The Collective Om, LLC

The Collective Om, LLC Dr. Ashlyn | PhD
Speaker & Leadership Educator | Nervous System Regulation & Burnout Prevention

Sunsets. Salt air. A chance to reconnect. ✨Join me on the beach this August for evenings (and one sunrise) of movement, ...
07/30/2026

Sunsets. Salt air. A chance to reconnect. ✨

Join me on the beach this August for evenings (and one sunrise) of movement, breath, and presence. Whether you’ve never stepped onto a yoga mat or you’ve been practicing for years, these classes are a space to slow down, reset, and simply be. This class features breathwork, a slow yoga flow, and meditation for closing. Would love to have you join our community. All are welcome🫶

🗓 August Schedule
• Aug. 3 | 8–9 PM
• Aug. 7 | 7 AM | Mickler’s Beach (Titanium Yoga)
• Aug. 24 | 7–8 PM
• Aug. 31 | Special Overdose Awareness Community Event (details coming soon)🫶

📍 Jacksonville Beaches
🤍 Donation-based
✨ All levels welcome—bring a mat, towel, and water.

Registration is available through the link in my bio. I can’t wait to practice with you on the sand. 💫

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07/27/2026

Little moments, big smiles. 🌟

One of the most meaningful parts of this work is sharing mindfulness with the next generation.

I’ll admit—I went into this class wondering what mindfulness would look like with a room full of kids. Would they stay engaged? Would they enjoy slowing down?

As it turns out, they absolutely did.

They listened so intently to the sound bowl (their ears were even better than mine at hearing when the sound disappeared!), practiced breathing together, moved their bodies, laughed, and reminded me that mindfulness doesn’t have to be serious to be meaningful.

Sometimes it looks like curiosity.
Sometimes it looks like play.
And sometimes it simply looks like giving children the space to pause, notice, and connect with themselves.

Grateful to Carpenter Shop Church for inviting me to lead this complimentary class during their health-themed month of summer camp. It was such a joy to spend the afternoon planting small seeds of presence, one breath and one smile at a time. ✨

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For so much of my life, stress was in the driver’s seat.I looked successful on paper, but I spent years living in surviv...
07/24/2026

For so much of my life, stress was in the driver’s seat.

I looked successful on paper, but I spent years living in survival mode—always achieving, always pushing, always wondering why I still felt disconnected from myself.

It wasn’t until I slowed down and learned to reconnect with my mind, body, and nervous system that everything began to change.

Not overnight.
Not perfectly.
But profoundly.

The more I found coherence within myself, the more my outer life started to align. I left academia, started The Collective Om, returned to teaching yoga, published my first poetry book, and built a life that feels more honest than any version I had been chasing before.

That doesn’t mean life is stress-free. It means stress is no longer making my decisions.

I’m incredibly honored to be speaking at The Brilliance Series Women’s Conference this August, surrounded by women who are leading, creating, and supporting one another. I can’t wait to share the science of how chronic stress shapes who we become—and how we can begin finding our way back to ourselves.

So here’s the question I’ll leave you with:

Who were you before life became about responsibilities, expectations, and survival?
What did you love before the world told you who you should be?

Maybe the goal isn’t becoming someone new.
Maybe it’s remembering who you’ve been all along. 🤍

I’d love to hear your answer below.

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07/20/2026

life’s too short not to choose what brings you peace ☮️

your practice can follow you anywhere. it doesn’t have to be perfect conditions, a studio, or a set routine. sometimes it’s simply choosing a moment, a breath, a space… and coming back to yourself.

peace isn’t something you stumble upon, it’s something you choose, again and again.

find what brings you back to you, and make it a priority.

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When was the last time you truly rested—not just slept? We live in a world that celebrates doing more, moving faster, an...
07/08/2026

When was the last time you truly rested—not just slept?

We live in a world that celebrates doing more, moving faster, and pushing through. But healing often begins in the opposite direction.

Join me for a deeply restorative evening of Yin Yoga & Yoga Nidra inside the beautiful Earth Salt Stone Salt Cave. Together we’ll slow down, soften, release tension held in the body, and give the nervous system permission to simply be.

This class is especially for you if you’ve been feeling:
✨ Overwhelmed
✨ Stressed
✨ Emotionally drained
✨ In need of a quiet reset

We’ll begin with gentle, supported yin postures before melting into Yoga Nidra—a guided meditation often called yogic sleep that invites profound rest and restoration.

Even more meaningful, 100% of donations will go directly to Earth Salt Stone to help support this beautiful local wellness space and the community it serves.

📍 Earth Salt Stone Salt Cave
🗓 Wednesday, July 22
🕖 7:00–8:00 PM
👥 Limited to just 10 participants

Come exactly as you are. Leave feeling a little lighter, a little calmer, and a little more connected to yourself. 🤍

Tag someone who could use an evening of deep rest.

Reserve your spot through the link in my bio to website under events - space is limited to just 10 participants!

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07/06/2026

In a world that rewards noise, there is something powerful about choosing stillness.

The sunrise doesn’t rush.
The ocean doesn’t compete.
And silence often teaches us more than the loudest drama ever could.

Protecting your energy isn’t always about doing more. Sometimes it’s about turning inward, slowing down, and remembering what truly matters.

If protecting your energy looks like creating space for yourself, join me Monday evenings at 8 p.m. for our Sunset Resets. A gentle blend of movement, breath, meditation, and the beauty of sunset to end your day grounded, present, and connected.

📍 Jacksonville Beach, 11th Avenue north
☀️ Mondays at 8pm
💕 donation based

07/03/2026

We often think we need a complicated solution when we’re stressed.
Sometimes the answer is as simple as taking a breath.

In this podcast clip, I share how breathwork can help shift our physiology and why it’s one of my favorite tools for navigating stress, overwhelm, and life’s inevitable challenges.
It’s free.
It’s accessible.
And it’s something we carry with us everywhere we go.

As stress, burnout, and overwhelm continue to impact workplaces across industries, I’ve become increasingly passionate about helping individuals and teams understand the science of stress and build practical tools for regulation, resilience, and well-being.

🎙️ Give it a listen, and let me know: have you ever noticed your breathing change when you’re stressed?

If you’re looking for a speaker, workshop, or training on stress management and workplace well-being, I’d love to connect.



Also thank you for deepening my understanding of breathwork and defining the three pillars of breathwork I touch on here! I highly recommend his trainings and breathwork classes if you ever have the opportunity 🙏

06/17/2026

Surrounded by jungle, practicing in an open-air shala, and reflecting on the hero’s journey on my first ever international retreat in Costa Rica 🇨🇷

We’ve been exploring how fear often appears at the very edge of becoming, the threshold between who we’ve been and who we’re meant to be. The question that keeps echoing through our practices: What is your dharma?

Until we meet again, I’m curious:
What restores your spirit?
What helps you remember who you are beneath the noise?

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