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BY SARAH HERNANDEZ
YOGA At Wild Rice Studio, classes are open to students of any level of experience. Most classes are beginner-friendly, and instructors are ready to aid students who want to push to more advanced levels. FOR ALL HATHA Movement fundamentals with a focus on mobility and strength training HOT 26 Born out of traditional Bikram yoga, this class is a series of 26 xed postures and two breathing exercises GENTLE FLOW Encompasses yoga that is safe for all levels of experience with a focus on relaxation and ease VINYASA A more advanced class whereby instructors move through pose sequences quickly YIN A beginner-friendly course designed for deepening exibility, holding postures for several minutes at a time RESTORATIVE Another beginner-friendly course designed to slow down and relieve stress and tension
The studio space hosts a number of weekly classes.
Wild Rice Studio owner Kileigh Reed opened her studio in downtown San Marcos in 2021. (Photos by Sarah Hernandez/Community Impact)
Reed said she hopes to make the space accessible to more residents.
Wild Rice Studio San Marcos yoga studio provides safe space for local exercise community W hen the coronavirus pandemic hit, the yoga studio scene in San present at the time. The now closed Red Dawg Hot Yoga was the studio where Reed said she rst discovered and fell in love with the practice. She said yoga has given her
they choose to spend their time in this space.” In the time that Wild Rice Studio has been open, Reed was challenged with the task of creating a safe space in the wake of COVID-19. Now, Reed is happy to help foster the San Mar- cos yoga community safely. Wild Rice Studio o ers classes such as Hot 26, traditional Vinyasa, restorative yoga and more. From college students to doctors to local business owners, the studio is accessible to anyone who wants to step onto the mat. “Showing up to your mat consis- tently and seeing the progress ... it’s really about creating that safe space and that safe environment for people to come grow and to do the work,” Reed said.
Marcos also took a hit, leaving its community members with few options for where to practice, according to Kileigh Reed. In March 2021, Reed opened Wild Rice Studio downtown to create a safe space where San Marcos yogis could lay down their mats. “The studio was really born out of necessity,” Reed said. “All the other studios had closed in San Marcos, so there was de nitely a need for yoga in town.” Reed moved from Iowa to San Marcos 11 years ago. Here, she was welcomed into the strongly estab- lished yoga community that was
opportunities and relationships that she never expected to have, such as traveling abroad to study and prac- tice yoga. Last year, she journeyed to Nepal to study yoga in the Himalayas for a month. Back home, Reed said she cher- ishes the relationships made at Wild Rice Studio. “It’s like an absolute privilege to be a part of it and to watch the connec- tions that are forming,” Reed said. “And it’s just a humbling reminder that there is such an amazing and beautiful community here and that
Wild Rice Studio 136 S. LBJ Drive, San Marcos 512-216-6976
www.wildricestudiosmtx.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sun. 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
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