I truly believe that the heart. yoga studio has been manifesting for many years.  Powerful forces, desires destined to be realized and fears meant to be overcome from so many different people have converged to birth something that feels truly special.  I am proud, honored, and beyond excited to co-create this vision with the entire team here at the heart.

At its essence, the heart. is a place to “do the work.”  Not just yoga, not just movement — but the deeper work of remembering and connecting with our most authentic selves.  Everything we do and offer begins and ends with that intention.  Because what could matter more than that journey?  For ourselves, for one another, and for a world that feels like it really, really needs the best and truest version of us all right now.

For everyone who walks through our doors, our intention is to guide them on that journey:

1. To understand what it means to “do the work”

2. To uncover that work that is uniquely theirs to do

3. To help shape a personal approach and a way forward that feels authentic and accessible

4. To step into the work itself with faith, courage, and consistency

5. And to celebrate the inevitable growth and healing that arise along the way

The work is not easy — we know this firsthand.  Every one of us at the heart. not only teaches it but lives it.  To truly find yourself may be the most difficult and frightening task any of us will ever face.  And progress always takes longer than we wish.

But the reward is beyond measure, and the receiving of it is certain — if we commit to it.

And at its core, the work begins with the heart — your own heart — and the simple, tender question: “what’s here?”  From there, the practice unfolds.  We learn to grow quiet and still and to connect with our bodies, so we can listen with clarity instead of judgment and reactivity.  We cultivate self-worth and release attachments, so that we can be honest with ourselves and face hidden truths.  And we ground ourselves in safe community, surrounded by supportive people, so that we may step courageously into new ways of being… embodying versions of ourselves that once felt too frightening to claim. 

This is what the heart. is all about — supporting the practice of doing the work, through the teachings of yoga and our own lived experience of walking the path.  Yes, you’ll sweat here.  Yes, you’ll build strength, learn advanced poses, sculpt your core, and move your body in powerful ways.  But yoga is so much more than the pose… it always has been.

And don't worry, it won't be all "work" here... keeping it light and fun is what we lead with and what makes the more serious stuff accessible.  We promise to help fill the studio with smiles and laughs and joy, whether that be on the mat or while playing Mario Kart in the lobby during tea time with newly made friends.

All of us here at the heart. are honored to hold this space for the community, and to support you in every step of your journey.  We believe deeply in the vision, in ourselves, in each of you, and in the greater forces that guide us.

And we care with all our hearts.  When you practice with us, you will feel it.

Welcome to the heart. — yours belongs here.

- Adam Cole (Owner and Teacher) and the entire team at the heart.