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Thank you.

It’s the eve of Thanksgiving. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the Sol Community.

2020 is indescribable in this moment. We are still inside of it. It feels murky and unclear. Like we are inside a snow globe that someone is continuously shaking. We won’t know where we stand and what happened until the snow settles again.

Today, with a few wonderful long time Sol Yoga volunteers, we brought the Sol Yoga boutique and studio Earth back to life after a long dormant phase. We essentially pulled those doors closed in March and haven’t been back. And we honestly don’t know if we’ll ever re-open it again fully. We’ll see what happens when the ‘snow globe settles.’

An air of abandonment hung in the air as we surveyed the empty, dusty, messy, cold space. Pat, one of our most dedicated volunteers echoed that ‘it felt sad.’ And indeed it does.

When I look at this photo, i am shocked by how CLOSE WE ARE. How comfortable it was to BE TOGETHER.

Oh how easy it is to take the simple things in life for granted once they are gone. And while we can imagine a time when we will be hugging and yoga-ing together again, we will forever be changed by this moment of loss.

Yoga is the process of inquiry, the practice of equanimity. It has room for the whole human, the whole spectrum of life, the joy and the sorrow, the known and unknown, birth and death.

So today, I celebrate you, this community and yoga. We have been doing this yoga thing together since 2005. We have opened and closed so many things. Inspired and connected so many humans. Saluted many momentous occasions and done a lot of downdogs.

It’s a real treat to be a part of this community. Live or virtually. Pandemic or paradise. Everything is better with yoga and people to share the practice with.

Thanks for being with us in this crazy year of 2020.

Dorcas, Founder Sol Yoga

Inauguration Initiative

“We can join forces, stop the shouting and lower the temperature. For without unity there is no peace, only bitterness and fury. No progress, only exhausting outrage. No nation, only a state of chaos. This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge, and unity is the path forward. And we must meet this moment as the United States of America. If we do that, I guarantee you we will not fail. We have never ever, ever, ever failed in America when we’ve acted together.” - - President Joe Biden

No matter what side of politics you are on, today is a momentous day of transition for our world. The going of one, the coming of another.

“One political party is more pleased today, and on every inaugural day, than the other. But this is not a moment of division, it’s a moment of unification. A new administration begins, and brings with it a new beginning.” - - Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.

Change stirs up so much in our minds, our nervous system and bellies.

Yoga is so helpful in these times.. To ground, to be reflective over reactive, contemplative over critical, peaceful and equanimous over persnickety and edgy.

As yogi’s, time tested tools are at our fingertips to cultivate this elusive ‘unity.’ We practice this with each downward dog, each inhale and exhale, ever increasing our awareness. With awareness, we can ‘lower the temperature’ in our own minds, bodies and lives. As cliche as it is, peace begins within.

Join us for yoga. Today, tomorrow, everyday. Lets actualize our potential together.

“We must never forget that while Americans will always have our disagreements, we are a nation of incredible, decent, faithful, and peace-loving citizens who all want our country to thrive and flourish and be very, very successful and good. We are a truly magnificent nation.” - - Former President Donald Trump

Studio Sky Transforms

Studio sky has been lonely since March 2019. Empty, dusty and now, that winter has come, cold. She was like this when I found her in November 2004. She’d been a vacant residential apartment for some time. Her beautiful hardwood floors hidden under tired, office blue indoor-outdoor carpet. A massive wall divided what would become the studio space. A random stove and refrigerator floated about. I knew instantly she was THE space. I never looked anywhere else.

Our beloved Studio Sky on the top floor of 256 West Patrick Street was the first place we did yoga together as a community, back in January 2005. We did a quick renovation, ripped the carpet up, painted the walls as snow fell one day and since then It has held space for thousands of yoga classes, millions of meaningful moments and infinite growth and transformation. We outgrew that space in 2008 and added Studio Earth on Level 1, which gave us a different vibe and no shortage of magical memories. Since then we have ever expanded and contracted. 'Little Sol's was a kid's yoga studio, New Market had a long life, Hagerstown had multiple locations, Guilford Drive, Bernard Brown Center and so, so many more have come and gone. And yet, the closing of any door is a remarkable moment to witness, lest we bury its significance.

