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OCTOBER i FIND YOUR BALANCE

Move. Breathe. Connect.

Explore this month’s challenge, classes, and special events.

FIND YOUR BALANCE

• MOVE

• BREATHE

• CONNECT

• OCTOBER 1 - 31

• FIND YOUR BALANCE • MOVE • BREATHE • CONNECT • OCTOBER 1 - 31 •

As September comes to a close, thank you to everyone who practiced with us, shared your experiences, and brought friends to ARYA. The laughter, the wobbles, the smiles, and the connections in this space have meant so much to us.

I’ll be honest: STRESS LESS September held moments that felt anything but stress less for me. Life doesn’t wait for us to feel ready, and stress will show up. What we practice is how to meet it.

Stress can make us hold our breath and rush to respond before we’ve noticed what we need. Our practice gives us a moment to breathe, pause, pay attention, and choose: take action, pull back, or let the moment pass. Knowing which one we need takes practice, consistency, and patience.

That brings us to October’s questioN

What would bring me back into balance today?

OCTOBER | FIND YOUR BALANCE

Some days we need strength. Other days we need rest or the courage to try something new. There’s room for all of it at ARYA.

Each practice in October will explore balance, and every teacher will bring it to life in their own way. Whether it’s your first practice with us or your next, start where you are.

Over 12 years ago, physical balance became my favorite part of the practice, and it still is. Back then, I didn’t feel steady on two feet, one foot, or my hands. I was drawn to balance because I needed it in my life, even when I didn’t like what it asked of me.

It took me nearly three years to find my way into Crow pose and hold it steady. Fear was present off the mat, and balance brought me face to face with it on the mat. I wobbled, fell, and began again. I kept coming back because I could feel something shifting.

Now I love playing with balance and exploring what it teaches me about myself. The patience and trust I’ve built have helped me face the unknown and the challenges life brings.

Every practice offers choices and modifications
to meet you where you are.
Rest, stay with what’s familiar,
or explore something new.

Wobble. Let yourself fall. Laugh.
Begin again.
Get a little lost and find your way again.

We can learn so much in those moments.
Be open to what becomes possible.

THE OCTOBER BALANCE CHALLENGE

A Community Challenge To Move, Connect,
Stay Consistent, & Get Rewarded

From October 1–31, add your name to the board at the studio and draw a circle before or after each class.

All it takes is showing up. After five classes, you’ll earn your first entry in the November 2 prize drawing.

The classes move across the board from EASE ↔ EFFORT. In yoga philosophy, sthira and sukha speak to steadiness and ease together in a pose. We need both, in different amounts on different days. Explore that balance in each shape and transition, then bring the same curiosity to the classes you choose and the choices you make off the mat.

What might finding balance ask of you today?

More effort, more ease, something new, or a little of each?

The board gives you a general sense of where each class falls between ease and effort. It isn’t a strict ranking of intensity. A class can feel different depending on the day, the teacher, and what you bring to it.

Your circles won’t be perfect or identical. Neither will the days behind them. One might mark a day you needed ease. Another, a day you reached for more effort. Another, a day your practice fell apart and you felt like you’d failed. Each circle means you made time to show up. Then you come back and do it again.

Keep showing up and notice what changes.

BONUS ENTRY TICKET
After five classes,
try two different classes
you haven’t taken during the challenge,
with two different teachers.
Earn one extra prize ticket.

Tried every class?
Choose two you take the least.

One bonus entry per person.