Yoga is a union
of physical, mental and spiritual practices
intended to bring wellness and balance to our hearts, minds, and bodies. We strive to incorporate yoga’s many layers to provide a safe, beneficial and inspiring experience. The wisdom of this ancient practice allows us to slow down and tap into our true nature amidst what can be a demanding pace in our modern-day lives.
We offer yoga to individuals and groups, to those new to the practice who’d like to build a solid foundation or those that have been practicing for years and would like to refine or dive more deeply to the eight limbs of yoga. Whether you’re looking to relax and rejuvenate or build heat and energize- the meditation, breathwork and physical asana practices are designed to meet your needs.
We ask new clients who are interested in an individual yoga session to make time to provide information prior to our session and allow a 1/2 hour before the session begins to allow your wellness goals to guide the practice.
Fresh air sessions
With our belief in connecting with nature and its amazing ability to help us harmonize and balance we offer sessions out-of-doors. Whether you'd like to listen of water gurgle, sense the stillness as you receive bodywork pondside, or simply feel the sun or shade as the breeze flow through open air or nearby trees we’ll meet you there (in the warmer months, as mother nature allows).
Investment:
1ST SESSION FOR NEW CLIENTS (INCLUDES 30MIN CONSULTATION PRIOR TO SESSION)
60 MINUTES $100-115
90 MINUTES $130-145
RETURNING CLIENTS
60 MINUTES $85-100
90 MINUTES $115-130
*Anything offered above the minimum investment goes to our “Community Supported Wellness" fund that supports others in our community in receiving body, energy and earth work offerings and trainings.
Events, Occasions & Festivals
One of the wonderful things about yoga? It can be practiced anywhere- we love to bring this practice to decks, fields, vineyards, mountain tops & river banks.
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED WELLNESS
Are you really wanting to incorporate wellness practices into your life, but finances are not allowing it to happen? Apply for our “Community Supported Sessions” which include an initial Ayurvedic Wellness consultation and three follow up sessions that may be wellness (plant medicines & daily practices), body (yoga and massage) and energy work sessions all covered by our “Pay it forward” fund.
we also offer Private in home and Virtual sessions, and available for outdoor in-person sessions at events, festivals, and special occasions!
YOGA CLASSES
Earth: restorative yoga
Mondays | 6:30PM
FIRE & WATER: YIN TO VIN
Wednesdays | 6PM
Earth to Ether: An Elemental Yoga Practice
Saturdays | 8:30AM
NEW MOON FLOW
TUESDAY | JAN 14 | 6PM
A chance to practice in or out-of-doors- we'll mindfully move, find our rhythm, and dissipate any frenetic energy accompanied by the strum of an acoustic guitar and end our practice in stillness bathed in the sound of singing bowls to celebrate the moon it its fullness. We'll both enliven and balance the energies carried by the planets and moon in its fullness!
ELEMENTALS
JAN 01-JAN 29 | WEDNESDAYS | 7:15PM
An opportunity to build or reconnect with the foundations of yoga- online or in-person! We’ll build our foundation from the ground up- from earth to sky- not only exploring physical alignment, but breathwork or pranayama, mudra (hand gestures that cultivate specific energies), mantra (sounds or words repeated to create focus), and meditation. All are welcome!
SOLSTICE CELEBRATION
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SATURDAY | DEC 21 | 9AM
We'll cultivate our inner light with the support of breath movement, and a plant ally. We'll breathe, sip, move and find stillness and you'll leave practice shining a bit brighter with a satchel of tea to enjoy after class as we welcome winter! All are welcome (class included in our Breathe memberships)- let's join in community to celebrate winter solstice!
NEW MOON, NEW YEAR: REFLECT, RELEASE AND RENEW
SUNDAY | DEC 29 | 1PM
We will embody gr-ATTITUDE as we breath and move with intention at Graves Mountain Farm- in-doors or out depending on the weather. All bodies and levels of practitioners welcome. Must register by midnight!How auspicious! A new moon to usher us into the new year! We will spend time reflecting on the lessons learned, release that which we don't want to carry into the new year, so that we can then plant seeds to sprout in 2025. Capricorn energy will be supporting us in our aspirations along with somatic and yogic practices, and stone, plant and sound medicines! Bring the NEW year in with clarity and community!
JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP
BREATHE
Unlimited yoga (in person/sanctuary or LIVE streamed).
Breathe and release
Unlimited yoga (in-person or live streamed) and one 90-minute massage session in sanctuary.
BLOSSOM AND BALANCE
Unlimited yoga (in-person or live streamed) and two 90-minute massage, sound or energy work sessions.
BREATHE AND BALANCE
Unlimited yoga (in-person or live streamed) and two 1 hour massage or one 120min sound healing, or energy work sessions.
BLOSSOM AND BECOME
Unlimited yoga (in-person or live streamed) and two 2hr massage , sound healing or energy work sessions.
ABOUT YOUR GUIDES:
Jenn Mintz found Ayurveda- the science of well-being about ten years ago and is humbled and grateful for the growth and well-being it has provided her and those she works with. She loves supporting humans in connecting to nature and their true nature of love- harmony, balance and being well - through Ayurvedic- inspired practices- yoga, body and energy work, and wellness consultations both in and out of doors. She and her partner returned to her home town of Boston, VA with the dream of sharing wellness practices with the local community. She now offers Ayurvedic wellness, massage, elemental energywork, and nature-based education and experiences at In True Nature Wellness Sanctuary and the surrounding hills rivers, and trails this special part of the Blue Ridge offers.
On paper she's a Certified Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher (200 E-RYT, 300 RYT, YACEP), licensed massage therapist (license #0019015838) and Reiki Master. Whether in class or a private session Jenn meets you with warmth just as you are, builds on the foundation of Ayurvedic science, and layers in intuition to create experiences tailored to those seeking wellness, a deeper connection to themselves, or the natural world.
Tisha comes from a dance background of Jazz, Tap, Modern and Ballet. Dance was her first love but after dealing with six knee dislocations, 2knee surgeries, and arthritis at the early age of 20 it became apparent that dancing did not love her back. She loved movement and tried to continue with community plays until one last dislocation really hit her hard and she had to stop altogether.
As life moved on, she settled down, had 5 children, married a Navy sailor. When they were stationed in, Bremerton, Washington she fell in love with yoga. It was slower and safer than dancing and she still had movement, which her body craved. The only problem was as she continued to practice over the years, she was in extreme pain, just as if she were back in dancing. Several years later, in her mid-40s, when it felt as if her hip was shifting, she was diagnosed with a connective tissue disorder-Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility type. Many think this is perfect for yoga but it isn’t. It means that all the connective tissue in the body is extra stretchy even down to the blood vessels. It comes with many underlying issues. So, with the help of her two mentors Rebecca Elsen and Jenn Mintz, in her yoga teacher training, she learned when she was hyper-extending her joints, how to stop, and begin to engage her muscles. It was much harder than you think and she still struggles with it.
She has continued educating herself by earning several certifications: Restorative, Yin, Chair, Trauma Conscious, MST (Military Sexual Trauma) or Empowered yoga. She has also been volunteering for an organization called Connected Warriors since 2019, they offer trauma conscious yoga to active-duty service members, first responders, and their family members for free. She is also a certified meditation teacher so don’t be suprised to have a meditation moment in her classes. She makes her classes accessible to everyone and reminds people to always listen to what their body is telling them.
In her spare time, she also teaches others with EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) that are interested in taking yoga safely, to make the practice serve them, free of charge. She wants to be able to give back to the community in anyway that she can because we all have those moments when we need a helping hand and she wants to be the hand they reach for.