GROUP SESSIONS - NASHVILLE & ONLINE

​Your body has been
holding more than you realize.

Align Your Spine Yoga ~ Therapeutic Yoga & Embodied Healing Practice

A practice for people who are ready to stop bracing and finally breathe.
The tightness didn't arrive overnight. It built slowly through stress, through pushing through, through years of ignoring what your body kept trying to say.

It shows up as exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix. As tension you've simply learned to live with. As a feeling of being disconnected from the person you used to be.

You may have tried stretching, massage, pilates, or even yoga, but something still feels stuck.

​This is where something different begins.
No experience needed 
Small group • Fully guided

Does any of this feel familiar?

– Tension in your back, neck, or shoulders that won't fully release
– Fatigue that lingers even after rest, a tiredness that goes deeper than sleep
– Stress that lives in your body, not just your mind
– Energy that feels flat, a metabolism that feels stuck, hormones that feel off
– A sense of disconnection from how you used to feel in yourself
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This is not a sign that something is permanently wrong.
This is what years of stress, effort, and pushing through look like in a body.

And it can change.

This is not a typical yoga class

No fast flows. No forcing. No trying to keep up with anyone. Align Your Spine is a therapeutic practice rooted in spinal decompression, nervous system regulation, and whole-person healing, releasing the layers of tension held in your core, your spine, and the deeper places where stress lives.

Core opening is more than physical. When tension releases in the spine, something else moves too. Stress, stored emotion, the patterns that have kept you contracted. Students often describe it as the first full breath they've taken in years.
WHAT HAPPENS IN A SESSION
Gentle, supported poses using blankets, blocks, and chairs. Precise angles. Slow breath. Nothing that asks more from you than you have.
WHAT BEGINS TO SHIFT
Spine and nervous system. Hormones and metabolism. Emotional weight. Old patterns. The quiet accumulation of years.
WHY THIS REACHES FURTHER THAN YOU EXPECT

Your spine is talking to your hormones. Constantly.

Your spine is not just a stack of bones. It's the main highway for nerve signals between your brain and every gland in your body. Your thyroid. Your adrenals. Your reproductive system. Your metabolism. When that highway gets compressed, the signals get scrambled and your body quietly starts to struggle in ways that have nothing to do with willpower or trying harder.
STRESS HORMONES
Cortisol stays elevated.
Your body never fully gets the signal that it's safe to rest

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THYROID & METABOLISM
Nerve compression can interfere with thyroid signaling, leaving you exhausted, foggy, and metabolically stuck.
WHOLE-BODY BALANCE
As the spine releases, glands receive clearer signals. Sleep, energy, mood, hormones, from the inside out.
This is why students come for back pain and leave noticing their sleep has improved, energy feels steadier, and something they couldn't name has quietly settled. The spine is the root. Everything else follows.

What you may notice, even after one session

– Your spine feels lighter, more supported
– Your breath deepens without effort
– Your body softens in ways you stopped expecting
– Sleep becomes more restful, your nervous system finally has permission to rest
– Energy feels steadier, less like you're running on empty
– A quiet settles in, not forced, not performed. Just be.

​This is not about doing more.
It’s about allowing your body to finally let go.
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​→Reserve your spot

"I didn't realize how much tension I was holding until it began to release. My pain started to soften in a way I hadn't experienced before."

— A STUDENT, AFTER HER FIRST SESSION

Upcoming group sessions

In-person sessions include gentle, hands-on adjustments that help release tension more deeply. All props provided. Just show up.

​Online sessions guide you through simple variations and self-adjustment techniques, helping you access and release areas that are often hard to reach on your own. Join from wherever you are in the world.
ALL LEVELS – IN PERSON, NASHVILLE
2nd & 4th Thursdays • 10:00 AM

ALL LEVELS – LIVE ON ZOOM
Sundays • 4:00 PM CT
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NEWCOMER – IN PERSON, NASHVILLE
1st Thursdays • 10:00 AM
Ideal if you’re new or would like to revisit the foundational sequence

Joining online?  → View the Online Session Guide
A NOTE FROM RYOKO
These are small sessions on purpose. I need to actually see you, where you're bracing, where you're holding, where your body is quietly asking for help.
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You do not need to be flexible. You do not need experience.
You do not need to have it together. You just need to show up as you are.
​That is always enough. 


If you have injuries or concerns, feel free to reach out before your first session, 
I am happy to talk through what to expect and how to make it work for your body

If financial assistance would help, please get in touch 
No one is turned away for money​
We close every session with Peace Prayers, sending our blessings out to the world.
NOT SURE WHERE  TO START?​

There is always a way in.

BOOK A CLARITY SESSION
If something has been holding you back, or you simply want to talk before stepping in, a Clarity Session is where we begin.

​A safe space where you are fully seen and heard. Together we'll gently explore what your body needs and whether a group session is the right place to start your journey.
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Book a Clarity Session →
HOST A PRIVATE SESSION

Bring this practice to your friends, family, or team in person or via Zoom.

​Ryoko will tailor the experience to your group.

​Contact Ryoko →

Begin with one session.

You don't need to commit to a big change.
Just give your body one hour of something different.
Spaces are intentionally limited • Small groups • Gentle care
LET'S CONNECT