Matthew Shaw Yoga

✨ Plans for Memorial Day morning? Now you do!

Join us for a FREE Livestream Yoga session!

🧘‍♂️ Slow Flow Fusion with
🗓️ Monday, May 27 • 10:30am Eastern
⏰ 45 minutes

Craving an unhurried, feel-good, well-rounded yoga class? I’ve got you!

You don’t even have to leave home, and it’s free free free. 💥

Never experienced yoga nidra, AKA non-sleep deep rest (NSDR)? This is the perfect time to try. After 30 minutes of chill, easy flow, you’ll recline into savasana and I’ll guide you through a 15-minute, full-body relaxation practice that will leave feeling refreshed, grounded, and ready to enjoy the rest of your day.

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🎉 Happy 12th Birthday to my pride and joy, AKA Fido. 🐾 Thank you for teaching us the true meaning of unconditional love every single day.

You totally live up to your name - “Fido” means “I am faithful” in Latin. 💫

Here’s to many more years of adventures together! 🐶

These fantastic individuals (plus 3 more not pictured) immersed themselves in Vinyasa yoga every Saturday afternoon for the past four weeks. Talk about a great February! 👏

✨Foundations of Flow✨ has been a remarkable mix of deepening, building confidence, and acquiring new skills—all while sharing some laughs and great energy.

And believe me, when I say ‘deep,’ I mean it! From learning and refining poses to finding stillness and grounding in meditation and breathwork, we explored various aspects of this vast practice called ‘yoga.’

Leading this journey and witnessing everyone’s growth has been an absolute joy.

Round 1 is in the books! Big thanks for hosting.

(BTW - this is just the first of many speciality programs I’ll be offering at the Club. The next one will be announced soon 😀).

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✨ If you're on your mat and find that your mind is going in a million directions, or that your to-do list took center stage, or that your dog is licking your toe, or that your upstairs neighbor just started tap-dancing, or that your have an itch on your forehead, let it be a part of the game! There are very few circumstances during which we have the 100% ideal environment for a yoga practice, so allow distractions to be a part of the experience, and better yet, simply OBSERVE and NOTICE the distractions, rather than reacting to them. If that's not a skill you can use off yoga mat, I don't know what is.

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🎤 First time in a recording studio since my singin’ days!

Here I am in March 2023 in , owned and operated by my friend and student, .

Long story short: Matt, having taken part in some of my yoga nidra practices , approached me to ask if I'd like to collaborate with him on a yoga-nidra audio project, and I was ALL IN!  

Matt, being a composer in addition to a producer, would create music that would be the soundscape that overlays my voice as I guide listeners through the practice.

Well, here we are, almost 10 months later, and the project is COMPLETE! 👏 We cannot wait to share it with you!!

Introducing....

✨NxtGen: A Deep Relaxation Duo✨

For the price of about 3 cappuccinos, you can carry (literally) in your pocket two expertly curated,15-minute audio sessions, designed to be experienced while lying on your back, helping you unwind and refresh:

1️⃣ ✨ NxtGen Power Nap • perfect for a swift mid-day recharge or mental reset
2️⃣ ✨ NxtGen Slide Into Sleep • ideal for easing into rest when faced with anxiety, stress, or persistent thoughts 

LINK IN BIO for a peek inside!

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🎉Kickstart 2024 with us!

No matter where you're located, there is a totally-free livestream class waiting for you, should you wish to partake in some super-flowy yoga on New Year's Day. 🙌

✨Flow State Yoga: Launch Into 2024!✨
🗓️ Monday, January 1, 2024
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM ET

Let's roll out our mats together and set the tone for a year! Strength, balance, and flexibility are on the menu, and I'm looking forward to sharing this special practice with you all. ✨

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✨Embracing the freedom of shoulder mobility like it's the weekend – no stiffness allowed here! 🤸‍♂️💁‍♂️

Flow with me from anywhere.💥 Livestreams this weekend:

Saturday 9am ET // Flow State Yoga (60 minutes)
Sunday 9am ET // Flow State Yoga - Core360 (45 minutes)

🚨 And…. LAST SPOTS for Flow, Nourish, & Thrive 2.0 // My 2024 yoga retreat in Southern Portugal - don’t miss out!