Space is important. Especially when you are asked to take your shoes off and be yourself in that space. The hardwood floors, strung together windows and classic, old time ambiance of Studio Sky is really breath-taking. And of course breath and life giving at the same time.

In the past few months since we’ve been talking of how to use the space, so many people have shared their vignettes, micro memories and sentiments of a poignant moment in their lives that happened in Studio Sky. Me too. It’s a vault of remarkable and fantastically ordinary connections.

Gathering spaces can be like this. And then add the yoga and voila. Yoga: the coming together, union, the yoking of seemingly separate things - when this happens, we are transported to a deeper place in ourselves and with others.

So we are a tad sad to let this special space go, and yet, we know that when one door closes, its ok. We trust in the coming and going. The grasping and releasing of life. The breathing in and breathing out that is so organic not only in our own bodies, but in nature and in the greater order of our lives.

This week, Studio Sky has been re-converted into a beautiful residential apartment. A lucky tenant is moving in. We really haven’t had the need for her during the pandemic but plenty of people need places to live. It seems like a fitting transition to return her to her original use for the time being.

And, should we need her again, we have a first right to ‘rent back’ from our lovely, lovely landlord, Mr. Mackintosh.

I’d love to hear your memories. Please share your sentiments here, tell me when you see me, or email us. And be sure join us in our Garage studio across the street or in our online studio for COVID safe yoga.

Yoga lives on.

Warmly,

Dorcas

Re-purpose? or Let Go?

“You can’t use an old map to explore a new world.”Albert Einstein

This quote really sums up our latest efforts at Sol Yoga. A real pragmatic approach is required if we want to weather the pandemic ‘storm.’

People cannot gather closely together at this moment in time. Most of us have made friends with this and adjustments have been made.

Spaces are empty. All kinds of spaces. Churches, restaurants, schools, yoga studios, etc. All those big open spaces, just empty. Waiting for a return to ‘normal.’

A new normal maybe, but not the old normal. I think most of us have made friends with that notion too.

Our landlord is an incredible gracious human and has held our smaller spaces for us at 256 West Patrick for over 8 months. He’s treated us like family.

Meanwhile we’ve been successfully operating out of the newer spacious airy Garage studio and Yoga Yard across the street. It suits us well for this pandemic period and we still have room to grow in that space - for as long as the fear of COVID-19 keeps us 6′ apart.

But the time has come for occupancy in those old spaces again. Studio Earth, Studio Sky. And the bummer is that we simply don’t have enough people doing yoga to cover the cost. Unless someone wants to pay $500/hr for a private weekly yoga sessions, which seems unlikely.

Our question is, how can we use our space best in this time? We know we’ll be back someday and we have strong reservations about letting go of our beloved spaces. Spaces of refuge that hold so much story and purpose and comfort for so many.

Small school house? Co-work space? Photo studio? Merging with other wellness providers? What ideas do you have? Who do you know that is looking for a beautiful space? And pronto!

Email [email protected] your ideas and contacts.

Masks

Hi Sol Yogi’s

It’s July 31, 2020. Governor Hogan has updated his mandate once again Not much has changed, but it looks like starting at 5pm today, face masks are required indoors. (Page 9, section IV, b.). Social distance is still to be honored.

Not much will change for us at Sol as the bulk of our participation is outdoor or virtual, which will continue as-is. But indoors, we will tighten up (rather open up) our indoor spacing a bit (we’ll tape the floor so the mats don’t move around) and require masks to be worn when not on the mat.

The rest of this refers to INDOOR classes only, (which a VERY small number of people are participating in). If you are already steering clear of indoor classes, you can skip this.

In the past few weeks, we have polled students, staff and teachers.. Overwhelmingly, the feedback received indicated people prefer to practice without masks, but would be willing to (and most preferred) to wear masks before and after practice.

The governor’s newest mandate includes this exception for mask wearing: "vi. while swimming or engaging in other physical activities where the use of a Face Covering is likely to pose a bona fide safety risk; "

For many, exercising with a mask on feels unsafe, or is a safety risk. The World Health Organization recommends NOT wearing a mask while exercising. Also, there are plenty of additional opinions and suggestions for ways to wear masks while exercising. And many people that would feel unsafe being in a room without everyone wearing a mask. We realize the divergent opinions and needs.

