SunSpark Yoga

Our beautiful SunSpark Yoga community: thank you for 14 plus years of health, joy, friendship and connection. This has been the most fulfilling (and longest) thing either of us has ever done. None of it would have happened without you.
But just like that, we are closing our doors. We're so sorry. We made it through the pandemic withhout giving up, especially because of your help during that crazy time.

Unfortunately, we are landfall for a perfect storm of badness. We are unable to survive paid parking, a pointless war causing high gas prices causing a terrible economy and corporations gouging all of us on every level.
So, because we're struggling, we're being evicted. We missed 1 month in 14 years (we've been good tenants). Not a year late, not 6 months late, ONE MONTH. We finally paid August last week and within minutes they issued another eviction notice for being few days late for September. Seriously. We've been honest with them, we've communicated our difficulties (anybody who knows us, knows we over share). But these things are of no importance to people who value money over everything else. We were presented with an opportunity to turn over operations to another kind, capable and experienced studio owner who would take care of back pay for our instructors and honor our customers existing memberships. These things are most important to us. However, after communicating our desire to close operations by Saturday, October 3rd we were inexplicably and angrily rejected. This would have given us all a chance to say goodbye and get our affairs in order. Her response has been that if we do not vacate immediately, she will not cooperate with anyone wanting to possibly take over and she won't tell us if she would anyways. So, we're moving out as we speak. Nobody needs this beautiful sanctuary to become an office, or ice cream shop or pizza place or the next TGI Fridays disguised as something else.

We have begged the City of Orange for help with parking. They offered us links to borrow money and a free business analysis. That's not at all what we need. A discount code or parking validation would have helped but the city hasn't offered and it's too late anyways.
Nobody goes to Finney's 5 times per week but they do come to yoga. The parking fees add up. Class attendance has plunged horrifically since paid parking started in February. This is not survivable. There is no end in sight to the influx of big chain restaurants with lots of diners and workers that cause the parking problems. A liquor store that once had 2 people working and 3 people shopping is now a restaurant with 20 people working and 50 people dining. Old Towne Orange is not the same. Progress. You know our motto: Breathe, move your body and settle the f**k down. We are failing on the last part because the business side of the business has drained us. By no means is this situation everybody else's fault. We love running a yoga community but better business people exist. We take full responsibility for what we're going through.

Thank you to the handful of loyal, hardworking instructors who showed up, checking their egos at the door and delivering themselves to you on the mat. Holding space for others is the gift you give willingly. It can be taxing but you do it anyways. You are champions. The ones not seeking to be yoga celebrities, not taking a 6 month sabbatical in Bali or Tulum or wherever and expecting to have all their classes back upon their return, demanding that they should be paid more than my primary care physician because we must be stacked with cash from operating in the oh-so-lucrative yoga industry.

Thank you to our friends and family that dedicated hours to helping us put this place together. You know who you are.

Thanks to the Old Towne friends that never came to yoga. Just folks we stopped to chat with on the street for a quarter of our lives. You will be missed.

We're here at SunSpark today, Tuesday, unexpectedly packing stuff. We thought we'd have more time to explain ourselves in person but that's no longer an option. Stop by if you'd like to see us as much as we'd like to see you.
Hint hint: we don't like IPAs.

We believe the studio will continue but we've been denied assurances. Studio is closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Please pretend everything is semi-normal but check the online schedule.
We love you.
Next chapter.

Hi SunSpark Peeps!
It's that time of year again: Ernie's very un-yoga-like annual rant about being closed for The Orange International Street Fair Special PAID PARKING EDITION. BONUS: this year, for the first time we got potties on our entire sidewalk with absolutely no warning or consultation, loudly placed during our only class of the day this morning. For the first 13 years we were here, they were in front of Rod's Liquor and Bosscat (not fair to them either). A real person or people actually made the decision that this year the potties for our entire block should specifically be in front of Old Towne's only yoga studio.
We tried being part of the fair for our first few years in business. We were excited! We even looked into having a booth. You'd think a business that is directly affected by the fair would get a break on fees. Thousands of dollars for a weekend promo makes it a bit out of reach for a yoga studio. But anyways, unless customers live within walking distance of SunSpark, nobody can park close enough to take classes, so we shut down and take a forced vacation.
But, if you are coming to the party this weekend, good news! The city has suspended paid parking for the big shindig. Although, the majority of paid parking is behind the barricades, inside the street fair, so it won't be accessible, but we all appreciate the intention. Even better news: for a limited time, the always free parking structure is only 10 bucks! So, it is confirmed that the City of Orange, California can suspend paid parking when it wants to, just not for the Old Towne businesses that have asked for relief (emails and city council speech) from the damage that paid parking has caused since February.

