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Where San Francisco Comes to Restore
& Begin Again

Movement, heat, cold, stillness, and human connection crafted to meet the demands of modern San Francisco.

Your mind is sharp, your calendar is full, and your system is tired.

The demands of SF life keep you in a constant state of readiness… always on, rarely restored. Today’s pace and constant stimulation keep your body bracing in the background, and it all adds up quietly. You don’t need more motivation. You need a space that helps your nervous system settle so you can return to your highest self. Your true aura.

You hold everything together, but your body is paying the price.

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A sanctuary designed to regulate your nervous system at the root.

Auraformation blends breath-led movement, heat, cold, sensory grounding, and calm community connection to regulate your nervous system at the root. In a world moving faster than the human body was designed to keep up with, our method restores your baseline. 

Through rhythm, breath, and ritual, your body returns to safety. Clarity rises, stress dissolves, and your capacity returns. This isn’t escape. This is recalibration.

Form Your Aura

Breath-Led Pilates

Intentional reformer, mat, and barre classes designed to regulate your system before strengthening your body.

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Sauna & Cold Rituals

Contrast therapy crafted to reset stress cycles, build resilience, and clear mental fog.

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Grounding Practices

Slow, sensory-based rituals that calm your mind, downshift your system, and anchor you back into presence.

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The Portal Series

A curated lounge for calm networking, fireside conversations, and restorative talks with inspiring leaders.

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Meet the Founder ∙

Meet the Founder ∙

My career in San Francisco taught me something I couldn’t ignore: high performers don’t burn out because they’re weak…they burn out because there’s nowhere to regulate. I spent years meeting deadlines, ranking top percent nationally year after year, chasing goals… and quietly absorbing the cost in my body and nervous system.

Along the way, I realized something quietly but undeniably true: the body keeps score long before the mind admits it.

Auraformation exists because I learned firsthand that you can’t out-achieve dysregulation. You can only recalibrate it.

I created this sanctuary for the people who live with a quiet strength, a full calendar, and a tired nervous system. 

Auraformation is my way of helping you come back to yourself with gentleness, depth, and science-backed care.

If not now, when?

Regulation isn’t optional anymore. It’s your foundation.