The Beat Drop - Newsletter Vol. 11 March 2026 this month... • An Evolution - Yoga & Pilates March Events Yoga at Home - Mobility Flow Yoga Teacher Training - Starting SOON!!! Discover Latihan Keep reading for our Scavenger Hunt An Evolution We’ve been guiding through yoga movement for years. Pilates is our newest offering. But, do YOU know the unique history of each It’s fascinating! Let’s dive in. Yoga There’s actually nothing in writing that talks about WHEN yoga began. For so long, it was passed from teacher to student verbally. If we look to physical evidence in India, we will find artifacts that date back to around 2500-1900 BCE. These artifacts show what we’re more familiar with and what is taught vastly in the United States, yoga as movement. Then around 200-400 CE, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras was inscribed. The evolution of yoga included many facets - 8 limbs - Ashtanga. These 8 limbs are still taught as part of yoga teacher training and include - asana (movement), pranayama (breath work), dhyana (meditation), philosophy with yama and niyama, pratyahara (sense withdrawal), dharana (concentration), samadhi (concentration and absorption). As you can see, it’s quite a deep practice.
Yoga continued to evolve. Many different types of yoga came into existence. You may have heard of some - Kundalini, Bhakti, Tantra, Hatha are among many. To the left here is an example of an artifact in India. Yoga translates to yoke or union. It is a joining together of body and mind. Pilates Similar to yoga, Pilates began as a connection of mind and body. Joseph Pilates developed Contrology in the early 20th century. A sickly child, Joseph found many ways to make himself stronger, healthier and this included many forms of movement including yoga. During WWI, he took Contrology to bedridden patients and used the springs in the beds to help rehabilitate and strengthen them. He moved from Germany to the United States in the 1920s and opened his first studio in New York City.
Growing Together In the 1960s, Yoga and Pilates both gained popularity in the US with celebrity endorsement. After Joseph passed, many of his students banded together and ‘Contrology’ became Pilates. Bolstered by Indian yogis like Iyengar and Jois, yoga journeyed onto US soil. The evolution of both practices has continued since. Yet the roots remain, the emphasis on breath, movement, concentration and grounding. What’s your jam? Are you more of a yogi or does Pilates rock your world? Respond to admin@houseofrhythom.com to claim your Scavenger Hunt gift.
Coming in March... • Saturday, March 14th 12:30pm Together in Birth with Sara Saturday, March 14th 5:30pm Sculpt + Restore with AK Saturday, March 21st 12pm Pulse & Pulp with Amy Saturday, March 21st 1:30pm Pilates & Play with Laura Saturday, March 21st 3:30pm Spring Soundbath with Kayla Saturday, March 21st 5pm Bliss in Bloom with Ashley Saturday, March 28th 6pm Latihan: Temple of Sacred Surrender with Natalie Sunday, March 29th 7:30pm Self Regulation Journey - Raquel, Alex REGISTER BELOW, ONLINE OR ON THE APP
YOGA IN YOUR SPACE- MOBILITY FLOW Grab your mat and dive into this practice
Round 2 Yoga Teacher Training In September, seven students took the journey to integrate yoga training in their life. On February 22nd, they graduated - yoga teachers. The experience grew all of us! March 7th, we begin again. Knowing how unique this new experience will be, we eagerly embrace all of those that choose to take this path with us. Will you? Reach out to Nasreen with any questions or follow the link below to sign up.
Latihan Temple of Sacred Surrender There is a moment — just as the light is quickly fading— when you can feel your body anticipating something it doesn’t yet understand. The breath begins to slow. The edges of the room soften. The mind looks for choreography… and finds none. Latihan invites us to ask the question: What happens when we remove the mirror? When we remove the performance? When we remove being seen? The practice of Latihan is believed to have begun in ancient Indonesia many thousands of years ago as a form of body-based prayer and meditation. Devotees practiced this form of prayer by withdrawing all the external senses, save the interoceptive, the inner knowing. In the dark inner sanctum of the Self, movement may arise like headwaters, spontaneous and energy-led. The purpose of the movement in my view was to connect to the will of God through the body. To be summoned by the Divine, and to respond with movement. This experience begins with guided breathwork to settle and attune the nervous system. From there, participants are invited into a sacred ritual practice of blindfolding. Then we step off the mat, and into the Temple.
As our gaze turns inward, our present moment awareness shifts, and our bodies flow more deeply into the current of moving meditation. Amidst an immersive musical soundscape, we explore what breath wants to be breathed through us? What movement wants to move through us? Without sight, awareness shifts. The body becomes less about form and more about sensation. Movement arises not from the mind, as cognition, but from the spirit, as inspiration. This is not about finding a partner in the dark...It is not about being alone. Nor is it about getting it right. It is an invitation to remove a veil of illusion, and meet yourself without a mirror. An exploration rooted in the principles of classical Tantra, this foundational Temple gathering explores embodied surrender, consent, and presence. Participants are guided clearly and respectfully. No partner is required. No previous experience with tantra is necessary. Sovereignty and choice are central to the container. Some may find the practice expansive. Some may find a growing edge. Most will find it unexpectedly revelatory. This is the first Temple of Sacred Surrender at House of RhythOM — a beginning. A threshold. A space to explore what lives beneath habit and choreography. If you have ever been curious about who you are in the absence of being watched… If you have wondered what it feels like to move from your source, from the headwaters of the Self instead of the expectation of others…If you are ready to hear what only the soul can understand, and only the body can translate… The Temple doors are open. March 28 6-8pm House of RhythOM, San Antonio Limited capacity Participation Agreement and Consent (link below) Come as you are. Leave with a deeper conversation unfolding inside you. Namaste, Natalie