In 2019, the year before we started Hidden Pearls Podcast, I (Emma) was living in Albuquerque, NM. Being so far away from home, I started looking for connections in yoga studios. After my first class at Blissful Spirits, I was hooked and knew I wanted to be part of it. I was only in ABQ a few months after I started teaching but enjoyed every opportunity to teach at practice at their beautiful studios.

A huge reason for my appreciation and draw to the studio was connecting with the owner and founder, Melanie St. Georges. Her authenticity and ability to meet anyone exactly where they are still sticks with me. And her magical Yin Yoga classes!

Fast forward to spring 2024, our very own BRUCE KITTLE, started his Yoga Teacher Training journey with Blissful Spirits!!! The full circle energy of these connections is still magically unfolding for all of us, but needless to say BK is loving every moment of his blissful journey.

Melanie began her Yoga practice in her mid-forties while she owned a bar in ABQ and became a Yoga teacher 13 years ago. She received her 500-Hour ERYT in Barkan method of Hot Yoga with Jimmy Barkan, she has taken 4 trainings and many workshops with Kelly Green and the Empower Movement Shift Series, and she has two additional Yin Yoga trainings that have greatly influenced her own practice and how she teaches. Blissful Spirits now has 3 locations and has been offering Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2017 with Melanie's partner Denise Gonzales (who will be on HP episode 222!). As she enters into her sixties Melanie has slowed down her teaching style and tries to make classes that work for everyBODY and every age.

Melanie does so much to support the ABQ community and is especially connected to the nonprofit organization A Light in the Night Community Outreach. They are seeking to improve the health, safety, and well-being of the men, women, and children of Albuquerque's homeless community. We are honored to make a donation to the organization in Melanie's name and support their work. You can learn more about them here - A Light in the Night Community Outreach.

We truly can't recommend any of the Blissful Spirits studios enough. There are classes and offerings for everyBODY and you can drop in and take a class for only $10. You can learn more about the studios and see the class schedules here - Blissful Spirits Hot Yoga. **Go take a yin yoga class with Melanie!**

This month BK released his first yoga series on the Hidden Pearls app and it was inspired and guided by his training at Blissful Spirits. Take advantage of our 7 day free trail and practice with him here - BK's Warrior Series.

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As we quickly approach the halfway point of 2024, let's take a deep breath and pause.

The 6th month of a 6-year cycle invites us to take inventory of where our focus has been and whether or not it is on track with where we want to end 2024.


This month on HPS, we are exploring all things focus and intention. We're excited to share movement, meditation, and mindfulness practices to help you clear any stale energy, self-doubts, or karmic loops that are keeping you from showing up as the most aligned version of yourself.


This month, BK released his FIRST-EVER yoga classes! In this 4-part series, BK takes you through an introduction to the Warrior series and how to make it accessible for everyBODY.


On this month’s podcast, we are excited to welcome Melanie St. Georges and Denise Gonzales as part of our “Women In Yoga” series. They are the heartbeats of Blissful Spirits Yoga and are responsible for mentoring BK in his 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Our friend Adam Skolnick will be back on the podcast to kick off our first Mindful Parenting interview.


Thanks for tuning in!

You can explore a 7 day free trial here: hiddenpearlsstudio.com

And if you have any requests or questions about BK's Mindful Parenting series, please use this form: https://forms.gle/ypjGk6xB33SQkV6W7


We'll see you in the studio!

Emma & Bruce


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Hello Hidden Pearls Fam!

What a year it has been so far. We hope you all are well and staying present for all of the magic that is moving around us. This year has already brought some of our highest highs and our hardest lessons. It has asked us to spend a lot of time looking inward and has offered opportunities for us to shift our perspective and priorities.

All in all, it has left us feeling so grateful for our community and so aligned with the work we are creating in Hidden Pearls Studio.

How WILD that we are already in May. So many months away from the Super Bowl and already so many months closer to the start of a new season.

