Monthly Memo
Dearest Reader,
✨ May National Physical Fitness Month ✨
With spring weather keeping us on our toes, I’m feeling incredibly grateful to have spent 85 days on the slopes between Killington Resort and Pico Mountain. This year held a special milestone, earning the honor of the 40-day Prospector Club at Pico, an experience that deepened both my connection to the mountain and my appreciation for time spent outdoors.
I also had a lot of fun tracking progress and earning achievements on the Pass app, a small but satisfying way to celebrate consistency and commitment throughout the season.
With ski season now behind me, I’m shifting into a new kind of challenge. This May, I’m committing to swimming 5 miles in support of the American Cancer Society. It’s a meaningful way to stay active while contributing to a cause that touches so many lives.
Seasonal transitions always invite reflection and renewal. I’m looking forward to embracing this next chapter with intention, movement, and purpose and I’m grateful to have you along for the journey.
This swim is more than a personal challenge, it’s a way to give back. If you’d like to be part of it, you can support my 5-mile swim by making a donation to the American Cancer Society. Your generosity helps bring hope, support, and vital resources to those who need it most. If you feel called to support this effort, I would be so grateful. You can reach out to me directly for the fundraiser link, or we can arrange another way to contribute to the American Cancer Society.
As a lifelong learner, I continue to nourish my own personal and spiritual growth alongside the work I share with others. This season, I’ve been studying the Yamas and Niyamas, exploring how to live the 8 Limbs of Yoga through an online program with Janet Stone Yoga. I’m also engaged in an online study of A Course in Miracles, deepening practices of awareness, compassion, and inner peace. Later this month, I’ll begin another online journey through Chakradance, exploring movement, creativity, and energy connection in a new way.
My love for sound healing has also inspired me to continue expanding my studies in this beautiful field. This month I will be attending Bronze Bowls - Master Chakra Training with Kirk Jones of Evolvlove Sound & Light Academy at The Wellness Collective. I am also continuing online training in Tuning Forks through Biofield Tuning with Eileen Day McKusick.
I believe that continued learning helps me show up more fully; both for myself and for the community I serve.
There's no shame in needing rest.
Not just physical rest, but the kind where your soul is tired.
The kind where everything feels heavy and even smiling feels like a job.
You're not lazy. You're not weak.
You're just human and sometimes humans break down before they rebuild.
Rest is not a reward. It's a right. Take what you need.
Relaxation
It's time for some rest and recuperation! Have you been overdoing things or working too hard?
If so, relaxation is required now. Recharge and relax.
Warmest Wellness Wishes,
Petra
Mondays – Mindful Monday
• 4 • 11 • 18 • 25 •
✨ Begin the week with calm awareness. Start your week with presence. Slow down, breathe deeply, and let your heart set the tone for the days ahead. Small intentions create big impact. Set your intention, breathe deeply, and start the week with heart-centered awareness.
💗 Take 5 deep breaths before starting your day. Set a simple heart-centered intention.
Affirmation: I begin this week with an open heart and clear mind.
Tuesdays – Tender Tuesday
• 5 • 12 • 19 • 26 •
✨ Heartful learning, wellness insights, and emotional self-care. Today is for self-compassion and learning. Nourish your heart with knowledge, gentle self-care, and acts of kindness toward yourself.
Nurture your heart and learn simple wellness practices for emotional balance.
💗 Nourish your mind and heart, read an article on wellness, try a self-care ritual, or jot down one thing you love about yourself.
Affirmation: I honor my emotions and care for my heart with love.
Wednesdays – Wellness Wednesday 🧘♀️
• 6 • 13 • 20 • 27 •
✨ Midweek heart check-in and restoration. Pause midweek and reconnect with your inner balance. Listen to your heart, restore your energy, and create space for calm.
💗Pause midweek: check in with your heart. Stretch, meditate, or drink a glass of water mindfully.
💻 Zoom Meditation: May 6 | 7:00 PM EST
Affirmation: I am in harmony with my body, mind, and heart.
