Sacramento's premiere gym for functional strength, recovery, and breathwork

Super simple! Just click get started anywhere here on the page to book your free intro session where you’ll tour the gym & meet our coaches.

We will chat about your current situation, your desired situation to see if we can help and if we are good fit for each other. 

At Atman, we train the whole self, so some results you will feel immediately, and some will take longer. You will begin to feel the results of the breathwork and meditation, such as reduced stress and improved energy and mindfulness, after your first class, and those results will only increase over time! By the end of the first two weeks of consistent training, you should be feeling greater skill, freedom, and efficiency in movement, as well as noticeable increases in functional strength. Around two months of consistent training, most people will see notable improvements in body composition, tone, and muscle mass. Sign up today to start seeing results!

Absolutely not. The Recovery and Functional Movement classes are entry level, and our trainers can modify workouts to accommodate any level of fitness or movement ability. If you’re dealing with an injury or illness, or don’t feel confident in your ability to participate in a group class, schedule a one on one session with one of our doctors of physical therapy. Sign up now to talk with one of our team and see how you can benefit from Atman!

When first starting we recommend 3 days of class a week, at least one of those a Functional Movement class. This allows ample recovery time for your body and mind to integrate the movements and ideas you’ll be learning, as well as enough opportunity to build a repertoire of movements used in future classes. Since we offer movement, meditation, and breathwork you can attend more frequently without overtraining. More experienced practitioners should train in all three domains (movement, meditation, breathwork) every day, either with us or at home independently.

We typically start with a warm-up, then offer instruction in whatever the skill or skills of the day are. If you are in a movement or kettlebell class, we then combine multiple skills/exercises into a flow or circuit, with direct feedback from the trainer throughout. In Functional Movement we end with a brief breathwork or meditation session. Meditation and Breathwork class typically starts with deep, relaxed diaphragmatic breathing to warm-up the respiratory system, before cycling through rounds of different breathwork techniques before ending with a meditation.

At Atman we focus not just on the whole body, we train the whole self. Our robust movement practice, focused on feeling strong and capable in your body, is complimented by breathwork and meditation practices. Movement, meditation, breathwork – all three contribute to your physical, mental, and spiritual health. Add in our special seminars on topics such as sleep, psychology, and women’s health, and we are easily Sacramento’s premiere wellness studio. Come in to find out more.

Breathwork is a collection of exercises and techniques aimed at improving control of the respiratory system and modulating your breathing to achieve different physical and mental results. We teach preliminary exercises to establish mastery over respiratory control, as well as more advanced techniques for falling asleep, improving energy or athletic performance, reducing stress, culminating in techniques for achieving deep meditative states and non-ordinary states of conciousness.

When you pay out of pocket for therapy there is less waiting to see a therapist, and no insurance company dictating what we can or cannot do. Your plan of care and length of time you’ll need to be in therapy are between you and your therapist – no more seeking re-approval for more therapy sessions! Without insurance or medicare interference we can offer holistic care that treats you as a complete human, rather than treating body parts piecemeal and ignoring the rest. For example: perhaps someone comes with chronic back pain; we can mobilize the spine and offer exercises for core stability, but we can also discuss sleep quality, stress reduction, and all aspects of your lifestyle that are contributing to your maladaptive pain, and then can transition you into group classes where you continue learning how to heal yourself. You can pay session-to-session or sign up for monthly memberships that include a therapy plan.

Yes, Atman is for the whole family. We have a pediatric doctor of physical therapy.

Our functional movement training is focused on the skills and movements our bodies are designed to perform, but often in the modern world are forgotten or ignored. This includes things like: deep squatting, climbing, crawling and moving on the ground, balancing, jumping, rolling, lifting… the list is expansive. As you learn to use your body as it was made to be used, you’ll find joy in movement and will find yourself moving more, moving easier, and feeling great.