October 13, 2025 • 28 mins
In this episode of Quality Living With Peaceful Support, host Amanda Whittemore talks with Erica Tarens, owner of Sacral Spaces Yoga and Dance in Crescent City. Erica shares her journey to opening her studio, emphasizing the role of movement, community, and music in fostering connection and personal growth. She discusses her holistic approach as a […]
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(01:21):
And I am Amanda Whittemore. We're here on
the Quality Living radio program,
Quality Living with Peaceful Support.
I really thought I had quality living
until I learned what peaceful support was and
I realized maybe the type of quality I
had wasn't really the quality that I needed.
(01:41):
And so there's there's a whole lot of
unique
twists
and experiences with that word quality
And we're here to talk about what is
it? How do we get more of it?
Where where is it?
And let's bring it into our communities.
And so here on the Quality Living with
Peaceful Support show, we have quite a variety
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We have
a new location
opened up in Crescent City. Have you guys
(03:06):
heard
of this place
in Crescent City? It's
yoga and dance. It has a very special
name,
Sacral Spaces
Yoga and Dance.
And we actually have the owner,
Erica
Taryn, here with us.
Hey.
Hi. Thanks for having me on, Amanda.
(03:29):
Oh, girl. This is so exciting. Like, through
movement and evolution of
the frequencies, we're bringing it through the radio
airwaves now.
We're just flowing in all the dimensions, aren't
we? Yes.
Absolutely.
We love it.
So when did this beautiful sacral space open?
(03:52):
Yeah. So we just opened a month ago
on July 22.
And, I mean, our classes,
it's really surprising me how full they've become.
Our yoga classes are almost
completely full.
We have
kids dance classes, we have adult dance classes,
(04:13):
we even have aerial classes.
We kinda just have something for the whole
family. And,
you know, our whole thing is cultivating
community through movement.
Mhmm.
That's where it's at. And congratulations
on this huge achievement. It is
no small,
(04:35):
you know, it is no small yoga tight
to fit into
to make these things happen.
Oh, that is for sure. It's a it's
a devotion. It's a lifestyle.
Well, you're you're right about that. And
I've been practicing yoga for sixteen years. I've
been teaching for a couple years.
(04:56):
And something that really stood out to me
about my teacher training
was that, you know, all we're doing in
this life thing is having experiences.
And I think, you know, the human condition
likes to
make us think that we're having good experiences
or bad experiences.
But at the end of the day, it's
(05:16):
just all experiences.
And what we're trying to do as yoga
teachers
is just walk everybody home
and remind everybody of what our nature is
and, you know, what we're all trying to
do together,
as we're here together.
Thank you for that. That is so well
said and very much on point.
(05:39):
Absolutely.
It's a real thing and it's it's and
a union too, you know?
Like, I heard somebody say, can you believe
they're opening another yoga center? And it's like
saying, can you believe they're opening another church?
Or can you believe they're opening another school?
It's like,
wow. I appreciate the acknowledgment and the and
the the
(06:00):
an awe of
abundance.
However,
I mean, there could be one in every
house. I mean, I I just feel that,
you know, we're so lucky. It's instead of
seeing it as competition, I see it as
community. And our community is getting bigger. Our
family is getting bigger. We have more aunties
and uncles and cousins.
And I just like, it's so exciting.
(06:22):
That is so true.
And
and and here's the thing about what you
were saying about,
you know, religion or school
or yoga places.
You know, it's,
even if it's all yoga,
one yoga place isn't gonna resonate with one
person like that other places.
(06:43):
Mhmm. You know, it's all about finding your
own path as an individual and finding the
teachers
and the community that's really gonna assist you
on what you're trying to do with, you
know, what aligns with you.
Right. Right. With where where they're at, the
the flavor of ice cream. That's why Paskin
Robbins made a minimum of 31. Yes.
(07:06):
Well, what is your favorite flavor of ice
cream? That's a good question. It is. You
know,
you know, I I really am into the
gelato, and
I just I like to mix them all
together. I like to so yeah. We just
mix them all up. That's my favorite.
Oh, okay. So you kinda like a what
is that? A Napoleon? Is that what it's
(07:28):
called? It's it's even more insane than that.
Like, you know, when you go to the
the drink fountain and you, like, go to
get one or two or three, I just
put one of every flavor.
I'll call it a cosmic
Napoleon. Napoleon.
Perfect. You have a little little cosmic stardust
in there, a little flavor.
(07:51):
Perfect. Absolutely. And how about you? And do
you have a favorite flavor?
Yeah. I really like,
the cookie dough one. Is it chocolate chip
cookie dough?
Mhmm.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah. That's the thing with cookie dough. Mine
rarely makes it to the oven.
Oh, right. Right. Right. Yeah. You know, and
(08:14):
speaking of cookie dough,
a funny segue.
I'm also,
a nutritionist.
