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Pleasure Point Sanctuary Yoga and Dance Studios - Two Studios in One Complex We offer a pathway to peace, health, and happiness, for all beings. Classes 7 days a week!
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We are a transformative yoga, dance, and movement sanctuary that offers a loving container, holding space for our community to go inward on a journey deeper to self, to the jewel of your heart, and your soul’s calling, to live in presence, to heal, and to sit with what is, live with compassion to self and others, and to live vibrantly. Our classes, trainings, instructors and beliefs are about creating a sacred space for you to heal, move and expand as a human being and soul. We support growth and healing to empower individuals and build a healthy and happy community. We offer Workshops, Local Daylong Retreats, Global Yoga Retreats & Experiences, and are a Teacher Training Center for both Yoga Alliance Certified 200 hour and 300 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training programs. We are also a Dance, Movement, & Healing Arts Studio, with a dedicated Dance Studio (Pleasure Point Dance) only steps from our Main Yoga Shala. We offer Dance (ranging from Street Jazz and Urban / Hip Hop to dances originating from the African Diaspora & Latin America), Dance Fitness & Choreography classes, Conditioning Classes (Barre, Pilates Flow, Core Foundations), and Floating Sound Baths (silk hammocks) to provide alternate pathways out of your head and back into your heart. We offer Global Dance & Wellness Retreats that are sensational and life changing! It's never too late to find your happiness!

✨ SOMETHING NEW IS MOVING AT PLEASURE POINT SANCTUARY! 💃PLEASURE POINT DANCE: Our Dance & Movement Studio is growing, ev...
10/15/2026

✨ SOMETHING NEW IS MOVING AT PLEASURE POINT SANCTUARY! 💃

PLEASURE POINT DANCE: Our Dance & Movement Studio is growing, evolving, and welcoming you into even more ways to move, strengthen, express yourself, and connect with community.

From Pilates and Barre to global rhythms, Latin-inspired dance, and the return of a familiar face, there are so many ways to find your way into movement this fall!

And here’s what we want you to know: you don’t have to be a dancer to dance. You don’t need previous experience, perfect coordination, or a certain kind of body. You just need a little curiosity and a willingness to begin. 💛

Whether you’re looking to build strength, get your heart pumping, try something new, or simply feel more at home in your body, there’s a place for you here.

🌿 Come as you are. Move in your own way. Find your people.

📍 Pleasure Point Dance & Movement Studio
3603 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz

✨ Explore the schedule and find a class that speaks to you. Link in bio!

Move. Breathe. Sweat. Express. Recover. Find Your Tribe. Live Better. 🦋

🔥NEW CLASS!! Latin Fusion with Renee Menard🚨Wednesdays at 6:45 PM • All Levels, Beginner Friendly!Starts October 21st!Sh...
10/15/2026

🔥NEW CLASS!! Latin Fusion with Renee Menard🚨

Wednesdays at 6:45 PM • All Levels, Beginner Friendly!
Starts October 21st!

Shake it. Sweat it. Feel the rhythm.

Get ready for an hour of high-energy movement inspired by the vibrant rhythms of Latin and global dance.

Latin Fusion brings together influences from Samba, Salsa, Reggaeton, Soca, Dancehall, and more for a joyful, sweaty dance experience that will have you moving your whole body and smiling from the inside out.

We’ll warm up, learn accessible movement and choreography, turn up the music, and let the rhythm carry us. No partner needed, and no dance experience required—just bring your willingness to move, play, and have a good time.

Come for the cardio. Stay for the music, the movement, and the joy.

All levels welcome. Come dance like nobody’s watching!

🚨NEW CLASS! Barre Fusion with Kelsey LettkoWednesdays at 5:30 PM • All Levels • Starts October 21st!Meet your body at th...
10/14/2026

🚨NEW CLASS! Barre Fusion with Kelsey Lettko

Wednesdays at 5:30 PM • All Levels • Starts October 21st!

Meet your body at the barre.

We’re thrilled to welcome Kelsey Lettko into the Dance & Movement Studio with a brand-new Barre Fusion class!

You may already know Kelsey as one of our wonderful yoga teachers at Pleasure Point Sanctuary. After completing our Barre Teacher Training, she’s bringing her love of mindful movement, strength, and embodied practice to the barre.

