August 2026

Under the Mask

It’s already August, time to get back to school and get back to work. There is an earnestness about the way everyone moves, there is focus as they go about their business. There’s still some summer left as the weather forecast informs us and we might as well enjoy the lingering ‘lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer’.

As we head back to business, whatever that is, we don a persona, or a personality that befits the workplace. The word ‘persona’ comes from the Latin word, mask. We create a personality for the workplace that is different from who we really are.

Beyond the mask however, little behaviors will give away what lies under the mask. It’s much the same as the next person. Under the persona we present, each one of us is the very same.

But, who are we really? In the ancient Indian Upanishads, the teachings that were passed on for generations to the wise and seeking, speak of dressing down to the essential being. Each one of us derives our essential energy from the Universe that is wholeness. The Complete , the Absolute, the Whole, and we are each exactly the same.

Namaste,

sipra

Image credit: Kajal Sen Gupta

Free Knitting Class

With Fall approaching, it's a great time to learn an indoor recreational craft and hang out with friends or make new ones. 

We're offering free knitting classes following our Wednesday evening yoga classes. Show up with a skein of yarn and appropriately sized knitting needles and another set of short open-ended needles. Pick up a free knitting instruction brochure from the store if you can find one. See you! You can invite friends to join the class. See you on August 5 at 7:30pm. 

Do you have other ideas for activities after class on Wednesdays and Thursdays? We’d love to use the space to build community, share skills, and get to know each other, like in a rec center.

Reintroducing Yoga for Well-being

“Yoga for Well-Being” is taught several times a week by our founder, sipra. We’ve recently revised the class description to explain what makes Yoga for Well-Being special.

Yoga-Well-Being is aware of the many different needs of students that attend a class. Classes are small and attempt to ease the body and mental stresses participants bring to class. Prior to a yoga stretch we spend time with each student checking on what it is that they would like to focus on during the class. Movements are slow and deep, and postures are held longer than you might find in other yoga classes. There is emphasis on breathing and Pranayama (breath work). Attendance three times a week or more is recommended for best results.

Pricing Options

Want to recommit to your yoga practice this fall? Now is a great time to review our various pricing options:

• Drop-in (single class) - $15

Specials for new students

• Three Classes Pack - $30

• One Month Unlimited Pass - $55

Unlimited Passes

• One Month Unlimited Pass - $90

• Three Month Unlimited Pass - $195

Class Packs

• 5 Class Pack - $60 ($12 a class)

• 10 Class Pack - $110 ($11 a class)

• 25 Class Pack - $250 ($10 a class) usable over a whole year

We are happy to be flexible with expiration dates if something comes up, like a trip or medical issue. Let us know in advance, and we’ll work with you.

We also offer a 15% discount* for those going to school with a current student ID, those over 60 years old, teachers, and veterans. Contact us to take advantage of one of those.

* Not applicable to already highly discounted passes. See our website for details.

Yoga in the Park

Yoga at the Park with sipra
Whetstone Park/Park of Roses

Saturdays 10:00-11:15 AM

Join sipra on Saturday mornings at the Park. Meet at the gazebo located across from the bleachers looking down into the woods. Use the narrow path past the herb garden into the woods: map link.

GPS coordinates: (40.0434058, -83.0241467)

In case of inclement weather (including extreme heat!), we will meet on Zoom. We will email everyone who is signed up by 8 AM if the location changes. Please do register in advance so that you get change of location updates when necessary. If you're having trouble doing so, let us know by texting us at 614-432-7553.

We’ve Moved!

Mahjong group

We’ve started a Mahjong group at the studio. It’s open to all experience levels, even if you’ve never played before. Let us know if you’re interested, if you know others who might come with you (since it takes four players per table), if you have a Mahjong set yourself (we may be interested in purchasing an old set), and what day and time works best for you.

Here’s what YWB student Ruth Zheng has to say about the game:

Mahjong, a tile game originating from China, tests your strategy, quick-thinking and luck. There are numerous variations of the game across the Sinosphere in East and Southeast Asia and diasporic communities. Mahjong was introduced in the West in the 1920s and has become increasingly popularized. 

My earliest memories of mahjong were the rumbling of shuffling tiles as my aunt jokingly lamented over her losses and vowed never to play with the neighborhood aunties again – to only gather again the next evening for several more hours of woeful “aiyaaaa’s” and celebratory “hu’s!” Mahjong is a cultural and generational bridge for many Chinese Americans like myself. It’s a game that I look forward to during family gatherings, fostering a sense of familiarity as we exchange tiles and life updates across the table. It’s a game that’s woven into the daily fabric of life in China, and I’d love to share that sense of community, care, and friendly-competition, here, through Fuzhou Mahjong.

A Beginners’ Guide to Fuzhou Mahjong

What the Surprising History of Mah-jongg Can Teach Us About America

Reiki and Private Yoga

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Cancellation Policy

Knowing how many students to expect helps our instructors prepare. If you cannot make it to a class you registered for, you can cancel your registration in MINDBODY; if you have any issues, you can email, call or text us before class. If you don’t cancel before the class, the absence will count against your pass.

If at all possible, please cancel at least 90 minutes before class for in-person classes. If you absolutely need to cancel closer to the beginning of class, please text or call us at 614-432-7553; leave a voicemail if no one answers.