New Year’s Resolutions You’ll Want To Keep
Try Something New In 2026
A tarot reading by Abbe Aronson at Witch Please (498 Main Street).
We’ve celebrated the Holidays, welcomed the New Year, and now we’re all hoping to start strong in 2026. And while New Year’s resolutions can help form healthy new habits and set ambitious goals, they don’t always have to be so serious. It’s just as important to make time for activities that uplift and enrich us. The best part about living in Beacon, New York is you don’t have to travel far to find some of these activities. So, read on if you’re looking for something new to keep your spark ignited in 2026.
Twerk like nobody’s watching
There are many reasons to take a dance class: the feelgood factor, the liberating confidence boost, and the endorphin high to name just a few. One great way to start the year is by signing up for a high energy dance class at Passion—The Adult Dance Studio (473 Main Street). Passion’s classes, which include Dance Party Fitness, Twerk It Out, Jazz Fusion, and more are designed to meet you wherever you are. The studio currently has a special offer of $49 for three classes for new students, so now’s the time if you think it might be for you.
Get (And Stay) Fit
Beacon boasts two excellent fitness studios on Main Street. Feel Good Fitness NY (301 Main Street) is an intimate open gym space that also offers boxing, HIIT, group fitness, and personal training. Plus, they’ve just opened a sauna to help warm those post-workout aching muscles. Be Fit Beacon (578 Main Street) offers adult group training in groups of no more than six people, a Saturday morning bootcamp for hardcore gym rats, and personal training sessions.
Embrace Your Inner Yogi
We all have the ability to be a yogi because there’s a yoga discipline that’s right for you whatever your fitness level is. Beside strength-building, flexibility, and increased focused, yoga can provide a profound sense of wellbeing which comes from losing yourself in each pose. Alchemy (418 Main Street) offers a wide range of classes to nurture mind and body such as Ashtanga, Hot 26 Yoga, Jivamukti, and Yoga Nidra. Be Bhakti yoga (36 Catherine Street) also offers a comprehensive selection of classes including sound bathing and kids’ yoga.
Discover Pilates
There are no fewer than four places to practice Pilates in Beacon (and there’s possibly some we’ve missed!). Pilates, which incorporates some yoga poses, is unique for its focus on building core strength and its use of floor mats and Pilates equipment designed to add resistance and support movements. From west to east explore Beacon Pilates (18 West Main Street), The Pilates Den (135 Main Street), ROC Pilates (234 Main Street), and The RE-FORM lab (340 Main Street).
Get Motivated With Martial Arts
The benefits of martial arts include improved self-esteem, discipline, fitness, self-defense, coordination, and focus. And martial arts classes undoubtedly teach skills that can benefit you in your everyday life. The two martial arts schools in Beacon are Mountain Stream Budo (340 Main Street) which opened in 2025 and offers karate, kobudo, jujitsu, and iaido to all ages, fitness levels, and physical abilities. Evolution Grappling Academy (320 Main Street) also has Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes for adults and kids, as well as adult Muay Thai kickboxing and adult boxing.
Create A Self-Care Habit
There’s plenty of opportunities and reasons to embrace self-care in Beacon. Whether you’re looking to manage stress or care for your skin, there’s a spa, med spa, or wellness center to help. Consider Vivash Med Spa (249 Main Street) for every type of skincare need, injectables, medical weight loss, or gender affirming care.
You can also head to Alchemy (418 Main Street) for massage, acupuncture, and red-light therapy. Plus, Alchemy has a stunning state-of-the-art sauna and steam room to relax and detox or just beat the winter chills in. Kelta (616 NY-52) takes wellbeing to a whole new level, particularly if your goals include beating stress, relieving pain, and improving your sleep. And their sensory deprivation floating therapy, which encases you in warm, Epsom salt-infused water, can help you connect more fully to your senses. Kelta also offers an extensive range of wellness experiences including plunge therapy, sauna, acupuncture, meditation, and somatic healing.
If your new habit goals include cutting your alcohol consumption, or you’re looking for a way to relax at the end of the day—consider LotusWorks Wellness (261 Main Street) or Hudson Valley Jane (544 Main Street) for THC infused gummies or tinctures that can be added to a creative mocktail to help you recharge, relax, or unlock creativity. These two cannabis dispensaries craft their products right here in the Hudson Valley.
Get your tarot cards read
A new year is a great time for self-reflection and goal setting. A tarot reader can help with both. Anyone who thinks tarot card reading is the same as fortune telling should know it’s most definitely not. Instead of predicting the future, tarot card readings can help one assess where they are and explore where they may want to be. Abbe Aronson (Cazimi Modern Tarot Readings), a tarot card reader at Witch Please (498 Main Street), explains: “The first thing I tell folks who might be interested in exploring Tarot is all you need is curiosity. Tarot, as it’s classically taught and interpreted by reputable readers, is never scary and will never throw you for a loop. If anything, it underscores what you already know or what lies just under the surface of your active, rational brain. In many ways, Tarot is a gentle invitation to welcome your intuition to the proverbial internal dialogue we all have, saying ‘Hey, tell me more!’
“I always tell new readers to make a list of 2-3 things that are paramount in their mind, and to ask themselves open-ended questions, like, ‘I know I want to make space for a new relationship; how do I best get ready for that?’ or ‘This is the year I want to get serious about my financial health. What steps can I take to be more mindful about that?’”
Tap Your Inner Rock Star
If you’ve always quietly dreamt of mastering a musical instrument, learning how to sing, or writing a song, then the Beacon Music Factory (333 Fishkill Avenue) is an excellent place to begin that journey in 2026. Get started with one-on-one private lessons and you just may graduate to the 10-week 80s’ British Invasion (Eyeliner & Bad Haircuts) Band Camp. Plus, BMF hosts nights for students to take the stage and perform anything they’re working on in a safe, supportive environment.
Be At One With Nature
Scenic Hudson’s Long Dock Park.
Living in the Hudson Valley comes with many benefits; the region’s natural beauty being perhaps the greatest of them. And although we’re heading into the depths of winter, it’s easy to bundle up and become one with the magical nature surrounding Beacon. From the Hudson River to Mount Beacon, the physical and emotional benefits of breathing fresh Hudson Valley air and spotting the multitude of wild animals and birds you’re likely to encounter cannot be underestimated. Speaking from experience, there’s no better way to block out everyday distractions and reconnect with yourself.
Get Creative
Ever wanted to learn Chinese calligraphy? Pressed flower art or collage? How about fragrance-making or classic drawing? Lucky for us, Beacon is blessed with several great venues that offer an abundance of workshops and classes to help you tap into your inner creative self. Open to all skills levels, each space offers an inviting experience with experts who will leave you feeling confident and wanting more. Explore That Creative Space (333 Fishkill Avenue), Lily & Marigold (163 Main Street), Witch Hazel (176 Main Street), and Lewis & Pine (500 Main Street) to learn more.
Experience Something New
Finally, if signing up to a class and learning something completely different seems a little overwhelming for this year, maybe keep it simple and just discover something new in Beacon, New York. Since there’s a vibrant events and performance scene here throughout the year, choose a performance you might not normally be drawn to. Or check out a shop or restaurant you’ve never been in. You’re likely to be pleasantly surprised and even inspired to explore more. Check out TBB Events Guide for what’s on, and our Shop, Eat & Drink, and Lifestyle Directories for inspiration.
Whatever your plans for 2026, may the new year bring you strength, peace, and happiness.
Until next time…
The Beacon Beacon🧡