And so I know when you and I
were kinda
thinking about doing this talk on the radio,
one of the questions was, oh, like, what
are you
(08:34):
what are you working towards? What's one of
your goals? And
right now,
as I'm owning this new yoga dance studio,
I'm also going back
to school for my certified nutrition specialist certification.
Perfect.
And that's really exciting. That is more than
(08:55):
exciting. That is so important.
And, you know,
food is medicine.
Yeah. It's fundamental.
Mhmm. Mhmm.
And we're kind of, you know, led by
our taste buds these days.
And then also, you know, how the body
produces. If we give it something of a
(09:16):
certain nature, then it starts to feed off
of that and it wants more and it
feeds the different bacterias and the different yeasts
and sugars and the the parasites that we
really don't want, but we have those cravings
because those things are starving. And unless we
give it more, it's the only way it
can grow. So it's, like, really interesting
really interesting to learn really about nutrition.
(09:39):
Yeah. Yeah. And, you know, I tend to
be the kind of food freedom nutritionist.
You know, a big thing I encounter is
when I tell somebody I'm a nutritionist,
they get all weird about, like, oh, don't
look at my plate, or
you must be vegan. Right? And I'm like,
oh, no. I eat, you know, whatever I
(10:01):
want. I just eat
in balance.
True. True. Yep. A true momentarian.
Absolutely.
It is how And then Yeah. And I
think I think that really applies to
even yoga or even like whatever we're talking
about with making our our life more present
(10:22):
or with more quality is,
you know, I think a lot of people
forget, it's all about progress and not perfection.
Entirely.
You don't need to go to yoga every
single night,
to feel your best. You don't need to
eat a super restricted diet to feel your
best.
And that applies to
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any anything in your life that you kinda
resonate with that gives you purpose.
It's so true. It's a time and a
place for everything with decorum.
And I like to remind the listeners that
we are on the Quality Living with Peaceful
Support show.
We are speaking with Erica Turan, the owner
of Sacral Spaces, a brand new yoga and
(11:03):
dance studio
in Crescent City.
And we're just talking about all the lovely
things, quality.
If you guys have a question, you can
email contact @kciw.org.
We're just gonna keep going because this is
really fun.
And we have a special question
that we like to ask our guests.
(11:24):
We like to ask them of course, we
like to know how you like, how'd you
get to the area? Are you generational?
How how did you arrive to this space?
Yeah. This is a fun story, and
I tend to gloss over a lot of
details.
Okay. But, I I'm originally from the Bay
(11:45):
Area, the San Francisco Bay Area,
and
I came up to Eureka or Arcata to
go to school at Humboldt State.
And so I was living in Humboldt County
for a long time.
And then, when I was leaving
excuse me. When I was living there, I
always found myself up in Del Norte for
(12:06):
the nature.
You know, the Smith River
is way nicer than the Humboldt County Rivers.
I really liked the camping spots up here.
Mhmm. So,
I don't know. One day, I was just
passing through, and I was driving along 199
next to the Smith. And I kinda call
(12:27):
it the ferry portal, kind of in that
big tree area.
Okay. And it just kinda spoke to me.
And,
you know, there's there's a beach. There's a
a a beach with sand Mhmm. Right next
to the redwoods.
And I was like, gosh, I mean, why
don't I just live here? I always wanted
(12:47):
to live on the beach.
Yeah.
Yeah. So that's kinda how I ended up
here. You just were like, this is it.
This is the environment. This is the spot.
Doing it.
Interesting. Yeah. A lot of things aligned.
Beautiful.
How about how well, so I mean, so
(13:07):
you graduated. You moved I mean, you just,
like, just did it. No questions asked,
I just did it. You know, I I
really lucked out where
I this is a detail I left I
left out in between Portland
or in between Humboldt and Del Norte, I
moved to Portland Oh. For a couple years.
Okay. And then the pandemic hit. Mhmm. And
(13:29):
as you can imagine, being in a big
city during that time is really uncomfortable.
Yeah. So, yeah, I came down, to Humboldt
to visit a friend, and this is kinda
when I was driving through the Crescent City
area.
And,
like I said, I I was kinda looking
for a house on the beach,
trying to figure out where my spot was.
(13:52):
And when I was driving back up to
Portland,
it felt like I was leaving my home.
I feel that. I felt that. Yeah.
Yeah. I just kinda did a big U-turn
and was like, I grabbed my stuff and
came down and made it work.
Yeah. Yeah. And here you are flourishing,
flying with aerial yoga at your center.
(14:17):
Nice and beautiful. We also got to learn
another part about Erica is that
we also
know her as DJ Channel.
Yeah.
And I believe we have an ecstatic dance
coming up on
what's that first Wednesday in September?
The third.
(14:39):
Yes.
