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SoulShine Studios RVA Here’s the thing—movement isn’t just about exercise; it’s about feeling alive. MOVE FOR YOU: Move in ways that feel good, free, and true to you.

This isn’t about how it looks—it’s about how it feels. This is your playground, not your stage!

Apparently we can put out 47 beautiful sound bowls and still manage to behave like a bunch of children.Excellent.I love ...
10/21/2026

Apparently we can put out 47 beautiful sound bowls and still manage to behave like a bunch of children.

Excellent.

I love sound baths. I love the quiet, the vibrations, and that wonderful moment when the whole room settles and you can practically feel everyone exhale.

I also love it when somebody gets the giggles and suddenly we're all trying desperately not to laugh.

I'm a big believer in the benefits of slowing down, getting quiet, and taking care of our nervous systems. But I draw the line at having to be serious about it.

Sometimes we need stillness. Sometimes we need a good belly laugh. Sometimes we need both in the same five minutes.

At SoulShine, we take feeling good seriously. Ourselves? Not so much.

There are so many places in life where we feel like we need to show up as our best selves. Happy, energetic, productive,...
10/19/2026

There are so many places in life where we feel like we need to show up as our best selves. Happy, energetic, productive, interesting, and like we've got it all together.

SoulShine is NOT one of them.

You don't need to be flexible, coordinated, spiritual, or even in a particularly good mood. You can show up tired, distracted, sad, happy, or somewhere in between. You can come to class and not talk to anyone if that's what you need that day. Or you might find yourself laughing with someone you just met.

One of the things I love most about SoulShine is that we make room for all of it. We don't expect you to show up feeling a certain way, and we certainly don't expect you to be good at anything.

Just come as you are. Everybody is enough. And that includes you.

One of the questions I get asked most often about our retreats is, "Who else is going?"And I get it! It's a little intim...
10/16/2026

One of the questions I get asked most often about our retreats is, "Who else is going?"

And I get it! It's a little intimidating to sign up for a trip when you don't know who you'll be spending the week with. We have married people, single people, couples, friends, men, women, all ages. Some arrive knowing half the group and others don't know a single person.

And then a few days later, we get photos like this. I LOVE it!

We eat together, move, explore, swim, laugh, have wonderful conversations and occasionally get a little ridiculous.

One of my favorite things about leading retreats is watching friendships develop between people who might never have met otherwise. You don't need to bring a friend, be particularly outgoing, or worry about fitting in. Just come as you are.

There really isn't a SoulShine retreat "type." And I wouldn't have it any other way.

When did we decide that fun had to wait until everything else was done?I'm talking about fun for absolutely no reason. N...
10/14/2026

When did we decide that fun had to wait until everything else was done?

I'm talking about fun for absolutely no reason. Not because it's good for our health, or we're learning something, or getting better at something. Just because it feels good.

Sarah apparently thinks hanging upside down is a perfectly good way to spend her time. I agree.

For me, it's dancing, making art, laughing with friends, or trying something new that I might be absolutely terrible at.

I think we could all use a little more fun in our lives. The kind that serves absolutely no purpose other than making us happy.

What's fun for you?

Check the Oura app/Apple Watch… etc. Get your steps. Stand up. Move more. Sleep better. Breathe. Apparently our bio trac...
10/12/2026

Check the Oura app/Apple Watch… etc. Get your steps. Stand up. Move more. Sleep better. Breathe. Apparently our bio trackers have a LOT of opinions about us now.

I like information; data can be useful. But every once in a while I want to ask a wildly old-fashioned question: what does your actual body say today?

Maybe your watch wants 3,000 more steps and your body wants Child’s Pose. Maybe you planned a hard workout and what you really need is a walk. Maybe you have hit every goal on the screen and you are still exhausted.

Technology can give us information. It does not get the final vote. Your body does.

This may be one of my favorite things about SoulShine, and it is definitely not on the class schedule. You come for yoga...
10/09/2026

This may be one of my favorite things about SoulShine, and it is definitely not on the class schedule. You come for yoga or dance or Qi Gong or strength, and then somehow, a little while later, there are people in your life who know where you went on vacation, ask how your knee is doing, remember that weird thing you mentioned about your daughter, and somehow know your dog’s name even though they have never met your dog.

I think a lot of us are hungry for exactly this. Not networking. Not another app. Not one more place to make polite conversation. Actual people. People you see regularly. People who notice when you have been gone. People you accidentally talk to for twenty minutes after class when you were supposedly heading straight home.

That kind of connection matters more than we give it credit for.

I have strong feelings about grown-ups saying they aren’t creative. Mostly because I don’t believe you.Creativity is not...
10/07/2026

I have strong feelings about grown-ups saying they aren’t creative. Mostly because I don’t believe you.

Creativity is not something handed out to the special people who can draw realistic hands. It can look like beads scattered across a table. Choosing a color because you like it. Cutting paper. Writing something nobody will ever read. Making something lopsided. Painting something ugly and deciding you love it anyway.

And there is something really wonderful about sitting around a table with other people while everybody’s hands are busy and nobody is trying to impress anybody.

We need more making things just because we can. No Etsy shop required.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱?Not while answering emails. Not while making dinner. Not while scrollin...
10/06/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱?

Not while answering emails. Not while making dinner. Not while scrolling.

Just listened.

Colin MacLeod brings an hour of fiddle, Scottish melodies, stories, and sound inspired by the landscape of Scotland.

Bring a mat or cushion and come get a little quieter.

𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭 | 𝟰–𝟱 𝗣𝗠

Unlimited members get $5 off with code 𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗.

You walk in. You take off your shoes and wonder where everybody puts their stuff. You look around to see if there is som...
10/05/2026

You walk in. You take off your shoes and wonder where everybody puts their stuff. You look around to see if there is some obvious place you are supposed to stand. Someone scoots over. The teacher says hello.

You start moving, and five minutes later you are no longer thinking quite so hard about whether you belong there because you are busy trying to figure out what your left foot is doing.

Then class ends and somehow nobody leaves. People roll up mats. Somebody asks about somebody’s kid. There is a conversation about a vacation, a shoulder, a restaurant and possibly a dog. Eventually somebody remembers we are all supposed to go home.

The classes matter. But a lot of SoulShine is everything around the class too.

Address

9200 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 111
Richmond, VA
23235

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+18043350593

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