PRACTICE OVER PERFORMANCE

‘‘how it all began, inside then around’’ - 7 minute Practice Over Performance BONUS Universal Love Song

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Practice Over Performance offers our entire array of disciplines through:

  • discomfort training we call: edge of comfort experiences.

  • holistic yoga which we call: guna yoga.

  • and midlife mastery which we call: M4.

SAS (she achieve studio) creates empowered space (at your space or ours) for disciplined adults committed to refinement inside and out. Through structured edge of comfort experiences and embodied practices with yoga and free form somatic movement, we strengthen nervous system resilience, emotional steadiness, and the capacity to remain present under pressure.

“This work creates power within and is for those who seek growth and sustainable practices

while choosing depth over display and capacity over performance.”

Here, I share my integration of Practice Over Performance Insights
Diagram illustrating the four pillars of a mindfulness practice system: Edge of Comfort, Holistic Yoga, Midlife Mastery, and Practice Over Performance, with interconnected arrows and descriptive labels.

At she achieve studio, we offer each of our four pillars as a standalone experience, so you can engage with the practice with a beginning, middle and end while that experience or training meets you where you are, however you show up.

  • Edge of Comfort (Rajas – fire, action & energy) challenges your composure and resilience through safe, deliberate experiences.

  • Holistic Yoga (Tamas – earth, grounding & stillness) develops internal awareness, nervous system regulation, and body-mind connection.

  • Midlife Mastery (Sattva – air, clarity & balance) provides tools for decision-making, insight, and self-leadership in life’s middle stages.

  • Practice Over Performance is our devoted guiding philosophy, and ignition, ensuring all practices above are intentional, disciplined, and focused on growth rather than showmanship, production and pressure.

Offering the pillars separately allows you to choose your path, focus deeply on what you need most, and progress at your own pace — while still connecting to the broader philosophy of growth, presence, and self-mastery informed by the qualities of the gunas. The Gunas Explained

Inquire here for live stream, in person or on-site sessions and events

EDGE OF COMFORT EXPERIENCES

Structured experiences designed to build composure in real conditions. These are not thrill-seeking events or motivational challenges. They are deliberate encounters with effort, uncertainty, and restraint. The objective is precise: increase your ability to stay steady when circumstances demand more of you. Capacity is developed through exposure, reflection, and integration. We offer small to large groups edge of comfort experiences such as:

  • Firewalking

  • Broken Glasswalk

  • Arrow Throat Snap

  • Tarot Touch

  • Fire Scrying

  • Drum Circles and more

see our bio - lets connect - then chat about all that.

@ SAS we travel our 6 foot bed of over 100 pounds of broken glass to you or at our space. Edge of Comfort Experiences are Redefining what fear stands for and teaches us all.

Fort Mac Firewalk in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada 2023. SAS has offered Fort McMurray four Firewalks over the past 5 years, to create a safe and integral space to learn from the past not live in it. As our community has directly felt the effects of wildfire devastation and growth, we also learn, avoidance breeds fear.

@ SAS, FEAR translates to:

  • Finally

  • Evolving

  • Agreed

  • Resistance.

Edge of Comfort Experiences with SAS, offered a Mens’ Group outside of Edmonton TWO Firewalks and Arrow Throat Snap in Alberta, Canada in March 2024.

HOLISTIC TRAUMA CENTERED YOGA

is embodied practice for nervous system conditioning, structural integrity, and internal awareness. This includes devoted and private yoga training, free form somatic movement, breathwork, and structured stillness. It is not performance-based yoga. It is capacity work — refining regulation, mobility, energetic literacy, and composure through consistent practice.

For those seeking deeper study, Guna Yoga School provides formal PRIVATE 200 hour yoga teacher training and embodied education rooted in discernment and responsible leadership. This is education grounded in practice, not persona.

Two women celebrating indoors, one holding a certificate and the other with arms raised. They are smiling and standing on a black mat, with a rolled yoga mat and a pillow visible.

Private Guna Yoga School up to small group yoga teacher training, gives you choice to show up on your terms.

A spiritual or ritual setup with a small lit candle, an incense holder emitting smoke, and a statue of a Hindu deity, possibly Lord Shiva, in the background. The scene has soft lighting with beds or cushions on either side, creating a cozy and sacred atmosphere.

In-studio holistic yoga, live streamed, in person, on-site, on demand, you choose. Our yoga practices are inclusive, accessible, flexible and sustainable. We meet you on your terms, private to large groups, we share our fully propped and stocked mobile yoga studio with you, wherever you are.

A collage image with two women, one in a bikini and the other holding a yoga mat, over a black background with pink splashes. The woman in the bikini is flexing her arm, and the woman with the yoga mat is making a peace sign. The text reads, "Yesterday is NOT Today," and "Shantal says BE TODAY."

Shantal lives and educates women that midlife is a pivot not punishment, and educates the world that yesterday is not today. @ SAS we learn from the past, we no longer live in the past.

MIDLIFE MASTERY TO LIFELONG INTEGRATION

A structured approach to self-leadership for women, during this expansive stage of life. Midlife is not decline — it is liberated consolidation and a pivot. This work strengthens clarity, responsibility, and long-term thinking. Midlife Mastery @ SAS means choosing deliberately, leading oneself well, and living without performance.

Our devoted continued support is offered on your terms, to live what you learn for life and beyond. Kickboxing along with somatic free form movement integrates YOUR inner strength into outer strength. Connect with me lovely, for your way into midlife mastery. Contact me now

Thai Yoga Massage creates a surrender within and can be invited into any of our pillars or standalone offering. Contact Shantal, we customize our disciplines to meet you however you land here,

Our offerings, trainings and experiences are structured, direct, and disciplined. Our services are not therapy, entertainment, or performance-based wellness.

Disclaimer:
The content, videos, and practices provided on this website are for educational and personal development purposes only. They are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or professional advice. By participating, you acknowledge that you are responsible for your own physical, mental, and emotional well-being. If you have any medical or mental health concerns, consult a licensed professional before engaging in any of our practices. Results may vary and are not guaranteed. she achieve studio