09/05/2025
I was unsure about whether or not to share this publicly, but ultimately decided it could be cathartic to do so. Sometimes, being seen can feel overwhelming, and sometimes it can be liberating.
I feel a responsibility to our students, our teachers, and our community, and I deeply want to show up for others as my “best” self. Right now, I feel my “best” self is, in actuality, just simply, my most honest self.
I am a business owner, teacher, wife, mother, daughter, friend, and human (to name a few). Even though we are becoming more aware of its pitfalls, I too have subconsciously (and consciously) internalized the narrative, “I can do and be ALL the things (and do and be them WELL)…if I just try hard enough.”
Maybe that sounds familiar to you. And maybe you’re feeling spread a bit too thin like I am (regardless of whether or not you have a medical diagnosis, because let’s be honest, you can be in “generally good health” and still feel like crap.)
For me, these past few months have been a lesson in admitting, “No. I can’t do that right now.” In asking for help - “Can you please take this off my plate?”
It’s been a lesson in being vulnerable, myself, and in trusting and relying on others…in teamwork and in community.
This is a season of letting go for me.
Letting go of trying to do it all.
Letting go of perfection.
Letting go of control.
Letting go of the fear of being seen or asking for help.
Isn’t it interesting that it took learning I have a pituitary adenoma for me to embrace these lessons?
Why couldn’t I surrender to these lessons before my diagnosis? I can imagine plenty of reasons why, but ultimately, things happened the way they did. And as they say, the universe will give you the lessons you need.
Maybe some of you will give yourselves permission to lighten your load sooner than I did ❤️
Looking forward to practicing yoga with all of you.
With much love and gratitude,
Elle
(studio owner and teacher)
