September 2025 Newsletter

The Wellness Lounge at Dharma Yoga Loft

Wellness Education Continues This Fall

Taking a moment of pause can make all the difference in the world. This fall, we’re welcoming new souls to our community who understand the power of transformation. At Dharma Yoga Loft, education goes beyond the physical - it’s about discovering who you truly are and what your body, mind, and spirit need to thrive.

Learning Their Own Hearts

Dharma Yoga Loft instructors Carly and Shelbi

Finding your dharma - your life’s purpose and righteous path - isn’t always something that happens in a classroom or through a book. It can unfold on the mat, and often it does. Through movement, in the sacred space between breath and intention and in the stillness of savasana. When we move our bodies mindfully, we create space for self-actualization to emerge naturally.
At the end of every class there is a brief savasana, mini relaxation, inspiration, or moment of gratitude offered. And it is like a breath of fresh air for your body, your mind, your heart, and for your nervous system. These moments aren’t just rest - they’re invitations to listen deeper, to discover what your heart truly knows. We are so glad these beautiful souls found their Dharma!
Meet Our New Dharma Seekers:
• Shelbi Hunt-

Trauma-informed yoga teacher🧘🏼‍♀️Yoga to feel, to heal, to come to wholeness.
Yoga Nidra, often referred to as the “yogic sleep”, is a guided meditation that leads you into deep relaxation while remaining consciously aware. It’s takes the focus from movement, to stillness. It’s not about effort, but rather surrender.
• Carley Fredrick-
A Pilates & Yoga teacher
Teaching both regular temperature classes & heated
She inspires proper form, alignment and gives instruction to engage & get the most out of class time on the mat. So many students are raving about her classes.

Every time you show up on the mat with these incredible souls, you’re not just taking a class - you’re enrolling in your own journey of self-discovery. They understand that true fitness includes mindset, mobility, stretch, and the sacred work of becoming who you’re meant to be.

Advanced Learning in Action

When our teachers deepen their education, everyone benefits. There’s something beautiful about watching an instructor return from training with fresh wisdom, new techniques, and expanded understanding. Their growth becomes your growth, their learning enhances your transformation.
• Michaela Goorahoo- EXPAND+BREATHE and instructor at Dharma Yoga — brings over a decade of formal training in classical and contemporary Pilates, Pilates Sculpt, and Yoga. She has recently expanded her expertise to include Inferno Hot Pilates, a high-intensity interval training method that blends Pilates principles with strength training to boost metabolism, build strength, and support joint-friendly conditioning.

Michaela:

 “I had to rebuild everything, not just my body, but my identity. My relationship with movement, with purpose, with trust in myself.”

Just a few years ago, Michaela experienced a serious car accident and drew on her knowledge of movement to guide her rehab from brain and spinal injuries. She reflects:

“I had to rebuild everything—not just my body, but my identity. My relationship with movement, with purpose, with trust in myself.” Today, strength training feels like stepping fully into recovery—an integration of resilience, healing, and empowerment. Her continued learning deepens every cue, enriches each adjustment, and infuses intention into every class sequence.

When our instructors invest in their education, they invest in your wellness journey. Continuous learning keeps the practice alive, dynamic, and responsive to what our bodies truly need. Knowledge shared becomes transformation multiplied. Thank you, Michaela, for bringing your dedication and expertise to Dharma—join her for class and experience it for yourself!

Ready to Learn What Your Body Needs

Your body is constantly communicating with you - through tension, through ease, through energy, through fatigue. Learning to listen is one of the most important skills we can develop. The practitioners at our Wellness Lounge understand that healing happens when we offer our bodies exactly what they’re asking for.
Sound: Your cells respond to vibration. Sound therapy and healing frequencies can shift your nervous system from stress to restoration, helping you release what no longer serves. Jena offers private and group Sound Healings.
Touch: Therapeutic massage isn’t luxury - it’s education for your muscles, fascia, and nervous system. It teaches your body how to let go, how to receive, and how to heal. Massage and Reiki are a wonderful way to offer the vibration of touch.
Detox: Sometimes the most loving thing we can do is help our bodies release - toxins, stress, old patterns, emotional weight. Detoxification practices create space for new energy to flow. This is the reason Massage therapist and Reiki Healers remind you to drink extra water to assist you in your detox process.
Love: The vibration of genuine care and compassion is medicine. When practitioners work from a place of love, your body remembers its own capacity for self-love and healing.
Our Wellness Lounge Practitioners:
• Luanne Jesperson- Massage in Wellness Lounge
Wednesdays starting at 10AM. To schedule, call 805-674-7455
• Allison of Morning Hour Massage - Massage in Wellness Lounge
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9AM-2PM. Offering 30,60 and 90 minutes with hot towels included. 20% discount for Yoga Loft Members. To schedule call 805-440-7094 or book morninghourstudio.com
• Tricia Gunberg- Intuitive healer, Owner of Tricia’s Energy Garden
Mondays and Saturdays 11AM-1PM in Wellness Lounge. Package includes 12% off for Dhama Members and free copy of book. Call 970-769-5767 or book today Tricia’s Energy Garden

Dharma Yoga Lofts Wellness Lounge, 1329 Spring Street, Paso Robles CA

Your Ongoing Education
No matter where your year has taken you, it’s never late to make wellness a priority. The type of wellness we call holistic fitness - a place you can get fit physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

Class time is a sanctuary to sweat, sculpt, stretch, or relax. Every time you show up on your mat you are investing in yourself. These are sacred deposits and it pays off huge. You are worth investing in. With 40+ classes a week, you have countless opportunities to continue your education in what it means to be fully alive, fully present, and fully you.

Come experience life changing, body altering, mindset shifting, soul transforming wellness with us. Your education in becoming your most vibrant self continues every time you walk through our doors.

With so much love,

Your Dharma staff

Dharma Yoga Loft and Wellness Lounge 1329 Spring Street, Paso Robles CA