09/20/2025
A Love Letter To My Community ❤️
Free To Be Yoga & Movement was a dream long before it became a space. For so many years, I kept that dream on the shelf..telling myself it wasn’t the right time. Whether it was the illusion of self doubt , the fear of taking on more as a solo mom , the agony of the passing of my mother .. then shortly after my stepfather, the ending of a marriage… life kept whispering what I thought were reasons to wait.
What I came to embrace and truly realize was that each moment of heartbreak, every challenge, was preparing me… breaking me open so that light could shine through.
This community is greater than me. Greater than any one teacher or student. It is all of us together.
Every time you step into the studio, whether to be guided or to lead, you are both student and teacher. You remind me daily that we are here not only to practice yoga, but to practice being human…learning, breathing, moving, and holding space for one another.
For almost two years, Free To Be existed through patience and perseverance..first online, then renting space, and finally waiting through construction while so many of you stayed by my side. Then, on September 24, we opened the doors to our very own studio home. That first class in our own space was more than just a class…it was a prayer, a promise, and a beginning.
What happens here cannot be measured. Sometimes words aren’t even needed 🙌 you walk in quietly, you breathe, you move, you leave with a little more light. And yet the energy…the giving and offering between all of us…is undeniable.
Whether you are practicing here every week, whether life has led you elsewhere, or whether you are simply holding us in your heart…I love you. Deeply. This community, this dream turned into reality, exists because of you.
Thank you for shining your light here. Thank you for sharing your joy and your “whys” this week for our 2nd community birthday.
We are all students, we are all teachers, and together we are Free To Be.
With all my love,
Danielle 🫶