So on the third,
I think it's from
help me out, Amanda. What's the timing? 7PM
to 8PM
every first Wednesday of the month. However, this
one for September is super special with DJ
channel. You guys are in
such
(15:00):
good hands, like ears, body, energy. You're about
to just really
wish that she would be able to provide,
like, a five hour set.
You're too kind.
Well, I mean, you know, Amanda kinda ended
up at my studio down in Crescent City
when we were throwing a a dance event.
(15:23):
And she just kinda ended up there, and
I was on the decks. And she just
came up to me and said, oh my
gosh. I can't wait for you to play
ecstatic dance. For real.
Absolutely.
It's like, turn it up.
Keep it going. It was like the last
that you know how you I'm I don't
know. I like to walk in at the
(15:44):
end, and everybody's ready to shut it down.
I'm like, one more.
Keep going.
I think we did. I think we did
keep it going a little bit longer because
you showed us. You did. It was really
fun. It was so
fun. We're forever grateful.
Absolutely.
Yeah. Yeah. But I'm really excited
(16:05):
for the Ecstatic Dance set because
Ecstatic Dance is, you know, a world of
its own. It's its its its own universe
with its own meaning.
And so I've been putting a lot of
thought into this step coming up. So I
really wanna encourage everybody
to come along, check it out, bring your
friends.
(16:25):
Yes.
Absolutely. A gazillion percent. And it's all ages.
We ask for a donation
because we do have to pay
liability insurance. We do have to pay for
the door for the venue.
We
do encourage that we give a donation to
the people who help us move the sound
(16:46):
equipment.
It is a couple of hours to set
up and take down overall and we do
when we can gift the DJs for their
performance
And we it's not required.
You know, you bring somebody, we'll let in
the guest with them.
Bring as many people as you can. Get
as many
(17:07):
donations,
people to bring donations with you. Bring the
kids 12 and under free, totally our guests,
all ages.
We have eight year olds in there. We
have 80
year young
youngins.
The kids, they come out to dance. They're,
like, in their fifties and seventies, and it
doesn't matter. Like, music moves the body, and
(17:28):
it's so, so, so special.
Yeah. And,
you know, when we're talking about quality of
life,
you know, I heard this thing recently that
really stuck with me.
It said,
if art is the way
we decorate
space,
music is the way we decorate time.
(17:51):
Mhmm.
And it's true, you know, we all have
this super deep connection to music in some
way, and we're kind of connected through it.
I mean, back to that yoga philosophy,
you know, the sound of Om is what
they say has created the whole universe. You
know,
little tiny microscopic,
(18:13):
atoms rubbing up against each other
made all of the matter we see.
It's so true. That's that's how we got
here, and that's the that's the tone of
the universe. And, yeah, the sound
is is the frequency that keeps us alive.
They say the voice is this this is
the soul.
(18:35):
And,
that that's getting pretty deep here. Let's let's
keep it going
with,
with, like,
the definition
for you of quality.
Wow. I really struggled with this question when
you sent it to me.
And all that came up for me was
(18:56):
depth and presence.
Perfect.
I love that.
Yeah. I'm curious what your definition is.
It's different every time.
That's kinda
it's Let's go. Let's go. Yeah.
Same with the ice cream, you know?
Cosmic Napoleon definition.
(19:17):
Yeah.
You know,
what I what I learned from my experience,
like,
of the the sensation
of quality
is
is the sensation of feeling alive,
and
(19:37):
it just
it it just is part of
of what quality is. It's like if I
was feeling like I was
near death or dying or
in pain or, like, you know, without
anything that wasn't giving me life, I felt
like my quality was gone.
(20:00):
Wow.
Wow. That hits me really deep. Mhmm.
Mhmm.
Yeah. Yeah. And, yoga was the one string.
You know how they tell you to just
hold on to that invisible string and don't
ever let go?
That was that's always been my yoga.
(20:20):
The breath Wow.
The movement to be able to get out
of any situation that was not quality.
Yeah. And really brought me to learn to
live.
I mean, it really does. It all just
comes back to the breath, doesn't it?
Oh, yeah. I got fascia tingles going on.
(20:44):
Mhmm. Lit up like a Christmas tree.
Yes. Yeah. The breath and you I envision
having probably breath work workshops at the Sacral
Space in Crescent City.
Oh, no. I just lit up.
Okay.
Why want that so bad? And, Amanda, people
(21:04):
have been asking for that.
Let's give it to them.
Yeah. Let's get it going. Yeah. Who can
bring it? People what they want. Yes. Absolutely.
Calling in the breath workers.
Mhmm. There's quite a few,
and I see it already. I I just
saw it.
And you are on Third Street in Crescent
(21:26):
City.
Yes. We are at 837
Third Street. We're two doors down from Chase
Bank.
It's a really high traffic area if you're
familiar with Downtown Crescent City.
