May 18

Stone Turtle Yoga Resumes In-Person Classes June 1st!

Greetings, dear yoga community!

What a year it has been. Thanks to the tremendous dedication of our students and teachers, Stone Turtle Yoga is alive and well, and we are eager to share space with you again. With summer approaching, we are excited to tell you about some updates to the class schedule – including the addition of in-person classes – plus some other changes with the studio. Read on!

In-Person Classes Resuming June 1st

Hip, Hip, Hooray! We are SO excited to see you in person!! Starting June 1st, we will be offering an assortment of virtual-only classes, hybrid (virtual AND in-person) classes, and in-person-only classes. We will also be offering Beach Yoga at South Higgins Lake State Park starting later in June (official start date TBD). Click here to view the class schedule (remember to scroll forward to June 1st).

FYI for in person classes: Capacity in the studio will be limited to 15 people. Therefore, online pre-registration for classes is recommended (but not required). Pre-registration must be done online via MindBody (pre-registration is not available by phone or email). Masks are not required in the studio.

Update on Grayling Studio

I have some bittersweet news about our Grayling yoga offering! Stone Turtle Yoga will no longer be offering classes in Grayling. I know that this is bummer news to some of you – please know that it was a very difficult decision. As much as I have loved having the studio in Grayling and practicing with all of you wonderful Grayling yoginis and yogis, it has become too much for me to manage it in the way it deserves to be managed. I say bittersweet because, while I will miss having a Stone Turtle Yoga presence in Grayling, the idea of scaling to just Higgins Lake and our virtual offerings feels like the right decision for myself and my family. I hope you understand, and know how grateful I am for you showing up and sharing space and practice in Grayling for so many years. PLEASE, Grayling folks, continue practicing with us virtually! And definitely consider joining us for classes in Higgins Lake as much as you can – it’s a beautiful space, not too far away (about 20 minutes), and there are some wonderful little restaurants very close by to the studio, which make great post-yoga meal stops!

Update on Teachers

Patty Clark will be leaving Stone Turtle when the new schedule starts on June 1st. Her final class will be Thursday, May 27th. My heart overflows with appreciation for the multitude of depth, wisdom, and experience that my dear friend Patty has brought to the Stone Turtle Yoga community the last few years. We wish her all the best! And, on a very joyful note, Lexi Bondar will be teaching a hybrid virtual/in-person class this summer! Lexi will start teaching Candlelight Slow Flow on Wednesdays at 7:00pm starting June 16th. Join us for this yummy class, featuring just enough movement to work out the kinks at the end of the day, and just enough held poses to feel deeply nourished. You won’t want savasana to end!

Final Reflection…

As we emerge back into sunlight, I am reflecting on change, and how this past year, and even the present, has presented us with so much opportunity to adapt and try to make the best of situations. I believe the pandemic has allowed us more space and capacity for change, and perhaps even more comfort and ease with the unknown.

I do not know what it will be like to come back together in person after so long apart. It is a change that I am excited for, and a little nervous about (will anyone come? will everything work??). I trust that re-opening will unfold as it is meant to, and despite the inevitable kinks to work out, my heart tells me that it will be profound and beautiful to be together again.

With much love and gratitude,

Mariah and the Stone Turtle crew

May 17

Stone Turtle to offer In-Person Classes June 1st!

Greetings, dear yoga community!

What a year it has been. Thanks to the tremendous dedication of our students and teachers, Stone Turtle Yoga is alive and well, and we are eager to share space with you again. With summer approaching, we are excited to tell you about some updates to the class schedule – including the addition of in-person classes – plus some other changes with the studio. Read on!

In-Person Classes Resuming June 1st

Hip, Hip, Hooray! We are SO excited to see you in person!! Starting June 1st, we will be offering an assortment of virtual-only classes, hybrid (virtual AND in-person) classes, and in-person-only classes. We will also be offering Beach Yoga at South Higgins Lake State Park starting later in June (official start date TBD). Click here to view the class schedule (remember to scroll forward to June 1st).

FYI for in person classes: Capacity in the studio will be limited to 15 people. Therefore, online pre-registration for classes is recommended (but not required). Pre-registration must be done online via MindBody (pre-registration is not available by phone or email). Masks are not required in the studio.

