In 2017, our founder, Kristin noticed a big difference between the Yoga she learned to teach and the Yoga she was seeing in local studios and on social media. She practiced Yoga in places that just didn't feel like they were very welcoming to bodies like hers. She is a person who might be considered "fat" ( although she prefers the term "adundant") and doesn't always have the same strength to lift her abundant body upside down nor does she have the space in her body to twist and move like the other people she practiced with. This often made her feel like she didn't belong. Modifications weren't offered to someone with her build because the people who were teaching and the other students definitely didn't look the same. Around this same time, Kristin was beginning to go through financial hardships and realized that everytime she considered opening her wallet to take a class, moths flew out of it. She was broke. The rising costs of group classes showed Kristin that she was abundant in weight and body mass, but definitely not in the cash it would take to practice in these studios. This led Kristin down a path of Yoga she didn't initially think she would go down, but soon she found out that she wasn't alone, and that there were MANY groups of humans who felt similarly. She saw a need and Seeds of Love Yoga was born. In 2018 our 501(c)3 status was approved and SOLY was on its way.

In just a few short years we have redefined the word Accessible and continue to let it grow and shape our mission every day. The world is full of humans who feel unwelcome, unseen, unwanted and unloved. Kristin and the community at SOLY want everyone to feel like they belong.

• Yoga is for anyone who wants to try it and we have options for everyone.

• Yoga shouldn’t cost more than you can afford

• Classes should be inclusive and accessible

• There is more than one way to do do a pose and we aim to give you choices instead of standards

• Bodies come in many different shapes sizes and colors, and everyone has a right to feel included

• We’re better together and Self Care is Community Care

• Community and connection through shared experiences help to lead to understanding and compassion

• We’re all just humans with no owner’s manual and Yoga and community can help us understand and love ourselves

  •We are a growing community of humans attempting to be less judgmental, less insecure, and stronger in body, mind, and spirit

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