You can get in contact with me either
via email at stakegirlspacescc@gmail.com,
(21:48):
or I just got a new phone line,
so you can call me or text me
at (707)
951-2523.
Perfect.
And KCIW
listeners, in case you're just tuning in, this
is Erica Turan, the owner of Sacral Spaces
(22:10):
Yoga and Dance in Crescent City.
Also, phenomenal
ecstatic dance DJ, DJ channel.
And you can how else can they find
you?
Oh,
they can't.
Perfect.
That's the best. I love it. No.
Appointment only. You know, just go ahead, call
(22:34):
me, text me on my work number, (707)
951-2523,
and we can go from there.
Or, you know, we'll we'll just bump you
into each other in the ether, and,
if you know, you know.
It's so true.
It's so true. I we have, like, so
like, you brought it at the beginning of
(22:55):
the show, so many dimensions and frequencies
and, like, kennels even, you know. Like, there's
there's so many different planes that we exist
on in the present moment. It's just it's
just overwhelming sometimes.
Pretty mind blowing. I agree.
Mhmm. Mhmm.
And so we are looking forward to these
(23:17):
nutrition courses that are happening that you're gonna
be giving nutrition courses coming up?
Oh, yes. So thank you for reminding me
with with that work number, (707)
951-2523.
If you are looking for an affordable
pay what you can nutritionist,
(23:37):
now is the time to book with me
because I'm in my internship.
So
I won't be,
you know,
super highly cost right now.
But, yeah, if you've ever been on the
fence on,
I know I need to be healthier, there's
some shifts I wanna make in my wellness
lifestyle,
or if you're even dealing with,
(23:59):
like a a medical thing,
now is the time to really book a
session with me while we're kind of in
that pay what you can range. Mhmm.
So if you've if you've ever been interested
in that,
call me or text me, and we can
get you all set up.
Love it. Love it. What kind of just
kind of like an example, what kind of
(24:19):
type of a, like,
a package or a program or a, like,
how would you how what would they get?
Yeah. I mean, it it really depends on
the person. It's completely
personalized
and unique to the person's goals.
But if we're thinking about a basic outline,
(24:40):
you know, we would do an hour long
initial consultation.
From there,
you know, you could really choose an hour
follow-up or a thirty minute follow-up.
In my experience, people are most successful
when, they see me regularly for at least
three months, because it takes three months to
(25:00):
make a new habit
stick.
True. So that that's been my experience working
with people.
But as far as, you know, what it
can look like inside that container, it really
depends on who I'm talking to.
Mhmm.
Mhmm. Yeah. So we could we could do
something as simple as, well, let's just figure
out,
(25:21):
what your routine is for grocery
shopping and meal prep. Or it could look
like, oh, you know,
maybe you're struggling with type two diabetes, so
we need to go into, like, some serious
biochem. I talk to their doctor. I talk
to their therapist.
We get that kinda holistic approach with me
involved.
(25:41):
It can look a million different ways.
That is lovely.
Yes. Yes. And that feels to me, that
feels like I could have the sensation of,
like, that peaceful support avenue
where it's
just because that's my next question is how
do you see peaceful support in your everyday
life or how do you provide it? And
I feel this is, like, all that you
(26:02):
tell me. I mean, I feel like you
you own the station, you own the yoga
center,
you have your nutrition, you do all these
things. Like, what's
your way that you see peaceful support in
your everyday life?
For myself?
Yeah.
You're right. I am doing a lot.
(26:23):
I'll admit, I'm a bit spread thin, but
it's temporary.
Mhmm.
So for me right now,
it's just the basics,
sleeping enough, Mhmm.
Going outside
for fifteen to thirty minutes.
Eating my leafy greens.
(26:44):
Staying away from too much social media, too
much TV,
reading a paper book at night, that sort
of thing.
And, you know, sometimes
in in different phases of life, it quality,
peaceful support looks like the basics.
(27:04):
It it really does. Sometimes less is the
truthfully
more.
I agree.
And and that really comes back to that
progress, not perfection.
It is. Perfection doesn't exist.
No. Yeah. It is about the process
that equals the progress.
Mhmm.
(27:26):
I love it. This is really fun, Erika.
I wish we had we do have all
the time in the world. So,
however, today for this show, we've we are
at our end. And I wanna say thank
you so kindly for joining us, and we
will see you September 3 at the Grange.
Yeah. Thank you so much for having me.
This was so much fun, Amanda. We'll see
(27:46):
you tonight. Okay. Kat, you too. K.
Bye. Bye.
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what is this century? I don't even know.
(00:59):
20,000,
thirty, thirty thousand?
It's we're getting there.
Pardon me today, everyone. We have been with
the most jam packed
summer that we've ever had and we've got
so much more to get going before we
even get to the end of it and
we're just gonna keep pushing through these sunshiny
days and loving it as much as possible.
