At Sublime Yoga Studio in Dunedin, It's About Community

Sublime Yoga Studio in Dunedin is more than just a place to take classes.

Owners Jason and Jade Seibert have created a place where community members can learn to practice yoga but also build friendships and connect with one another.

“A lot of what we do here is help people realize their potential,” Jason Seibert said. 

The Seiberts opened Sublime's doors exactly one year ago July 9 with a just $3,800 to their name and a dream. In just one year's time, the studio has gained 650 students and counting. It also expanded from one studio to two and now includes a spa offering facials and massage.

Sublime has 11 instructors, many of them sought-after and accomplished teachers.

Heather Serna, who teaches Mysore yoga, spent four years in India studying under one of the top gurus in the world. Serna is one of very few instructors in Florida qualified to teach Mysore. 

Heather Bartholomew closed her successful studio in Ozona to come to Sublime. Both Bartholomew and fellow instructor Sara Frendahl are ERYTs, meaning they can train anyone to become a registered yoga teacher. 

Beginning in August, Sublime will offer a 28-day intensive and immersive teacher training so that yogis who want to become certified can do so. It will be six days a week, 45 hours a week of yoga training and pose breakdowns. 

A lobby area with comfy couches between the studios serves as the "hub of the entire place," Seibert said, where students and instructors gather to unwind and interact.

“It’s very unique to see in a yoga studio," he said. "Many studios, when you come in, you try not to make eye contact with the person next to you. The only social aspect of yoga is that you’re next to somebody in class but you don’t talk."

The couch area is where the community happens, Jason Seibert explained. He has enjoyed watching the friendships and connections grow.

At Sublime, talking is a big part of what they do. The Seiberts approach yoga as a physical, social, emotional and healing practice.

“There’s a lot of healing happening here, especially people that have had abuse issues or are beaten down” Jason Seibert said. It's really a "transformation," he said. 

For a full list of class schedules and pricing visit their website. 

(Be sure to mention to Jason or Jade that you found out about Sublime from reading this article. )