Barre Fusion blends elements of ballet, Pilates, core conditioning, strength, and flow into a joyful full-body workout. Expect focused strengthening, balance work, core engagement, and movement that leaves you feeling strong, energized, and connected to your body.

No ballet experience necessary. No need to be a dancer.

Just come ready to move.

All levels welcome. Come get strong, find your balance, and have some fun!

✨ A Sacred Evening of Kirtan with Raas Leela Kirtana ✨We are delighted to welcome a new voice—and a beautiful ensemble o...
10/14/2026

✨ A Sacred Evening of Kirtan with Raas Leela Kirtana ✨

We are delighted to welcome a new voice—and a beautiful ensemble of devotional musicians—to the Pleasure Point Kirtan community. 🤍

On Friday, November 20th, join us for an immersive evening of sacred sound, devotion, meditation, and connection with Raas Leela Kirtana, an LA-based devotional music ensemble rooted in the Bhakti Yoga tradition.

Imagine harmonium, tabla, handpan, percussion, voices, ancient mantras, and contemporary musical arrangements coming together in one shared experience.

But this isn’t a concert where you simply sit and listen.

You are part of the music.

Through the practice of Sankirtan—the collective singing of sacred names and mantras—we move from listening to participating, from individual experience to community, and from the thinking mind toward the open heart.

Whether you have been singing kirtan for years or have never chanted a mantra before, you are welcome here.

Come sing.
Come listen.
Come meditate.
Come simply be.

Raas Leela Kirtana brings together:
🎶 Gopala Bhakta — Harmonium & Vocals
🎶 Bob Baba Bhole — Vocals & Percussion
🎶 Athena Starseed — Vocals & Percussion
🎶 Sidd — Tabla & Handpan
🎶 Joss Jaffe — Tabla

Together, they create what they describe as Cosmic Spiritual Music—an uplifting and heart-centered experience where sacred sound becomes a pathway to connection, devotion, and joy.

As Paramahansa Yogananda beautifully expressed:

“Music that is saturated with soul force is the real universal music, understandable by all hearts.”

✨ Friday, November 20
🕢 7:30–9:00 PM
📍 Pleasure Point Yoga | 3707 Portola Drive

🎟️ $20 Early Bird through November 6
🎟️ $25 Advance November 7–19
🎟️ $35 at the door
🤍 No one turned away for lack of funds

Come gather in sacred sound. Come experience the power of singing together.

🎶 Come experience the medicine of sacred sound. Your voice belongs here. We can’t wait to sing with you. 🤍

📣NEW CLASS! Worldanz with Audrey Stanley🔥Tuesdays at 6:45 PM • All Levels • Beginner FriendlyDance around the world. Swe...
10/13/2026

📣NEW CLASS! Worldanz with Audrey Stanley🔥

Tuesdays at 6:45 PM • All Levels • Beginner Friendly

Dance around the world. Sweat, play, and discover the joy of movement!

Worldanz is a high-energy dance fitness experience that takes you on a joyful journey through rhythms and movement styles from around the globe.

You’ll explore a playful mix of international dance styles and music while building coordination, cardiovascular fitness, strength, and confidence. Audrey breaks down the movement so you can follow along, learn something new, and make it your own.

No dance experience necessary. Whether you’re brand new to dance or already love to move, Worldanz invites you to come exactly as you are. Expect great music, accessible choreography, a delicious workout, and plenty of reasons to smile.

Come move, sweat, learn, and play with us!

All levels welcome. No dance experience necessary.

NEW CLASS!! Pilates Mat Flow with Renee Menard 🔥Tuesdays at 5:30 PM • All Levels • Starts October 20th!Build strength fr...
10/13/2026

NEW CLASS!! Pilates Mat Flow with Renee Menard 🔥

Tuesdays at 5:30 PM • All Levels • Starts October 20th!

Build strength from the inside out.

Join Renee for a dynamic Pilates mat practice designed to strengthen your core, improve stability, build body awareness, and leave you feeling energized and grounded.

Through mindful, intentional movement, we’ll work the whole body while focusing on core strength, alignment, breath, control, and mobility.

Whether you’re newer to Pilates or already have a practice, this class offers an opportunity to build strength, connect with your body, and move with greater awareness.

