May 17, 2017

Meet Jo Stokes of Urban Vybe in Flower Mound

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Jo Stokes.

Jo, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
My business partner, Stacy Wise & I have been friends for over 17yrs and we had discussed opening a studio together in the past but the timing was never right. 2 years ago I finally decided to quit my previous position & pursue my passion and dream of opening a studio. Both Stacy & I share the same philosophy when it comes to teaching; it’s all about Loving and Serving others.

Our vision for the studio has always been to create a space that embodies our philosophy, but one that also included a wide variety of innovative classes, amazing teachers, adventure wellness travel, a vibrant retail area featuring local artisans, & building a community of loving, health minded souls with a strong desire to live more consciously. Our desire to expand our own creativity with new ideas and grow as teachers was limited in the past while we were working for other studios/gyms. Opening Urban Vybe gave us that opportunity to shift away from the old paradigm of cookie cutter classes and allowed us to bring in new ideas to innovate and update the boutique fitness model.

With the success of Urban Vybe in Flower Mound and with the amazing support of our community and private investors, we are currently finalizing our 2nd studio in Frisco, open in Fall/winter 2017, as well as looking to acquire a fitness apparel company, expand Urban Vybe Academy with certifications and trainings in Yoga (200hr & 300hr), Aerial Yoga (40hr), Cycling, & our super popular Kardio Barre Class, and offer more adventure travel across the world with our popular Urban Vybe Adventures.

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
We actually had just a few delays with our buildout, but other than that, surprisingly things have gone very smoothly. Once we started the project moving, the right people come to our aide when we needed it & the perfect situations appeared in a spiritual, divinely synchronistically way.

It was also so humbling to see all our dear friends, family members, and clients who have been with us for many years all come out to support us and our crazy vision to open a studio. To see our client base grow so quickly after just one year was thrilling. And most of all, to see all the new friendships and connections that have been made in our classes and on our adventure trips. Our Urban Vybe Community has expanded exponentially and to see all the love, compassion, & support that everyone has for each other is so humbling!

We’d love to hear more about your business.
Urban Vybe is a uniquely innovative “boutique” fitness concept with a more personalize approach to health & wellness. We specialize in offering a wide variety of classes including 4 different styles of yoga including infrared hot yoga and meditation, 3 innovative styles of aerial yoga, 2 Pilates, barre, and cardio fusion classes, 4 integrative indoor cycling classes, functional strength training and suspension classes, individual private and small group personal training, nutritional consultations, and juice cleanses.

We also offer many kids programs, specialty trainings and workshops, and provide national certifications for teachers through our Urban Vybe Academy. Urban Vybe is a one of a kind, one-stop, whole body, mind, and soul concept that caters to individuals seeking a more personalized, holistic, and integrative approach to total health and wellness. We also strive to cultivate a deeper sense of community by bringing people together in our classes, special events, and through our Urban Vybe Adventure Travel programs. Urban Vybe appeals to people of all ages and abilities, who desire greater health and wellbeing, preventative care, longevity, increased vitality…simply put, a higher quality of life.

We are most proud of the community we have cultivated this year, the friendships and connections that have been made, and the love and support we have received from so many people who believed in us and our vision.

What sets us apart is our wide variety of offerings and innovative concepts that you won’t find anywhere else; for example our highly popular Kardio Barre classes (fusing cardio dance with ballet barre) our Zen Cycle (fusing cycling and yoga), 30/30 cycling and weight training, cycle circuit, boot camp yoga, and our cutting edge Bodhi Suspension training systems and our innovative Sky Aerial Yoga classes not commonly found elsewhere.

What were you like growing up?
I loved playing & disliked school… I was very active, creative, artistic, loved to draw and unfortunately did not do well in a left brain based curriculum at school. I think that is why I love Aerial Yoga so much, because it is so playful & fun. We laugh out loud! It makes you feel like a kid again!

Personally, I love people and am very social. I have always wanted to help people, and at one time thought I would become a PE teacher.

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