BODYWISE
Rediscover balance, energy, and ease in perimenopause.
Menopause is a life transition that can bring fatigue, disrupted sleep, mood changes, and shifts in bone, muscle, and pelvic health.
You don’t have to power through these changes alone.
BodyWise is a well-being program designed to help women 40+ navigate the menopausal transition with balance, strength, and calm.
Hosted at the Mount Si Physical Therapy Wellness Collective and taught by Alexandra Howson, PhD, E-RYT, BodyWise integrates traditional yoga practices with evidence-based women’s health insights to support your whole self — body, mind, and spirit.
Our next cohort starts January 10, 2026.
Why BodyWise?
BodyWise combines education, movement, and mindfulness to help you strengthen, release, and restore—inside and out.
Each session blends traditional yoga, breathwork, and relaxation techniques with modern insights from women’s health research to support whole-person well-being.
Practical tools to help you:
✔️ Enhance sleep quality
✔️ Boost energy levels
✔️ Manage stress and mood
✔️ Support bone and pelvic health
✔️ Feel more at home in your body
Weekly Themes
🪷 Strength & Balance for Feet and Legs
🪷 Happy Hips
🪷 Psoas & Pelvic Health
🪷 Core Awareness
🪷 Spine, Heart & Shoulders
🪷 Emotional Strength & Integration
BodyWise is for women:
✔️ In peri-, post-, or medical/surgical menopause
✔️ Seeking natural ways to manage symptoms
✔️ Looking to rebuild strength, balance, and calm
✔️ Interested in integrating effective strategies for better health
What to Expect from BodyWise
Five weekly sessions starting January 10, 2026.
🌿 What You’ll Experience
Each session blends mindful movement, breathwork, acupressure, and guided rest.
With these tools, you’ll learn to:
Enhance sleep quality and energy levels
Support bone and pelvic health
Build resilience and regulate stress
Improve balance, posture, and mobility
Regulate your nervous system
Reconnect with your sense of self through reflection and rest
✨ Program Structure
The BodyWise journey includes an introductory session followed by a five-week series focused on menopause-specific concerns:
Stability, proprioception, bone health
Mobility, joint stability, myofascial release
Deep core awareness and alignment
Functional strength, posture and breathing
Mind-body connection and restoration
Reconnect with your body’s natural rhythms and wisdom
Alexandra Howson PhD, E-RYT
Meet Your Instructor
Alexandra Howson PhD, E-RYT is a yoga teacher and medical writer specializing in somatic approaches to managing menopause and boosting well-being.
Alex's teaching focuses on inquiry-based movement and mindful awareness to support nervous-system regulation and whole-body balance.
With a professional background in healthcare education and research, Alex integrates traditional yoga with evidence-based approaches to managing the peri-to-post menopause journey.
✔️ Yoga Alliance Registered
✔️ HeartMath Certified
✔️ YogaBody Breath Coach
✔️ Yoga for Menopause Certified
✔️ Yoga Medicine® Trained
January 10-February 7, 2026
Discover what it feels like to move, breathe, and rest with more ease in your changing body—an introduction to our full BodyWise program.
BodyWise is a structured well-being series designed for women 40+ navigating perimenopause and beyond. Over five 90-minute weekly sessions, you’ll build strength, stability, and ease in a supportive small-group setting.
Each week focuses on a different aspect of women’s health during menopause — from pelvic floor awareness and core function to emotional resilience and restful sleep.
Your program includes:
🪷 Five 90-minute in-person sessions with individualized guidance
🪷 BodyWise Toolkit (workbook, journaling prompts, private podcast)
🪷 Email support and reminders between sessions
🪷 Gentle movement to support bone and pelvic health
🪷 Breathing techniques to regulate temperature and mood
🪷 Guided rest and reflection to enhance sleep and mental clarity
Location: Mount Si Physical Therapy Wellness Collective
Instructor: Alexandra Howson, PhD, E-RYT200
Dates: Jan 10-Feb 7, 2026
Time: 9:30a.m.-11:00
BodyWise includes a toolkit filled with information, resources, and suggestions for managing your perimenopause journey.
Worksheet on registration
Workbook with evidence-based resources, journal prompts, and space for reflection
Exclusive private podcast with meditations, tips, and coaching to support your journey
Love for BodyWise
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Last week's practice was incredibly helpful. Learning to slow my breaths (in my case, to one every ten seconds) has proven very effective for reducing my stress during the workday. Thank you!
~Amy
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This is amazing! Thank you for sharing!
~Jheri
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Coming to your class Saturday morning just meant the weekend to me. I miss your inspiration and all the poems and notes you share in class. I miss your welcoming spirit and fantastic instruction.
~Kirstin
🌸How to Join
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🎁 Early Bird BONUSES
* Register before December 31, 2025 to enjoy an early bird discount and receive bonus content and support.
🎁 BONUSES
* $30 Discount* Worksheet to kickstart your goals
* Exclusive meditation podcast for holiday stress relief
Try Core Awareness
A short core-awareness practice that helps you distinguish between using your hip flexors and engaging your true core muscles—building strength, stability, and mindful connection through the center of your body.
Got Questions?
We’ve got answers.
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BodyWise integrates traditional yoga wisdom with a scientific understanding of women’s health, anatomy, and the nervous system. It’s a supportive program designed specifically for women navigating midlife changes.
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Absolutely! The cost is $25. If you decide to register for the complete series, you can apply this fee to reduce the price from $150 to $125.
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All classes take place at Mount Si Wellness Collective, a welcoming physical therapy and wellness space in North Bend, WA.
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Each class is 90 minutes, giving you time for movement, breath practices, guided rest, and discussion.
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Bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing you can move in. We'll provide props such as blocks, straps, bolsters, and blankets.
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No prior yoga experience is required.
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No. BodyWise complements medical care. It offers body-based tools that work alongside clinical or therapeutic approaches.
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Choose the Introductory Session for $25 or the Full Series ($125) and complete your registration through our secure checkout.
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Registrations are non-refundable but transferable to another participant or future session if space allows.