Yogadana

09/04/2026

THIS SATURDAY is Yoga in the Park!!!
It will be a beautiful morning under 90 degrees!!! Come enjoy some movement and breathing in nature with us.
FREE!!! Bring your own mat, water, and bring a friend.

See you Saturday at 10am
We meet on the lawn at The Brown House 301 North Ballard Avenue

09/03/2026

What is Ayurveda and why do we teach it alongside yoga?

Ayurveda is an ancient system of living that originated in India alongside yoga. The word itself is often translated as “the science of life.”

At its heart, Ayurveda teaches something surprisingly practical:

What supports you is not always the same.

Your needs change with the seasons.
With your age.
With your environment.
With your stress level.
With the rhythms of your day and your life.

Ayurveda teaches us how to pay attention to those changes and respond accordingly through food, movement, rest, daily routines, breath, and the way we care for ourselves.

And this is one reason Ayurveda and yoga belong together.

Yoga teaches us to become more aware of ourselves.

Ayurveda helps us understand what to do with that awareness.

Instead of assuming everyone needs the same practice, Ayurveda asks: What is happening right now, and what would bring greater balance?

Some days your yoga practice may need to energize you.
Some days it may need to ground you.
Some seasons call for more movement. Others ask for more rest.

That same awareness can follow you off the mat and into the way you eat, sleep, work, move, and structure your days.

In a modern world that constantly asks us to override our bodies, ignore natural rhythms, stay productive, and keep going regardless of how we actually feel, Ayurveda offers another way:

Pay attention. Notice what is changing. Learn what supports you. Adjust.

That is Ayurveda.

And if you practice yoga, it is absolutely worth understanding the science that has accompanied it for thousands of years.

09/01/2026

Wanted to remind you…
We have a NEW class starting tomorrow!!!
Join us at 5:30pm for Flow with Maria AND you can stay for Restore with Judi right after.

09/01/2026

Limited Time Flash Sale!!!!!

Book NOW and $AVE

If you’ve been thinking about coming with us… this might make the decision a little easier. 🏔️

Our Early Bird rooms sold out, but I know there are women who have been watching, considering, figuring out schedules and finances, and wondering if they can make this retreat happen.

So for a limited time, I’m reducing the remaining room rates for Remembering Her: A Mountain Retreat for Women.

✨ PRIVATE KING ROOM — NOW $2,500
Originally $2,795 — save $295
Only 3 private rooms remain.

✨ SHARED ROOM — NOW $2,100/person
Originally $2,295 — save $195
Only 2 shared rooms available.

And there’s a little something extra for the shared rooms…

Bring your friend. Your sister. Your cousin. The woman you keep saying you need to take a trip with.

Book your shared room together and you’ll each receive another $50 off.

Your space can now be reserved with a $750 deposit for the shared room and $1000 for private room, with the remaining balance due October 1.

November 5–8 • Sevierville, Tennessee 🍂

Four days in the Smoky Mountains. Chef-prepared meals. Hiking. Yoga. Meditation. Breathwork. An Ayurvedic-inspired spa day. Time with other women. And a few days where someone else has already thought about the details.

If you’ve been waiting for the right time to say yes, I just made it a little easier.

Limited-time pricing. Once the remaining rooms are booked, they’re booked. 🤍

Want more details about the retreat click HERE (https://yogadanawylie.com/retreats/) .
Ready to register? Click the image below to reserve your room.

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08/31/2026

Daytime classes ONLY Monday September 14th.
Wylie HIgh School Homecoming Parade Road Closure.

Join us for
6am Rise
7:30am Align
9:30am Align
Noon Restore

08/31/2026

You breathe roughly 20,000 times a day.

Most of those breaths happen without you ever thinking about them.

Pranayama is the yogic practice of becoming intentional with the breath, the breath gives us a direct way to influence how we experience ourselves.

In yoga, prana means vital life force. The breath is one of the primary ways we work with it.

And this is where pranayama becomes much more than “take a deep breath.”

Different breathing practices can help us settle when we feel overstimulated, create energy when we feel dull or heavy, cool the system when there is too much heat, sharpen our attention, or prepare the mind for meditation.

It changes our experience of asana, too (that’s the physical part of yoga, the poses).

Instead of simply moving the body from pose to pose, the breath becomes part of the practice helping create rhythm, awareness, steadiness, and a clearer relationship between what the body is doing and what the nervous system is experiencing.

But pranayama was never meant to stay on the yoga mat.

It can be practiced before a difficult conversation.
In the car before walking into work.
When your thoughts are moving faster than you are.
When frustration is building.
When you need energy.
When you need to come back to yourself.

The breath is something your body is already doing all day long.

Pranayama teaches you how to work with it intentionally.

And once you understand that, the breath becomes one of the most accessible tools yoga gives you.

08/28/2026

We tend to think about the body in pieces.

A tight hip. A sore shoulder. A stiff low back. A calf that never seems to loosen.

But fascia gives us another way to understand the body. Not simply as individual parts, but as an interconnected network of tissue that runs throughout us.

It surrounds and weaves through muscles, helps transmit force as we move, and is richly sensory. What happens in one area of the body doesn’t always exist in isolation from the rest.

That’s part of what makes working with fascia so interesting.

Myofascial release gives us an opportunity to slow down enough to explore those connections through pressure, movement and sensation. Paired with Yin, we can then take that awareness into longer-held shapes and notice how the body responds.

We explore this together once a month in Myofascial Release Yin with Sally.

This Sunday’s class only has a few spaces remaining if you’d like to join us.

100 North Ballard Avenue Suite B, our door is on Oak Street.

08/28/2026

I think one of the biggest misconceptions about coming to a yoga class is that you’re going to walk into a room, try to follow along, and hopefully keep up.

That’s not how we want you to experience yoga here.

Yes, we’re moving together.

But our teachers are also watching, assisting, offering guidance to help you understand what you’re doing.

And although everyone is moving through the same practice, the invitation is always to find Your movement. Your breath. Your pace. Your experience.

Because eventually, we want you to become less concerned with whether you’re doing what everyone else is doing…

and more capable of noticing what’s happening in Your own body.

There’s a teacher guiding the room.

But the practice is Yours.

08/27/2026

So excited for The Sage Hippie to be our neighbor!!!!

08/27/2026

🍂 FALL CLASS SCHEDULE!
STARTS SEPTEMBER 1ST

We’ve made a few changes as we head into fall — including more chances to get on your mat.

✨ NEW: Monday 9:30am Mat Pilates with Molly
✨ NEW: Wednesday 5:30pm Flow with Maria (YES we are keeping 7pm Restore)
✨ Plus all your regular Rise, Align, Flow, Ignite, Restore, Sculpt.

Whether you need to move, build strength, slow down, or simply have an hour that belongs to you, there’s a place for you here.

Swipe through to find the days + times that work for your week →
Then put them on the calendar like you would anything else that matters. 🤍

New here? Start with our $35 New Student Special — 7 consecutive days of unlimited classes.

Fall feels like a pretty good time to come back to yourself. 🍂