~ Chair Yoga 1:00-2:00 PM
Thursdays – Tranquil Thursday 🧘♀️
• 7 • 14 • 21 • 28 •
✨ Gentle heart-opening yoga and mindful movement. Gentle movement and mindful stretching open your heart and release tension. Let your body and breath guide you toward tranquility. 💗 Move your body gently. Let each stretch or pose open your chest and invite calm into your heart.
Affirmation: I move with ease and allow my heart to expand.
~ Kripalu Yoga 12:30-1:30 PM - mindful mid-day movement to open your heart and release tension.
~ Theta Thursday's 6:00-7:00 PM - 5/7, 5/21. Experience mindfulness, bliss, manifestation by shifting into Theta Brain Wave meditation.
We will be using guided imagery with Heart Brain coherence to induce peace and calm while visualizing positive change.
Fridays – Flexible Friday
• 1 • 8 • 15 • 22 • 29
✨ Stretch, flow, and release tension with gentle movement. Release tension, let go of what no longer serves you, and invite flow into your body and spirit. Feel light, free, and flexible.
Move freely, stretch, and breathe—let go of stress and invite ease into your body.
💗Take 10 minutes to sway, stretch, or roll your shoulders. Release tension and welcome ease into your body.
Affirmation: I release and flow with ease and grace.
5/1 - May Day, Beltane, Therapeutic Awareness Day, Full Moon in Scorpio
Saturdays – Self-Care Saturday
• 2 • 9 • 16 • 23 • 30
✨ Dedicate time for deep restoration. Reiki, restorative yoga, massage, or sound healing rejuvenates your body and lifts your spirit for full restoration. Deeply restore and nourish your mind, body, and spirit with wellness modalities.
💗Dedicate a moment to restorative care. Try a short Reiki session, a warm bath, or a mini sound healing practice.
Affirmation: I nurture myself fully and honor my need for rest.
5/16 - New Moon Taurus - Get clarity on what you want, step into your power, and send those intentions out into the Universe.
5/23-25 - Happy Memorial Day Weekend
Sundays – Soulful Sunday
• 3 • 10 • 17 • 24 • 31
✨ Reflect, express gratitude, and renew your heart and mind. Reflect on the week with gratitude. Pause, breathe, and restore your heart in preparation for the new week ahead.
💗Reflect on the week: what brought you joy, what did you learn, and what can you release? Write it down or meditate on it.
Affirmation: I am grateful for my heart and the love I give and receive.
5/10 - Happy Mother's Day
5/24 - Sacred Heart Immersion, 2:30 PM
5/31 - Reiki Share for Practitioners, 2:00 PM
5/31 - Blue Full Moon in Sagittarius - Use the Blue Moon energy around now to achieve that one thing you thought you never would.
Wellness Classes & Events May
"National Physical Fitness & Sports Month" encourages people to add more physical activity to their everyday routines.
It is a time to inspire everyone, regardless of fitness level, to get moving and improve their health.
Weekly Yoga
Wednesday's - Chair Yoga
1:00 to 2:00 PM, $20 pp
Chair Yoga is a modified form of Yoga where traditional Yoga poses are practiced while sitting in a chair or using a chair for support. It is an accessible and gentle way for people of all abilities to enjoy the benefits of Yoga, including increased flexibility, strength, balance, and relaxation.
Thursday's - Kripalu Yoga
12:30 to 1:30 PM, $20pp
The class begins with a centering meditation practice, (breathing) pranayama exercises and gentle stretches followed by (movement/poses) asana practice (on the mat and standing) and ending with final relaxation.
Bi-Weekly
Theta Thursday's
6:00 to 7:00 PM on 5/7 and 5/21, $20 pp
Hosted by Petra and Marlaina Haigh.
Experience mindfulness, bliss, manifestation by shifting into Theta Brain Wave meditation. We will be using guided imagery with Heart Brain coherence to induce peace and calm while visualizing positive change.
Monthly
Wellness Wednesday: Monthly Heart Check-In 💗
30-Minute Guided Meditation | Wednesday, May 6th at 7:00 PM EST | Zoom
Take a pause this month to honor your heart with a 30-minute heart-centered guided meditation on Zoom. Join Petra from Petra’s Wellness Studio to release tension, restore balance, and reconnect with your heart, mind, and soul.
