The Stoking Radiance philosophy is built around devoting 30 minutes to an hour to building “whole person” strength. While honoring where your body is with its limitations and current abilities, we challenge ourselves to get stronger using bodyweight, dumbbells, and other available equipment.
STRENGTH TRAINING – 30, 45, and 60 minute sessions
In each of our strength class sessions we include a warm up, sets of exercises for full body strength, core exercises and cardio, a stretch, and a short meditation. These classes are great to build global strength in general, and will help build the kind of strength that benefits endurance sports.
- Whole body strength workouts .
- Challenging your body and your mind while honoring where you are.
- Modifications for you.
- Mindful practices to reduce anxiety, increase your capacity to concentrate, focus, and find joy!
Mobility – 30 minutes
Mobility allows you to move freely through your joints while also controlling your movements with strength and stability. We build deep muscles and work to get healthy range of motion in your joints at a purposeful pace. Alleviate chronic pain, reduce or prevent injuries, improve performance, and feel better overall. Classes take place in real time online and on demand.
Meditation – From 5-30 minutes.
Sara is a certified meditation teacher (see her About page). Each strength class ends with a 5 minute mindfulness practice – mindfulness can help to calm the nervous system, regulate emotions, and help with concentration, amongst many other benefits. Even a short practice can help!
For her longer meditation courses and practices, visit the Meditation page.
In the past I’ve had a difficult time being consistent about working out, but since starting Sara’s classes five years ago I’ve never lost motivation to show up, even through Covid online. After health issues interrupted my participation for an extended period, Sara thoughtfully designed workouts to help me regain my strength and return to group classes. Her integrated approach to physical and mental wellbeing keeps me coming back week after week.
I prefer the vibe of her smaller, more intimate class sizes to the larger ones I’ve experienced in the past. Sara puts a lot of thought into meeting the unique needs of each client and always offers modified moves for any injuries or physical limitations. I love that she communicates at the start of each week the thought-provoking, thematic thread she weaves into the workouts. The creativity and energy Sara puts into preparation for each class (including customized playlists!) makes a huge difference in stimulating motivation and keeping things fresh and fun.
Pamela D
