M8

M8 M8 Wellness is a local studio in Monterey, CA with Pilates, Yoga, Integrative Nutrition, Wellness Workshops, Healing therapies, and Good Vibes What is our Goal?

Our journey into health began over 18 years ago with the physical body and the teaching of Pilates exercise. “What is your goal?” was the first question we asked clients at the beginning of each session. The theme spread into our business model and led to the unfolding of the Kore Pilates Studio and Retreats. As physical exercise and the attention on muscles, alignment, and joints seemed to fall

short in the overall image of health, our family dove into the undertaking of a lifetime. Pilates soon stood side by side with Food and Mind as the obvious inside reflected largely on the outside. In 2009 the expansion began with an in depth study at the Chopra Center. The Certification in Perfect Health brought an ancient science of life in balance. The Perfect Health program added the principals of Ayurveda, Yoga, Spirituality, and more. This amazing opening of the mind brought so many new avenues into our vision and allowed us to go beyond our physical coaching and tap into our mental coaching. This was a beautiful transition. Understanding consciousness, attention, and the vibrations of Feeling led us to even more wonderful adventures in Energy Healing such as Reike, Theta, and NLP/Hypnotherapy. These concepts help us to bring different modalities into our programs that we have in our Community. We would love to help our world shift. Shift a little higher in vibration so that we Feel Good! We are dedicated to the belief that we are all one, here, together, and the better we feel, well, the better we feel. Since given any details, that is what its all about! What are we doing? We have built M8. New innovations in Pilates and Fitness equipment designs, Mindful Movement Studio and Wellness Retreats here in Monterey, CA. Alignment is the overall theme in our Community. When we have alignment we feel good!

05/12/2026

Movement as medicine.
Breath as guidance.
Strength rooted in presence.

Our Synergy classes blend yoga, Pilates reformer, breathwork, somatic flow, and energetic movement into an experience designed to reconnect you back to your body.

Less about pushing.
More about listening, flowing, strengthening, and restoring from the inside out.

This is just the beginning…
Stay tuned for our evolving summer schedule, new classes, workshops, and healing arts offerings at M8. ✨

There is a quiet wisdom that lives within us.A rhythm beneath the noise.A remembering carried through breath, body, and ...
05/06/2026

There is a quiet wisdom that lives within us.
A rhythm beneath the noise.
A remembering carried through breath, body, and the women who came before us.

As we move toward the New Moon, we gather again in circle to slow down, soften, breathe, release, and reconnect.

This month’s women’s circle will include gentle movement, guided breathwork, mantra, reflection, and space to reconnect with your own inner knowing and the lineage of women who shaped you: mothers, grandmothers, daughters, chosen family, and the self within you still longing to be fully heard.

You do not need experience with breathwork, moon circles, or healing practices to join us.
Only curiosity. Presence. A willingness to arrive as you are.

Our circles are intimate, grounding, emotional, uplifting, and deeply human.
A space to exhale.
A space to remember yourself.

🌑 Ta**us New Moon Women’s Circle
Thursday, May 14th • 5:30 PM
M8
Limited spaces available

DM to reserve your place or book through the link in bio. 🤍

Noticing how often the mind pulls into old loops lately…This has been my practice:not fighting the thoughtsbut returning...
05/04/2026

Noticing how often the mind pulls into old loops lately…

This has been my practice:
not fighting the thoughts
but returning to the body.

To something quieter.
more grounded.
more true.

You can begin again anytime…
New blog post in link

Scorpio Full Moon Circle 🌕This full moon invites depth, truth, and transformation.Join us Friday evening as astrologer, ...
04/29/2026

Scorpio Full Moon Circle 🌕

This full moon invites depth, truth, and transformation.

Join us Friday evening as astrologer, Ana Poirier guides us through the astrology of this potent lunar moment, followed by meditation, journaling, and intentional release.

A space to soften, to feel, and to reconnect beneath the noise.

Limited spots. Intimate setting

At M8, Spring arrived through sound. Crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, ocean tones, rain-like textures, and the call of litt...
03/21/2026

At M8, Spring arrived through sound.

Crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, ocean tones, rain-like textures, and the call of little wooden frogs filled the studio like a living prayer. For over an hour, Rowan carried us through a sound journey that felt like tide, breath, memory, and awakening.

