Barefoot Studio

⭐HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEFFI⭐

Please join us in wishing Steffi the happiest of birthdays! 🎂🎈 Drop her some birthday love in the comments and help us celebrate this incredible human. 💕✨

we are so grateful for everything you bring to the Barefoot community and for the love and light you share so effortlessly. Whether you're guiding us through movement, encouraging us to breathe a little deeper, or simply sharing your beautiful smile, you make every class a gift.

💎We love you lots, Steffi!!

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💛Today, we honor Juneteenth, a day that commemorates freedom, resilience, and the enduring pursuit of justice. We are honored to share a reflection from writer, educator, and yoga student, Rachel 💛

Juneteenth

I’ve been thinking the past few days about the black Texans who first had cause to celebrate June nineteenth. These were the descendants of the calamitous trafficking of humans to this new world, the surviving lineage of the mass killing of millions of African people in the Middle Passage. I do not presume to understand the abyss of the horrors they endured nor the enormity of the might that sustained them. But history and wisdom teach me that their ancestors’ survival, first on the angry shores of Virginia, then the fetid slave markets of Charleston and New Orleans, to the loamy soil of Texas was not by chance.

If there is any message for us, their posterity, in this - and I believe our ancestors long to speak to us - if we would only listen - the one I hear today is this: Live. Because they did not.

Live because they did.

I do not know how that translates for you. Today, for me, it means making the foods my grandmothers taught me using recipes kept only in their hearts, loving - loudly and with every breath of my being - the people I hold most dear, and watching the world’s first Black independent republic play the country with the largest Black population outside of Africa in the World Cup - reveling in the joy and expanse that is this beautiful diaspora.

Because here is the secret: We were not meant to survive, and yet here we are.

We were not meant to survive, and yet here we are.

We were not meant to survive, and yet here you are.

(Picture: Juneteenth Celebration Austin, TX 1880)

Thank you, 🤎

⭐NEW TEACHER ANNOUNCEMENT⭐

💎We are so happy to welcome Erika Gomez to the Barefoot Team! Erika brings the most gentle, joyful and inclusive energy wherever she goes!

👣 Erika will be subbing the Sunday 2:30 pm Beginner Class this weekend AND will eventually be teaching the weekly FREE Teen Yoga Class on Sundays 5:30 pm!

💌Erika is a 200 hour certified yoga teacher, native Arkansan, dog lover and huge supporter of local small businesses.

She found yoga in college taking classes at the fitness center and watching YouTube videos in her dorm room. She quickly fell in love with the practice because yoga gave her hope, a deep sense of peace and she felt more connected with her body. Throughout her twenties she kept coming back to the practice and finally decided to pursue her dream of becoming a yoga teacher. Though she holds the certificate to teach, Erika knows that she is a lifelong student to the practice and is forever grateful for all the opportunities and people she has met through yoga communities.

She aims for her classes to be welcoming, inclusive, fun and she is passionate about meeting people where they are to help them feel the best in their body.

‼️ New things are happening next door‼️

🌙 Loca Luna is reopening and we are teaming up with our building owners to make the transition smooth for everyone.

🅿️For the next few weeks, we ask that our clients please park in the designated 💓pink zones💓 shown on the map.

🚙 While our usual parking remains available, choosing the adjacent parking lot or street level parking helps us show some extra support to our neighbors during their grand reopening.

Thank you so much!
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💎❤️‍🔥SACRED HEAT❤️‍🔥💎

🕯 Sacred Heat: A Sound & Yoga Journey
with Adriane
▪️Saturday, June 27, 1 - 2 PM
▪️This class will be warm + it is included in our regular class packages or drop in!

💎 Rejuvenate Your Body and Mind: Heated Yoga & Crystal Sound Bath Experience.

Join for a transformative 60-minute class that blends the soothing power of yoga, meditation, and sound healing.

Begin with 30 minutes of gentle, beginner-friendly yoga in a slightly heated room, designed to stretch and relax your body while boosting circulation. This accessible practice will leave you feeling grounded, centered, and rejuvenated.

Then, sink into deep relaxation as you experience a 30-minute crystal sound bath. Let the harmonic vibrations of crystal singing bowls wash over you, reducing stress, balancing energy, and enhancing your emotional well-being.

Benefits of Sound Healing:

• Reduce Stress: Calm your nervous system and relax your mind.

• Release Emotional Tension: Clear out blockages and feel a sense of emotional freedom.

• Improve Sleep: Relax into a deeper, more restful sleep.

• Balance Your Energy: Restore harmony and vitality throughout your body.

• Deepen Your Meditation: Enhance your mindfulness and overall sense of peace.

Whether you're new to yoga or simply seeking a serene escape, this experience will leave you feeling refreshed, relaxed, and recharged. Don’t miss out ~ reserve your spot today!