Update on Grayling Studio

I have some bittersweet news about our Grayling yoga offering! At this time, and for the foreseeable future, Stone Turtle Yoga will not be offering classes in Grayling. I know that this is bummer news to some of you – please know that it was a very difficult decision. As much as I have loved having the studio in Grayling and practicing with all of you wonderful Grayling yoginis and yogis, it has become too draining for me to manage it in the way it deserves to be managed. I say bittersweet because, while I will miss having a Stone Turtle Yoga presence in Grayling, the idea of refocusing my time and energy on Higgins Lake and on our virtual offerings feels good and right in my heart. I hope you understand, and know how grateful I am for you showing up and sharing space and practice in Grayling for so many years. PLEASE, Grayling folks, continue practicing with us virtually! And definitely consider joining us for classes in Higgins Lake as much as you can – it’s a beautiful space, not too far away (about 20 minutes), and there are some wonderful little restaurants very close by to the studio, which make great post-yoga meal stops!

Update on Teachers

Patty Clark will be leaving Stone Turtle when the new schedule starts on June 1st. Her final class will be Thursday, May 27th. My heart overflows with appreciation for the multitude of depth, wisdom, and experience that my dear friend Patty has brought to the Stone Turtle Yoga community the last few years. We wish her all the best! And, on a very joyful note, Lexi Bondar will be teaching a hybrid virtual/in-person class this summer! Lexi will start teaching Candlelight Slow Flow on Wednesdays at 7:00pm starting June 16th. Join us for this yummy class, featuring just enough movement to work out the kinks at the end of the day, and just enough held poses to feel deeply nourished. You won’t want savasana to end!

Final Reflection…

As we emerge back into sunlight, I am reflecting on change, and how this past year, and even the present, has presented us with so much opportunity to adapt and try to make the best of situations. Sometimes we adapt quickly and easily, sometimes with monumental struggle and effort. I believe the pandemic has allowed us more space and capacity for change, and perhaps even more comfort and ease with the unknown. Maybe best of all, the vast amount of time and space we’ve had during the past year has driven a deep look at what really matters in our lives; what we in our hearts find to be the most true and the most beautiful. This is golden wisdom, wisdom that is worth reorienting to and listening to frequently. I do not know what it will be like to come back together in person after so long apart. It is a change that I am excited for, and a little nervous about (will anyone come? will the speaker work?? where did I put all the props??!). I trust that re-opening will unfold as it is meant to, and despite the inevitable kinks to work out, my heart tells me that it will be profound and beautiful to be together again.

With much love and gratitude,

Mariah and the Stone Turtle crew

Mar 26

Upcoming Schedule Change + Studio Check-in!

Greetings, dear friends – Happy Equinox and Happy Spring!

I hope this post finds you soaking up the newfound warmth of the season, the longer days, the rain, the cacophony of bird sounds, and all other delights of early spring. My family of four is emerging from a very busy winter, and I am finding myself in a constant state of awe – about the amazingness of children (all of them, all of us), about my own depths of love, and about the wellspring of innate wisdom that is always there if I just listen. AND, I am also constantly humbled by how much I still don’t know. Sitting with this not-knowing is hard for me. But it is a powerful practice, in one way because it is so liberating. How freeing it is, to surrender the need to know everything, and indeed, to actively un-know some of the patterns and habits that confine my mind and spirit?! Very.

Usually around this time of year, we are gearing up to start classes at the Stone Turtle Day Lodge. Indeed, the space is ready to go, and we want nothing more than to be with you back in person, sharing this amazing practice of mind, body and spirit called yoga. Some of our crew is traveling for the month of April, so we will continue classes in a virtual-only capacity for the next month. However, we are likely to start rolling out at least some in-person classes starting in May. Stay tuned!

In other news, our dear Lexi is going on a teaching break. She has been teaching yoga for 8 years non-stop, and a break is long overdue! We wish her rest and rejuvenation, and look forward to her return. Lexi’s last class is tomorrow, 3/27 – Saturday Vinyasa at 10:00am. After that, Laurie will be taking over. Thanks, Laurie! Laurie’s evening Core class on Mondays at 6pm will also be cancelled for the time being. All of these changes are reflected on the Mindbody class schedule.

To all of you who have shown so much support for Stone Turtle over the course of this challenging winter – THANK YOU. We need you, we love seeing you in class, and we are so grateful. This community is so important, especially now, and we can’t wait to start incorporating opportunities be with each other in-person soon.

Many blessings as we plant seeds – real seeds, and seeds of intention – at this potent time of year!

Love,

Mariah and the Stone Turtle crew