BRANCHES YOGA & WELLNESS CENTER

 Branches of Growth has focused our efforts at our North Syracuse space by evolving into a dedicated Yoga & Wellness Center.
This shift allows us to provide more practical, accessible options for self-care, fitness, and fun to our clients, community, and network.
​By centering our energy on holistic wellness, we’re creating a space where individuals can grow, connect, and thrive— in mind, body, and spirit.

Why Yoga?

Why Wellness?
Yoga is worthwhile because it supports both physical and mental well-being in an integrated, sustainable way. Physically, it builds strength, flexibility, balance, and mobility—while reducing tension and pain from daily stress or inactivity. Mentally, yoga helps calm the nervous system, improve focus, and lower anxiety by connecting breath with movement. Beyond the mat, regular practice encourages self-awareness, patience, and resilience, helping people respond to life’s challenges with more ease and clarity. It’s a practice that meets you where you are and grows with you, making it a lifelong tool for health and harmony.​

Our Yoga Studio is located on the second floor of Branches Yoga & Wellness Center! 
​Wellness is a holistic state of health that goes beyond simply being free of illness—it’s about thriving in mind, body, and spirit. It involves actively making choices that support balance and fulfillment across many areas of life, including physical health, emotional well-being, social connection, intellectual growth, and spiritual purpose. Wellness isn’t a destination but an ongoing practice of awareness and self-care—nourishing yourself through movement, rest, nutrition, mindfulness, and meaningful relationships. At its heart, wellness is about feeling whole and living in alignment with your values and needs.

Transformational Tones // First Floor

The Transformational Tones studio is a dedicated sound therapy and wellness space designed to support deep restoration and nervous system regulation. The studio offers regular group and private sound baths, special sound therapy events, and complementary practices such as yoga, meditation, and expressive movement to help the body and mind fully receive sound. 
 
In addition to sound-based offerings, the space hosts Cosmic Connection sessions, which blend intuitive astrology and energetic practices to provide clarity, self-awareness, and spiritual insight through personalized readings. Together, these experiences create a grounding community hub for relaxation, healing, and deeper self-connection.
 
Our home base is an intimate, boutique studio - designed for presence, healing, and community. From this grounded space, Transformational Tones expands outward, curating transformative events nationwide.

​Stephanie Nguyen // Second Floor 

Stephanie Nguyen is a New York State licensed acupuncturist and herbalist. She earned a Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Finger Lakes School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (FLSAOM) in 2018, where she received both the Clinical Excellence Award and the Distinguished Service Award. She has also been voted Best Acupuncturist in Syracuse multiple years in the Syracuse Community Votes, earning the top honor in the category since 2020.
She has been in private practice since 2018 and also sees patients at CNY Healing Arts on weekends. She is dedicated to providing individualized, high-quality care and patient education, with a focus on helping people feel informed, supported, and empowered throughout their healing process. She has experience treating patients of all ages with a wide range of concerns, including musculoskeletal pain, headaches, pregnancy and fertility support, menstrual irregularities, smoking cessation, and digestive disorders.
 
From a young age, Stephanie knew she wanted to work in healthcare to help people feel better. This passion became especially clear in 2012 when her dad was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. Watching how acupuncture helped ease his pain and restore his energy was deeply meaningful. Seeing the impact this medicine had on his quality of life inspired her to pursue acupuncture as a way to support the body through even the most challenging times.

Yoga Studio // Second Floor | Private Sessions Available!

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Branches of Growth Yoga Studio
Private sessions are beneficial for new students and seasoned practitioners. Working one-on-one, each session can me tailored to your specific needs and goals.

For those who are brand new to yoga, your sessions will focus on your individual needs. Private sessions help new students learn about breath work (pranayama), meditation (dharana and dhyana) and postures (asanas). Breath work is helpful in stress reduction and improving focus and concentration. Together, we can develop a customized practice.

For seasoned practitioners, private sessions help achieve goals by taking your practice to a higher level. If there is a particular pose or breath technique you are struggling with, we can work together to achieve your goals. Private sessions can also be useful in enhancing your studio practice and assisting with your connection to yogic philosophy.

Private Yoga is beneficial for clients who have particular issues regarding health and injuries. Together, we will focus on increasing mobility, flexibility, and stability to those targeted areas of the body. Private yoga is useful for many conditions such as: Anxiety, Cancer, Depression, Headaches, MS, PTSD, Sleep disorders, Stress, Trauma, Prenatal, Postnatal and Injury.