While we continue to learn about this virus, there is data surfacing constantly. In some good news for yoga studios from NPR… “A small study from South Korea looked at coronavirus spread at 12 different sports facilities. It found that infection spread rapidly among high intensity fitness dance classes with up to 22 students. Whereas yoga and pilates classes, with just seven or eight participants and little moving around, saw no spread.”

So with the governors exception and the general community consensus, when indoors, wearing a mask while on your mat actively practicing yoga will remain a personal decision. You can decide what is safe for you based on your own health. Mask wearing is required anywhere off the mat in studio where social distancing cannot be managed and if there is no safety risk, while you are practicing as well.

Again, this refers to indoor classes only. We will continue to offer socially distant outdoor and virtual classes to meet the range of needs in these COVID times so that all people feel safe to practice yoga every day.

Getting Back to Business

I’m not much of a consumer. I avoid it at all costs. But I went shopping at Walmart today and the shelves were bare. I would have expected that in the beginning of COVID-19 when people were stocking up for quarantine. I also went searching for a special present for my son for his 12th birthday. We searched online and called all the stores in a 100 mile radius. The only Nintendo Switch we could find, was the 6 left on Amazon at a price twice what it should be.

What does this have to do with yoga, you might ask? Everything really. Everything is yoga and we learn in and through the practice that the boundaries we perceive are not really there. All actions, inactions and thoughts have impacts beyond what the eye can see and the mind can comprehend. Sometimes the impacts, or natural consequences are very obvious.

Like with inflation! The decrease in the buying power of the dollar brought on by the increase in production costs or limit on supplies means great things for borrowers, but a lot of stress for consumers! Nintendo factories in china were closed due to COVID-19, which stopped production and shipping of products. With the demand high for in home entertainment during quarantine, voila, we have a higher demand than supply! And one very expensive Nintendo Switch and a disappointed young man.

Fortunately for yoga practitioners, there is plenty of supply - yoga teachers all over the place, free internet yoga and no real supplies needed to practice. You CAN do it without a yoga mat even.

But for yoga studio’s like ours, assuming nothing changes, our cost of doing business has not changed. We have rent, utilities on multiple spaces, employees, insurance, supplies, teaching fees, etc. In fact, expenses have increased in order to bring you virtual yoga. And knowing the trajectory of inflation, our expenses will likely rise as well.

The government has come to the rescue to a limited extent and we have been able to stay afloat for a chunk of this time due to Small Business Administration and the PPP coupled with the extreme kindness of our landlord, and YOU, or most loyal members and supporters. Thank you very much.

Soon though, we may be faced with some tough choices. Our business model is based on filling our spaces to capacity. Which we do not see happening for some time to come.

We are flexible, we are nimble and we have spent the better part of 15 years going with the flow at Sol Yoga. We have ALWAYS been supported by grace. We expect this to continue.

AND, we will use our business smarts that grace gave us too. We will raise the cost of our virtual yoga classes from $5 to $15 starting July 1st. Nothing else is changing as of now. If membership returns to a normal level, we won’t have to do much else.

AND, we humbly request that those who can afford to do so, please keep your memberships and invite others to join us here at Sol as we re-build. All the members and anyone joining in the near future will be grandfathered in to some pretty special perks. We’ll be emailing you soon.

We’ll see how this ‘thing’ evolves, but we are most certainly committed to keeping the yoga practice and our community at the forefront of what we do. The ‘business’ of Sol Yoga is a byproduct of the passion and devotion and discipline.

In union, in yoga,

Dorcas

June 19th, 2020 - Welcome Back - Guidelines for Indoor Classes

Dear Yogis!

After a long pause due to COVID-19, we are excited to open our doors again to healthy students to practice. According to the state of Maryland, it is safe to do so.

For now,

1. our indoor classes will ONLY be held in the garage studio, located at 218 Abrecht Place.

2. you must preregister and make any payments online.

3. 6 students will be accepted for each class and mats will be appropriately distanced.

4.We will make an effort to make your experience a touchless experience. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to class. Please enter, remove your shoes and move directly to an open mat space. Please keep your (few) personal belongings with you and wait on your mat until class begins.

5.After class, please space your exiting so you remain ‘socially distant.’

6. Additional precautionary measures may be required as well. Hand sanitizer and a hand washing station will be available & masks are welcome. Your temperature may be checked.

