Friends,
HAPPY 2026. If you’re into NUMBERS, read on for a crash course on the year 2026’s archetype plus a subscribers-only freebie!
There is a lot coming up that I’m so excited to share with you:
I’ve got TWO NEW STUDIO CLASSES and a third new one that I‘ll be announcing super soon!
If you haven’t already grabbed a spot for METAL IS REFLECTIVE on 16 January, get after it before it fills up, and you can reserve a limited edition shirt by emailing me or coming to the Soulage birthday party, 3 to 5 PM this Saturday, 3 January.
Speaking of the Soulage party, founder Elizabeth Scollan and I are co teaching a FREE BUTI YOGA/SLOW BURN MASHUP at 11:30 that morning. If you plan to come, reserve a spot ASAP as we expect these free classes to fill!
Scroll on for details on all the above!
Love, Liz
UPCOMING EVENTS
FREE BUTI/SLOWBURN MASHUP
January 3, 11:30am at Soulage
with Elizabeth Scollan and Liz Ragland
Get a good sweat through dynamic yoga and dance plus core and bodyweight exercise to an upbeat soundtrack. Excellent vibes guaranteed.
🪩 RESERVE NOW 🪩
METAL IS REFLECTIVE
An empowering physical flow to shake off the winter blues, reflect, and reinvigorate to a well-curated heavy metal soundtrack
January 16, 2026 | 6:30-7:45pm | Soulage
Free for Soulage unlimited members, $35 for all others
Grab a spot this week to save $5!
MERCH!!!
⚡️Exclusive long sleeve tees available in S-XL will be for sale at the Soulage Birthday Party & Market 3 January from 3 to 5pm. You can also respond to this email to order now until 1/4/25, then shirts will be available in the Soulage web store ⚡️
NEW STUDIO CLASSES
HOT MAT PILATES at INSPIRING FITNESS
Mondays, 8-9am at Inspiring Fitness in Canton, Baltimore
I’m so excited to join the team at this gorgeous boutique fitness space in the Natty Boh tower. We’ll do classical Mat Pilates and spice it up with infrared heat, resistance bands, Bala weights and dumbbells. Expect a challenging start to your week with a good sweat and lots of music.
CARDIO & CORE at SOULAGE
January-March 2026
Mondays, 12-12:45pm at Soulage
Soulage founder Elizabeth Scollan is going out of town for the winter and asked me to take over this time slot until she comes back. Super pumped to add a cardio and core class to the Soulage repertoire! This class will spike your heart rate (in the good way) and challenge your core using blocks, sandbags, and bodyweight.
SCHEDULE
all times eastern / classes marked with * have livestream option
YOGA
Mondays, 7:30-8:30pm: Community Yoga, $7, Yoga Union*
Thursdays, 7:30-8:30pm: Community Yoga, $7, Yoga Union*
Fridays, 4:30-5:30pm: Community Yoga, $7, Yoga Union*
PILATES + FITNESS
Mondays, 8:00-9:00am: Hot Mat Pilates, Inspiring Fitness
Mondays, 12:00-12:45pm: Cardio & Core, Soulage
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30am: Mat Pilates, Yoga Union*
Wednesdays, 12:00-12:45pm: Slow Burn, Soulage
2026:
TENS ACROSS THE BOARD
In most popular numerology, a year’s “number” is determined by adding the digits up:
2 + 0 + 2 + 6 = 10
…and if the sum is a two digit number, the two integers are then added together:
1 + 0 = 1
So if you’re getting pushed this type of content by your algorithm, you likely already have been told 2026 is a “1” year. Which is all well and good and something that I dismissed for a long time because I didn’t really see the utility of thinking this hard about numbers…
Until I got into Katonah Yoga circa 2018 (a “2” year for those keeping score).
And here’s the thing about 10 in Katonah Yoga: it has its own archetype.
Words by Michael S. Schneider, images by Liz Ragland
It’s one, yes. The beginning, the “drop in,” the deepest water, the boiler room of it all. But it’s even better because it’s the circumference. If 1 through 9 are each their own unique rooms, 10 is the whole house, and then some.
As I reflected today, I found myself creating a little ten part “meditation deck” around the archetype of 10 as taught taught by Nevine Michaan. I have included it below as a New Year’s gift to my subscribers. Love you!
IN YOUR HANDS:
A TEN PART MEDITATION FOR THE NEW YEAR
Meditation is intensely personal - and it’s only useful if it’s doable. In my experience, it’s most doable when it’s enjoyable.
So set up your environment to make it feel like a treat: get cozy, light a candle, put on beautiful music, whatever you love to do.
You can spend as little or as much time on this - there is no wrong way. Gaze at each image and reas the prompt below it. Use for meditation, brainstorming or journaling, whatever serves you. Look at all ten today or pick one that speaks to you. They’ll be here if you decide to come back another time. ENJOY!
1. Drop in; we just leveled up. Where are you?
2. Have your immediate reaction and take stock of your thoughts around your current circumstances.
3. Bridge your past feelings to your current desires. How will you care for yourself this year?
4. Look outward and ponder. What are you daydreaming about? What is out there for us?
5. Pause. Find your center. Know that it radiates out to your circumference, your aura, your field, your sphere. What is in your heart?
6. Take a first step into your new world. How will you get there? How does it feel?
7. Take the wheel, make a deal. You’re going to take action and create something new. What do you need?
8. Rinse and repeat. Find a rhythm, like the tides. Embrace the necessary repetitions of life. What are the mundane things that will ultimately contribute to your joy?
9. Reflect and revel in your successes, even if they are lessons from failures. You’re on top - enjoy it!
10. It’s the whole thing, but even better. Imagine wrapping your year in beautiful paper and tying a bow around it. It’s going to be a masterpiece. 🖤