Come strengthen, move, breathe, and feel good in your body.

All levels welcome.

This last week we’ve officially said see you later to that leftover summer sun. We are welcomed by lovely foggy and mist...
10/12/2026

This last week we’ve officially said see you later to that leftover summer sun. We are welcomed by lovely foggy and misty mornings. With this shift many of us may be wanting to spend more time indoors. Those outdoor activities we loved in the summer have shifted as we layer up. 

This is a beautiful time to take a look at our movement practices and see what feels most aligned in this new season. 

Find ritual and routine in sacred movements practices that ebb and flow just like the seasons. 

So if you are looking for somewhere to bring movement into your cozy fall days-we have a special place for you in our sanctuary. 

This fall we are welcoming new classes and even teachers to our schedule! It is an exciting and buzzing time in the sanctuary. 

 In our expanding dance and movement studio you will see more barre and more pilates on the schedule along with some very fun dance classes!

It may not be beach weather anymore but its a great time to get cozy, do some yoga, or come move and groove with your community! 

See you soon!

-——

With love and devotion,
Pleasure Point Sanctuary

WHAT’S COMING UP THIS WEEK:
    🎶 Soul-Nourishing Kirtan with Jordan Loder & Madison Strohauer on October 12th
    💆Thai Massage Workshop with Temple of Touch on October 17th

WHAT’S COMING UP QUICK!!:
    💪Welcome back Elizabeth Charlton to Pilates Mat Flow Mondays and Wednesdays starting October 19th!
   💪NEW CLASS-PILATES FUSION with Renee Menard Tuesdays starting October 20th
    🌎NEW DANCE CLASS-WORLDANZ with Audrey Stanley Tuesdays starting October 20th
    🩰NEW CLASS-BARRE FUSION with Kelsey Lettko Wednesdays starting October 21st
    💃NEW DANCE CLASS-LATIN FUSION  with Renee Menard Wednesdays starting October 21st 
    🤰Postpartum Nesting - the Ayurvedic Way with Eliza Veta on Oct 24th
    🌕 Full Moon in Ta**us: Deep Rest & Nervous System Reset Sound Bath with Peggy Bascou on Oct 25th

✨ HEART WIDE OPEN ✨A very special opportunity is opening up at the Sanctuary…Our 300HR Advanced Yoga Teacher Training st...
10/07/2026

✨ HEART WIDE OPEN ✨

A very special opportunity is opening up at the Sanctuary…

Our 300HR Advanced Yoga Teacher Training students will be diving into a Backbends Workshop with the wonderful Lily Dwyer Begg — and we’ve opened 10 spots to the public to practice alongside them. 🤍

If backbends have ever felt challenging, mysterious, or just a little bit uncomfortable in your body, this is an invitation to approach them differently:

with strength, curiosity, intelligence, and space.

Lily will guide you through a strong, thoughtfully sequenced vinyasa practice designed to progressively prepare the body for deeper backbends.

Using the wall, props, targeted strengthening, thigh stretching, shoulder mobility, and chest opening, we’ll explore the actions that create greater stability, freedom, and comfort in your backbending practice.

Together we’ll workshop:
✨ Urdhva Dhanurasana / Full Wheel
✨ Natarajasana / Dancer Pose
✨ Dhanurasana / Bow Pose + variations
✨ Supportive drills + prop-based techniques
✨ Alignment + progressions for deeper backbends

Whether you’re working toward your first Wheel, looking to refine your alignment, or curious about progressions toward more advanced transitions like dropping back and standing up from Wheel, there is room for you here.

And Lily’s guiding philosophy says it beautifully:

Feel, don’t force.🤍

With over two decades of practice and nearly two decades of teaching, Lily brings a unique blend of precise anatomical awareness, creative vinyasa, somatic intelligence, and a former professional dancer’s understanding of movement.

Expect to build strength.
Expect to create space.
Expect to get curious.
And yes… perhaps leave with shaky legs and an open heart. 🤍

🌿 HEART WIDE OPEN
Backbends Workshop with Lily Dwyer Begg

Saturday, November 7
12:30–2:30 PM
Pleasure Point Sanctuary • Dance Studio
$40 Early Bird / $50 Day Of

Only 10 public spots available.

