Spirit Tree Yoga Studio

🌿 A Personal Update from Me 🌿

Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been around the studio, on social media, or as visible as I normally am lately, and I wanted to share a little about where I’ve been.

The past while has been challenging. Along with managing fibromyalgia, I have been dealing with cervical myelopathy, a condition involving compression of the spinal cord in my neck. It has meant living with increased pain, fatigue, and physical limitations, and learning, sometimes reluctantly, that I need to slow down and listen to what my body is asking of me.

After appointments, tests, and waiting, I now have a surgery date: October 1st.

As someone who has spent so many years teaching others to listen to their bodies, breathe through difficult moments, and honour where they are, I’m finding myself being asked to practice those lessons in a very real way.

So if I’ve seemed quieter, less present, or a little tucked away lately, this is why. I’ve been conserving my energy, taking care of myself, and preparing physically and emotionally for surgery and recovery.

But Spirit Tree Yoga is still here. 🌳💚

Our beautiful community continues, our classes continue, and I am incredibly grateful for everyone who walks through our doors, teaches, practices, supports the studio, and continues to help Spirit Tree grow.

I’m hopeful that this surgery will mark the beginning of a new chapter for me. Recovery will take time, and I know I’ll need patience with myself along the way, but I’m looking forward to gradually finding my way back to the things and people I love.

Yoga teaches us that our practice changes with us. Sometimes the practice is movement and strength. Sometimes it is stillness. Sometimes it is surrender. And sometimes the bravest practice is simply allowing ourselves to receive care.

Right now, that is my yoga. 💚

Thank you for your patience, kindness, messages, and continued support of Spirit Tree Yoga. It means more than you know.

I’ll keep you updated as October 1st approaches and as I begin the journey of recovery afterward.

With love and gratitude,

Lisa Blanchard
🌳 Spirit Tree Yoga
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