Svalja Whole-Being

𓂃𓂃𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 & 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 / 𝗡𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗮𝗷𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗴!!𓂃𓂃

Soak up the last weekend before school with a morning of nature, wellness, and family-friendly fun on the St. Louis River! 𓂃𓂃

Start your day with a nourishing 45-minute 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗺 , followed by a self-guided paddle along Chambers Grove. All equipment and instruction ahead of time provided by 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𓂃𓂃

Stay refreshed with cold juice provided from 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺 and light snacks throughout the morning. 𓂃𓂃

Unwind, stretch, and get out on the water together! 𓂃𓂃

More info + register! https://www.svalja.yoga/special-events/yogaandpaddling

Due to event set-up at Bayfront, we will be holding our Tuesday evening Balanced Flow class in-studio tomorrow. We'd love to have you join us from 5:30-6:30pm at Svalja Whole-Being :
16 1/2 N 1st Ave W.
Lotus Studio (glass door with Svälja logo)
2nd floor, up the stairs
See you then!

It is still summer, glorious summer.

✨
the early fall can snap anyone
into the ripe and changing present;

this odd confluence of witnessed seasons:
dead spring lilacs still on their branches,
the remaining green of summer,
the movement of the rest:
the animals, the birds, the odd humans...

the movement toward, well,
winter;

though I think,
today,
it just might be good

to take in
early autumn,

to take a walk, call a friend,
rejoice a little
in
this day.

'Here Now' by Lisa Ann Berg

◈ The schedule this week is full! We would love to have you join us ◈

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺:
Join Anissa as she guides you to sink into long-held postures with soothing sound bowl vibrations. Designed to unravel physical tension and quiet a busy mind.
This Thursday, 7-8pm

┆° ♡ °┆Join the beautiful Melissa for this monthly guided yoga and writing session that combines gentle movement with a creative writing practice. Embrace this practice as a way to help you connect with your body and mind.

♡ This Thursday, August 6th 5:00-6:15pm

♡ Register & more info: https://www.svalja.yoga/special-events/writing-august2026

✨
Now, we take the moon
into the middle of our brains

so we look like roadside stray cats
with bright flashlight-white eyes

in our faces, but no real ideas
of when or where to run.

We linger on the field's green edge
and say, Someday, son, none of this

will be yours. Miracles are all around.
We're not so much homeless

as we are home-free, penny-poor,
but plenty lucky for love and leaves

that keep breaking the fall. Here it is:
the new way of living with the world

inside of us so we cannot lose it,
and we cannot be lost. You and me

are us and them, and it and sky.
It's hard to believe we didn't

know that before; it's hard to believe
we were so hollowed out, so drained,

only so we could shine a little harder
when the light finally came.

'We Are Surprised' by Ada Limón