10/09/2021
šImportant Studio Updateš
Iām writing to you with a bit more heaviness than I usually have in these posts.
Over many months of contemplating, discussing, and meditating over the future of the business, I have sadly come to the realization and difficult decision that it is time to close the doors of Coda Yoga Studio.
The nitty gritty is simply that, despite months and months of adapting, fighting, trying new things, Zoom classes, On Demand, YouTube videos, schedule adjustments, and all of the motivational books a girl can take, our studio is no longer able to shoulder the financial struggle that the pandemic economy has left us with. Additionally, emotional and mental exhaustion, sleepless nights, worry, fear, and anxiety have taken a toll on this little business owner.
Owning a small business is challenging.
Running a boutique yoga studio in a booming but saturated fitness and wellness industry is even harder.
Fighting to keep alive a brick and mortar during an enduring pandemic and global economic crisis is grueling.
Holding onto that business and the dream when the universe is telling you itās time to let go, has simply become too great a weight to bear.
So itās time to lay down my sword. After 20 months of whirlwind; it is time to rest.
Please know just how important you all were in manifesting this little dream of mine. Itās hard not to feel the heaviness of failure, and for anyone who is saddened by this news, please know how deeply sorry I am.
I plan to walk away from this chapter - this insanely exciting, crazy, wonderful, exhausting, joyful rollercoaster of an adventure - with my head held high.
I will leave this beautiful experience reminding myself of the love, the laughs, the friendships, the connections, the sweat, the sunshine, the smiles and the memories that have filled this room.
And I will take every moment and hold it close as I move into the next chapter of my life. This is not goodbye. This is, until we meet again on the mat another day, in another way.
With true gratitude, sincerity, and endless appreciation -
as always, from my heart into every single one of yours,
Namaste,
Lara