The 43nd Friday Four
Thanks for catching up with the Friday Four series, simply the 4 weekly highlights from behind the scenes at Tura Lura Co. in West Branch.
Let’s get into it!
Hosting Pour + Restore this season really amplified how much I missed mindful movement. Having kids, a global pandemic, and navigating EDS really threw me out of my movement routine. And Pour + Restore brought me back to the basics, in the world of yoga. As I eased into my practice, I noticed how much it was helping. Not just in my body but with my patience, also with my kiddos who tend to hang around and participate when I’d do my morning moves. Building routine can be hard, so I made small goals and celebrated achieving them. One of the things I believe is that we are all teachers and we are all learners. While I get to share knowledge on lots of creative practices with Tura Lura Co. I like to also put myself into a space of being a student. So, I did some Continuing Ed as a 200 RYT then I got a certification for mindfulness and am working on Children’s Yoga for at home. I think 2025 is going to bring some more creative movement to my life, and I’m really excited for that!
Who needs a Ladies’ Night Out for laughter and a good time? On November 6 we are having a fun event in West Branch for just that! This will be the last Perfume Pour Bar of the season! Because with fall here, people are loving their handcrafted candles! The next Candle Pour Bar is on Thursday, November 14 at 6pm. I’ll be at the Vue (tix here) in Iowa City for Let’s Glow Girls! This one is fun because they are mixing up some handcrafted cocktails and mocktails as part of your ticket, and you can purchase some dinner or apps from their menu. I’m bringing back a big holiday raffle for this event, because I love to have those moments at the end of the event where it feels like “you get a car” and “you get a car”! While I am not raffling off any cars, I will have some fun holiday prizes.
Then the final available and open class to sign up for in 2024 is the day after Thanksgiving, we have a little gathering in West Branch to kick off the holiday season, with hot cocoa (of course). That’ll happen at 11am so if you have some family in town for the holiday, feel free to sign up to do something a little fun before the holiday shopping season begins. This year, I get to host my family from out of state for the holiday! I love hosting Thanksgiving. In fact, it’s my favorite holiday! As a long time vegetarian, I don’t cook that much for this holiday (since it is all about the turkey) but hosting gives me an excuse to have good conversation, decorations, and some fun games! Plus, an opportunity to be intentional about exercising gratitude. Yay!
Final thing for Friday… I am almost at my cap for 2024 parties! The calendar has filled up and there are so many fun ones on the books to celebrate in the Opera House in West Branch! If you wanted to throw a little creative party for your crew in a Hallmark Movie town - let’s try and chat as soon as possible!
Happy Friday!
Erika
