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Embodied Living + Soulful Goods

An embodiment studio and shop in downtown Decorah offering sound, movement, and somatic practices for connection to self and community.

10/06/2026

People often ask how we make room for yoga in the shop. Here’s how, in five minutes or less.

Local carpenter Paul Cutting built the sales counter and displays on wheels, so everything can move out of the way for class. One of my favorite things about this space.

Paul Cutting Furniture

Our first weekly yoga class is this Thursday.I’ll be teaching Embodied Vinyasa Flow at 9 AM as we begin rolling out regu...
10/05/2026

Our first weekly yoga class is this Thursday.

I’ll be teaching Embodied Vinyasa Flow at 9 AM as we begin rolling out regular classes at Sissa.

Throughout October, we’ll be exploring grounding and our connection to our roots. We’ll move, breathe, build some heat, and slow things back down. Finding a little more stability in the body and a grounded place from where we can move into the rest of your day.

This is an active, moderately paced flow that includes standing and floor based movement. Some yoga experience can be helpful, but isn’t required.

Registration in person Wed. - Sat. 11-5
111 E Water Street
Or online at sissa.co

Have questions?
Message us or email us at [email protected]

Links in bio.

After a summer of sunshine, gardening, and adventure, fall brings a change of pace. School begins, routines shift, and w...
10/01/2026

After a summer of sunshine, gardening, and adventure, fall brings a change of pace. School begins, routines shift, and we can find ourselves feeling scattered or tired.

It feels like a good time to come back to ground.

I’ve always felt that fall was the season for Sissa. I originally hoped to open on the fall equinox last year, but life had plans of its own. Beginning our weekly classes this fall feels like coming full circle.

We’ll begin slowly, with two yoga classes and an eight-week Pilates series. October’s yoga theme is Return to Roots- an invitation to reconnect with our bodies, listen within, build warmth, and settle into the support beneath us.

Our first class, Embodied Vinyasa Flow, begins Thursday, October 8, at 9 AM. Morning Vinyasa Flow follows on October 13, and Pilates with Sophie begins October 14.

Drop-ins are welcome! Come for one class or settle into a regular practice.

• $20 drop-in
• $90 five-class pack ($18 per class), interchangeable between Katie’s yoga and Sophie’s Pilates classes
• $128 for Sophie’s full eight-week Pilates series ($16 per class)

Sign up online at sissa.co or pop in and register in person. If you’re dropping in, check the online schedule before coming to make sure there’s space.

Keep an eye out for more classes and offerings to come! Word is Qigong with Brenda & Scott is coming to Sissa- stay tuned.

On October 25, Jane Hawley and Brenda Harris return for our next Embodied Earth Retreat: an afternoon of gentle movement, breath, and exploration of our relationship with the Earth. Our first retreat filled the studio with thoughtful conversation and connection, and I’m looking forward to welcoming them back.

We look forward to welcoming you here to move, rest, and reconnect.

Swipe through for dates and times, and visit sissa.co to explore the offerings and register.

Schedule link in the bio.

I’m thankful for summer, but I don’t know about you, I’m glad to be moving out of that summer heat.Watching the leaves t...
09/24/2026

I’m thankful for summer, but I don’t know about you, I’m glad to be moving out of that summer heat.

Watching the leaves turn and pulling out my sweaters makes me want to put the kettle on and settle in with a book.

If you’ve been in the shop, you’ve probably seen Artemis Tea & Botanical. We’ve carried their teas since the beginning! This Midwest company’s blends are crafted by founder and clinical herbalist Andrea Lawse, with herbs thoughtfully chosen for their flavors and properties. The blends also draw inspiration from archetypes and the rhythms of the seasons.

Their blend descriptions are as beautiful and thoughtful as their teas are delicious. Take a moment to read a few when you’re here.

On the shelf: Gryphon, a spiced orange blend with notes of fruit and cinnamon. I can’t wait to try this one!

Come browse the teas and find your next read. 🍂

Meet Brenda Harris, one of your guides for Embodied Earth Retreats.If you’ve been around Decorah for a while, there’s a ...
09/22/2026

Meet Brenda Harris, one of your guides for Embodied Earth Retreats.

If you’ve been around Decorah for a while, there’s a good chance you already know Brenda. She opened Acupuncture Center Decorah in 2013 and has been practicing and teaching in this community ever since.

Brenda brings a vast background in holistic healing to her work. She spent years exploring wellness, nutrition, Western and Naturopathic Medicine, bodywork, and exercise science before finding Chinese Medicine and the practices that really resonated with her.

Today, her work includes acupuncture, herbal medicine, Taiji, and Qigong. All of these practices have shaped the way Brenda works with movement, energy, and the body, and what she’ll bring to Embodied Earth this Sunday, September 27.

Qigong brings together gentle movement, breath, stillness, and attention. Brenda’s work comes back again and again to movement, flow, balance, connection, and vitality.

One of my favorite questions from Brenda:

“Why only be ‘well’ when we can be ‘vital’?”

This Sunday, Brenda will bring her work together with Jane Hawley of Movement Fundamentals for an afternoon of gentle movement, breath, and somatic exploration, with space to slow down, get curious, and reconnect with our bodies and the Earth.

You don’t need any experience.

Embodied Earth Sunday Retreat
September 27 • 3–6 PM
Sissa • Decorah

Ages 13+ • All bodies and abilities welcome

There are still a few spaces available for this Sunday.