(01:21):
And I am Amanda Whittemore. We're here on
the Quality Living radio program,
Quality Living with Peaceful Support.
I really thought I had quality living
until I learned what peaceful support was and
I realized maybe the type of quality I
had wasn't really the quality that I needed.
(01:41):
And so there's there's a whole lot of
unique
twists
and experiences with that word quality
And we're here to talk about what is
it? How do we get more of it?
Where where is it?
And let's bring it into our communities.
And so here on the Quality Living with
Peaceful Support show, we have quite a variety
(02:03):
of guests. Oh, and pardon me. We need
to thank our sponsors
and all of the people who listen and
donate because this is a completely volunteer ran
program.
All of us volunteer our times.
Donations
keep the music on.
Thank you so much.
And if you ever wanna have a little
(02:23):
chat with me or any of the other
radio guests or voices that you hear,
we got real people, you know, we're invisible,
but we're real. You can find us (541)
661-4098.
And give a call, give a chat, let's
talk it up. You can even call into
the station. I can just press the button.
(02:44):
Sound man Mike will press the button and
we'll just be rocking and rolling.
We even have a special guest that called
in tonight because that's how we do it.
Doesn't matter where we are in the world,
we stay connected through communication
and we're so grateful for the radio station.
We have
a new location
opened up in Crescent City. Have you guys
(03:06):
heard
of this place
in Crescent City? It's
yoga and dance. It has a very special
name,
Sacral Spaces
Yoga and Dance.
And we actually have the owner,
Erica
Taryn, here with us.
Hey.
Hi. Thanks for having me on, Amanda.
(03:29):
Oh, girl. This is so exciting. Like, through
movement and evolution of
the frequencies, we're bringing it through the radio
airwaves now.
We're just flowing in all the dimensions, aren't
we? Yes.
Absolutely.
We love it.
So when did this beautiful sacral space open?
(03:52):
Yeah. So we just opened a month ago
on July 22.
And, I mean, our classes,
it's really surprising me how full they've become.
Our yoga classes are almost
completely full.
We have
kids dance classes, we have adult dance classes,
(04:13):
we even have aerial classes.
We kinda just have something for the whole
family. And,
you know, our whole thing is cultivating
community through movement.
Mhmm.
That's where it's at. And congratulations
on this huge achievement. It is
no small,
(04:35):
you know, it is no small yoga tight
to fit into
to make these things happen.
Oh, that is for sure. It's a it's
a devotion. It's a lifestyle.
Well, you're you're right about that. And
I've been practicing yoga for sixteen years. I've
been teaching for a couple years.
(04:56):
And something that really stood out to me
about my teacher training
was that, you know, all we're doing in
this life thing is having experiences.
And I think, you know, the human condition
likes to
make us think that we're having good experiences
or bad experiences.
But at the end of the day, it's
(05:16):
just all experiences.
And what we're trying to do as yoga
teachers
is just walk everybody home
and remind everybody of what our nature is
and, you know, what we're all trying to
do together,
as we're here together.
Thank you for that. That is so well
said and very much on point.
(05:39):
Absolutely.
It's a real thing and it's it's and
a union too, you know?
Like, I heard somebody say, can you believe
they're opening another yoga center? And it's like
saying, can you believe they're opening another church?
Or can you believe they're opening another school?
It's like,
wow. I appreciate the acknowledgment and the and
the the
(06:00):
an awe of
abundance.
However,
I mean, there could be one in every
house. I mean, I I just feel that,
you know, we're so lucky. It's instead of
seeing it as competition, I see it as
community. And our community is getting bigger. Our
family is getting bigger. We have more aunties
and uncles and cousins.
And I just like, it's so exciting.
(06:22):
That is so true.
And
and and here's the thing about what you
were saying about,
you know, religion or school
or yoga places.
You know, it's,
even if it's all yoga,
one yoga place isn't gonna resonate with one
person like that other places.
(06:43):
Mhmm. You know, it's all about finding your
own path as an individual and finding the
teachers
and the community that's really gonna assist you
on what you're trying to do with, you
know, what aligns with you.
Right. Right. With where where they're at, the
the flavor of ice cream. That's why Paskin
Robbins made a minimum of 31. Yes.
(07:06):
Well, what is your favorite flavor of ice
cream? That's a good question. It is. You
know,
you know, I I really am into the
gelato, and
I just I like to mix them all
together. I like to so yeah. We just
mix them all up. That's my favorite.
Oh, okay. So you kinda like a what
is that? A Napoleon? Is that what it's
(07:28):
called? It's it's even more insane than that.
Like, you know, when you go to the
the drink fountain and you, like, go to
get one or two or three, I just
put one of every flavor.
I'll call it a cosmic
Napoleon. Napoleon.
Perfect. You have a little little cosmic stardust
in there, a little flavor.
(07:51):
Perfect. Absolutely. And how about you? And do
you have a favorite flavor?
