Studio She Collective

This week at Studio She Collective in Alexandria, Minnesota. 🤎

Along with sharing what’s happening each week, we want to begin sharing a little more about the experience, knowledge and individual perspective behind the offerings on our schedule.

Our Pilates classes are a wonderful place to begin.

Britta, the woman behind Britta Buckner , brings more than 20 years of Pilates teaching experience into her Monday and Wednesday classes. She also brings her deep knowledge of lunar cycles, often beginning class with a small lesson about where the moon is in its current cycle and what that season may invite us to notice.

Britta is also the creator of a moon-centered oracle deck exploring the lunar cycle as a companion in the ongoing practice of becoming your own best friend.

Thursday’s Pilates Flow is led by Dr. Hillary O’Connor of Dr. Hillary | Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist a Doctor of Physical Therapy whose background in pelvic health and women’s movement informs the choices, variations and attention she brings into the room.

Hillary moves through a classical Pilates repertoire with restorative exercises intermixed throughout. The pace is unhurried, the repetitions are low, and each movement is offered with intention and purpose—creating space to reconnect with your body and leave feeling more balanced and connected.

Two instructors. Two very different wells of experience.

Also happening this week:

✨ Flow + Yin with the fabulous Stephanie of Core 4 Yoga | Stephanie Schuett Monday evening

✨ Thursday evening marks the beginning of weekly Sound Journeys with Gretchen of The Resonant Way happening at 6:00 pm throughout September

Different ways to move, receive and return to yourself throughout the week.

Thoughtfully held. Deeply informed.

Find details and registration through the link in our bio.

A little something new—and something special—are joining our regular rhythm at Studio She Collective, our women’s wellness studio in Alexandria, Minnesota. ✨

On Wednesday evening, Jackie is introducing Group Reiki Healing, a new Studio She offering created for receiving, settling in and experiencing Reiki in a shared space.

Then on Thursday evening, the Lakes Area Wellness Collective will gather at Studio She for its third Meet + Connect. This free Alexandria-area gathering gives local wellness practitioners and community members a chance to meet, learn about the work happening throughout our area and make meaningful connections.

Our regular Pilates and yoga classes are here, too:

Monday
12:15 pm · Mat Pilates with Britta
5:30 pm · Flow + Yin Yoga with Stephanie

Wednesday
5:15 pm · Mat Pilates with Britta
7:00 pm · Group Reiki Healing with Jackie — NEW

Thursday
8:15 am · Pilates Flow with Dr. Hillary
5:30 pm · Lakes Area Wellness Practitioners Meet + Connect — FREE

A week for movement, receiving, conversation and connection—each in its own way.

Thoughtfully held. Deeply informed.
You are welcome here. 🤎

Find class details and registration through the link in our bio.

If you felt personally attacked by more than one of these…
hi. 😂

You might be our people.

The women who are wildly capable.
Who notice what needs doing before anyone asks.
Who are really good at holding a lot.
Who can somehow make receiving a massage into a job.
Who genuinely want to rest… and also would like to know who is handling everything while they do that.

We see you. We work with you. We ARE you. 😂

And honestly, a lot of what we’re creating at Studio She lately is for women just like this.

So if you’ve been following along thinking, “okay, why does everything they post feel suspiciously specific?”—

You’re probably in the right place. 🤎

Now tell us which slide got you. 😂

You finally get a minute to sit down.

And somehow your brain immediately starts making a list.

What needs to get done.
Who needs something.
What you forgot.
What’s next.

Sometimes the hardest part about rest isn’t finding the time for it.

It’s that even when life slows down, your body doesn’t necessarily get the memo.

That’s the conversation behind Why Rest Feels Wrong.

On September 13, the three of us are bringing our different lenses together — bodywork + the nervous system, physiology + movement and breath and mental health — to talk about why so many women can be completely exhausted and still have such a hard time actually coming out of “go mode.”

Not because you need another thing to work on.

But because sometimes understanding why you make sense changes the way you meet yourself.

We’ll talk. We’ll notice. We’ll try a few things together. And you are welcome to participate as much or as little as you want. Listening counts. Sitting in the back counts. Just showing up counts.

WHY REST FEELS WRONG
Sunday, September 13 • 5:30–7 PM
Studio She Collective • Alexandria, MN

FREE • Registration required

This is the introductory workshop in our burnout workshop series.

Come exactly as you are — tired counts. 🤎

Registration at the link in bio.

Schedule for the week of August 17th - 23rd

A good week to make room for something that’s just for you. ✨

Pilates is on the schedule Monday, Wednesday + Thursday, Gretchen is back Thursday evening with a Sound Journey, and Steph is bringing two Saturday pop-ups to the studio—including Kids Yoga at 9:30 AM.

Pick the class that fits your week, grab your spot, and we’ll see you at Studio She. 🧡

📍Studio She Collective | Alexandria, MN
Class registration at studioshecollective.com

A little updated look at what’s still ahead this month — including special classes, free offerings, and a few extra reasons to come spend some time with us. 😉

Save this one so you have the latest schedule handy. 🤍

And as always, you can find class details + registration through the link in our bio.

📍 Studio She Collective | Alexandria, MN

It keeps showing up in different ways, in each of our work.

The woman who is exhausted — but has a hard time actually stopping.

The mental load that continues long after the day is “done.”

The body that stays tense, braced, busy or ready even when there’s finally nothing that NEEDS to happen.

The feeling that you should be able to relax… but somehow rest doesn’t feel restful.

We each come to this conversation from a different place — mental health, physical therapy and bodywork — but we keep finding ourselves noticing different pieces of the same thing.

So we decided to bring the conversation into one room.

Save the date for:

• Why Rest Feels Wrong •
Understanding why your body stays in “go mode” even when life slows down.

September 13 | 5:30–7 PM
📍Studio She Collective
Free

Registration opening soon. 🤎

This week at Studio She Collective in Alexandria, MN ✨

A little Pilates. A little Yoga.
And a Wednesday night dedicated to learning more about pelvic health! 👏🏻

Here’s what’s happening:

MON 8/10
12:15 PM — Pilates with Britta Britta Buckner
5:30 PM — Flow + Yin with Stephanie Core 4 Yoga | Stephanie Schuett

WED 8/12
5:15 PM — Pilates with Britta Britta Buckner
6:30 PM — ✨FREE✨ Strong Women: Pelvic Floor 101 with Dr. Hillary Dr. Hillary | Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist + Valhalla Coaches Valhalla Lifting Club

Whether you’re looking for Pilates in Alexandria, a yoga class to end your Monday, or simply a place to move and care for yourself alongside other women—you’re welcome here.

💬 What are you joining us for this week?

Save this post so you have the schedule handy + send it to the friend you want to bring along.