What to Expect:
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Deep, calming breathwork to relax the nervous system and nurture heart wellness
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Heart-centered guided meditation to foster self-compassion and emotional balance
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Visualization and mindfulness practices to release stress and restore harmony
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A soulful midweek reset to carry calm, balance, and well-being into the rest of your month
This monthly check-in is your opportunity to honor your heart, embrace wellness, and reconnect with your inner balance perfect for anyone looking to nurture both emotional and physical heart health.
Join us on Zoom and give your heart the care it deserves.
Contact Petra for the Zoom link
Happy Hour✨
15-Minute Sessions | $15
Friday, May 1 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Hosted by Petra & Marlaina Haigh
With Petra ~ enjoy a 15-minute Chakra Clearing, $15, featuring a calming blend of Reiki, tuning forks, and the soothing vibrations of a Himalayan singing bowl.
With Marlaina ~ choose your 15-minute session for $15:
~ Calming Parasympathetic Nervous System Reset with micro current,
~ AO Scan / Voice Analysis to receive harmonizing sound tracks for home use.
Unwind, reset, and ease into your weekend with this blissful mini wellness experience.
While You Relax
Enhance your experience as you mingle and unwind with:
~ complimentary Biomat mini chair pad or Nikken magnetic chair pad
~ refreshing non-alcoholic beverages
Come for the healing, stay for the healing, stay for the good vibes, and leave feeling balanced, refreshed, and renewed. 💫
Weekend Wellness
Sacred Heart Immersion - May 24th, Sunday | 2:30 – 3:45 PM
$40 | May National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
“Restore your heart, soul, and spirit.”
Sacred Heart Immersion a unique class blends restorative yoga, Reiki, massage, and sound healing to help you release tension, restore balance, and reconnect with yourself for a monthly wellness tune-up.
Using supportive props, you will fully relax into gentle poses while Petra applies healing touch, and soothing sound vibrations, guiding you into profound relaxation and rejuvenation.
Space is limited ~ minimum of 2, maximum of 5 participants per class. Your reservation is required to secure your spot at Petra’s Wellness Studio.
Give yourself the gift of self-care ~ slow down, restore, and let your heart be nurtured and renewed.
Reiki Share May 31st, Sunday | 2:00 – 4:00 PM
✨ Reiki Share at Petra’s Wellness Studio ✨
Reconnect. Recharge. Realign your energy in community.
Join us for a heart-centered Reiki Share, co-hosted with Kelly McDermott-Burns of Heart Song Reiki. Together, we will co-create a nurturing healing space where everyone has the opportunity to both give and receive Reiki ~ supporting your energy, deepening your practice, and strengthening your flow.
This circle is open to Reiki practitioners of all levels. Through shared experience, we exchange energy, build connection, and take time to support our own spiritual wellness ~ something so often overlooked by those who give so much to others.
✨ A welcoming space for connection & community
✨ Give and receive Reiki in an equal exchange
✨ Restore, balance, and recharge your energy
Come as you are. Bring your presence, your hands, and your heart.
Tea, gentle music, and equipment will be provided. You are welcome to bring any personal items to enhance your experience.
💗 Donations Welcome
Cash donations will benefit the Rutland County Humane Society
Canned goods will be collected for the local Food Shelf
📩 Please register: PetrasWellnessStudio@gmail.com
Step into community. Share your light. Receive what you need.
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Book: One Word That Will Change Your Life, by Jon Gordon, Dan Britton, Jimmy Page
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Book: Breath ~ The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
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Book: The Vital Spark by Lisa Marchiano LCSW
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Wellness Appointments
Open daily: Sessions are scheduled by appointment only.
PetrasWellnessStudio@gmail.com or (802)345-5244
Petra's Wellness Studio is located at The Dana Center, 41 East Center Street, Rutland, Vermont.
Petra O’Neill, Petra‘s Wellness Studio's sole practitioner has provided holistic integrated therapeutic wellness in Vermont since 1996.