We look forward to seeing you and trust you will honor your instinct. If you feel well and have no exposure or recent fever, we look forward to seeing you. Virtual classes will continue as well, so there is no rush to return to the studio if you are concerned or have compromised immunity.

Warmly,

Dorcas

An Invitation to Yoga Teacher Training

I remember the moment I though I might become a yoga teacher. It was a $5 Friday night Happy Hour class and i was just smitten with yoga. I had fallen in love with it so hard over the previous year. It was my refuge, my muse, my place of healing and growing. It captured all of me - my mind, body and spirit. My teacher inspired me. She was open, clever, warm and just beautiful to me. She had a depth and a lightness all at once. She, and yoga pulled me right in. I was laying on my back, stretching my hamstring that night and it was clear as day - i’ll do what she is doing some day, i thought. I’ll teach yoga too, like her.

Little did i know, she would leave me. She would close the studio and move far away. But she would leave me with yoga. She was reflecting something in myself that I longed for - she was inviting me into the depth and lightness of myself.

20 years later, I now understand, Namaste - the light in me sees the light in you. She passed the torch of a great tradition, science and way of living. And now, I pass it to you. Join me for Yoga Teacher Training 2020.

Namaste, Dorcas, Founder, Sol Yoga

Learn to lead through yoga. Advanced pranayama & meditation training led by Larissa Carlson @solyogastudio in early March 2020

Rebuilding Sol

Its mid June 2020. Six months seem to have evaporated. Corona Virus was peeking around the corning in January and it wasn’t long before it became officially known as a ‘Pandemic’ and then ‘COVID -19′ ruled our lives by March.

The blur of time has been disorienting and unsteadying for most. A true test of our capacity to welcome, accept and navigate change in grand proportions as a culture, community, families and individuals. No one has been untouched and for many this time has been traumatic.

While the world and state of Maryland are officially re-opening, the residual impacts linger everywhere and so our capacity to adapt and thrive will continue.

Sol Yoga will be slowly rebuilding. As a tight knit community sharing close quarters, we will remain vigilant to the spread of COVID-19. AND, we will tend to the need to restore our nervous systems, to share the impact this traumatic time has had on our lives and to stretch and strengthen our bodies in community.

Please bear with us during this time of rebuilding. We have experienced great financial loss, like all small businesses. Our revenue stream dramatically disappeared in March and we have be limping along, dependent on a few remaining members, the extreme kindness of our landlords and the support of unemployment and disaster loans. It has been a remarkable, tiring time of doing everything and nothing at the very same time.

There has been loss indeed and I could grieve on. But there has been as much that is beautiful and new.

Virtual Yoga is here to stay. We had talked about doing this for years and the pressure of COVID-19 forced us yogis to learn it, produced it and stumble through the awkward period of development. Still wobbly, and with lots of potential for improvement, the participation has inspired tremendous hope. We have had up to 45 people in classes with people emailing us frequently about how wonderful it is to have Sol Yoga in the comfort of their homes. You will continue to see virtual classes, workshops and trainings on our menu of offerings. (In fact, did you know, Yoga Teacher Training is available online this year!)

Similarly, we had talked a lot about using our Yoga Yard for more outdoor yoga in the beautiful times of year, but COVID-19 nudged us to make it happen. It’s perfect. And wobbly too. On no budget, we are continuing to offer improvements to functionally and aesthetics. Things like ‘shade sails’ overhead to provide more privacy, shade and comfort are being installed over time, as time and funds allow. For now, our backyard is a lovely, semi protected outdoor space that is just for us. Please join. At present, small classes are offered at 7am or 7pm Tuesday/Thursday and Saturday (7am only)

Indoor yoga will be returning organically and gradually. We will continue to operate primarily out of our ‘Garage Studio’ for right now as it is the most spacious and airy. When weather is poor for outdoor classes, instead of cancelling, we will swing our garage doors wide open and welcome those that feel comfortable to step under the cover of the roof. Similarly, when it is safe, we will begin simulcasts - welcoming a small number of members that feel comfortable practicing indoors to join us live during our virtual livestreams.

And there are more surprises to come. We’ve been thinking out of the box and have other exciting collaborations and developments that have been seeded while the world has been hunkered down. More soon.

