Inside M8
A space for aligned living
M8 exists beneath the noise - where the body remembers, the nervous system settles, and movement becomes a way of listening rather than fixing.
This is not a place built around performance or productivity.
It is a living ecosystem devoted to presence, rhythm, and intelligent care of the whole self.
M8 invites you into relationship with your body, your breath, and the seasons of your life: through daily practice, cyclical programs, and deep study in the healing arts.
The M8 Method
The M8 Method is not a system you master - it is a way of relating.
Born from decades of movement education and lived experience, the method integrates:
Pilates and intelligent strength
breathwork and nervous system regulation
fascia, energy awareness, and somatic inquiry
ritual, rhythm, and seasonal alignment
Movement here is not about correction.
It is about coherence - between body, mind, and inner knowing.
The Work at M8
M8 unfolds through three interconnected pathways:
Daily Practice
Evergreen classes and ongoing movement offers a steady place to arrive, return, and tend to your body over time.
Seasonal Arcs
Four-six week live programs aligned with astrological and seasonal thresholds.
Each Arc offers guided movement, breathwork, reflection, and community within a container for intentional change without urgency.
The School of Healing Arts
An evolving educational home for those called to study movement, anatomy, fascia, energy, and embodied teaching - rooted in experience, not dogma.
These pathways are not linear.
You enter where resonance meets readiness.
The Stewards of the Space
M8 was founded by Stephanie Aubuchon Fernandez, a lifelong mover, former professional ballet dancer, and teacher with over 25 years of experience in Pilates, breathwork, myofascial and somatic practices.
Stephanie’s work is shaped not only by training, but by listening to bodies, to patterns, and to the subtle places where people hold both strength and protection. Her approach is trauma-aware, neurodiversity-informed, and grounded in the belief that the body already holds the answers when given the right conditions to speak.
M8 is also deeply shaped by partnership.
Pablo is a teacher, craftsman, and artist whose hands and vision are woven throughout the physical space. The shelves, structures, and many of the built elements within M8 were designed and made by him - not as décor, but as functional art meant to support the work.
This studio was not sourced from a catalog.
It was built - slowly, intentionally, within marriage, family life, and shared values.
The environment itself is part of the practice: natural materials, handmade structures, thoughtfully chosen equipment, and spaces that invite the nervous system to soften and trust.
Everything is intentional.
An Invitation
If you are here, something already resonated.
Curiosity brought you to the threshold, presence will guide you further.
You are welcome to:
arrive gently
move without proving
explore without rushing
study without needing certainty
There is no single way in.