Holding the Space Between by Lexie Wolf
When I shared the news about the studio closing two weeks ago, I didn’t fully know how it would land — for you, or for me. What followed was a day (and several after) of reading your sweet notes through tears. Over the past few weeks I heard from so many of you. Your words have been generous, thoughtful, and deeply moving. I’m deeply humbled.
Thank you for your grace. Thank you for telling me what Yoga Garden has meant to you. I’m keeping all your notes and holding our sweet conversations in my heart.
One thing that surprised me was how quickly I began hearing from people about new ideas and projects percolating — studios, classes, community gathering spaces. If I’m honest, my first reaction was, “Wait… can we bury Yoga Garden first?”
But almost immediately, something brighter and more expansive arose: of course this is what happens. And it is beautiful.
Nothing truly ends. It changes form. Energy moves. The familiar elements reorganize themselves into something new.
Yoga Garden was never just a place. It has felt like an extended family — people woven together through shared practice and care. Families grow. They change shape. They don’t disappear. I hope what we’ve cultivated here will seed uplifting new projects. This community isn’t dissolving. It will alchemize into new forms and grow in different directions.
On a personal note, I’m touched by how many of you have asked about my teaching and writing and life. Bill and I aren’t going anywhere! We are passionate about sharing yoga and holding space for deep connection, conversation, and ceremony. We are looking forward to stepping into a new phase of our teaching We will share more about what that looks like as things take shape.
These newsletters will continue, too, once or twice a month. Bill and I both very much enjoy sharing our musings on life through a yogic lens. Over the years, I’ve heard from many of you who read these notes – some who don’t ever come the studio or do so infrequently. I love that we can share yoga in this way. Going forward these newsletters will be a way for us to all stay connected, whether we practice in the same space or not. I’ll let you know in this space how you can stay connected with your teachers. Thank you for reading, commenting, and sending me feedback, I love being in conversation with you.
It can feel like a lot to hold right now. I want to be fully present for these final months at Yoga Garden — savoring the classes, the gatherings, the deep conversations. And at the same time, I can feel the next chapter beginning to gather itself.
In life, endings and beginnings rarely arrive one at a time. They overlap. We can grieve and dream in the same breath.
For now, I am holding the space between — with gratitude for what has been, and trust in what might be forming.
