HPS Weekly 021
the January program, dopamine, and leopard print
Ciao ciao and welcome back to HPS Weekly, where I share this week’s class schedule on Helen Phelan Studio, an assortment of wellness and wellness adjacent articles, videos, and products I’m into lately. A few announcements off the bat:
HPS FORMAT, the signature HPS mat class you get on-demand, launches at my favorite dance studio in the city this Wednesday (and every Wednesday) 5:30pm at Good Move in Williamsburg, Brooklyn!
HPS REFORM, the full body reformer semi-private sister of FORMAT begins at Casa Cipriani Monday, Jan 12th at 6pm ongoing. This class is for Casa Cipriani members only for now, but stay tuned because that may change.
Objects Of Interest
Media I Consumed This Week That Made Me Violently Nod My Head Up And Down In Agreement And/Or Intrigue
Helen Phelan Studio On-Demand January Class Program
Virtual Classes & Privates
Friday Live Noon Zooms (12pm EST): Sign up here.
Join the Helen Phelan Studio On-Demand Pilates Membership for less than the cost of one in-studio class a month. Start your free 10-day free trial here. (HPS members and paid Substack subs get Zoom classes free and replays get uploaded to the online stood!)
Book a private virtual mat or reformer pilates session.
New York City IRL Classes & Privates
HPS FORMAT (mat pilates) at Good Move every Wednesday 5:30pm. Sign up here.
HPS REFORM (reformer pilates) at Casa Cipriani every Monday 6pm (starting Jan 12th).
Book a private reformer pilates session with me in Brooklyn or in your home (NYC only).
xx,
Helen
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Love the way this curates wellness across so many touchpoints, physical routines, dopamine mangement, and even product aesthetics. That "Broke Girl's Guide to Dopamine" piece gets at something most fitness content misses: the neurochemical scaffolding behind why we stick with or bail on movement practices. I've found when I treated my mat sessions as dopamine design (not jst calorie burn), consistency became way easier.
Thank you for sharing! x