Please see amended class schedule above.

Also, special thanks Orange Plaza Traditions for the outhouses. We get the message.

Deep breath in,
Exhale,
Namaste
I should do more yoga....

Our very own Jeff Goldberg crossed the threshold of 1000 (one thousand) classes at SunSpark Yoga!! Jeff has been with us from get-go. We honor you thank you for helping us build this community!

This photo doesn't represent the class description we're about to promote but it does let you know that it's Stacey and Ernie Schuerman that are leading it. Also, we were hot, now we're not courtesy of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬

Yoga Nidra and Sound Meditation
with Stacey and Ernie Schuerman.
Friday, August 21st  6:30-7:30pm

Please sign up in advance if possible

Experience the synergistic powers of guided visualization, sound and vibration, supporting balance, relaxation and rejuvenation in the physical and subtle bodies.

Regular studio rates apply.

Stacey & Ernie Schuerman co-created SunSpark Yoga in 2012 in Old Towne Orange, CA. They love to share their passion for yoga, mindfulness & community.

139 S Olive St Old Towne Orange, CA 92866
714-786-5994

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YOUR NAME HERE: These are napkins used to clean our sign in board. If you've been at SunSpark, you are part of this art.

Yoga Nidra and Sound Meditation
TONIGHT!!
with Stacey and Ernie Schuerman.
Friday, July 24th 6:30-7:30pm

Experience the synergistic powers of guided visualization, sound and vibration, supporting balance, relaxation and rejuvenation in the physical and subtle bodies.

Regular studio rates apply.

Stacey & Ernie Schuerman co-created SunSpark Yoga in 2012 in Old Towne Orange, CA. They love to share their passion for yoga, mindfulness & community.

139 S Olive St Old Towne Orange, CA 92866
714-786-5994

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Need a reset? Or just a sunspark break in your clouds. Stacey and Ernie are back Friday July 24th 6:30pm for Guided Yoga Nidra and Sound Meditation. Come chill with us!

Also, enjoy this public service announcement:
"Being perfect...the harder you try, it is like trying to catch your own shadow. The faster you run towards it, the faster it runs away and fhe farther out it gets from you." - Alan Watts

You miss Philip? We miss Philip. He's back in the saddle mañana (Tuesday, Martes). Big thanks to Artis Smith for beautifully handling duties during Philip's sabbatical.
Also, our 25% OFF 250AMERICA SALE goes until midnight Monday (Lunes). Check our other post for details.

250AMERICA SALE!
25% OFF!!!
SunSpark is OPEN July 3rd, 4th and 5th!

Happy birthday, America! We made it to 250! TWO HUNDRED FIFTY! It's been a long and bumpy journey that continues. It can be smoother if we take the peace and balance we've learned on the mat and share it with our people and the world. It doesn't matter where you were born, who you love, the languages you speak, or the complexion of your skin, freedom and peace belong to us all.

And now for the sale part of this post:

Stock up & save as our monthly unlimited & class packages don't activate until your first visit!
20% off 3, 6, 12 and 24 Class Packages
One Month Unlimited, Couple's One Month Unlimited & First Month of Monthly Auto-Renew/Couple's Auto-Renew

Shop online at www.sunsparkyoga.com

Use Online PROMO 250AMERICA
at checkout
(Details: Cannot be combined with any other discounts or promotions. Not valid for 3 Months Unlimited, 3 FOR $33. Only valid for first month of first time sign-ups for Monthly Auto-Renew or Couple's Auto-Renew or Student Auto- Renew)
You can also come to the studio and mention this discount, email us at [email protected] or call us at 714-786-5994.