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Milton — grow up. adaptation. flow.

That’s the motto of Salamander Wellness Yoga Studio at 126 S. Front St. in Milton. Owner girlfriend Emma Downey has followed the path to opening her 2,000-square-foot studio on August 5th.

Two weeks after the facility closed in April, a storm damaged the roof and switchboard, cutting power to the building.

Over the next four months, she hired contractors to fix the problem, often having to wait for parts. She also put her own work into patching her walls, painting them, and installing flooring.

“It was a learning experience,” she said. “It was fair to a lot of sweat. It was a dream I made with my own hands.”

The studio offers a variety of class styles and individualized training plans. His team of five certified yoga instructors have specialized training in trauma-based language, anatomy, and physiology, as well as their own specialized expertise to help you find the flow that fits your needs. Certified.

Downey joined Bucknell University seven years ago from the San Francisco area and graduated with a BA in History in 2018 and an MA in English in 2020.

She said she fell in love with the area and moved to Williamsport to work as a reporter for NorthCentralPa.com. She currently works remotely in Deloitte’s publishing division.

She is trained in Vinyasa Yoga, has 200 hours of training at Studio B in Danville, and is yoga certified in Women’s Health and Trauma Informed Yoga. She is a Reiki Master Her Teacher and currently a Certified Yoga She is working towards her RYT-500 with the goal of becoming a therapist.

“It’s not just exercise, it’s not just movement,” Downey said. “It’s a way to change your way of life to be more content and peaceful. Through it, training has changed the way I think about yoga. I wanted to create a space for those people.”

Her goal is to focus on how yoga works in conjunction with physical therapy. , I would like to work on postpartum care.

“It’s for everyone,” she said. “This is just another tool in our toolbox for overcoming all the crazy things our bodies go through in life.”

Downey said he chose the salamander as the studio’s symbol because he was obsessed with reptiles as a child.

Salamanders are adaptable, versatile and powerful. The name salamander comes from the ancient Greek name for the animal salamandra or “fire lizard”. Salamanders are believed to have the power to withstand fire, and the creatures are often associated with the symbolism of elemental fire and their powers of regeneration and transformation, she said.

New Columbia’s Natasha Smith said she saw an ad for the studio on Facebook.

“I was curious, but had never done an in-person class before,” she said. I needed something for that.”

Smith said he loves the studio.

“I’ve been here every weekday since it opened,” she said.

The studio opened on August 5 with a gala and ribbon cutting with the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Center for Small Business Development at Bucknell University, the Improved Milton Experience, and state legislator Linda Schlegel Culver (R-108). .

Downey said the development center assisted with the application to become an LLC and an online webinar for marketing.

The instructor was on site to answer questions. Downey also held a grand opening special for members.

The studio has classes every week. For more information on classes and fees, please visit https://www.salamanderyoga.com.

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