148WINTER SOCIAL CLUBS Ju Yo Ga Members of women’s social club Ju Go Ju lead classes at Nooma Yoga Studio. NOOMA YOGA STUDIO PROVIDED a convenient and unique exercise regimen for the Searcy and Harding community. For members of women’s social club Ju Go Ju, their connection to Nooma ran deep. Since the studio’s establishment in Searcy, five members of Ju Go Ju had been Nooma class leaders. Senior Maygan Paul said Ju Go Ju was the reason she started going to Nooma. After she joined the club, she attended a class instructed by an older member, alumna Madison Cuerter. “I had no clue what Nooma was until the day I attended Madison’s lean sculpt class,” Paul said. “Growing up as an athlete who only ever did weight training, going to a yoga studio was completely out of my comfort zone. I am so thankful that I stepped out of my comfort zone because, similar to how Ju Go Ju is a sisterhood, Nooma is family.” Paul said one of the special things about Nooma and Ju Go Ju was their intentional development of relationships that went beyond both the studio and Harding. Senior Abby Shoemaker trained with Paul and said she loved being involved in her club, so it was fun to bring it into other parts of her life. She enjoyed walking into the studio and seeing a room full of women that she shared a sisterhood with. “It has been really special training alongside Maygan and going through the process together,” Shoemaker said. “I also have some great former Ju Go Ju girls, who were also instructors, mentor me through the training process and encourage me daily.” Over the years, several Ju Go Ju members became leaders at Nooma. The club extended their community beyond solely being members of Ju Go Ju by connecting at Nooma. Alumna Allie Brown joined the line of Ju Go Ju Nooma leaders. “Nooma is the coolest experience regardless of who you are doing it with, but it makes it even better getting to do it with some of your closest friends,” Brown said. “You get out what you put into anything in life, and Ju Go Ju gets so much out of Nooma because the club has always put so much into it.” WRITTEN BY HANNAH SEIBERT LASER FOCUS Senior Maygan Paul instructs Nooma participants on how to do an exercise. Paul and other teachers underwent training to be able to teach classes. Photo by: Kaitlyn Cutshall
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