Visheshya
Movement Weekends
A signature experience to challenge your physical abilities, activate your resilience, and kickstart your adaptability.
Next available weekend, Oct 10th - Oct 12th, 2025
“Visheshya” is a Sanskrit word meaning
extraordinary, exceptional, or distinguished.
Expand yourself into creative,
spontaneous, and exuberant movement.
Learn practices that unfold throughout a lifetime, while also continuing to grow your strength, mobility, balance, stamina, and proprioception.
Visheshya Movement Weekends are for anyone interested in up-leveling all aspects of their physical practice, whatever that practice might be. You will receive personalized coaching on technique and alignment, as well as modifications for your individual capacity.
You may experience
A Renewed Sense of Vitality and Potentiality
Feel the invigorating energy of discovering your body's full potential
Enhanced Trust in Your Abilities
Build a deeper, more confident connection with your physical self
Encouragement to Explore and Surpass Boundaries
Receive genuine encouragement to explore new movements and safely push beyond your current limits.
Improved Coordination and Balance
Develop a steadier, more controlled body that responds effortlessly to various demands
Increased Strength and Flexibility
The program focuses on building functional strength and flexibility, helping you become more resilient and agile
Heightened Awareness and Proprioception
Learn to move with greater awareness and precision as your movements become more fluid and controlled
Stress Relief and Mental Clarity
Physical movement is not just about the body; it’s also about the mind. Engage in practices that reduce stress, clear your mind, and bring a sense of calm and focus
Community and Connection
Join a supportive community of like-minded individuals who share your passion for growth and movement.
Customizable and Inclusive Sessions
Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or just starting, our sessions are tailored to your individual needs and goals. Everyone is welcome.
Don’t have a physical practice yet? No problem! We can help with that, too.
Our master trainers will guide you from the very beginning, ensuring you develop a strong foundation and find joy in your budding movement journey.
What exactly is a “movement” session?
A movement session at the Shala feels more like play than a traditional workout. We often stay close to the ground, engaging in activities like crawling, creeping, balancing, and spinning.
These sessions focus on experimenting with unique transitions and fascinating locomotion techniques that challenge strength, coordination, mobility, agility, and endurance.
A key component is learning to access multiplanar motion—movement across multiple planes, including sagittal (forward and backward), frontal (side to side), and transverse (rotational).
The practices are easily adaptable for all abilities by adjusting factors like load, speed, acceleration, and the capacity to change direction on cue. This approach leads to holistic training for the entire body.
What you'll experience at the Shala is unlike anything found in sports, traditional yoga studios, or gyms. The movement patterns draw inspiration from martial arts, modern dance, gymnastics, Yoga asana, and functional (often called "natural") movement, offering a unique and enriching experience.
WHat happens during the weekend?
Friday: Arrive between 2 and 3 PM, followed by a hike in the surrounding area and dinner.
Saturday: 2-hour movement session in the morning and again in the afternoon.
Sunday: 2-hour movement session in the morning. Departure after lunch, by 2 PM.
Free Time: Saturday afternoon (4 - 6 PM) and every day after dinner.
all-inclusive Price & Dates
$625 per person in shared lodging or $695 in private accommodations in our beautiful barn.
Payments are non-refundable & non-transferable 30 days before the session start.
Friday, Oct 10 - Sunday, Oct 12, 2025
So, What’s included?
3 Movement Sessions
Each training session features experiences that include a combination of strength, mobility, balance, proprioception, and skill, plus modifications for your individual capacity.
A Hike
Friday afternoon we will go on a short hike in the surrounding area. Hikes are a wonderful way to experience the tranquility of natural beauty, and they also prepare your body for movement sessions.
All Meals
We serve 3 delicious, vegetarian meals per day. All our meals are Ayurvedically-balanced and are deeply satisfying. Contact us if you have eating restrictions (additional fee will apply).
Accommodations
Our shared barn accommodations are beautiful and also affordable to provide an opportunity to fully immerse. You can upgrade to a private space during checkout.
Free Time
Even though we pack a lot into these weekends, we have made sure to include some free time, which you can spend on or off the property.
TRACY
"Visheshya reminded me how to be young again and how important movement is for my longevity. It pushed me in a positive way and has turned on a new light inside myself. I highly recommend it if you need a kickstart or want to refine your own practice."
RYAN
"I had so much fun with a group of people who felt like family. We were taught skills and practices that will last a lifetime. I would highly recommend this to anyone who has an interest in movement of any kind - this will have a massive impact!"
JOHN MICHAEL
"I was amazed at what I was capable of learning in even a short period of practicing with Matt. These sessions have enabled me to move better, and feel better than I thought possible. Needless to say I cannot recommend it highly enough."
Become stronger than your life.
Meet Your Trainers
MATTHEW KREPPS
Founder, Trainer, Certified Yoga Therapist
Matthew has been a practitioner of the systems of Yoga and Ayurveda for three decades. His private work has grown to include designing programs for elite athletes many competing on the world stage: tennis players, bull fighters, beach volleyball players, and rock-climbers.
STELA BALABAN
Trainer, Certified Yoga Therapist
Stela earned her Yoga Therapy certification from Circle Yoga Shala in 2020. She has extensive experience working privately with individuals of any ability and teaching them (functional) movement.
FAQs
If you still have questions after reading these FAQs, don't hesitate to contact us.
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Visheshya Weekends are for individuals 18 years or older who are interested in moving in spontaneous and exuberant ways. It's for those wishing to get stronger, more flexible, and ultimately grow their practice (be that Yoga, performance training, athletics, and so on).
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Many of our guests arrive without knowing anybody and within days life-long friendships are forged. So don't worry. Community is what we do and we'd love for you to be a part of it.
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Bedding (sheets, pillow, blanket), towels.
Water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray, flashlight (phone flashlight works).
Workout and hiking clothes and shoes, swimsuit, hat, flip flops.
Personal yoga mat (or you can purchase one upon arrival)
Soap and shampoo is provided.
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The food is vegetarian and prepared daily from scratch, according to Ayurvedic principles. You're welcome to bring snacks that can be kept in your personal space. The fridge is not available for gusts to store food.
Please contact us if you have dietary restrictions: we can accommodate within reason and for an extra fee.
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You can now search for “Circle Yoga Shala,” and Google Maps will locate us in Jasper, Arkansas. Make note: we are 12-14 miles west of Jasper, although we have a Jasper address.
Alternatively, you can locate Rio Buffalo Outfitters on HWY 74, zip code 72641, as the closest point of reference on the map. Turn south onto Shiloh Rd (it's called 24 on Google Maps), which immediately proceeds uphill. Go exactly 2.2 miles (the last 1.2 miles will be gravel) to our driveway on the right. You will see a "Yoga Shala" sign marking our driveway.
Keep these directions handy as you will likely lose signal on your way here. You can also download your map to your phone as an extra precaution.
There are only a few locations for gasoline. Do not miss an opportunity to fill up!
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There is Wifi in all the buildings and most other places on property, no password.
T-Mobile and Verizon provide good signal while on property. AT&T has spotty coverage. Enable calls over wifi, if needed.
All buildings have A/C.
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Unfortunately, we are not equipped to host children on property.
There are absolutely NO PETS allowed. We have plenty for your enjoyment!
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