heal the mind, nourish the BODY, renew the soul.

“Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul. If you want stillness, sit with your chaos, if you want bravery, befriend your fear. If you want strength, dance with your weakness. If you want freedom, transform the darkness into light.”

the healing language of the nervous system lies not in words, but in sensations .

Sol, spanish for sun, and lotus, our beautiful padma mudra, lotus flower, whose roots are embedded deep into the soil of the pond, she grows through the dark, cold, murky water to reach the surface, her face upon the sun. a warm embrace welcomes her as she opens her petals, blooming, awakening into life, from the darkness into light

hello beautiful souls!

I’m Sasha, i’m so honored and happy you are here . . .

i’m a certified yoga instructor, mom, advocate, and nervous system healing practitioner! Yoga isn't about feeling good every moment of our day, It's about feeling what's true. Sometimes that truth is joy, sometimes it is anxiety, elation, frustration, or grief, and sometimes it is the silence in between. The practice is learning not to turn away. I'm the pathway to healing the mind, nourishing the body, and renewing the soul. My classes have 3 primary focuses: Trauma healing, somatic therapeutic techniques, and nature therapy. As someone who has walked through darkness, and found the light again, my passion is to create nurturing, safe spaces filled with compassion & healing energy, where we allow a release of everything heavy we are carrying, to find peace and freedom within our souls. We arrive on our mats to shed the layers that daily life can accumulate, to find the return back home to our true selves!

“each breath is a conversation between your body and the present moment, each inhale roots you deeper, each exhale brings you back home. trauma may still live in your body, but healing begins the moment we listen to its story.”

My journey to yoga

what makes sol + lotus unique?

Somatic yoga

vinyasa flows incorporating somatic tension release tools for daily life stressors and trauma patterns held in the body.

non-heated studio, extended pranayama, slow, intentional movements, somatic techniques, & meditation every Friday at 11:30am.
warm 90 degree studio, extended pranayama, strong, intentional & challenging movements, somatic techniques, every Sunday at 10:00am.

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trauma healing

what happened is in the past, but your body remembers, and right now, may still be holding the patterns it learned long ago to keep you safe. lets start healing.

learn your varying states: sympathetic, parasympathetic, ventral vagal and dorsal vagal. each are needed, but we shouldn’t live in only one.
what heals the body, heals the mind, together they heal the soul. discover how stillness, movement, and somatic techniques can help the entire connection heal.

trauma is held in the body

nervous system regulation + the vagus nerve

our society rewards constant activity, high stress, and fast-paced lives. but we don’t have to force ourselves into a box we’ve outgrown. learn how to honor rest and shift out of a constant stressed/overwlemed state.

to self soothe, we first need to understand our own bodies, and which sympathetic states are activated.
our primary source of communication between the body and the brain lies here. 80% of these messages are from the body to the brain, meaning the body holds most of our information. stimulation to this nerve tells the brain that the body is safe.

somatic tools

client

“it’s not about feeling better, its about getting better at feeling”

— Dr. Gabor Maté

testimonials

“Sasha is the conduit to peace”

“I always miss the somatic techniques I practice in Sasha’s class when I can’t make it!”

“thank you for this class, I have been so stressed lately, and afterwards feel so much more regulated and balanced in my mind and body.”

lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu

“nature is a warm sensory bath that can counterbalance the cold overwhelm of too much stimuli. it is here, in our natural world, that we find balance, freedom from suffering, and a return to ourselves.”

Nature therapy

we are always connected to nature, woven throughout every fabric of the earth, from the soil, flora and fauna, to the sun, moon, and stars. we are never separate.
sylvotherapy

spend an afternoon with us in a deep forest immersion to disover the healing benefits of trees, soil, and forest life

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yoga + horses

sunshine, singing birds, healing connection with horses, and outdoor yoga at koteewi stable & trails.

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nature-themed yoga series

In my classes, we remember we are woven throughout the fabric of the 4 earth elements of life, and to every plant, animal, and living being.

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