Muskegon, Michigan – Root Down in downtown Muskegon has been a favorite spot for locals to grab a bite and a refreshing drink since opening as the area’s first heated vinyasa yoga studio.
Featuring creative yoga with rhythmic movements that match your breath, the studio is equipped with fresh juices, smoothies and a salad bar.
Patrons can stop by for yoga sessions and enjoy delicious smoothie bowls, fresh juices, wraps, salads, and more.
Owner Kelly Seyferth opened the doors to the yoga studio and juice/salad bar in 2014, inviting locals to connect with themselves and their community.
“Community is at the heart of our space,” says Seyferth. “It’s like a home away from home. Very welcoming and vibrant.”
A Mount Pleasant native, Seyferth says she fell in love with nutrition and education in 2007 while studying Family Consumer Science and Health at Central Michigan University.
There she met her husband from Muskegon, who moved to Colorado after graduating. In time, she said, she started teaching in high school and she got her yoga certification.
“I just started teaching yoga classes after that,” Seyferth said. “I mean, I went to school for nutrition and secondary education. It’s always been a big passion of mine, so I just combined it.”
By 2011, Seyferth and her husband were back in Muskegon and realized downtown Muskegon could be a vibrant space, she said.
“Yoga is my big passion,” she said. “Having come from a strong community in Colorado, I wanted to bring here something I hadn’t seen before.
Seyferth said she started holding free yoga classes twice a week in the parking lot of the Muskegon Farmers Market, which helped Rootdown attract more customers.
She said Root Down was created with her passion for fitness and nutrition in one place in mind.
“Creating Root Down has helped us get rooted here and take a different career path,” she said. This name is very symbolic and a part of us and our lives.”
The potential potential Seyferth observed has paid off, and the business is now expanding its menu to include more delicious items for the community to try.
But don’t worry. The classic smoothies, juices and salads that Rootdown started are still available.
Rootdown’s best-selling smoothie, which remains one of the staples on the menu, is Kokomo ($8.50). Contains bananas, organic peanut butter, organic cacao, Michigan blueberries and almond milk.
You can also buy it as a smoothie bowl for $10.50 when you order Kokomo. You can customize this with your choice of 3 toppings.
For those looking to get their hands on some fresh wraps and paninis, Seyferth rolled out new additions to its menu at the beginning of the new year.
New options on the menu include savory wraps with “mushroom bacon,” such as Thai One On ($12.50) and The Boss ($14).
As part of the New Year’s celebration, Seyferth said it has also added online ordering. Customers can now see the new menu here.
In addition to the usual $10 to $40 sessions at the studio, Rootdown offers donation-based classes during the summer on the USS LST 393, a decommissioned World War II naval vessel in downtown Muskegon. increase.
Nearly 100 people from across the state attended the class, Seyferth said, and the process was donated to local nonprofits and ship museums.
“Being part of this community gives me great satisfaction, helping people feel better and change their health through fitness,” she said.
Route Down hours of operation are Monday through Saturday from 9am to 3pm. The juice bar closes at the start of the last yoga class of the day. For more information, please visit our website or call (231) 722-9642.
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