Our intention with this episode is to share the practices and tools we are both using to stay present and awake with all that is moving around us. For those of you who are already on HPS and working through the classes with us - thank you for your support! And for those of you who have yet to give it a try, this episode shares insight into how the classes are structured and organized and why we are creating this content now.

You can explore a 7 day free trial here: hiddenpearlsstudio.com
And if you have any requests or questions about BK's Mindful Parenting series, please use this form: https://forms.gle/ypjGk6xB33SQkV6W7

We'll see you in the studio!
Emma & Bruce

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Check out HiddenPearlsPodcast.com or our Mindful Monday playlist for more stories and mindfulness practices.

Starting in February, all new Mindful Mondays will only be available on Hidden Pearls Studio.

Hidden Pearls Studio has two limited time offers right now:

☆ The first 100 members who join HPS with an annual membership get $100 off their membership for life! Click here and use code: FIRST100 to claim.

☆ Limited Time Offer for our HP Podcast People: Use code HPPodcast when you sign up for a monthly membership to get your first month FREE. Click here to claim.

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GK HPP WK 20 POST-WILDCARD WEEKEND & NINER BYE WEEK / 2023 – We enter week 20 following an exciting lineup of games over the “Wildcard Weekend”. The playoff bracket is filled out for the Divisional Round this weekend, and after resting for a week the Niners spent this week preparing to host the 7th Seed Packers after they demolished the Cowboys on the road (48-32 - and it was not even that close!). Packers looked good and owned the game from start to finish. Another disappointing end of season for the Cowboys (sorry Micha, laugh now - cry later I guess?), but we shall not feel a twinge of pain for them as we look to this most important game as playoff football comes back to Levi’s on Saturday!! It is now win or go home and Niners are right where they want to be. !2 Seed, homefield through playoffs, and a healthy and loaded roster. Pull up a chair and a favorite beverage as we review the playoff bracket, the road to the Superbowl, and the Niners game against the Packers!!

Starting in February, all new Mindful Mondays will only be available on Hidden Pearls Studio.

Hidden Pearls Studio has two limited time offers right now:

☆ The first 100 members who join HPS with an annual membership get $100 off their membership for life! Use code: FIRST100 to claim. https://hiddenpearlsstudio.com/join_us

☆ Limited Time Offer for our HP Podcast People: Use code HPPodcast when you sign up for a monthly membership to get your first month FREE. https://hiddenpearlsstudio.com/join_us

Come to India with US! -
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#hiddenpearls #hiddenpearlspodcast #mindfulmonday #kittle #georgekittle #ponce #hiddenpearlsstudio #49ers #salutetoservice #travel #india

Check out HiddenPearlsPodcast.com or our Mindful Monday playlist for more stories and mindfulness practices.

Starting in February, all new Mindful Mondays will only be available on Hidden Pearls Studio.

Hidden Pearls Studio has two limited time offers right now:

☆ The first 100 members who join HPS with an annual membership get $100 off their membership for life! Click here and use code: FIRST100 to claim.

☆ Limited Time Offer for our HP Podcast People: Use code HPPodcast when you sign up for a monthly membership to get your first month FREE. Click here to claim.

Come to India with US! -
https://nandajourneys.wetravel.com/trips/india-mindfulness-and-cultural-journey-with-bruce-and-emma-kittle-nanda-journeys-delhi-division-31169708

#hiddenpearls #hiddenpearlspodcast #mindfulmonday #kittle #georgekittle #ponce #hiddenpearlsstudio #49ers #salutetoservice #travel #india

Check out HiddenPearlsPodcast.com or our Mindful Monday playlist for more stories and mindfulness practices.

Hidden Pearls Studio - https://hiddenpearlsstudio.com
☆ The first 100 members who join HPS with an annual membership get $100 off their membership for life! Go through the website and use code: FIRST100 to claim! ☆

Come to India with US! -
https://nandajourneys.wetravel.com/trips/india-mindfulness-and-cultural-journey-with-bruce-and-emma-kittle-nanda-journeys-delhi-division-31169708

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