A 7-day joy-fueled escape where you’ll stretch your body, shake up your spirit, and sneakily build the superpower of moving through life with more awareness, balance, and joy.
A 7-day joy-fueled escape where you’ll stretch your body, shake up your spirit, and sneakily build the superpower of moving through life with more awareness, balance, and joy.
SHINE is a full-body yes to feeling more connected—within yourself, with each other, and with something beautifully bigger than the everyday hustle. Designed for all bodies, all backgrounds, and all levels of experience, SHINE welcomes every age, every gender, and every kind of human into the mix. It’s a seven-day swirl of play, presence, and perspective that leaves you feeling refreshed, creatively recharged, and wildly inspired to keep shining long after you head home.
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SHINE is a full-body yes to feeling more connected—within yourself, with each other, and with something beautifully bigger than the everyday hustle. Designed for all bodies, all backgrounds, and all levels of experience, SHINE welcomes every age, every gender, and every kind of human into the mix. It’s a seven-day swirl of play, presence, and perspective that leaves you feeling refreshed, creatively recharged, and wildly inspired to keep shining long after you head home.
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Bright, energetic, and exuding love, Mare Grinnan is the creative force behind SoulShine Studios—a powerhouse space where movement, self-expression, and bold connection collide. With degrees from the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mare could've followed the straight-and-narrow path of traditional success. Instead, she threw off the rulebook when dance and creative movement lit a fire under her, flipping the script on her life and career forever.
From London to Paris to Richmond, Mare spent years learning, teaching, and fine-tuning a fierce, heart-centered approach to holistic well-being. She fuses yoga, dance, & movement with curiosity, creativity, and connection. Her philosophy? Growth isn't a solo gig—it's amplified in a wildly supportive, inclusive community. That pulse drives SoulShine Studios, a hub for seekers to move, explore, and tap into their untamed creativity—together.
Whether she's hosting a retreat to help people connect more deeply with each other, nature, and themselves or leading an unapologetically joyful movement class, Mare believes in undoing perfectionist tendencies so that we all can embody and love ourselves as we are, where we are. She invites you to ditch perfection, get messy, and love yourself fully—right here, right now.
Come as you are. Leave a little brighter. ✨
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In 2001, Niki answered the call of her heart and became a yoga instructor in Los Angeles, where she began to share her knowledge of alignment principles and heart-opening yoga philosophy. Niki creates safe spaces for people to have their own unique experiences and offers many modifications to make her classes accessible to everybody. Niki's joy is infectious and her playful attitude creates an inclusive community atmosphere. Niki is also a NIA black belt. She lives in Richmond, VA with her family.