How has yoga surprised you?
I never expected that when I was looking for an exercise class I would find a community. People who have changed me for the better by simply being them. I never thought I would meet a teacher who would not only invest time in me but would also invest time in my child. I really look forward to the days that I can bring her with me to the studio and let her experience all of what yoga truly is.
Sticking to the same thing is hard. I know I’m a fan of (if not addicted to) variety. I don’t like to eat the same thing every day. I don’t teach the same way every time.
This insertion of silence is a crucial part of yoga practice. Turning off the distractions of phones, computers, music, other people’s voices …. Leaves us alone with the inner distractions and chatter. It helps isolate our attention. It helps create an honest and authentic space of practice. It makes it your own.
I’m not gonna lie. It can also drive us crazy! I notice how after a few times through I sequence I can hear my inner voice say, “cool, now you know what would make this better? Let’s play some Beyonce to the sequence next!”
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Just B Yoga is committed to offering yoga, tai chi and meditation classes as affordably as possible. We are proud to offer quality instruction and a loving, inclusive environment. We supply the mats and props for student use. The cost of operating – utilities, certifications, insurance – continues to rise. Starting Jan. 1, 2018 our
Just B Yoga, a donation-based yoga studio, got started on a public bus in 2010. It was the #14 on the CATA system here in Lansing. Michigan was in the tailwind of the Great Recession. It was an idea that got into motion as I noticed no one who rode the bus with me went
Thank you feels so inadequate. So let me share the events since yesterday in order to bring home a lesson in faith and gratitude that has been my reality the last 24 hours. I humbly or not so humbly posted in an email and on our blog that the studio is in a financial drought.
The simple truth is Just B Yoga is in trouble. Our attendance dropped over the summer and revenue has declined by 50 percent. With fixed costs like rent and utilities and insurance, I am faced with making tough decisions about the future. I love serving this community. It is one of the most rewarding things
A visitor from Ohio came to the studio recently. He asked how well donation-based was working. He has a friend considering creating a donation-based studio at home. The conversation gave me time to revisit reflecting on this experiment of Just B Yoga, which is going on five years old in October. (Read: “Donation-based yoga doesn’t
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Who goes to Just B Yoga, Lansing’s donation-based yoga studio? The typical Just B Yoga student makes between $30,000 and $60,000, lives in Lansing, has at least a bachelors and if they’re a student now are likely working on a doctoral degree. They’re “queer, female-ish, transgendered and hetero.” They’re “mixed, biracial, white as shit, human.”
As I was posting on Facebook that the studio would be closed again today I was reflecting on patience and surrendering to what is. These past few weeks have pitted man versus nature. We know nature will always win, but man often refuses to tap out on the mat. As though that’s a sign of
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