For now, our re-opening and rebuilding will be in direct response to you and your needs. As participation and memberships grows, we will add more classes to the schedule. In fact, it has always been this way. With the caveat this time, that it will also be in response to what we can manage internally with reduced staff. We trust we can rebuild our membership base quickly, rehire staff all while maintaining our same fee structure. But we just don’t have a crystal ball. The impacts of COVID-19 have hit everyone and we cannot see how this will play out just yet. Please bear with us and help if you feel called to support our mission of infusing and inspiring health and wellness through the practice of yoga.

How can you help? Participate and invite your friends and family to try yoga. Practice yoga with us, re-activate your membership, invite us to your place of work for virtual lunch yoga, send us an email and tell us what your needs are so we can respond accordingly. Can’t afford yoga anymore? We understand that too! Join our work exchange team. We need help cleaning floors, moving data around and mowing grass for outdoor yoga! Email us [email protected]!

Stay connected and in the flow of yoga! We will rebuild Sol Yoga together!

Slowly re-opening! Socially distant outdoor yoga classes now happening in ou private yoga yard!

Memorial Day 2020

As we practice yoga today, may we pause.

Honoring those that have died while serving the United States Armed Forces “was a response to the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War, in which a total of some 620,000 soldiers died between both sides. The loss of life and its effect on communities throughout the country led to several spontaneous commemorations of the dead.” (see article)

War creates carnage not only on the battlefield, but after war is over. According to a 2013 study, 22 veterans commit suicide daily. May we honor this loss today as well.

Healing from trauma takes support, time and resources. Mindfulness and yoga has been supporting veterans with PTSD for decades and there are organizations like the Veterans Yoga Project dedicated to creating resilience.

And in broader efforts to resolve and reduce conflict, mindfulness is studied for its effect on increasing compromise in prolonged intergroup conflict which precipitates war. Read More.

This year, on Memorial Day, may we honor those that have died and take action to support the healing of trauma survivors that live on. And may we also take action to increase mindfulness and reduce conflict that leads to war.

"I am oppressed with a sense of the impropriety of uttering words on this occasion.” (1868) James Grant, James A. Garfield, a Civil War general, Republican congressman from Ohio, and future president

Memorial Day.

New Moon

Covid-19 is changing the way we live. Our mere existence. Right here and right now. And as the present always impacts the future, this will continue to reverberate for many moons to come.

And if we have not yet learned the lesson, that change is inevitable and only the flexible and adaptable will thrive, we will have more chances to practice surrendering to the unknown and welcoming change.

A new moon is a great opportunity to welcome NEW. What NEW can you welcome into your life? Is it a subtle shift in your belief system, a declaration to more self care, or perhaps its even time to welcome a child, or a new love.

Take some time in your yoga practice today, or soon, to contemplate and welcome a new phase.

At Sol, we are welcoming a gentle return to practicing together. On May 26th, we’ll start live outdoor yoga class in our Yoga Yard. We’ll honor the guidelines for COVID-19 safe distance, but we’ll be together once again. All our virtual classes will remain as they are as well.

Winter 2020 Schedule

Monday

4pm Gentle 75 (new time, 1.5 hours earlier)

5:30pm Gentle YFS 75 (new time, 1.5 hours earlier)

7pm Flow 75 (15 min earlier, back to 7pm)

Tuesday

4:15pm Gentle 60 (new class)

5:30pm Slow Flow 75 (new class style)

7pm Restorative 75 (moved day)

Wednesday

4pm Mindfulness – Movement, Breath and Meditation 60 (new class)

7pm Flow 75 (15 minutes earlier, back to 7pm)

Thursday

4pm Aerial 60 (new class)

5:30pm Flow 75 (new class)

7pm Gentle YFS (new time, 1.5 hours later)

Friday

No changes

Saturday

9:15am Learning Series 90: theme changes monthly

11am Slow Flow (new class style)

Sunday

8am Mindfulness – Movement, Breath & Meditation 60 (new title, same class)