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📸: .b.it.me / .b.foti

🇵🇹We’re LIVE!! 🚀

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FLOW, NOURISH, & THRIVE 2.0
November 14-19, 2024
Olhão, Portugal 🇵🇹
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It's the next-gen vacay that you've been waiting for! This invigorating yoga retreat in the amazing Algarve region of Southern Portugal includes:

-Stunning accommodations
-Incredibly tasty, nourishing, hearty, plant-based meals prepared by our private chef
-Twice-daily yoga, including dynamic vinyasa flow, meditation, yoga nidra, and optional arm-balance/inversion workshops, led by
-Lots of free time for exploring
-Off-site adventures, including a group excursion to the outlying islands
-A rooftop private, solar-heated pool
-Stunning weather (this time of year it’s generally super-sunny with temps in the 70s F)
-New friends-for-life

Space is very limited, as we are already over 50% sold from our pre-launch. Yes, it’s 11 months away, but why not lock it in your calendar now?

“This was the absolute best vacation and a truly life changing experience… 100/10” (testimonial following ✨Flow, Nourish, & Thrive 1.0,✨ our 2023 retreat in Tuscany).

LINK IN BIO for all the details.

Questions? My DMs are open, or comment below.

(Please share - better yet, tag a yoga buddy who you’d love to bring along!😀)

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✨Wednesday Warrior 2. Let’s go!! 💪

LINK IN BIO to flow with me. Livestream, in-person, on retreat - I’ve got you. 🙌

📸: .b.it.me / .b.foti

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Powering up, one headstand at a time. 🙃💪

📸: .b.it.me / .b.foti

[LINK IN BIO to flow with me and for more info about my Portugal 2024 retreat]

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🚨Psst! My next retreat launches soon, but you gotta be on my pre-launch waitlist to know when booking opens.

LINK IN BIO for a Save-The-Date and a Tease. 😉

🇵🇹Portugal, here we come!

📷: .b.it.me

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✨Yoga with Matthew is free this weekend! No matter where you are, or what time zone, clear away the furniture, roll out your mat, and leave the rest to me.😀 👉Saturday, October 14 • 9am ET • Flow State Yoga My 60-minute signature Vinyasa class - a full-body, dynamic flow, and guess what? It’s HIP MONTH, so get ready to lengthen and strengthen and walk off your mat feeling amazing. 👉 Sunday, October 15 • 9am ET • Flow State Yoga - Core 360 My brand new, 45-minute format - a well-rounded, energizing Vinyasa class with an extra focus on the full circumference of your center. 🔥 Free livestream yoga!! 🙌 Let’s go. Can’t make it live but still want to flow? Sign up anyway, and I’ll send you the replay. 🔗LINK IN BIO to sign up. P.S. I might just do a little screen-share after class and spill some beans about my 2024 retreat. 😉🇵🇹
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🐾 Actual bird’s-eye view of my practice this morning.

🚨On another note, we have a NEW ZOOM CLASS on the schedule, and it starts this Sunday!

⚡️Flow State Yoga - Core 360⚡️

It’s a 45-minute, energetic, full-body Vinyasa class that gives extra attention to the full circumference of your center. We’re talking not just abs and obliques, crunches and side planks - and there will be a lot of that! - but also deep and subtle work for the whole of your core. This class is really the culmination much of my yoga knowledge and I cannot wait to share with you what I’ve developed.💥

The best part? You can take it from anywhere.

Sundays at 9am ET on Zoom.

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Your first week of my All-Access Membership is free, and I also offer drop-ins and class packs. 😀

See you there.
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✨ Here is your reminder that every time you step on your yoga mat, whether it's for 5 minutes or 2 hours, it is an amazing opportunity for self-discovery.⁠
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Maybe you discover something simple (like: "jeez, my hamstrings are really tight today!"), or something profound (like I did in 2017: "wow, I need to change careers!").⁠
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Just get to your mat. Rolling it out is the hardest part, trust me.⁠✨

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"🕊️ Still riding that retreat high a month later!

🌿 Retreats are definitely my thing, and trust me, this is just the beginning.

🚀 Keep those eyes peeled because I'm about to drop some news: ⚡️Flow, Nourish, & Thrive 2.0⚡️ is in the works and I can't wait to spill the beans!

Stay tuned, friends! ✨🌱🌟

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✨Never not believing that the best is yet to come.

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🇮🇹 Retreat Day 7

✨Flow, Nourish, & Thrive Lucca 2023✨ definitely lived up to its name, and then some.