And if September doesn’t work, Brenda and Jane will be back October 25 for a second Embodied Earth Retreat. Each retreat is its own exploration. You don’t need to attend September to join us in October, and those returning will experience something new.

https://www.sissa.co/workshops-events

Meet Jane Hawley, one of your guides for Embodied Earth Retreats.Many of you who have been around Decorah already know J...
09/21/2026

Meet Jane Hawley, one of your guides for Embodied Earth Retreats.

Many of you who have been around Decorah already know Jane, or know someone who has moved, danced, or studied with her.

Jane is a dance artist and educator who has spent more than 25 years developing Movement Fundamentals, a practice designed to help us listen to our bodies wisdom rather than simply being told how to move.

She brought Movement Fundamentals to Luther College in 2001, where it became the foundation of the dance program she built and continued to evolve through years of teaching, research, and collaboration.

At its heart, Movement Fundamentals is about developing a deeper relationship with your own body through movement, curiosity, and exploration. It grew from Jane’s work in dance, but you don’t have to be a dancer to experience it. The body you already have is where the practice begins.

This is what Jane will bring to Embodied Earth this Sunday, September 27, where her Movement Fundamentals practice will meet with Brenda Harris’s work with Qigong and Chinese Medicine.

Together, Jane and Brenda will guide an afternoon of gentle movement, breath, and somatic exploration, creating space to slow down, get curious, and explore the relationship between our bodies and the Earth.

No dance or movement experience is needed.

Embodied Earth Sunday Retreat
September 27 • 3–6 PM
Sissa • Decorah

Ages 13+ • All bodies and abilities welcome

There are still a few spaces available for this Sunday.

Jane and Brenda will also be back October 25 for a second Embodied Earth Retreat. Each retreat is its own exploration. You don’t need to attend September to join us in October, and those returning will experience something new.

https://www.sissa.co/workshops-events

The more I work with sound, the more curious I become about it.Not because I think sound is magic, but because it’s a pa...
09/20/2026

The more I work with sound, the more curious I become about it.

Not because I think sound is magic, but because it’s a part of everything.

“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.”
Nikola Tesla

We hear it, but we also feel it. Vibration moves through our bodies. And I love paying attention to what happens when we give ourselves the space to really notice.

That’s one of my favorite things about working with someone one-on-one. A private sound session doesn’t follow the same path every time.

We begin by creating an intention together, and from there, we follow the energy of the session. That might lead us to bowls and chimes, gong, tuning forks, or water chimes. Sometimes it leads us into more silence than you might expect. There isn’t a set formula or sequence. We listen, respond, and let the session unfold from there.

If you’re curious about experiencing it for yourself, I offer private one-on-one sound sessions at Sissa. You can learn more or book through the link in my bio.

Tea for your grownup self. Stickers for the part of you that still loves a tiny envelope.I was going to show off our new...
09/11/2026

Tea for your grownup self. Stickers for the part of you that still loves a tiny envelope.

I was going to show off our new stationery, then realized I haven’t properly introduced Artemis Tea & Botanical, the tea that’s become one of the most popular items in the shop. So today, you get both.

Artemis Tea & Botanical is based in Omaha, where clinical herbalist Andrea Lawse creates hand blended teas. A few new fall inspired blends just arrived, including Gryphon, a spiced orange tisane that sounds delightful as we watch the leaves turn.

And the stationery, It takes me straight back to my Hello Kitty days. The little papers, the matching envelopes, and the very serious decision of where to put a sticker.

Miffy, rainbow stickers, and mini mailers (including Rainbow Brite) are the start of what I hope becomes a little corner for imagination at SISSA- beautiful books, stationery, and little kits for making and exploring. For kids, yes, but I'm not checking ID’s

Did you use your favorite stationary and stickers or did you save them forever?

Get In, We’re Going to the Woods.A new journal entry about adventure, catching some damn whimsy, women celebrating just ...
09/08/2026

Get In, We’re Going to the Woods.

A new journal entry about adventure, catching some damn whimsy, women celebrating just because, the wisdom we inherit from our elders, and the ways those lessons and lineages carry on.

It also involves Alaska, ch*****ne, moose turds, and my 95 year old friend who really knew how to live.

Read the full journal at the link.
https://www.sissa.co/journal/get-in-were-going-to-the-woods

09/05/2026

What if feeling more balanced started with paying attention to the season you’re in?

We’re growing our Ayurveda section at Sissa with a new selection from Banyan Botanicals.

If Ayurveda is completely new to you, think of it as an invitation to pay attention to your body, the seasons, your daily rhythms, and the small practices that help bring you back toward balance.

I brought in a thoughtfully chosen collection from Banyan to start. Ayurvedic oils and self-massage care, Golden Milk, Gentle Triphala, Shatavari, herbal formulas, women’s health support, Joint Balm, and a other things I’ve personally been wanting to bring into the shop.

As we move from the heat of Pitta season toward the cooler, drier, more changeable qualities of Vata season, it’s a beautiful time to explore practices centered around warmth, nourishment, grounding, rhythm, and rest.

And if words like Vata, Pitta, Kapha, or abhyanga mean absolutely nothing to you yet, that’s completely fine. You don’t need to know your dosha or understand Ayurveda before you walk through the door.

Come in curious. I’m always happy to talk Ayurveda, help you learn a little more, and show you where you might begin.

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111 E Water Street
Decorah, IA
52101

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Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm

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