📲 SIGN UP: www.BarefootStudio.com

🕯 RESTORATIVE YOGA 🕯

Join Peggy for her monthly 90 mins of Restorative Yoga!

📌 Saturday
June 20th
1-2:30 PM

💌 If you know you need to take time to relax and rest, this class is for you!

🤎 This class is included in our regular class packages, unlimited's, drop-ins, and first week free.

We use props—blankets, bolsters, and blocks—to support the body in familiar yoga poses like twists, forward folds, and heart and hip openers. You can bring your favorite pillow, blanket, and an eye bag to supplement the studio’s props.

Since we hold poses from 5-10 minutes to give the body time to recover from stress and work, these classes last 1 ½ hours.

During the class, there will be soft music and suggest gentle breathing practices to support your relaxation. You will leave feeling relaxed and restored!

📲 Reserve your space: www.BarefootStudio.com

🎉🙃 HANDSTAND ANNOUNCEMENT 🙃🎉

▪ How To Handstand: Find Your Foundation
with
Saturday, June 13
1:30 - 3 PM
* class is included in class packages, unlimited, drop-in & first week free

🧩 If you've been playing with getting on your hands and want to feel more confident, this is the class for you! We'll focus on the key elements that make handstands feel light and controlled: overhead mobility, shoulder stability, and proper body alignment.

🧩 Using targeted drills, flexibility work, and strength-building exercises, you'll learn how to activate the muscles that stabilize your shoulder blades and create a stacked position. Whether you are working toward your first handstand away from the wall or refining your existing practice, this session will provide practical tools to improve your balance on your hands.

💌 April is a Level 2 LYT Yoga certified teacher. She has taught core-focused vinyasa group classes at Barefoot Studio since 2016.

RESERVE your space: www.BarefootStudio.com

🩷🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY BREEZY🎂🩷

👣I'm beyond grateful for this 46th year on earth! Each year I find it therapeutic to reflect a bit, so...Breezy Novel ahead 🥰

💌 When I stumbled upon yoga in college, I knew one day I wanted to own a yoga studio. I knew that others needed to experience this. To move or be still, to breathe on the mat in a way that is authentic, supportive, and be in that present moment, no expectations... a gift we can give ourselves - to show up exactly as we are.

I have made a bazillion mistakes along the way. I had zero business experience when I became the third owner of Barefoot. I have pi**ed off people, made amazing business decisions, I've farted during class, made jokes no one else thought were funny, forgotten poses on the other leg, hugged students through rough patches in their lives, taught on my best days & taught on days I felt like s**t, cried on my way home questioning my ability, cried in the shower feeling a sense of content that I'm where I'm supposed to be - I've evolved my teaching through real life experiences & injuries that helped me be a better teacher, I unapologetically play too much 80s & 90s music...

Every single experience in the last 17 years of ownership has led to how I teach & take care of the barefoot community. I am open to learning & unlearning to make the studio better and better, and most importantly, an affordable service in an environment that welcomes you just as you are.

🤎 I encourage others to give themselves permission to authentically be. You are enough. You will always be enough. You have always been enough.

🎁Guess what? Breezy & another Barefoot teacher share a May 29, 1980 birthday! Check out the other post to see who was born 12 hours later!

🤎🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDY🎉🤎

Join us in wishing barefoot teacher the Happiest of Birthdays!

😍 As students say, 'if you aren't smiling before you walk in the door at Barefoot, you are once you get a welcome from Brandy!'

🌿Thank you, Brandy, for making every person feel seen, welcomed, and worthy exactly as they are. Your love, warmth, and encouragement inspire all of us to show up authentically, on and off the mat. The world is softer, stronger, and more beautiful because of the space you create for others.

🎁Guess what? Brandy & another Barefoot teacher share a May 29, 1980 birthday! Check out the other post to see who was born 12 hours earlier!

🌓 FULL MOON GATHERING 🌓

🌿Full Moon Gathering with Lo
THIS Saturday
May 30th
8-9:30 PM
$30 per person

🪔 Lo Patt facilitates a Full Moon Gathering that occurs once a month on the night of the full moon, centering the unique themes of each moon.

📙 For this gathering please come prepared with a journal, pen and yoga mat.

🔮 This event will include light movement, breathwork, journal prompts, teachings of the moon cycle, a release burn ritual, and self guided oracle card readings.

☮️ Lo cultivates an intentional welcoming space for the spiritual community to celebrate each full moon together at Barefoot Studio. This gathering extends the opportunity to reflect, connect, and release anything you are ready to let go of. Lo’s gatherings invite all individuals journeying towards their authentic selves, with special interest in creating community safety for LGBTQ+/ BIPOC individuals.

📲 RESERVE your space: www.BarefootStudio.com
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