And then there was well

Join me (Marissa) on Election Day for a Flo to the Beat class built around JOY & HOPE because we all need it, & we all need community.

Just a reminder - we are here for you for whatever you are feeling leading up to Tuesday & whatever you need to get there.

Registration required. Sign up on our website. Questions/problems signing up, send us a message on social or email us.

As a studio community, we wrote, addressed, stamped & mailed over 2,000 postcards to voters in swing states reminding them to GET OUT & VOTE.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record (in more ways than one!), our &ttww community is different in so many beautiful ways. We know, as a studio family, how important this election is, all that is at stake & how much of an impact each one of us has the power to make.

Thank you to everyone who participated, everyone who has already voted early or mailed in their ballot, everyone who has made a plan to vote & everyone who is helping their neighbors vote or make a plan to get to the polls.

This election is a big deal, friends, & I have never not used my voice & my business as a platform to stand for what is good & right. If you have questions about voting, need help voting or getting to the polls or want to talk more about what is at risk here, I am here for you & so is our community.

Let’s fu***ng go, people!🔥

Pic 1: A snap of our stack of postcards on mailing day.
Pic 2: One of our littlest postcard writing party participants making sure Jay from a swing state gets to the polls.
Pic 3: Ophelia with her “Future Voter” sticker reminding us all that is at stake.

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Start your weekend with a restful Yoga Nidra session
with Marissa from And Then There Was Well on
Friday, October 25 at 7 pm.

Yoga nidra is a form of yoga that involves lying on
your back while focusing on mental imagery. Yoga
nidra may promote relaxation and improve sleep.
Please bring a mat or towel to lay on, wear
comfortable clothes you can move in and bring a
water bottle.

Registration required. Sign up: https://tinyurl.com/
bddm9f74

Check out this upcoming workshop at the studio with two awesome local practitioners✨💫

We are excited to host Chris & Madi for a very important workshop!

Registration required. Visit our website (link in profile) to sign up.

Read more from these two incredible practitioners.
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Join and for a conversation and hands-on workshop exploring Eastern and Western approaches to pain, actionable steps to address some common forms of pain that we all have experienced, and why a comprehensive & holistic approach is key to long-lasting wellness.

If you’re looking for answers to some questions you might have about pain, have an interest in how Eastern and Western ideas can mesh, coexist, and support one another, or just want to deepen your understanding of your body’s healing potential, this event is for you! Come ready to engage, ask questions, and leave with practical tools to help you live a pain-free and empowered life.

A little birdie also says that there is a raffle in store for attendees... 😏

✨ Space is limited—reserve your spot today! ✨

Tickets are $20 per person.

Casey’s back from maternity leave, & we are so excited to have her back on the schedule!

Join this NEW mama for a NEW Vin Yin class Thursday evenings at 7pm CST.

Join me at the Forest Park Public Library this Friday, September 27 for a library after hours sound bath!

I lived in Forest Park for over 10 years (& David grew up there!), & frequented the library. We bought a house in Elmwood Park a couple years ago, & while we regularly go to the EPPL, Ophelia & I visit the FPPL every single week. She gets off the elevator running, everyone knows her name, & we take out five books every week. We have a special library bag we carry & a designated bin at home for our library books.

I share all this because public libraries are special, friends. We have to keep showing up for them, continue supporting them, & join in on incredible community collaborations like this one between my beloved studio & our library.

I hope to see you there!


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Start your weekend with a relaxing sound bath with Marissa from And then there was well on Friday, September 17 at 7 pm.

Join us for an immersive experience in sound & vibration. During the sound bath, you’ll experience deep relaxation & a sense of peace while music from crystal sound bowls wash over body & mind.

Please bring a mat or towel to lay on, wear comfortable clothes you can move in and bring a water bottle.

Registration required. Sign up: https://tinyurl.com/3a9fhtjx

Join us for pur 2nd postcard writing party this Sunday, September 22 to encourage swing states to get out & VOTE on November 5!

Bring your family, friends, neighbors, coworkers…& everyone else, too, & let’s make this happen. Feel free to bring snacks &/or bevs to share!

You asked for a second postcard writing party & we are THRILLED to host another! Join us for a 2nd postcard writing party on September 22 to encourage swing states to get out & VOTE on November 5!

Bring your family, friends, neighbors, coworkers…& everyone else, too, & let’s make this happen. Feel free to bring snacks &/or bevs to share!

Our & then there was well community came together Sunday & wrote 700 (!!!) postcards to people in swing states encouraging them to get out & VOTE on Tuesday, November 5.

