Metta Forming Life

07/18/2026

There's no better place to celebrate ✨️
The place that still feels like home--
eleven years later.

It's been a winding path for me in the yoga world; from the sneak peek at the local college, being invited to a yoga teacher training by Rhonda Cook Fossett 🧘‍♀️

And everything that has come since.

So blessed to celebrate this community and with a grateful heart -- you're invited too.

Eleven years. 💜

What a beautiful thing to celebrate.

Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing this community from a new perspective. Every day, I’m reminded that what makes Breathe so special isn’t the walls or the schedule - it’s the people who walk through the doors.

The kindness. The encouragement. The conversations before class. The hugs after. The quiet moments where someone simply gets to exhale.

My greatest hope has always been that this studio would be a place where people feel safe enough to come up for air. A place to reconnect with themselves and with one another. Watching that happen every single day has been one of the greatest honors of my life.

Thank you for making Breathe what it is. Thank you for trusting us with your practice, your stories, and your hearts.

Now let’s celebrate. 🥂✨

Join us on August 8 from 12–5 PM for an afternoon of community, snacks, N/A prosecco, mocktails, shopping, and simply being together. We’d love to celebrate with you.

Here’s to 11 years - and to everything we’re creating together.

Love, Sarah and the Breathe Yoga & Wellness team



Art by the incomparable healingoutsidethepatriarchy Metta Forming Life

06/18/2026

It's third Thursday which means Downtown Morganton is crawling with arts. It is a Union St. takeover from City Hall to O'Suzannah's ... be sure to look for the banners in front of this week's participating local businesses.

You'll be able to find me personally at Breathe with some other artists friends and more art and friends next door with West Union Art Studios ✨️🤍

06/16/2026

Looking for some fun and restorative community engagement this week?! Got you covered. 😘✨️

🧘‍♀️ Free Range Yogis at for family time Wednesday morning at 9:30

💆‍♀️ Restore and Relax at Wednesday night or midday Thursday

👩‍🎨 Stroll the Art Crawl arena Thursday evening to catch up with lots of local artists and small businesses.

06/10/2026

Free Range Yogis is for the little yoga explorer and their caregivers.
For anyone with kids 0-5 looking to breathe a little deeper, connect with the body through gentle and playful movement.

Hosted by Little Guatemala on the indoor field at 9:30 AM Wednesday morning 🤍✨️

A quick update for tomorrow’s class.
Free Range Yogis Tomorrow 9:30am @ Little Guatemala🌿

Our little family is focusing on rest, nourishment, and supporting our immune systems this week, so I won’t be able to be there tomorrow.

Many of you already know Jo from the last couple of weeks. She’s been helping with my children. She’s also a certified yoga instructor, and beautiful human and I know you’ll be in wonderful hands.

She also wanted me to clarify that while her kid is now too old for Free Range Yogis, she will not be bringing a baby goat as a fill-in. 😂🐐

After our biggest class yet last week, we’ve been reflecting on ways to help the flow of the class as our community continues to grow. Free Range Yogis will always be a space where children are welcome to be children. They don’t need to follow every pose or stay perfectly still.

We’ll also be introducing a few gentle cues and transitions to help our growing group move through class together while still keeping the relaxed, child-friendly spirit that Free Range Yogis is all about. We’ll be encouraging little ones to stay a bit closer to their caregiver, engage with a favorite toy, stuffed animal, snack, or join in with the class when they feel called.

A couple scheduling notes:
• Jo will also be leading next week’s class. 6/17
• There will be no class 6/24 the following week.
• Then we’ll be back together again after that7/1.

I’m so grateful for Jo stepping in and for this beautiful community we’re creating together.

See you all soon. ❤️

Metta Forming Life

$10 per family
Best suited for ages 0–5

05/22/2026

There are so many opportunities coming to life all around downtown Morganton. Looking forward to sharing mending space with Susan and others on Saturday mornings. 🤍✨️

04/18/2026

One of my favorite places in just so happens to be

It definitely has to do with the unique artist collective where you can see the imaginations of local artists come to life!!

These are a few of my favorites in the gallery right now. 🪴🐦‍⬛✨️🍄🐌🧚🏼‍♀️💨

Don't forget to stop by when you're in town for your new emotional support art!

04/15/2026

Collecting gently used yoga mats or yoga blankets. If you have anything that would support the community circles.

Reach out to Charleen Stokes

We’re reaching out to our community for a little support 🤍

As Satsang Project continues to grow, we’re realizing how much of this work is truly built together

and right now, we’re in need of a few simple things:

✨ gently used (or new) yoga mats
✨ yoga blankets (those thicker woven ones)

These will be used for:
Free Range Yogis classes
Healing House weekends
retreats + community gatherings

I do my best to keep everything I offer as accessible and affordable as possible,
and this is one of those ways that we can do that… together

If you have something sitting in a closet not being used, it could become part of someone else’s healing, rest, or reset

which feels really special when you think about it

If you feel called to donate, send me a message.
I’ll be in town soon and can coordinate pickup

(And I may also set up a drop-off spot locally if that’s easier)

Thank you for being part of this in all the ways that you are. this really is community-built, and I feel that more and more every day.

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Photo by: Cheyenne McKay
Retreat guide: Satsang Project
Retreat location: White Lotus Eco Spa Retreat

04/14/2026

Charleen is out here creating spaces for release, to restore and recalibrate the nervous system.

If you feel the pull because this is something your body and mind just need right now... you are very much not alone. Gather in like-minded and open hearted community for a powerful reset.

Think unplugging the human for a couple days before you plug back in.

This is a unique opportunity for Morganton locals who need to experience a retreat setting close to home. 🤍✨️

Okay… I finally put this into a flyer 🤍

I’ve been talking about The Healing House for a little bit now, but this is the first time it’s actually taken shape like this

and it’s coming up soon…
May 1–3

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This isn’t a retreat in the traditional sense

it’s slower than that, more personal than that, this is for the person who is always taking care of everyone else, who is holding a lot, who maybe hasn’t been held in a while

you don’t have to plan anything
you don’t have to cook
you don’t have to decide what’s next

you just show up

and I take care of the rest

—

this can be for you, or you and someone you love and the whole weekend is shaped around what you need

rest
movement
nervous system work
ceremony
or honestly… just space to breathe

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📍 Western North Carolina
📅 May 1–3
✨ starting at $888

If this is pulling at you at all, message me
we can talk through what it could look like for you

—

and if someone just popped into your mind while reading this…
please send it to them 🤍

04/14/2026

The only podcast I ever remember tune in.

It's a reminder... I'm not alone.
A reminder to embrace my human-ness.
A reminder to never stop exploring even if it is in my own backyard.

Thankful for people like Erica and Rusty. Living authentic. Sharing truths.
Aging Heroes 😘

🤍✨️

The Latitude Adjustment Positive Psychology Podcast · Episode

04/14/2026

I've been walking around intermittently blissed out lately. 🥹✨️

Loving some nature, enjoying observing human interactions and always stopping for a water feature.