Essential Yoga Studio

10/15/2026

I need to slow down. 🙏

First off: GIRL, ME TOO! 😅

Sometimes, the most meaningful thing we can do on our mats is… less. I'll never forget when I first started teaching Restorative and was cramming 8 poses into one class - it was a gamechanger for us all when I learned the power of just 4-5 poses in an hour. As one student shared recently:

"I love Sunni’s Restorative class. The nervous system reset I get out of every class is REAL. She weaves yoga philosophy principles and wisdom into every class, which has helped me deepen my own practice even outside of the studio. I always leave feeling like I learned something about myself."

Thanks for the shout-out, friend! 🥲

But FOR REAL: We live in a world that often tells us to do more, push harder, and keep going. But at Essential, we believe rest has a place in every yoga practice AND we have three practices to specifically support slowing down.

In Yin, Restorative, and Chair Yoga - Restore, we make space to slow down, turn inward, and explore what it feels like to be supported.

And we know support looks different for every body. Our teachers bring knowledge, experience, and care to helping students find variations, props, and positions that meet their individual needs. Whether that means settling into a supported resting pose, practicing entirely in a chair, or finding a different way to get comfortable in the discomfort of a deep stretch, there's room to make the practice your own. 💜

You can simply show up as you are and let us take care of the rest!

These practices have us lingering a little longer, resting a little more deeply, and working with our connective tissue to support our physical and energetic bodies.

Yin Yoga - offered Tuesdays at 7p and Thursdays at 9a
Chair Yoga – Restore - offered Mondays at 4p
Restorative - offered Mondays at 530p

Sometimes we practice to build strength. Sometimes we practice to move. And sometimes, we practice to let ourselves be held by the moment. 🙌

You don't have to earn rest. Sometimes rest IS the practice.

OM for ALL. 🥰

10/14/2026

Did somebody say NEW FALL SHIRTS?! 🥳

Some like a hoodie, some like a T-shirt… why not have both?! 😆

Hooded OM for ALL Tees: $25

Sizes S-2XL available. 💜

PS can you tell this is my first modeling gig? 😉

10/14/2026

I’m so excited for Essential Yoga Studio to be part of the week’s activities at Schaible Lake Park!

Join me for FREE on Thursday 10/22 at 430p and Friday morning 10/23 at 730a for Gentle Yoga & Guided Meditation. 🙏

I’ll be bringing some mats from the Studio but you might plan to bring your own along with any props you like to use.

Questions? Reach out! I got you!! 💜

🚲👟🧘‍♀️ Let's get moving, Springfield!

We're bringing a full week of FREE opportunities to move, stretch, walk, ride, and connect at Schaible Lake Park!

Whether you're a regular at the gym or just looking for a reason to get outside, there's something for everyone. And we have some incredible community partners helping make it happen!

🌳 WAYS TO MOVE | OCTOBER 17–23

SATURDAY, OCT. 17 | BE PLAYFUL
🚲 9:30–10:30 AM | Ride Smart on the Greenways — Ozark Greenways

🧘 10:30–11:30 AM | Pilates in the Park — Club Pilates Springfield

SUNDAY, OCT. 18 | BE RESTORED
💪 11 AM–12 PM | Women's Self-Defense Class — Dunham's Martial Arts

MONDAY, OCT. 19 | BE EDUCATED
👟 10 AM–12 PM | Walk with a Doc — CoxHealth, Dr. Katie Davenport-Kabonic

🚶 12–1 PM & 4–5 PM | Walking Circuit — CoxHealth Meyer Center

TUESDAY, OCT. 20 | BE CREATIVE
🚶 10–11 AM & 4–5 PM | Walking Circuit — CoxHealth Meyer Center

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 | BE WILD
🚶 9–10 AM & 4–5 PM | Walking Circuit — CoxHealth Meyer Center

THURSDAY, OCT. 22 | BE MINDFUL
🚶 9–11 AM & 4–5 PM | Walking Circuit — CoxHealth Meyer Center

🌿 12–2 PM | Gentle Yoga + Mindfulness — Centerstone with Leslie Smith

🧘 4:30–5:30 PM | Gentle Yoga & Guided Meditation — Essential Yoga with Sunni Nutt

FRIDAY, OCT. 23 | BE WELL TOGETHER
🧘 7:30–8:30 AM | Gentle Yoga & Guided Meditation — Essential Yoga with Sunni Nutt

🏈 12–2 PM | Football Training Camp — Centerstone

💚 A huge thank-you to all the organizations helping us get Springfield moving!

📍 Schaible Lake Park | 1300 E. Bradford Pkwy

✨ All activities are FREE! Come for one, come for several, and bring a friend!