Yeah. I really like,
the cookie dough one. Is it chocolate chip
cookie dough?
Mhmm.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah. That's the thing with cookie dough. Mine
rarely makes it to the oven.
Oh, right. Right. Right. Yeah. You know, and
(08:14):
speaking of cookie dough,
a funny segue.
I'm also,
a nutritionist.
And so I know when you and I
were kinda
thinking about doing this talk on the radio,
one of the questions was, oh, like, what
are you
(08:34):
what are you working towards? What's one of
your goals? And
right now,
as I'm owning this new yoga dance studio,
I'm also going back
to school for my certified nutrition specialist certification.
Perfect.
And that's really exciting. That is more than
(08:55):
exciting. That is so important.
And, you know,
food is medicine.
Yeah. It's fundamental.
Mhmm. Mhmm.
And we're kind of, you know, led by
our taste buds these days.
And then also, you know, how the body
produces. If we give it something of a
(09:16):
certain nature, then it starts to feed off
of that and it wants more and it
feeds the different bacterias and the different yeasts
and sugars and the the parasites that we
really don't want, but we have those cravings
because those things are starving. And unless we
give it more, it's the only way it
can grow. So it's, like, really interesting
really interesting to learn really about nutrition.
(09:39):
Yeah. Yeah. And, you know, I tend to
be the kind of food freedom nutritionist.
You know, a big thing I encounter is
when I tell somebody I'm a nutritionist,
they get all weird about, like, oh, don't
look at my plate, or
you must be vegan. Right? And I'm like,
oh, no. I eat, you know, whatever I
(10:01):
want. I just eat
in balance.
True. True. Yep. A true momentarian.
Absolutely.
It is how And then Yeah. And I
think I think that really applies to
even yoga or even like whatever we're talking
about with making our our life more present
(10:22):
or with more quality is,
you know, I think a lot of people
forget, it's all about progress and not perfection.
Entirely.
You don't need to go to yoga every
single night,
to feel your best. You don't need to
eat a super restricted diet to feel your
best.
And that applies to
(10:43):
any anything in your life that you kinda
resonate with that gives you purpose.
It's so true. It's a time and a
place for everything with decorum.
And I like to remind the listeners that
we are on the Quality Living with Peaceful
Support show.
We are speaking with Erica Turan, the owner
of Sacral Spaces, a brand new yoga and
(11:03):
dance studio
in Crescent City.
And we're just talking about all the lovely
things, quality.
If you guys have a question, you can
email contact @kciw.org.
We're just gonna keep going because this is
really fun.
And we have a special question
that we like to ask our guests.
(11:24):
We like to ask them of course, we
like to know how you like, how'd you
get to the area? Are you generational?
How how did you arrive to this space?
Yeah. This is a fun story, and
I tend to gloss over a lot of
details.
Okay. But, I I'm originally from the Bay
(11:45):
Area, the San Francisco Bay Area,
and
I came up to Eureka or Arcata to
go to school at Humboldt State.
And so I was living in Humboldt County
for a long time.
And then, when I was leaving
excuse me. When I was living there, I
always found myself up in Del Norte for
(12:06):
the nature.
You know, the Smith River
is way nicer than the Humboldt County Rivers.
I really liked the camping spots up here.
Mhmm. So,
I don't know. One day, I was just
passing through, and I was driving along 199
next to the Smith. And I kinda call
(12:27):
it the ferry portal, kind of in that
big tree area.
Okay. And it just kinda spoke to me.
And,
you know, there's there's a beach. There's a
a a beach with sand Mhmm. Right next
to the redwoods.
And I was like, gosh, I mean, why
don't I just live here? I always wanted
(12:47):
to live on the beach.
Yeah.
Yeah. So that's kinda how I ended up
here. You just were like, this is it.
This is the environment. This is the spot.
Doing it.
Interesting. Yeah. A lot of things aligned.
Beautiful.
How about how well, so I mean, so
(13:07):
you graduated. You moved I mean, you just,
like, just did it. No questions asked,
I just did it. You know, I I
really lucked out where
I this is a detail I left I
left out in between Portland
or in between Humboldt and Del Norte, I
moved to Portland Oh. For a couple years.
Okay. And then the pandemic hit. Mhmm. And
(13:29):
as you can imagine, being in a big
city during that time is really uncomfortable.
Yeah. So, yeah, I came down, to Humboldt
to visit a friend, and this is kinda
when I was driving through the Crescent City
area.
And,
like I said, I I was kinda looking
for a house on the beach,
trying to figure out where my spot was.
(13:52):
And when I was driving back up to
Portland,
it felt like I was leaving my home.
I feel that. I felt that. Yeah.
Yeah. I just kinda did a big U-turn
and was like, I grabbed my stuff and
came down and made it work.
