a shared class pass for both studios.

If you’re looking for Pilates or Ashtanga yoga on St. Simons, we also recommend our sister-brother-studio St. Simons Pilates & Yoga.

Monthly TidBits

Our Barre class with Hillary is very popular and fills up regularly – be sure to pre-register online or through the Mindbody app to reserve your spot, add yourself to the waitlist, or receive notifications about schedule changes. The Barre schedule is in a bit of flux right now so signing up in advance is the best way to ensure you get all the updates in real-time.

Karen has ventured off onto the high seas for awhile leaving us big shoes to fill on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. We’ll have a rotation of teachers for Saturday’s Align & Flow class from now through the end of April – look for Dawn, Jen, Martha, and Joyce on the roster! Our Wednesday evening class will be a Weekly Toss Up for the next 8 weeks – look for Anatomy Tune-Up with Megan & Neely, Yin Yoga for your Chakras and Yin Yoga Nidra with Sonja, Core Flow Yoga with Martha, and Hip Openers with Jen. Check the schedule regularly for updates and other fun classes.

Join Sheri in the Mandala room for Yin Yoga Nidra on Tuesday, March 20, at 6:00pm. This will be in place of our weekly Evening Zen class on this date only.

Dawn is leading several workshops this month – sign-up for one or all! Move & Meditate with Dawn & Leah is Wednesday, March 14, 11:00-12:30pm; Balance Workshop is Wednesday, March 21, 11:00-12:30pm; and our first Yoga Teacher CE Class Teaching Inversions for Beginners is Saturday, March 24, 12:00-2:00pm.

The April Yamuna Body Rolling workshop with Kandy Duke will focus on Knees and Legs. It’s scheduled for Saturday, April 14, with time TBD.

As always, our Full Class and Event Schedule is available here. Be sure to click on the class names for full details about each one.

Thursday, January 4, due to weather related driving conditions we will observe the following:

No 8:30am Yin Yoga

10:30am Body & Breath will continue as scheduled

12:30pm Heartfulness Meditation will continue as scheduled

4:30pm Barre will continue as scheduled

All private appointments will continue as scheduled unless your practitioner has communicated otherwise.

Wednesday, January 3, due to weather related driving conditions we will observe the following:

No 8am Advanced Balance class

9am Vinyasa Flow will continue

No 5:30pm Yoga for a Healthy Back

All private appointments are cancelled. Please contact your practitioner to reschedule.

January Workshops & Events

Saturday, January 6, 11:00-12:00pm Yamuna Body Rolling: Save Face

Saturday, January 6, 12:30-1:30pm Yamuna Body Rolling + Pilates

Sundays, January 7 – February 11, 2:00-4:00pm Beginner’s Yoga Series with Annie Harper

Thursday, January 16, 6:00-7:15pm – New Moon Yin & Yoga Nidra

Saturday, January 20, 12:00-2:00pm Balance Workshop with Dawn Jex

In The News

Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement: check out this article in the New York Times

Community Classes

We have three community classes on our January schedule:
Unguided Meditation Group – Mondays/Fridays 2:00-2:30pm
Guided Heartfulness Meditation – Thursdays 12:30-1:30pm
Community Kripalu Yoga – Sundays, 4:30-6:00pm

Reflexologist Ronda Returns

Effecive Tuesday, January 2, 2018 Reflexologist Ronda will be returning to the Studio. Ronda’s availability is Tuesday every week. She will gladly correspond via text 404-354-3344, online bookings, and/or email ronda@balancebwk.square1sailing.com. Better Health one Foot at a Time!

Lost & Found

Please check the Lost & Found box in the lobby – we’ve accumulated some goodies and would like to give them back!

Gift Certificates

Did you know you could buy Gift Certificates for any amount online? You can! Gift Certificates purchased through the Balance website are redeemable for massage, reflexology, private movement (yoga, fitness, barre, Feldenkrais), nutrition or health counseling, classes, workshops, and retail items. You can also purchase gift certificates for specific services. If you purchase during December, you may find unadvertised special bundles!

Gift Certificates for Skinology by Candice can be purchased here.

Our monthly newsletter is emailed out on the first day of each month (or really close to it!) – you can find the December here.

Here are the highlights:

Classes

New Indo SUP class on Saturdays at 7:30am

Check out our article in the Brunswick News!

New Heartfulness Meditation donation class on Thursdays at 12:30pm

Pop-Up Yoga in the Park at Mary Ross Park during the Farmer’s Market, Saturday, December 16, 9:00am; $10 class fee with 50% of proceeds to benefit GIAHA

December Workshops

Friday, December 8, 4:30-6:30pm Yamuna Body Rolling: Save Your Hips

Saturday-Sunday, December 9-10, 9:00am-5:00pm IRT 1 CE Workshop for Massage Therapists

Thursday, December 21, 6:00-7:30pm, Heartfulness Meditation: Tips, Tools, & Techniques for the Holidays

Janaury Workshops & Events

Saturday, January 6, 11:00-12:00pm Yamuna Body Rolling: Save Face

Saturday, January 6, 12:30-1:30pm Yamuna Body Rolling + Pilates

Sundays, January 7 – February 11, 2:00-4:00pm Beginner’s Yoga Series with Annie Harper

Saturday, January 20, Feldenkrais Intensive Workshop – check out this article in the New York Times

Community Giving

We’re collecting dry cereal, cold & hot, for the local food bank throughout December – there’s a drop-off box in the lobby behind one of the chairs.

We’re also collecting toiletries for the local pantry throughout December – there’s a separate box for those.

Our studio is sponsoring two families in need for the local Amity House. If you’d like to participate, please ask one of our team members what is needed.

Reflexologist Ronda Returns

Effecive Tuesday, January 2, 2018 Reflexologist Ronda will be returning to the Studio. Ronda’s availability is Tuesday every week. She will gladly correspond via text 404-354-3344, online bookings, and/or email ronda@balancebwk.square1sailing.com. Better Health one Foot at a Time!

Lost & Found

Please check the Lost & Found box in the lobby – we’ve accumulated some goodies and would like to give them back!

Gift Certificates

Did you know you could buy Gift Certificates for any amount online? You can! Gift Certificates purchased through the Balance website are redeemable for massage, reflexology, private movement (yoga, fitness, barre, Feldenkrais), nutrition or health counseling, classes, workshops, and retail items. You can also purchase gift certificates for specific services. If you purchase during December, you may find unadvertised special bundles!

Gift Certificates for Skinology by Candice can be purchased here.