There is something about sound that reaches beyond language. It slips past the mind and speaks directly to the body, the nervous system, the inner waters. It helps us release, reset, and remember ourselves in a different way.

This was our way of welcoming the season:
marking the threshold into spring,
into the new astrological year,
and slowly emerging from Mercury retrograde into fresh movement and renewed clarity.

A dark cool room, stars above us, sound moving through us, and the unmistakable feeling that something new was beginning.

Welcome, Spring 💐

Welcoming March 🌿We’re moving through the middle of Mercury retrograde, the recent Virgo eclipse, and the subtle seasona...
03/05/2026

Welcoming March 🌿

We’re moving through the middle of Mercury retrograde, the recent Virgo eclipse, and the subtle seasonal shift toward spring. This time of year often invites us to slow down, review, reset, and gently clear what no longer feels aligned.

At the studio we’re leaning into that rhythm 🎵 supporting the season with movement, nourishment, herbal cleanses, fresh green juice, tea blends, and space to pause and reconnect.

Our March newsletter just went out, sharing reflections on working with retrograde energy along with details about our upcoming Spring Equinox Sound Bath and Meditation.

If you’d like to read more or join us for the equinox gathering, you can find all the details through the link in bio.

Wishing everyone a peaceful reset as we move toward the light of spring.

Sometimes the path forward isn’t about pushing harder.Sometimes it’s about trusting deeper.I painted this rock weeks ago...
03/05/2026

Sometimes the path forward isn’t about pushing harder.

Sometimes it’s about trusting deeper.

I painted this rock weeks ago during our New Moon gathering with my word for the year: TRUST.
Today felt like the right moment to place it on the trail.

Post eclipse.
Mid-Mercury retrograde.
A season of reflection, release, and quiet insight.

Trust your body.
Trust the messages that come in moments of stillness.
Trust the wisdom that lives beneath the noise.

Not the loud voices outside ourselves…
but the softer voice of intuition.

The trail always reveals itself when we walk with presence.

🌲

Today marks Imbolc, the midwinter turning point.A time of healing, renewal, and quiet awakening.The light is returning, ...
02/02/2026

Today marks Imbolc, the midwinter turning point.
A time of healing, renewal, and quiet awakening.
The light is returning, slowly and steadily, even if we can’t quite see it yet.

The full moon in Leo still lingers in the sky, just beginning to wane.
A reminder to let our hearts stay open, creative, and brave
as we move from reflection into gentle forward motion.

Sending love, light, peace, and good energy
to everyone out there finding their way through this season.
May what is ready begin to rise

Today is a day of community activation.A reminder that we belong to one another, and that care, dignity, and creative ex...
01/30/2026

Today is a day of community activation.
A reminder that we belong to one another, and that care, dignity, and creative expression matter.

Under tonight’s Full Moon in Leo, we gather in the energy of the heart.
The lion teaches courage through warmth, truth, and the willingness to stay open.

This space exists to support connection.
To offer a place to slow down, to feel safe, to be heard, and to reconnect with the body and the breath.

Our Full Moon circle is open this evening for women who wish to sit together, speak freely, and gather in honor of the heart.

We are with you.
You are welcome here.

This year begins with an invitation to pause, reflect, and begin again.I’m opening a four-week Seasonal ARC called Begin...
01/07/2026

This year begins with an invitation to pause, reflect, and begin again.

I’m opening a four-week Seasonal ARC called Begin Again, a somatic reset journey designed to support reorientation from the inside out. This is an intimate, in-studio experience for women, held in a small group setting where movement, breath, journaling, and conversation unfold together.

Each week we will gather for guided somatic movement and breathwork, allowing the body to settle and speak before the mind tries to lead. This journey is supported by The Reset Guide workbook, which we will use for reflection and integration throughout the four weeks.

The ARC begins with the New Moon in Capricorn and closes with the New Moon in Aquarius, just before eclipse season. A natural threshold for resetting patterns, clarifying direction, and listening more deeply.

If something in you is ready to begin again, you’re welcome here.

Details, dates, and registration are available through the link in bio.

Space is intentionally limited.

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380 Foam Street Ste E
Monterey, CA
93940

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