Skydiving

42 Seconds to Freedom

By Alyssa | Oct 16, 2017

42 seconds to IMPACT… 41… 40… 39… That’s the amount of time it would take for me to hit the ground when exiting a plane from jump altitude and flying in a vertical orientation. Yes, I said flying , not falling. 42 seconds to save your own life with a thin sheet of zero porosity…

Update: 350+ online classes are now available on O

Update: 350+ online classes are now available on Ohana Online 🤩 And it's a mix of everything — classic Barre and yoga, Restorative, and some FUN unique formats, too like Barre Fluid + Dynamic Yoga 🌟 We also have new, uber-experienced teachers on board that we're crazy about! Follow the link in our bio to our Ohana Online platform and shop for the exact fitness experience you're craving 💛⁠
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📷 @saraford

A brand new class format starts tonight at 5:30pm

The registration is now open for our virtual works

The registration is now open for our virtual workshop with Qui Alexander — Addressing Anti-Blackness in Yoga Communities — Saturday, July 25, 4-6PM MDT. Ohana is fully compensating Qui for their contribution, thus this workshop is free for all attendees. This is mandatory for our staff, and we invite our students and fellow yoga teachers to join this conversation.⁠
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Qui Alexander, @queerbrujx, is a queer, trans, Black Latinx scholar, educator, organizer, yoga teacher, and consultant based in Minneapolis. He is currently a doctoral student in Education, Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Culture and Teaching at the University of Minnesota. Their work and scholarship centers queer Black feminist thought, transformative justice, abolition and healing justice. Believing the personal is political, their work strives to focus on personal liberation and healing to make movement work more sustainable.⁠
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This conversation will highlight the connection between the practice of yoga and current movements for racial justice. This session will focus on issues related to white supremacy and anti-Blackness, but will also emphasize how race intersects with gender, class, and disability. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect on how race shows up in their yoga spaces, learn language to better serve students of color, and work towards more equitable yoga communities.⁠

Bye bye legs 👋 This week’s Spotlight Class 🌟 Barre with @samileapalmer 🌟 Samantha is a new teacher on our Barre squad and DANG, she’s a fantastic instructor. She really serves it up, just how we know you like it 🔥 we are grateful to have her in the fam. This class is in our link in bio — see what all the rage is about. Catch Sam in studio on Mondays at 6am and 5:30pm 💛

Here comes another week. These days, that can feel

Here comes another week. These days, that can feel a little daunting. But let's take a pause to remember that we're all undergoing big change. We're still very much in the throes of COVID. We're still, as a community with a hell of a lot of white privilege, doing the work to correct our perspectives through devoted listening and learning. The world as we know it is changing. We are making way for equality and higher ways of living. It takes work to create a peaceful world and will continue to take work. So how can we stop living life just "waiting" for things to get easier? How can we stop waiting for waters to calm? This week, how about we get more skilled at swimming rough waters... Let's find our endurance, keep our hearts leading, and don't stop until this is a safe, joyful, equal world for ALL.⁠
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📷 @saraford

Everything we learn on the yoga mat translates to

Everything we learn on the yoga mat translates to the world off the yoga mat. The point of the practice is to take what we learn from the practice, and move it into action. As we learn about peace, acceptance, love, and bliss on the yoga mat, it is our duty as practitioners to inspire it out into the world. The beauty of yoga is for ALL to share and enjoy. How can you put your practice into bigger action today?⁠
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📷 the loveliest @cpwhyel