Forever grateful to these extraordinary people who made this week so much more than just a yoga retreat. 🧡

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🇮🇹 Retreat day 2.

It’s a sweet life, indeed.

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🇮🇹 Retreat day 1.
1️⃣Preparing for the first flow in this dreamy space
2️⃣ Savoring the post-class delicious moments of connection (c/o )

Just so happy. 😃

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🇮🇹 Retreat prep day. Very excited to welcome our guests tomorrow at this incredible venue .

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✈️ Haven’t been to Europe since my last opera gig in 2017.

Grateful for my new career, my new direction, and to my community, who has given me the confidence to take the leap and just DO IT.

Thank you for trusting me with your yoga practice.

We go big or we go home. 🇮🇹

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✨Spot the opportunity and take the leap!!✨

Are you a last-minute yoga retreater?

TWO rooms just opened up!

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FLOW, NOURISH, & THRIVE
a yoga retreat in Tuscany
July 16-22, 2023
Lucca, Italy 
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Join me for a transformative journey of strength, balance, and inner zen - with the Tuscan hills and Villa Boccella as our backdrop.🇮🇹

Don't miss your chance to fly into chaturanga (and many other poses) with us.🌟

⚡️LINK IN BIO!⚡️

Don’t wait, because we expect these spots to fill fast. Questions? DM me. 😀

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🌸Philly mid-April vibes.

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☀️Throwback to Cancún, our enormous balcony, and working on my seated twists.

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✨SWIPE⏩ for the progression of a jumpback.✨

For me, the “float” to Chaturanga Dandasana only started to occur when I understood “physics” of the movement.

The lightbulb moment was when told me that, in order hop BACK, I needed to shift FORWARD.

Have a look at the progression of pictures and you’ll see what I mean…

By pic 3, my weight is gliding forward over my fingertips. In the subsequent pics, you’ll see my head and chest moving farther in that same direction and my elbows bending to 90 degrees. The legs actually have no choice BUT to float back!

Kidding, of course! There’s a lot more going on here, including controlling the momentum of the jump, but when you figure out this shift-forward-to-float-back thing, it certainly makes it a lot smoother.

Are you working on jumpbacks in your flows? Does this help? Any lightbulb moments? Did you dislike physics in high school as much as I did?

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✨Handstands. Every. Day.

IMHO, one of the only ways to get better at doing something difficult is to do that thing over and over and over again.

Think about it: a concert pianist preparing a Mozart concerto doesn’t just practice it once or twice or ten times. We’re talking years of steady work and repetition before it’s ready for the stage.

Consistent effort + time = progress.

Here’s the clincher: as you are steadily working on that difficult thing, will you challenge yourself to be unattached to the outcome? That’s the essence of aparigraha, one of the yogic principles that always keeps me humble and on my toes (or hands 😉).

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✨10 years ago today…

I got to marry this guy.

We took the train to NYC to make it official, as it wasn’t legal to make it official in Pennsylvania yet.

It was a very good day for many, many reasons.

I’ve been jumping for joy ever since.

Thanks, Chas, for being you. 🧡

✨A year ago today, I taught my first class TOGETHER].

A few weeks before that, contacted me out of the blue and said that she was working on a “project” and she’d like to tell me about it. Of course I was all ears, because anything Kate does is bound to be flipping great.

Two days later, we met . Side note: she hardly recognized me, because the last time she saw me pre-pandemic I had long hair down to my shoulders.

Little did I know that we were sitting across the street from “the project.”

We caught up, she told me what she was up to, and then she pointed to the black awning, walked me across 3rd Street, and I stepped into TOGETHER] for the first time.

You know that feeling when you walk into a space and immediately feel at home? That.

Speaking of feeling at home, was there to give me a tour and to show me all of the in-house stuff that he designed and built by hand - I mean, can we talk about the yoga-mat wall and his artwork in the back room?

Thank you, Kate and James, for inviting me to be a part of your amazing project and for allowing me (and, in fact, ENCOURAGING me) to be the most “Matthew” I can be.

We have a saying here: COMMUNITY FIRST, SWEAT SECOND. The people I’ve met, laughed with, and flowed with prove that this is exactly what we are all about.

I can tell you this with 100% confidence: we are just getting started.✨

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📷:

👖Me, minus the yoga clothes.

Back to Philly next week for my full teaching schedule. 👏

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✨Happy Friday! Turns out, my dog and I have matching coats this winter.