When Christopher de Mars and Laura Wilcox went public this Spring with their new romance the Yoga Loft was tagged the Yoga Love Studio. A well earned nickname as The Love Studio is credited, in part, with uniting 3 pairs of lovers. The studio is a comfortable place. We have small classes, loving teachers and we all gather together in an effort to improve our lives. It’s an unintimidating space which lends itself to the cultivation of a serene and open inner space.

Within that inner space we explore our vulnerability & strengths. We see how far we can stretch, how deep we can breath, how steady we can balance, how present we can be. We struggle with patience and acceptance. We balance effort and ease. We learn to see ourselves without judgement, we move closer to our true selves and we begin to love who we are, who we truly are. Once we see the good within we can see the good in all.

Yoga, the natural process of integration ( Shiva Rea’s definition), takes time, it’s lifelong, if you believe in reincarnation it’s a many lives long process. It’s not hurried. A dedicated Yoga practice is the incubator for physical and spiritual growth. The 3 romances that incubated @ the loft were unhurried, they were allowed to grow as each individual evolved. Laura and Christophers romance incubated for more than a semester.

Matt Buckingham a rugged firefighter and Cassey Cook the sultry diva, both long time Sonora residents and Yoga Lofters, have been practicing in the same room for over 3 years. They “hooked up” early early Spring.

Jessica and Adam Robertson (married!) did not meet at the Love Studio but are involved in the Loft. Adam was a Columbia College student of mine as was Jessica. Jessica developed our Yoga Tots program and Adam became the Loft web designer. Their friendship started outside of the Loft but they studied their growing relationship with the skills they learned from Yogic self study. A little meddling on my part expediated them into the romantic phase. A teacher has to know when its appropriate to push a student out of their comfort zone!

Best wishes to all our lovers, namaste.

If you have any comments on your own Yoga romance leave a comment here.

Yoga Loft friends adam and jessica robertson have a new addition to the family. averie star robertson was born on jan 20th at1 in the morning. he was 9 lbs 7 oz. during birth, jessica announced that she “DID not want ANY more children” , but adam feels this may have been spoken in the heat of the moment.