Come practice alongside our 300HR Advanced YTT students for this special afternoon of exploration, skill-building, and possibility.

✨ Reserve your spot through the link in our bio.

🇧🇷🔥 TWO CHANCES TO DANCE WITH GISELLA THIS WEEK! 🔥🇧🇷Ready to raise your vibration, shake it out, and catch a little Braz...
10/05/2026

🇧🇷🔥 TWO CHANCES TO DANCE WITH GISELLA THIS WEEK! 🔥🇧🇷

Ready to raise your vibration, shake it out, and catch a little Brazilian dance magic? 💃✨

You have TWO opportunities to dance with the incredible Gisella Ferreira this week!

✨ VIBE BRAZIL ✨
Brazilian Dance + Fitness Pop-Up
📅 Wednesday, October 7 | 7:00 PM

Vibe Brazil brings together the energy and flavor of Baile Funk, Samba, Axé, and more Brazilian dance styles, with core strengthening and mat work woven in to support your movement.

🔥 Come sweat.
🇧🇷 Come move.
💃 Come catch the VIBE!

And then…

✨ THURSDAY NIGHT SAMBA ✨
📅 Thursdays | 6:00 PM

Learn Brazilian Samba with the First USA Samba Queen, Gisella Ferreira! 👑🇧🇷

Gisella breaks down key Samba moves in a fun, playful, all-levels environment while building your strength, stamina, musicality, and confidence through Samba drills.

You’ll explore Samba No Pé (Rio-style Samba) as well as Samba de Roda, connecting to the roots, rhythm, community, and joy of Brazilian dance.

And Gisella brings some SERIOUS experience to the dance floor. 👀🔥

She’s a Brazilian-American performance artist, educator, choreographer, and the First Samba Queen USA, with years of teaching, performing, and training in both the U.S. and Brazil—including her current work as a passista with Salgueiro, one of Rio’s most prestigious Samba schools.

But perhaps most importantly…

Gisella believes in dance as energy, expression, joy, and connection. ❤️

So whether you want to sweat it out at Vibe Brazil or dig deeper into the art and technique of Samba…

COME DANCE WITH GISELLA! 🇧🇷💃🔥

📍 3603 Portola Drive | Dance Studio

Bring your body, your curiosity, and your willingness to MOVE.

All levels welcome. No need to be “good at dance.” Just come catch the vibe. ✨

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🍂 LET YOUR LEAVES SHED 🍂Fall offers us one of nature’s simplest teachings:Let go.We watch the trees release what they no...
10/05/2026

🍂 LET YOUR LEAVES SHED 🍂

Fall offers us one of nature’s simplest teachings:

Let go.

We watch the trees release what they no longer need, leaf by leaf, making space for what comes next.

And perhaps we are invited to do the same.

Sometimes life asks us to pivot. To loosen our grip on what we thought something should be. To soften into a new direction before we can fully see where it leads.

It can feel uncomfortable.

But often, in the shedding, we discover something more spacious. More loving. More aligned.

A new version of ourselves, waiting beneath the leaves. 🌿

So this week, may we ease into the season.
May we let go with grace.
May we honor the shifts and inevitable growth.
And may we remember our innate enoughness through it all.

🍂 THIS WEEK AT THE SANCTUARY
💃 Vibe Brazil: Dance + Fitness Pop Up — Oct 7
💃 Salsa Cubana Pop Up with Ana Saroj — Oct 10
🌴 Wellness in the Rainforest Retreat — Oct 11–17

✨ COMING UP
🎶 Soul-Nourishing Kirtan — Oct 12
🤲 Thai Massage with Temple of Touch — Oct 17
🌿 Postpartum Nesting: The Ayurvedic Way — Oct 24
🌕 Full Moon in Ta**us Sound Bath — Oct 25

May we soften into the pivots.
May we trust the shedding.
May we make space for what is becoming.
On letting go and letting be, I wish you ease and grace. 💛

With love & devotion,
Pleasure Point Sanctuary

Address

3707 Portola Drive
Santa Cruz, CA
95062

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 7pm
Tuesday 7am - 8:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 8:30pm
Thursday 7am - 8:30pm
Friday 7am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm
Sunday 8am - 7:30pm

Telephone

+18314799642

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