Welcome to Conscious Conversations, a donations-based, non-movement-focused community builder open to all, held one Saturday a month from 115-215p.

Do you want to cultivate a deeper connection to yourself, connect with like-spirited community members, and learn something along the way? We've got you!

At this monthly gathering, you can expect:

• Vegan snacks, hot tea, water
• An educational or conversational topic around spirituality, yoga philosophy, and supportive practices
• A safe, welcoming environment to practice svadhyaya (self-study)

Advanced booking required. Choose your donation amount - from $0 to $15 - at checkout to help support the cost of food, tea, and facilitator's time.

Conscious Conversations will evolve as we move forward and we can't wait see how it does! Always open to all!

Dates include:

• September 20; 115-215p
• October 25; 115-215p
• November 22; 115-215p
• December 27; 115-215p

Feel welcome to book all dates together or one at a time as your availability allows!

Community builders are back, baybeeee!! Community builders are free or low-cost events designed to bring people together in a feel-good, low-risk way and we are here for it!!

Essential Yoga Studio is having a plant re-potting party - join us from 430-6p on Saturday, September 20!

Our plants have become such a staple in the Studio - a mindfulness tool, a conversation starter, an inspiration - we can literally breathe easier with them in our space! We're so grateful for their greenery and the little bit of the natural world they bring into our strip center!

We know, we know - we should have done this in the SPRING. But, here we are! Better late than never, amiright?!

How it works:

Book your spot for $10 and we’ll have houseplant potting soil for you to use OR bring a bag of potting soil and skip the entry fee! We're not plant experts - no special soils or soil mixes necessary as long as they're designated for houseplants. I like to think all the love and light our plants receive keeps them healthy without the extra additives! ;)

Bring your own plant and pot to re-pot OR come hang out and help re-pot our beauties. We'd love to have you!

We’ll have snacks and beverages available too! This is a low-key “come and go” event designed to bring people together around something fun and light! Getting our hands dirty is just a bonus!

Potting soil and soil scoops will be provided; bring your own gloves if you'd like to use them.

$10 per person - or bring a bag of potting soil to share and waive the “entry” fee.

Join Kimberlee Boise of Red Riding Hood Society, Seder Kojdecki of Mystical Thoughts, and Sunni Nutt of Essential Yoga Studio for a retreat full of community, comfort, and crystals! On this three night, two-and-a-half day getaway, you’ll have the opportunity to explore your connection to yourself, other women, and the earth through hiking, yoga, guided meditation, journaling and introspection, and crystal mining in Mt Ida, Arkansas! Only seven spots are available, both for shared sleeping spaces and solo, and all meals, transportation (after arrival at the Retreat site), and mining supplies are provided to attendees!

Our agenda for our time together includes the following:

• Dinner Thursday; breakfast, lunch, and dinner Friday and Saturday; and a to-go breakfast Sunday morning before departing for home;
• Yoga, including guided meditation, gentle stretching, and movement each morning and evening;
• Hiking, swimming, sunbathing, snoozing riverside, dancing in the moonlight;
• Mining for “Arkansas ice” crystals (you get to keep all you mine!);
• Journaling and connecting with like minds, hearts, and souls

Accommodations include indoor sleeping arrangements with two full beds (one sleeper each) and two queen beds (two sleepers each), full bathrooms with walk-in showers, amazing views and outdoor fire pits overlooking the Ouachita River.

Transportation to cabins in Mt Ida is not provided though carpooling is encouraged; transportation from cabins to mines, hiking, or other destinations will be provided.

Some restaurants and a Dollar General are a short distance away though attendees are encouraged to bring snacks and beverages (alcohol is a-ok!) and to pack all toiletries, sleeping bag (if preferred), and towels/washcloths needed for the weekend.

Tickets are $444 each for a shared sleeping arrangement for the full weekend (purchase a ticket with a friend you don’t mind to sleep next to or bring a sleeping bag to “keep it separated!”) or $466 for a solo sleeping arrangement for the full weekend. All meals and mining materials included!

Upon registration, attendees will be asked to complete a form to collect pertinent registration information and preferences, such as sleeping arrangement and dietary restrictions, and be required to sign a Waiver for Release of Liability for all three partnering hosts. Any questions about this event may be directed to Seder, Sunni, or Kimmy. We’re so excited to share time, space, sunshine, and community with you!