🔗 Full schedule: https://www.betterblocksgf.org/event-details/activating-schaible-lake-park

10/13/2026

UPDATE: morning classes will be offered virtually ONLY. 🤗

Heads up, friends! 😣 A water leak requiring building access and water shutoff will be repaired Thursday morning - no classes will be offered at that time. We’ll miss you! 💜

10/12/2026

It's so wonderful to be able to host community builders like this that destigmatize "scary" things and show people just how much support they really have! 😍

Thank you for this opportunity, Becca and Love Stoma Rose! 🙏

I'm so happy with the turnout of Love Stoma Rose! ♥️💩🌹 Thank you for everyone had the courage to show up today! ♥️ You are loved, and not alone in this journey! This is the 1st of many events! I will be getting in touch with everyone in the next couple days to check in and plan our next event!

10/12/2026

I want to move, breathe, and find MY flow. 🙌

But hold up - some of us might be asking: what IS a yoga flow? 🤔

In a "Flow" or Vinyasa class, we link movement with breath, moving from one pose to the next in a sequence that builds rhythm, awareness, and connection. Sometimes that means a gentle, steady pace. Sometimes it means a little more heat, challenge, or exploration.

But here's what we love about Flow at Essential: your practice doesn't have to look like anyone else's and our teachers are SUPER intentional about embodying and sharing that principle!

And I LOVE our teachers takes on this! They offer variations, modifications, and opportunities to build at your own pace. As Karen reminds her students, “Your movement does not need to match mine, or anyone else's.” And Larissa shares, "[I love] teaching in a progressive manner… offer option A and stay here or build from there so that no matter what [...], everyone is working on and towards the same thing.”

And our students experience this in different ways, too! 🤗

One Essential Flow student shared: “I look forward to it every week and I miss it (and feel it!) when I can’t attend. I always feel so much better and am very relaxed after every class.”

And a Candlelight Community Flow student described the Friday evening class as a place where “it feels so safe” to be part of a community that continues to challenge and grow together.

Join us:

- Gentle Flow - a welcoming way to explore movement and breath. Offered Mondays at 10a and Thursdays at 1015a.

- Candlelight Community Flow- a grounding end to the week, with movement, challenge, and connection. Offered Fridays at 6p - and only $10 to drop in to this one!

- Essential Flow - a more dynamic practice that invites you to explore your edges, on and off the mat. Offered Sundays at 430p, Tuesdays at 530p, and Wednesdays at 1130a and 730p.

Flow classes offer options for a range of experience levels, but you'll want to feel reasonably confident getting down to and back up from your mat. Not sure which class fits you best? We're happy to help you find your starting point!

Come find your flow. OM for ALL. 💜

10/12/2026

There are a lot of ways to build a yoga studio. 👷‍♀️

We choose to build ours around a simple question:

How do we create a space where people can actually practice Yoga?

Not just move through poses. Not just sweat. Not just check a class off the calendar.

But practice in a way that is sustainable and nourishing for mind, body, soul, and community. 🙌

That means we care about the whole experience. The physical practice, yes. But also the breath, the philosophy, the nervous system, the spiritual side of the practice, and the quiet moments of noticing what’s happening within.

It means no mirrors on our walls. Instead, you’ll find plants. Lots of plants. 😅

It means keeping our classes intentionally small so you’re not just another spot on a roster.

And it means having the mats, props, water, and hot tea here for you because we want you to be able to walk through the door and settle in. Just as you are.

None of these things happen by accident.

They’re little pieces of a much bigger picture of who we are. 💜

Swipe through to see some of the things that make our studio feel like our studio.

And if you’ve been looking for a yoga space where you can slow down, go deeper, and actually feel at home, come practice with us. I can’t wait to meet you! 🤗

Head to our website to learn more or message us with questions or for class recommendations! We’re in this together!

10/10/2026

Mental health is not something we are meant to navigate alone. 😵‍💫

One of the things we love most about Essential Yoga Studio is that this space is filled with people who care deeply about the wellbeing of others.

Today, for World Mental Health Day, we’re celebrating a few of our students who also happen to be counselors and therapists.

They spend their professional lives helping others feel seen, supported, and less alone. And they are also part of the community that reminds us that healing can happen in many different ways, and often in connection with other people. 💜

There’s good reason yoga has become part of this conversation, too.

Research shares that yoga may help reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and the World Health Organization recognizes yoga as one form of physical activity that can have beneficial effects on mental health.

But we also believe in knowing what yoga is, and what it isn’t. 🙃

Yoga can support your mental health. It can give you space to breathe, move, reconnect with your body, and be in community. And sometimes, the most supportive next step is talking with a trained mental health professional.

So today, we’re celebrating both!

Come to class. Find your people. Let yourself be supported. 🥰

And if you’re looking for a therapist, take a look at the wonderful professionals featured in this post. We’re grateful to have them as part of our Essential community.

PS Miriam's giving Essential students a special discount of $50 for their first session all month long. Head to Miriam's website to connect with her and learn more!
You don’t have to do any of this alone. As always, we're in this together! 🙏

10/09/2026

Three weeks to find a practice you love at the same price as just three classes? YES PLEASE! 🙌

If this season’s already getting away from you and you’re ready to commit to yourself and your mat, this one’s for you. 😘

Head to the home page of our website and click New Here to learn more!