Cafe Namaste: Yoga + Brunch + Pool

Join us for a soulful morning at the Cafe Namaste™ with an energizing yoga class, plant-based brunch bites, and inspiration at the X Miami rooftop pool deck.

This month, we’re featuring special guest teacher Kristopher Pace. Kris is an international yoga teacher, owner of the Balance Studio (Orlando, FL) and US veteran, who started practicing Yoga after serving six years in the U.S. Air Force. Kris will share his journey and how he came to Yoga as a path for self-discovery. He will co-teach the class with Sam.

No yoga experience necessary. 

Coffee + healthy plant-based breakfast bites are included. Stay after class for some sun therapy and lounge by the rooftop pool overlooking Downtown Miami.  Bring your mat, suit and towel. We will also be collecting back-to-school donations for Chapman Partnership, the residences for homeless in downtown Miami. 

The Experience:

• Yoga class co-taught with Kristopher Pace and Sam Reynolds
• Healthy plant-based breakfast bites including Qunno Energy Bars
• Pizza pop-up with Plantzilla Pizza (sample with option to purchase slices and whole pies) 
• Cold Brew Chameleon Coffee
• Pop-up shop to #supportlocal with Sera Bondy - Designs for Happy People
• Pool therapy overlooking downtown Miami
• Recharge, get inspired, and enjoy a dose of #selfcare at the Cafe Namaste™

Schedule: 

10:00AM Check-in + grab cold brew coffee

10:30-10:40AM Intro + Ice Breaker 

10:40-11:40AM Vinyasa Class with Kris and Sam 

11:45-1PM Eat, Shop, and Connect! 

This event will be held on the rooftop yoga lawn at X Miami (230 NE 4th St). Please bring a mat or towel. 

Note: No tickets will be sold at the door. Guests must register in advance to enter the property. 

Community School Drive: Chapman Partnership Homeless Center (Miami) 

It’s Back to School season and Chapman Partnership needs our help! We’ll be hosting our annual Back-to-School Drive  to collect school supplies for the children at the homeless center in downtown Miami.

We’re collecting: binders, index cards, notebooks, calculators, lined and plain paper, blue and red pens, rulers, highlighters, socks, composition books, and undergarments (size s-xl). 

About Kristopher Pace: 

Kris found yoga 21 years ago as a periodic practice and incorporated it into his training routine. Coming back from serving his country, as with countless veterans, Kris was faced with many challenges including overcoming injuries he sustained while serving in the United States Air Force. His first attempt at healing failed using the VA medical services and numerous prescriptions. However, nine years ago is when it authentically became a daily practice and a true way of life. It allowed him to pursue a different route overcoming issues with his body, mind, and spirit through yoga and meditation giving him peace and balance. 

Upon certification as an RTY-200 yoga teacher, Kris found his passion to teach and spent the next twelve months teaching classes every day.  After the first year as a teacher he expanded his knowledge and understanding of the human body.  Kris pursued trainings with all the best teachers, shaman, and healers that he could find around the world.  He developed a daily inversion practice which has led him to become a hand and arm balancer.  It was after teaching 1000 hours of yoga that he decided it was time to travel and share the messages and lessons that he learned. 

While teaching yoga, Kris immediately received opportunities to teach handstands and acro. These three workshops are still requested by nearly every studio where he has been invited to teach. His impact expanded and opportunities grew as studio owners realized the impact of a teacher who offers three disciplines with much success.

After traveling for several fulfilling years inspiring and motivating yogis around the world, Kris decided his next venture was to return to his home state of Florida and establish his own studio. In 2020 Kris opened The Balance Studio in Orlando, Florida where Kris dedicated himself to creating a safe space for people to come and feel welcome and accepted by all. This led Kris to open Balance Yoga Teacher Training School. In less than two years Kris has had the privilege of certifying more than 25 teachers with many more to come. Out of the inaugural graduating class from his YTT program, eight of the nine graduates are working as successful yoga teachers.

Kris wholeheartedly believes education and daily practice are essential in growing as an individual. Kris’s focus as a yoga teacher is always the correct alignment and balance of the body.  He pursues the highest level of understanding the body’s ability to move, align, and strengthen.  With his training in the US Military, martial arts, CrossFit, and many other physical activities, combined with his practice as an acrobat and hand balancer, Kris is able to share the wealth of information and knowledge he has.  Kris is passionate and grateful to be able to offer and provide an authentic practice based on all eight limbs of Yoga.

Parking:

Parking is off-site. Please enter through the main lobby off 4th street and head to the pool deck. You will be required to check-in with security. 

X Miami Residents

If you are an XMIAMI resident, please sign up with your resident page.

Rain Policy:

Class is rain or shine. The rooftop has a covered section in the event that it rains. If lightning, it will be moved inside.