Motion Studios

Motion Studios Movement for every body. Our clients range from all ages, backgrounds and physical abilities.
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A boutique wellness collective offering
GYROTONIC® • GYROKINESIS®
Yoga • Strength • Sound Therapy
Private Sessions | Small Groups | Classes | Teacher Training We take a holistic approach to help:
• Improve strength & movement
• Increase energy
• Relax tight muscles, stiff joints & relieve pain
• Improve back suppleness & relieve pain
• Enable injury rehabilitation & prevention
• Improve posture & confidence

Rest is where the power comes from.We treat the brain like a muscle that only grows under load. More input, more tasks, ...
09/08/2026

Rest is where the power comes from.

We treat the brain like a muscle that only grows under load. More input, more tasks, more hours.

But a brain that never rests doesn't get sharper. It gets foggier.

Creativity, clarity, comprehension—the things we want more of—show up after the mind has been allowed to go quiet. That's when it consolidates, reorganizes, and makes the connections it couldn't make while it was busy.

The singing bowls give it that quiet. There's nothing to follow, nothing to solve, nothing to hold onto. Sixty minutes of true idle time for the part of you that's been running nonstop.

Come in full. Leave with room to think.

Join Esther Heideman every Saturday from 5 to 6pm for Tibetan Singing Bowls at Motion Studios. Sign up at bit.ly/SoundTherapy-MotionStudios 📲

Prefer a more personal setting? Weekday bowl sessions are available by appointment. Book your private or duet session directly with Esther—text or call 917-553-0824.

Hands on, in motion🌀Every manual therapy discipline has one thing in common: the client is still. Lying on a table. Hold...
09/07/2026

Hands on, in motion🌀

Every manual therapy discipline has one thing in common: the client is still. Lying on a table. Holding a position. Waiting.

GYROTONIC® Exercise is the only methodology that teaches you to put your hands on a client while they're moving—continuously, rhythmically, through full circular patterns—and shape that movement from the inside.

It's part touch, part timing, part instinct. And it can't be learned from a manual. It's passed from teacher to trainee, hands on hands, in the room.

That room, this fall, is Motion Studios in the Northern Neck.

The Pre-Training and Foundation Course is where this craft begins. Come learn the art.

LEARN MORE: bit.ly/TeacherTraining-Fall2026 📲

Contact us directly with any questions. We are happy to help guide you every step of the way.

One hour, nothing invasive.No needles. No supplements. No screens. No effort.You lie on the floor for an hour and let so...
09/04/2026

One hour, nothing invasive.

No needles. No supplements. No screens. No effort.

You lie on the floor for an hour and let sound do the work.

Sustained, overlapping tones reach the brainstem before the thinking mind has a chance to interfere. The body reads them as safe and responds on its own: breath lengthens, heart rate settles, the nervous system shifts out of alert and into repair.
That shift is where neurological, mental, and emotional health actually get tended—not by pushing harder, but by finally letting the system stand down.

One hour. Nothing invasive. Everything downstream of it benefits.

Saturdays, 5 to 6pm, with world-renowned classical singer Esther Heideman leading our Tibetan Singing Bowl class. Sign up at bit.ly/SoundTherapy-MotionStudios 📲

Prefer a more personal setting? Weekday bowl sessions are available by appointment. Book your private or duet session directly with Esther—text or call 917-553-0824.

Beyond Strengthen and Stretch...Strengthen the muscle. Stretch the joint. Repeat.That's the model most of us were traine...
09/03/2026

Beyond Strengthen and Stretch...

Strengthen the muscle. Stretch the joint. Repeat.

That's the model most of us were trained on, and it works—up to a point. It treats the body as a set of parts, each one loaded or lengthened in a straight line.
The body doesn't move in straight lines.

GYROTONIC® Exercise works the way the body is actually built: circular, spiraling, three-dimensional, and continuous. Strength and mobility aren't separate goals worked in separate sets. They happen in the same motion, at the same time, connected through the spine.

Once you've felt the difference, it's hard to go back to thinking in pieces.

This fall, Motion Studios in the Northern Neck—the largest facility in Virginia offering GYROTONIC® Exercise—hosts its Pre-Training and Foundation Course.

LEARN MORE: bit.ly/TeacherTraining-Fall2026 📲

Contact us directly with any questions. We are happy to help guide you every step of the way.

SEPTEMBER at Motion Studios🍂
09/01/2026

SEPTEMBER at Motion Studios🍂

A hand on your back can teach you more than a paragraph of instruction. In movement, words only go so far. Sometimes you...
08/28/2026

A hand on your back can teach you more than a paragraph of instruction.

In movement, words only go so far. Sometimes you need to feel where a movement begins.

That's why hands-on guidance is central to what we do at Motion Studios and you get that attention even in our beginner GYROTONIC® group classes.

Small classes mean nobody is anonymous. Your trainer can adjust a setting, redirect a shoulder, or help you find a movement pattern as it's happening.