This is our community showing up just like it always does - for one another & for the greater good.

We will have another postcard writing party in September - stay tuned, friends.

Join us for a postcard writing party on August 4 to encourage swing states to get out & VOTE on November 5!

Bring your family, friends, neighbors, coworkers…& everyone else, too, & let’s make this happen.

Let us know you’ll be there!!!

Cue our supportive, loving, incredible community.
Then, now & always.

We have to get out & VOTE, friends.

Join us for a postcard writing party to encourage swing states to get out & VOTE on Tuesday, November 5!

Bring your family, friends, neighbors, coworkers…& everyone else, too, & let’s make this happen.

We have TWO new classes on the schedule starting August 2nd! We are so excited and grateful to be offering Tween Yoga & Trauma Informed Yoga. Both of these classes with be guided by Maura - she’s pretty amazing - we know you’ll love her.

We are so excited for this one to be back on the schedule! Join Marissa for an hour of relaxation, meditation, & sound healing.

Session 2️⃣ is waiting for your little yogis!
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Visit andthentherewaswell.com & click “Summer Kids Yoga Sign Up” to register.
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Questions? We’re here for you!
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Our beloved studio home was broken into very early this morning around 3am. We will resume classes on Saturday (with a boarded up door) and continue doing our thing.

The incident was isolated and not targeted. The individual is in custody and will be offered mental health services.

Thank you to the Oak Park and Forest Park Police Departments for helping me so much this morning.

Cheers to SimpliSafe Home Security for alerting all the people - including my Dave (when I didn’t wake up!) home with our sleeping girl.

And as always, to my parents for waking up at 3am to be there for me—and for my dad for sitting with me for hours waiting for board up.

Stay safe, family.

We had our first & then there was well Summer Kids Yoga class this week, friends!

Our theme was “Zoo”, & we had SO much fun!
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From opening with our special “Hello Sun” greeting, to learning zoo animal poses & playing a silly zookeeper game, to the crafting of lion worry boxes & a quick snack to go, we couldn’t have asked for a better first class!
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A few animal favorites from this week:
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Do YOU have a favorite zoo animal?

Happy Pride!
All are welcome.
All the time.
(Every single month. Not just June)

Don’t forget to sign your littles up for Kids Summer Yoga at & then there was well!

We’ve polled our smallest friends to select some really awesome themes for summer session 1, & we are SO excited to share them!

June 10: Zoo 🦁🐯🐻
June 17: Space 🧑‍🚀🚀🪐
June 24: Bloom 🌸🌿🌻
July 1: Never Stop Reading 📖📚📕

Sign up on our website to secure your spot.
Questions? We’re here for you!

Time is running out to sign up for Session 1️⃣ of & then there was well Summer Kids Yoga!
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Head to our website & register today🧘‍♀️🧘🏽

Questions? Just ask!

THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support & then there was well Sunday evening (& to those who made a contribution to the studio from afar). I am so grateful for this amazing community we have built. A special thank you to our family at Empowering Gardens, Inc. for sharing their beautiful space with us.

After much encouragement, I decided to hold this fundraiser so we could continue doing what we do best - offer affordable & accessible yoga & continue to grow a loving & supportive community. You all shared so many stories about what this community, our community, means to you, & my heart melted a little more with each share. To know what this studio has given to you all is a gift beyond measure. Community & yoga should not be held back from people because of money. This is one of the most important reasons I opened our doors. Yoga should be affordable. Here, at & then there was well, it is. You are welcome here - all of you - always.

If you did not get a chance to contribute & want to support the studio, you can Venmo or Zelle your gift. If you are looking for other ways to make a contribution, please reach out via DM here.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Join us this Sunday in support of And then there was well, an incredible studio created to build community and keep yoga accessible and affordable to all. We can’t wait to see you there!

PS. We hear there will be some awesome raffle packages (one from us included!).

It’s always better when we’re together.

Friends & family-
Yoga should not cost an arm & a leg (thanks for that one, Natalie!). Yoga should be affordable & accessible & taught by well trained teachers. Yoga should offer ample space for growth, community, & peace. Yoga should feel safe.

My lists of what yoga “should be” & “should do” could go on forever. That’s why I opened & then there was well. I want to offer all of this & more to each of you.

Yoga is more than sweating your ass off & a big chunk of your paycheck.

I’ve never had a fundraiser for the studio before. But this community has encouraged me to do just that so we can continue doing what we do best - offering a third place to so many humans.

If you can join us on May 19, please do. There will be raffles, drinks, & lite bites, but most of all there will be another opportunity to see our community in action. We do “coming together” really beautifully.