dear community,

Vanyasa Yoga & Community has been a small seed in my heart that has continued to grow the further I traveled down my own path in my creative expression, in my personal yoga practice & eventual teacher training, and in my adventures around our absolutely magical, awe-inspiring, & beautiful planet.

Yoga, creative expression, and exploring the outdoors have been some of the continual key ingredients of growth in my lifetime so far- my water, my sun, and my nutrients. And along the way they (paired with the foundation of my family, my friends, my education, my community) have helped carry me further towards a meaningful & empowering connection to my Self and towards connecting with the some more of the most loving hearts & humans.

A few years ago, as I continued to grow and this seed in my heart continued to grow, I finally put words to my Vanyasa dreams and sent it bravely & wildly into the world for the very first time on a beach in sunny California. On a day of exploring new places that was coming to a close, where the sun was a golden blanket across the earth, and the light danced across the tops of waves, and I sat with a friend in stillness with only the intention of soaking it all in, and surfers were holding tight onto that last breath of daylight.

In that moment, of feeling so held in the presence & conenctedness of the absolute beauty & clarity of Self I felt in exploring, and in Mother Nature, and in the sense of adventure, and in having a community to be able to chase the sun with- I knew that that was the feeling I’d hoped to bottle up, share, & offer to more folks to soak in. Because that is what helps me to discover & love new corners of my Self, of the world, and of the people surrounding me.

As so far, it has been a ride wilder and filled with more love than I could have ever comprehended on that beach in California a few years ago. Vanyasa, the small seed of a dream in my heart, has truly started growing into something so beautiful because of you & all the others reading these words. Because at the 2021 retreat and in weekly classes over the past year and in special events along the way, y’all are showing up to be the hands and hearts that build this community. Y’all are choosing to step into the unknown so bravely, and trusting, and lovingly. Y’all are helping to carve out the space we all need and all crave in this world. (And I will say it for ever, thank you, thank you, thank you- this is all because of you.)

So, if you haven’t taken the leap yet—- I invite you, knowing it can be scary (for real, this has led me to take so many leaps that I have no idea where I might land…and I have a feeling there will only be more to come). And I also know that the adventure to follow is so worth it. That you deserve to experience it for your self. & that our growing community space in this world would be so lucky to welcome and bask in your light as you shine.

So, thank you for the leaps you take, for the love you offer, for the giggles, and insight, and magic you share that helps to build this sweet corner of the world that Vanyasa exists in.

Exactly where it may take us next… I’m not always sure… but I am sure that we will explore & discover & co-create something good together.

So, say ‘yes’ & let’s go <3