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Inside Materna

You were one of the first women to raise your hand for Materna, so I wanted to bring you behind the scenes as we build it.

I'll keep this page updated as the studio comes together. And when we're ready to open the doors, you'll be among the first women invited in.

Schedule interest

Okay, now I need your help.

Materna sessions will only have four women, which means the schedule matters — a lot.

Before I finalize it, I want to know when the women who are actually waiting to train here want to come.

This should only take about 20 seconds.

When would you most likely train? Select all that apply
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Thank you for helping me build Materna around the women who are actually going to use it.

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Concept rendering of the finished Materna storefront on NW Market Street, with the Materna sign and a view into the studio
Studio concept rendering · 2220 NW Market St · Ballard
Building Materna

It's happening.

What started as an idea is slowly becoming a real room that women are actually going to train in. Here's where we're at.

  1. 01Space secured
  2. 02Painting complete
  3. 03Mirrors
  4. 04Signage & windows
  5. 05Flooring
  6. 06Equipment
From the build

Studio updates

November 2, 2026

Founding memberships are open ✨

Dumbbells are up and organized!! 🙌 Every station has its own set, half sizes included.

Two more pieces of equipment came in too, and the last of it is getting put together and organized this week.

Classes start Monday, November 9th! 😭

And ok, now the fun part. Founding memberships are officially open:

✨ $50 off your membership every month, for as long as you're a member
✨ First pick of training times
✨ Only 30 spots, and once they're gone they're gone

You get first access to book consults before I open them up to everyone later this week. 30 minutes in the studio. Fair warning, it might still be a little messy in here lol, but you'll get to see the space, ask me anything, and we'll figure out which membership makes sense for you.

Book my consult →

Rows of black Nike Strength dumbbells on racks over the new rubber flooring, with the stairs and blush walls behind
Racks are up · half sizes at every station
October 30, 2026

Weights are unpacked! 🙌

Ok these Nike Strength dumbbells are SO pretty in here lol.

And every station gets the half sizes too ✨ (hello 17.5s 👀). Smaller jumps means you can keep progressing steadily instead of guessing between 15 and 20 and hoping for the best.

The last rolls of flooring and the last pieces of equipment come in next week. We're SO close to actually training in here 😭

October 17, 2026

So… that Vegas trip 👀

Ok I can finally tell you! Materna is getting two brand new Newtech machines and I am SO excited.

✨ The OnHim Hip Adduction/Abduction Combo. Seated, inner + outer thighs.
✨ The Glute Burner Kneeling Hip Combo. All glutes, all day.

Women come to me for a lot of reasons, but two of the MAIN reasons are:
1. “I want to build glutes that turn heads”
2. “I don’t know where my butt went after baby”

So let’s talk about pregnancy butt lol. As your belly grows, your center of gravity shifts forward. Your pelvis tips, your low back arches more, your ribs flare and your glutes kind of check out. Then baby comes and that posture sticks around.

Correcting this is something I focus on a LOT with my clients, during pregnancy and after. Getting your hips and glutes strong again helps keep your pelvis stable, and these machines let us do it fully supported and adjusted to wherever your body is at that day.

The Newtech OnHim Hip Adduction/Abduction Combo, a seated machine with a dark gray weight stack shroud
Hip Adduction/Abduction Combo
The Newtech Glute Burner kneeling hip machine with a seat, knee pads and a selectorized weight stack
Glute Burner Kneeling Hip Combo
October 15, 2026

Vegas bound. 👀

Heading to Vegas today to figure out some equipment delivery.

That's all I'm saying for now… but you'll be the first to see what's coming. 🤎

October 14, 2026

Rubber flooring delivered!

The rubber flooring is officially here.

Once it's down, the equipment goes in, and this space starts looking a whole lot more like a strength studio.

October 10, 2026

You can see us from Market Street. 🤎

The window vinyl is officially up, and the storefront windows got a full exterior wash.

For the first time, Materna doesn't just exist on my phone and in a lease. It's right there on the street, in the Ballard sunshine, with the words "semi-private training for women" on the glass.

If you're walking down Market Street, look for the M. Flooring is next inside, then the equipment goes in.

Laura pointing up at the Materna sign outside the storefront on NW Market Street
Sign + window vinyl · 2220 NW Market St
The freshly washed Materna storefront windows with the Materna window vinyl, Unit 100B
Freshly washed windows · Unit 100B
October 4, 2026

The mirrors are in. 🤎

One day after the paint dried, the whole long wall became mirror.

This is the wall you'll be training in front of. Flooring is next, then the equipment goes in.

It officially looks less like a construction site and more like Materna.

The finished Materna studio with a full-length mirror wall reflecting the terracotta accent wall and mezzanine stairs
Mirror wall · Unit 100B
Laura taking a photo in the new studio mirror
First mirror selfie
October 3, 2026

We have paint!! 🤎

Watching this space slowly turn into Materna has been surreal.

The walls are officially finished, and we're moving into mirrors, flooring and equipment next.

I cannot wait until there are four women training in front of these walls instead of me standing here taking construction photos. 🥹

Laura in the freshly painted Materna studio, with the mezzanine and stairs behind her
Paint day · Unit 100B
What happens next

You're getting in first.

Before I open scheduling publicly, the women on this list will get first access to a limited number of complimentary Materna preview sessions.

You'll get to come into the finished studio, train with me in a four-woman session, and actually experience what Materna is before deciding whether you want to become a member.

I'm not opening those reservations until I have a firm opening date.

When I do, you'll hear from me first.

See you inside. 🤎

LauraFounder, Materna Studio