Yeah. Yeah. And here you are flourishing,
flying with aerial yoga at your center.
(14:17):
Nice and beautiful. We also got to learn
another part about Erica is that
we also
know her as DJ Channel.
Yeah.
And I believe we have an ecstatic dance
coming up on
what's that first Wednesday in September?
The third.
(14:39):
Yes.
So on the third,
I think it's from
help me out, Amanda. What's the timing? 7PM
to 8PM
every first Wednesday of the month. However, this
one for September is super special with DJ
channel. You guys are in
such
(15:00):
good hands, like ears, body, energy. You're about
to just really
wish that she would be able to provide,
like, a five hour set.
You're too kind.
Well, I mean, you know, Amanda kinda ended
up at my studio down in Crescent City
when we were throwing a a dance event.
(15:23):
And she just kinda ended up there, and
I was on the decks. And she just
came up to me and said, oh my
gosh. I can't wait for you to play
ecstatic dance. For real.
Absolutely.
It's like, turn it up.
Keep it going. It was like the last
that you know how you I'm I don't
know. I like to walk in at the
(15:44):
end, and everybody's ready to shut it down.
I'm like, one more.
Keep going.
I think we did. I think we did
keep it going a little bit longer because
you showed us. You did. It was really
fun. It was so
fun. We're forever grateful.
Absolutely.
Yeah. Yeah. But I'm really excited
(16:05):
for the Ecstatic Dance set because
Ecstatic Dance is, you know, a world of
its own. It's its its its own universe
with its own meaning.
And so I've been putting a lot of
thought into this step coming up. So I
really wanna encourage everybody
to come along, check it out, bring your
friends.
(16:25):
Yes.
Absolutely. A gazillion percent. And it's all ages.
We ask for a donation
because we do have to pay
liability insurance. We do have to pay for
the door for the venue.
We
do encourage that we give a donation to
the people who help us move the sound
(16:46):
equipment.
It is a couple of hours to set
up and take down overall and we do
when we can gift the DJs for their
performance
And we it's not required.
You know, you bring somebody, we'll let in
the guest with them.
Bring as many people as you can. Get
as many
(17:07):
donations,
people to bring donations with you. Bring the
kids 12 and under free, totally our guests,
all ages.
We have eight year olds in there. We
have 80
year young
youngins.
The kids, they come out to dance. They're,
like, in their fifties and seventies, and it
doesn't matter. Like, music moves the body, and
(17:28):
it's so, so, so special.
Yeah. And,
you know, when we're talking about quality of
life,
you know, I heard this thing recently that
really stuck with me.
It said,
if art is the way
we decorate
space,
music is the way we decorate time.
(17:51):
Mhmm.
And it's true, you know, we all have
this super deep connection to music in some
way, and we're kind of connected through it.
I mean, back to that yoga philosophy,
you know, the sound of Om is what
they say has created the whole universe. You
know,
little tiny microscopic,
(18:13):
atoms rubbing up against each other
made all of the matter we see.
It's so true. That's that's how we got
here, and that's the that's the tone of
the universe. And, yeah, the sound
is is the frequency that keeps us alive.
They say the voice is this this is
the soul.
(18:35):
And,
that that's getting pretty deep here. Let's let's
keep it going
with,
with, like,
the definition
for you of quality.
Wow. I really struggled with this question when
you sent it to me.
And all that came up for me was
(18:56):
depth and presence.
Perfect.
I love that.
Yeah. I'm curious what your definition is.
It's different every time.
That's kinda
it's Let's go. Let's go. Yeah.
Same with the ice cream, you know?
Cosmic Napoleon definition.
(19:17):
Yeah.
You know,
what I what I learned from my experience,
like,
of the the sensation
of quality
is
is the sensation of feeling alive,
and
(19:37):
it just
it it just is part of
of what quality is. It's like if I
was feeling like I was
near death or dying or
in pain or, like, you know, without
anything that wasn't giving me life, I felt
like my quality was gone.
(20:00):
Wow.
Wow. That hits me really deep. Mhmm.
Mhmm.
Yeah. Yeah. And, yoga was the one string.
You know how they tell you to just
hold on to that invisible string and don't
ever let go?
That was that's always been my yoga.
(20:20):
The breath Wow.
The movement to be able to get out
of any situation that was not quality.
Yeah. And really brought me to learn to
live.
I mean, it really does. It all just
comes back to the breath, doesn't it?
Oh, yeah. I got fascia tingles going on.
(20:44):
Mhmm. Lit up like a Christmas tree.
Yes. Yeah. The breath and you I envision
having probably breath work workshops at the Sacral
Space in Crescent City.
Oh, no. I just lit up.
Okay.
Why want that so bad? And, Amanda, people
(21:04):
have been asking for that.
Let's give it to them.
Yeah. Let's get it going. Yeah. Who can
bring it? People what they want. Yes. Absolutely.