Sam Van Saun brings that attention to every class—reading bodies, adjusting in real time, and helping you refine your movement from week to week.

Group classes open for booking:
📅Beginner GYROTONIC® | Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:30PM
📅Beginner GYROTONIC® | Fridays 11am to noon
📅Advanced Beginner GYROTONIC® | Thursdays 1 to 2pm

Privates and duets are also open—the same hands-on work, built entirely around your history, your restrictions, your goals. Duets share that attention with a partner or friend.

SPACE IS LIMITED. Sign up at bit.ly/BeginnerGyro 📲 Registration in advance is required.

You'll get three tries at it. That's the point.In Nathan Martin's Saturday class, sequences circle back. You move throug...
08/27/2026

You'll get three tries at it. That's the point.

In Nathan Martin's Saturday class, sequences circle back. You move through something once, then again—and somewhere along the way, your body stops guessing and starts understanding.

That's the GYROKINESIS® method: repetition isn't a beginner accommodation. It's how the body learns.

Nathan, a Master Trainer in both GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Exercise, blends Vinyasa Yoga with spiral, three-dimensional movement.

All levels, all backgrounds, all bodies. Whether it's your first time on a mat or you've practiced for years, there's nothing to keep up with—and no one is behind.

Props are available at the studio but bring your own mat if you have one.

📅Saturdays
⏰9am to 10am
📍Middlesex Family YMCA | 11487 General Puller Highway in Hartfield

AND

📅Saturdays
⏰11am to noon
📍Northern Neck YMCA | 39 William B. Graham Court in Kilmarnock
💰Both locations are FREE for YMCA members | $15 day pass for non-members
We hope to see you there!

Balance isn't something you have. It's something you train.Around here, life happens on surfaces that move—kayaks, paddl...
08/26/2026

Balance isn't something you have. It's something you train.

Around here, life happens on surfaces that move—kayaks, paddleboards, sailboats, wet docks, sandy shorelines.

Staying steady isn't just about strength. It's about how quickly your body can respond when the ground shifts beneath you.

GYROTONIC® Exercise trains that response through spinal rotation, hip and ankle stability, and controlled weight shifts through circular, three-dimensional movement.

And you can practice it safely—supported, controlled, and without having to risk a fall. The goal isn't to become an athlete. It's to get back in the kayak without thinking twice.

Beginner: for anyone who's never touched a Tower. No experience, no pressure.
📅Tuesdays | 5:30 to 6:30pm with Sam Van Saun
📅Thursdays | 11:30am to 12:30pm with Susan Johnson
📅Fridays | 11am to noon with Sam Van Saun

Advanced Beginner: once the fundamentals feel familiar and you're ready for more range and complexity.
📅Thursdays | 1 to 2pm with Sam Van Saun

There's a lot of water out there. Go use it.

SPACE IS LIMITED. Sign up at bit.ly/beginnergyro 📲 Registration in advance is required.

A singing bowl doesn't play a note. It plays a crowd of them.Strike a hand-hammered bronze bowl and its overtones collid...
08/25/2026

A singing bowl doesn't play a note. It plays a crowd of them.

Strike a hand-hammered bronze bowl and its overtones collide, creating that slow, wavering pulse you feel as much as hear.

And the effects go beyond sound. A UC San Diego study of 62 participants measured what it does to people and they reported after a single session they saw significant drops in tension, anger, fatigue, and depressed mood.

One hour. No skill required. Just lie down and let the sound do the work.

Saturday evenings are for slowing down✨

Join Esther Heideman every Saturday from 5 to 6pm for Tibetan Singing Bowls at Motion Studios. Sign up at bit.ly/SoundTherapy-MotionStudios 📲

Come as you are. Leave with a little more space.

Prefer a more personal setting? Weekday bowl sessions are available by appointment. Book your private or duet session directly with Esther—text or call 917-553-0824.

Nobody knew what Pilates was either.Twenty-five years ago, Pilates was still unfamiliar to most people. Today, there's a...
08/24/2026

Nobody knew what Pilates was either.

Twenty-five years ago, Pilates was still unfamiliar to most people. Today, there's a studio on every corner.

GYROTONIC® Exercise is on a similar path. Created by a dancer recovering from injury, it offers something distinctly different: circular, three-dimensional movement through arcs and spirals rather than fixed tracks.

And demand for the work is growing, but trained teachers are still limited.

Movement pros—you can wait until it's everywhere, or you can be part of why it gets there.

This fall, Motion Studios in the Northern Neck—the largest facility in Virginia offering GYROTONIC® Exercise—hosts its Pre-Training and Foundation Course.

LEARN MORE: bit.ly/TeacherTraining-Fall2026 📲

Contact us directly with any questions. We are happy to help guide you every step of the way.

Address

15 E. Church Street
Kilmarnock, VA
22482

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 3pm

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