There is no doubt a tension between what this practice can be vs how it can realistically be presented to make classes viable.

We’re all busy. We have lives full of obligations and priorities. So if someone can practice for an hour, 45 minutes even, we’re winning. A little is vastly better than none at all, plus a little every day goes a long way. We all know this and the commitment of our community blows my mind regularly. Our class are hard. Exacting. Foundations are laid and built upon through the months and years at Sonic. This fills Lauren and myself with joy.

There is though a culture we feel is slipping away. One of regular meditation. Mudra. Mantra. Of slowly, over time, being steeped in a fuller practice. Of setting intentions each time we lay down our mat.

We are carrying a tradition forward in this city that we love and we have a responsibly to ensure we’re doing that in the best way we know. The pandemic put us and other independent studios in survival mode. We survived. Now we’re thriving again, thanks to you. So I believe it’s time to start to bring back what’s been lost in name of convenience and commercial viability.

I think longer, deeper practices are commercially viable.

I have faith that our community is one of seekers. I sense a hunger for more. There’s a gap between short daily offerings and 200 hours of teacher training, if one wants to go deeper.

In March we start to claw this back. We’ll start a regular workshop series. 2 per month to begin. One on a Saturday afternoon will feature a technique oriented offering- mastering advanced practices, gaining a deeper understanding of the magic of Sun Salutations, learning pranayama. On a Sunday we’ll offer an experience to get a bit lost in, to discover some hidden aspect of our being. Sound baths. Guided meditations. Yoga Nidra.

And then there’s a real doozie I have in mind. An early, long-form practice on a weekday morning. 90 minutes minimum. A teachers’ practice. All are welcome,- you needn’t be an actual teacher. But a teachers’ practice in that no compromises will be made. A teachers’ practice in that you need to know what a teacher knows, or be willing to hang with them so you can learn. Learn by doing. The level of effort will be very intense, and a fuller scope of the practice will be presented. We’ll climb a mountain together on those mornings, and feel together what can only be felt by those that just walked the walk.

Hari Om

Keith