Namastone

From the Salt Cave to a Real Cave: An Autumn Retreat 🏔️

Since founding Namastone Yoga six years ago, I knew I would someday host wellness retreats. The first time I hosted a mini retreat inside the salt cave at The Salt Sanctuary of Maryland, our inaugural guests asked: "Can we do this more often...and can it be longer?"

In a matter of months, we're answering that call by bringing the profound somatic clearing from inside the salt cave and taking it outside to the elements. Join us Halloween weekend for:

Silencing What Haunts You: An Autumn Retreat 🍂

We'll drive less than two hours from Howard County, MD, to the serene riverfront of Martinsburg, WV, for a cellular nervous system reset like no other. Expect subterranean cave meditations on the Potomac River, organic nourishment, somatic release yoga, and an unforgettable bonfire unmasking ceremony to release the heaviness you're carrying and silence what haunts you.

Your sanctuary awaits. We can't wait to whisk you away!

👉 Learn more and unmask your armor...

https://saltsanctuary.squadtrip.com/trip/silencing-what-haunts-you-an-autumn-retreat-15091

Running a business is a grind. There’s so much to learn (and do) that I haven’t always had time to tap into my PR roots. So, when Business Monthly reached out to cover what’s happening at my boutique salt spa, I blushed. Earned media is just that: earned. It felt like a quiet acknowledgment of the work that my small team and I consistently show up to do. The visibility creates more opportunity to do what matters most: helping people reduce stress, ease anxiety, and reconnect with themselves.

Yoga led me here. Corporate communications opened the door. And community continues to carry us forward. I recently heard this quote: “A flower doesn’t have to bloom to grow.” In this season of growth, I’m deeply grateful for the pollination. The quiet, unseen moments that are nurturing something meaningful. If you’re in a season like this too, keep going. Something is taking root. 🌱

Full article:
https://bizmonthly.com/news/business/health/2026/03/the-salt-sanctuary-of-maryland-attracts-new-demographic-with-yoga/

"When we are together, we are one. Namaste."

Eight words that I often end my yoga classes with illuminated new meaning in Madrid. While my teacher (📸 Maria) led class in Spanish, the Sanskrit terms, breathwork, and mind/body connection spoke a universal language.

We were 12 people moving together, putting inner peace to practice. We were one.

¡Rewind 75 mins! I arrived at the wrong studio in the nick of time for vinyasa flow...not yin yoga as intended. Trapped, the universe knew exactly what I needed.

+ Serendipitously, .yoga who I met on a yoga retreat in Tulum a few years ago almost taught me here tonight. The world is smaller than we think!

Rivers don't ask for permission to flow. Neither should we! But guidance from mother earth and an exceptional heated vinyasa flow teacher never fails.

Today was the first time I experienced sweat beads still forming during my final resting pose, savassana. Gratitude to my heartfelt and genuine yoga teacher, .

A wife’s quiet gift—a moment of stillness on Father's Day for a man who gives so much.

Their guided meditation in the salt cave offered peace, presence, applause and breath. A Father’s Day he’ll never forget. Honored to have held space for them. Their light lifted me! 💖

May was full of meaningful moments. Not just inside the salt cave, but behind the scenes building something rooted in care, calm, and connection.

From quiet sessions to impactful steps forward, I've captured a few glimpses from this month of what it looks like to grow a wellness space from the salt floors up.

Reflecting on my one-year anniversary of owning this gem of a salt spa, I'm so grateful for everyone who's been part of this journey. Here's to small wins, soulful work, and mineral-dusted dreams.

Get FABulous with us this weekend. FABLETICS at Columbia Mall is hosting us for two FREE events:

1️⃣Saturday, May 17th, 1-3pm 🧂 Salt Therapy Tea Chat
2️⃣Sunday, May 18th, 10:30am-12:00pm 🧂 Free Gentle Yoga Class + Private Discount Shopping (before the store opens to the public)!

Swipe to learn more and RSVP for the free yoga/shopping session here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-and-salt-spa-tickets-1357263615009?aff=ebdsoporgprofile 💙

Life is a dance! On this International Dance Day, celebrate the people who leap for your growth and success.

This is one of my leaders-for-life and my friend, Kristin. She hired me for my last dream corporate job during the pandemic and champions me throughout this entrepreneurial journey that I didn't know to dream. Here, she's doing a pretty perfect bow--a yoga pose connected to the art of archery, symbolizing the balance and harmony of drawing a bowstring and releasing the arrow. Drawing the bowstring in your real life can be uncomfortable. It takes strength and focus. Releasing the arrow can be freeing, knowing that you did it with an open heart!

Five years ago, while living five states away, Kristin and I developed a meaningful professional and personal relationship on Zoom. A few weeks ago, these pics capture our first time ever meeting in-person. Together across states, we continue to aim our arrows for the stars while doing the work to help each other and others experience the best that life has to offer, professionally and personally!

Community yoga --> tonight @ 6:30 --> https://saltsanctuarymd.com/salty-yoga/