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Join us every month for a relaxing online yoga class led by Sukha by Markie--it's the perfect way to unwind and find your inner peace!
MEET MARKIE | Markie is a yoga teacher, astrologer, and entrepreneur leading wellness retreats worldwide. What started as a casual yoga practice in a tiny NYC apartment led to a decade of self-discovery and growth. Her journey through grief reshaped her focus, inspiring her to live unapologetically and embrace the importance of mental and physical health--a mission she shares with warmth and wisdom. Through her work, she weaves community, mindful movement, and cosmic insight via birth chart and oracle card readings, to empower others to nurture body, mind, and soul. When not guiding others, Markie loves to travel, curl up with a good book, or hunt for the best mint chocolate chip ice cream around town.
An intentional 60 mins workshop designed to help you pause, recalibrate and prepare for September.

Whether you’re feeling scattered or simply want to set yourself up for a successful final quarter of 2025, this is your space to pause, recalibrate, and create a harmony-driven plan that supports all sides of your life.
We’re so excited for a Q&A with Nikki Erlick, author of The Measure! This book asks one of the biggest questions ever: If you could know exactly how long you’ll live, would you want to? Come hang out with us as Nikki shares the inspiration behind the story, talks about the characters we can’t stop thinking about, and dives into all the what-ifs this novel brings up.

MEET NIKKI | Nikki Erlick is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Measure and The Poppy Fields. Her debut novel, The Measure, was a “Read with Jenna” Book Club Pick on The TODAY Show and a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick. The Measure has been translated into 24 languages worldwide. Her second novel, The Poppy Fields, was a Goodreads Most Anticipated Book, an Apple Audiobook “Must-Listen,” and a national LibraryReads selection. Nikki previously worked as a travel writer and ghostwriter, after graduating Harvard University summa cum laude and earning her master’s degree from Columbia University.

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Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.

It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out.

But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live.

From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise?

As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they’ll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?

The Measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose decisions and fates interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding refuge in the unknown, a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush, a doctor who cannot save himself, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that ultimately changes everything.

Enchanting and deeply uplifting, The Measure is an ambitious, invigorating story about family, friendship, hope, and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.

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Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s grandmother says, and it’s true. Alice spent just one summer there at a cottage with Nan when she was seventeen—it’s where she took that photo, the one of three grinning teenagers in a yellow speedboat, the image that changed her life.

Now Alice lives behind a lens. As a photographer, she’s most comfortable on the sidelines, letting other people shine. Lately though, she’s been itching for something more, and when Nan falls and breaks her hip, Alice comes up with a plan for them both: another summer in that magical place, Barry’s Bay. But as soon as they settle in, their peace is disrupted by the roar of a familiar yellow boat, and the man driving it.

Charlie Florek was nineteen when Alice took his photo from afar. Now he’s all grown up—a shameless flirt, who manages to make Nan laugh and Alice long to be seventeen again, when life was simpler, when taking pictures was just for fun. Sun-slanted days and warm nights out on the lake with Charlie are a balm for Alice’s soul, but when she looks up and sees his piercing green gaze directly on her, she begins to worry for her heart.

Because Alice sees people—that’s why she is so good at what she does—but she’s never met someone who looks and sees her right back.