Calling in the breath workers.
Mhmm. There's quite a few,
and I see it already. I I just
saw it.
And you are on Third Street in Crescent
(21:26):
City.
Yes. We are at 837
Third Street. We're two doors down from Chase
Bank.
It's a really high traffic area if you're
familiar with Downtown Crescent City.
You can get in contact with me either
via email at stakegirlspacescc@gmail.com,
(21:48):
or I just got a new phone line,
so you can call me or text me
at (707)
951-2523.
Perfect.
And KCIW
listeners, in case you're just tuning in, this
is Erica Turan, the owner of Sacral Spaces
(22:10):
Yoga and Dance in Crescent City.
Also, phenomenal
ecstatic dance DJ, DJ channel.
And you can how else can they find
you?
Oh,
they can't.
Perfect.
That's the best. I love it. No.
Appointment only. You know, just go ahead, call
(22:34):
me, text me on my work number, (707)
951-2523,
and we can go from there.
Or, you know, we'll we'll just bump you
into each other in the ether, and,
if you know, you know.
It's so true.
It's so true. I we have, like, so
like, you brought it at the beginning of
(22:55):
the show, so many dimensions and frequencies
and, like, kennels even, you know. Like, there's
there's so many different planes that we exist
on in the present moment. It's just it's
just overwhelming sometimes.
Pretty mind blowing. I agree.
Mhmm. Mhmm.
And so we are looking forward to these
(23:17):
nutrition courses that are happening that you're gonna
be giving nutrition courses coming up?
Oh, yes. So thank you for reminding me
with with that work number, (707)
951-2523.
If you are looking for an affordable
pay what you can nutritionist,
(23:37):
now is the time to book with me
because I'm in my internship.
So
I won't be,
you know,
super highly cost right now.
But, yeah, if you've ever been on the
fence on,
I know I need to be healthier, there's
some shifts I wanna make in my wellness
lifestyle,
or if you're even dealing with,
(23:59):
like a a medical thing,
now is the time to really book a
session with me while we're kind of in
that pay what you can range. Mhmm.
So if you've if you've ever been interested
in that,
call me or text me, and we can
get you all set up.
Love it. Love it. What kind of just
kind of like an example, what kind of
(24:19):
type of a, like,
a package or a program or a, like,
how would you how what would they get?
Yeah. I mean, it it really depends on
the person. It's completely
personalized
and unique to the person's goals.
But if we're thinking about a basic outline,
(24:40):
you know, we would do an hour long
initial consultation.
From there,
you know, you could really choose an hour
follow-up or a thirty minute follow-up.
In my experience, people are most successful
when, they see me regularly for at least
three months, because it takes three months to
(25:00):
make a new habit
stick.
True. So that that's been my experience working
with people.
But as far as, you know, what it
can look like inside that container, it really
depends on who I'm talking to.
Mhmm.
Mhmm. Yeah. So we could we could do
something as simple as, well, let's just figure
out,
(25:21):
what your routine is for grocery
shopping and meal prep. Or it could look
like, oh, you know,
maybe you're struggling with type two diabetes, so
we need to go into, like, some serious
biochem. I talk to their doctor. I talk
to their therapist.
We get that kinda holistic approach with me
involved.
(25:41):
It can look a million different ways.
That is lovely.
Yes. Yes. And that feels to me, that
feels like I could have the sensation of,
like, that peaceful support avenue
where it's
just because that's my next question is how
do you see peaceful support in your everyday
life or how do you provide it? And
I feel this is, like, all that you
(26:02):
tell me. I mean, I feel like you
you own the station, you own the yoga
center,
you have your nutrition, you do all these
things. Like, what's
your way that you see peaceful support in
your everyday life?
For myself?
Yeah.
You're right. I am doing a lot.
(26:23):
I'll admit, I'm a bit spread thin, but
it's temporary.
Mhmm.
So for me right now,
it's just the basics,
sleeping enough, Mhmm.
Going outside
for fifteen to thirty minutes.
Eating my leafy greens.
(26:44):
Staying away from too much social media, too
much TV,
reading a paper book at night, that sort
of thing.
And, you know, sometimes
in in different phases of life, it quality,
peaceful support looks like the basics.
(27:04):
It it really does. Sometimes less is the
truthfully
more.
I agree.
And and that really comes back to that
progress, not perfection.
It is. Perfection doesn't exist.
No. Yeah. It is about the process
that equals the progress.
Mhmm.
(27:26):
I love it. This is really fun, Erika.
I wish we had we do have all
the time in the world. So,
however, today for this show, we've we are
at our end. And I wanna say thank
you so kindly for joining us, and we
will see you September 3 at the Grange.
Yeah. Thank you so much for having me.
This was so much fun, Amanda. We'll see
(27:46):
you tonight. Okay. Kat, you too. K.
Bye. Bye.
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