03/22/2026
To Our Friends in Yoga,
I want to open this message with my deep gratitude to each of you, for at one point in time, walking through the doors of The Zen Den Fruita.
We have had the honor to walk beside many of you through not only classes, but many life experiences, changes, challenges, and joys.
This is the message I hoped to never write. The one that carries with it a sense of soul-shattering, heaviness and heartbreak.
However, as we follow a yoga driven path, we may be familiar with the Trinity. The knowledge that there is a creation phase, a sustaining phase, and a destruction phase of everything we will ever encounter in this lifetime. Through this understanding, we can feel into the impermanence of any given moment.
There are so many elements that take place within this decision.
With the current difficult state of the economy and my own leap into motherhood, the dream of this space is no longer attainable.
The Zen Den will close its doors on May 27th, 2026.
I am well aware of the impact this will have on our local community of yogis. I have felt the most abundant levels of joy imaginable in this space with each of you.
Getting to know so many of you, to practice beside each of you, to share in so many life experiences with you, and to learn so much from each of our teachers has been a true dream.
I am deeply sorry for the changes that this closure may bring to your world, please know that I am feeling them with you. I understand many questions and emotions will arise from this announcement.
Please know that I am here for each of you, and will do my best to answer any questions you may have thoroughly.
A few logistics:
A full class schedule with events will continue through closing day
- All Monthly Membership and Weekly Warrior passes will be renewed through April 25th.
Please email me directly if would prefer to cancel anytime before this date.
- All 5 and 10 class passes will be on sale through April 25th, and no longer available after this date.
- Drop in classes May 1 - May 27 will be discounted at $16/class
*No refunds will be given for previously purchased class packs*
- There will be a Pizza Party/Closing Hangout Event
Wednesday May 27th from 5-8
The Zen Den community is more than I ever imagined it would grow into. The hopes shared, the heartaches shared, the multitude of different walks of life shared in one space.... I am deeply humbled by this opportunity. You are the heart that beats within my deepest dream to feel community so closely within and through the teachings of Yoga.
You have stood by me as we opened in the Mulberry location, as I graduated from yoga therapy school, as I got married, as we moved the studio over to our current location, and as we had our first child. The last three and a half years have been a whirlwind, and The Zen Den has been my foundation.
"Go gently today,
Don’t hurry or think about the next thing.
Walk with the quiet trees, can you believe
how brave they are—how kind?
Model your life after theirs.
Blow kisses at yourself in the mirror.. especially when you think you’ve messed up.
Forgive yourself for not meeting your unreasonable
expectations.
You are only human.
Praise fresh air,
clean water,
good dogs.
Spin something from joy.
Open a window, even if it’s cold outside.
Sit.
Close your eyes.
Breathe.
Allow the river of it all to pulse through eyelashes,
fingertips,
bare toes.
Breathe in,
breathe out.
Breathe until you feel your bigness,
Until the sun rises in your veins.
Breathe until you stop needing anything to be different."
With hugs, high hopes and deep love.
Thank you for everything you've brought to life in my soul,
Chelsea