A Note From Studio Owner, Dorcas

What I’m about to share has many, many layers. Many of which will be left out in this brief note. In short, I’m staying home. In a surprise shift, my New Caledonia chapter is coming to a close and I’m thrilled to be calling Frederick and Sol Yoga home again. Some of you know, but for those of you that don’t, here are the ‘cliff notes.’ Sol Yoga was birthed nearly 15 years ago on a serendipitous leap of faith I took. It had a magical childhood and the community grew very naturally. Right around its 9th birthday, in 2014, I stepped away to tend to the 3 children I’d also birthed in those 9 years and the husband that took a job on the other side of the world. I couldn’t fathom ‘selling’ Sol Yoga and letting go of the deep connection to yoga and the community. So, for 6 years, I’ve been commuting 8500 miles a few times a year and running things remotely from far away land in New Caledonia. I could speak of my experience personally, as I often do and am happy to share. My life in French New Caledonia is in many ways a 5-star experience. The luxuries are many. Palm trees, idyllic white beaches, sunshine for months and the most incredible, buttery croissants in the world. My kids have grown up to be barefoot and bi-lingual in these 6 years. It’s all quite beautiful actually. I can speak of my experience from a professional perspective. I’ve been ‘working’ these 6 years. But it has felt like I’ve always had one arm tied behind my back. Making due with the resources I have. Squeezing it in between the priority of mothering and house holding. Leaning hard on the staff at Sol Yoga and commuting 3 flights, 2-3 times a year to feel the pulse of the people I’m serving. I’ve loved the challenge of it. And hated it. I’ve been ‘working’ since I was 9 years old when I started teaching karate and doing the accounting for my dad’s business. I love working. I love feeling purposeful. I love being useful. And while mothering is work, and housekeeping is work and marriage is work, I’ve learned that these are not the kinds of work I’m destined to be devoted to exclusively. My dharma is broader. It has always called me strongly. I can speak of my experience from the perspective of my yoga practice and my personal growth. These 6 years have been a true awakening. Instead of a cave in the Himalayas, I’ve been sitting in deep contemplation on tiny islands. No other period in my life has been more blatantly transformational. Here, the layers are rich, the unpacking not possible in a few sentences. It will be a lifetime of sharing. But the truth, for me, lay in the stillness. “Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that.”― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times And finally, I can speak of my experience from the perspective of the community of Sol Yoga. No community or company goes without turnover and change and yet, so much of Sol has stayed the same for so long. So many of the same faces and spaces for as long as 15 years. And that external stability has meant the world to so many people. Myself included, in these past 6 years. But wait. That’s not the whole truth. The truth is, there is always a swirling of change happening simultaneously. A constant flow of new classes, new volunteers, teachers, staff coming and going. Did you know we’ve opened and closed over seven different locations in our 15 years? And that there is actually only 1 teacher, besides myself, that is still around from Day 1? And of course, every few years, one of our most seasoned, experienced teachers splits off and builds new communities or moves far away. That’s growth. My conclusion then, is that the true stability comes from deep within. It comes from the inspiration that comes from THE PRACTICE. It comes from the connection that is inspired by DOING YOGA. In the same way, my own truth has risen from the depths of stillness, the core of Sol Yoga is within each of YOU. There is always a changing of the many YOU’s that make up Sol. But there is one thing that never changes: the yoga. Yoga helps us connect. And that is why we do it. My first teacher, who was very charismatic and inspiring taught me a big lesson. She reminded me to be wary of getting attached to a the teacher outside. Instead, use the teacher outside to recognize the teacher within. And sure enough, she left me. She abandoned her perch as my yoga teacher and I was devastated. I had not yet learned the lesson. But this is our job at Sol Yoga. To inspire you to connect to your teacher within. As such, when the winds of change blow, you will always have a guide. As the studio owner, I wasn’t sure how it would go ‘without me,’ back in 2013. I was afraid to leave. But, it was fine. We have survived, and grown. The truth is, people come and go. Yoga teachers come and go. Students come and go. And while, I have needed Sol Yoga, it has not needed me. Earning Best Yoga Studio in Frederick for all the years I’ve been gone is a testament to that. That credit goes to the practice of yoga, but also to the incredible (changing and staying-the-same) onsite staff, teachers, volunteer crew and students who show up and do this practice. “Practice and all is coming.” Pattabhi Jois And so, inserting myself back into the schedule and filling up an office space and drinking all the tea feels both like an invasion and a homecoming. I am grateful to be welcomed back with love. I look forward to sharing more with you and continuing to peel back the layers. May we awaken together through the practice of yoga and life.

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