A Year Later

It’s hard to believe how much can change in a year.

When I first started down this path with Endameo Yoga, I had a pretty clear idea of what I thought the journey would look like. I knew I wanted to share yoga with people in a way that felt accessible, personal, and meaningful.

I knew I wanted to bring yoga into spaces where people often needed it most—especially those who spend so much of their lives carrying responsibility, working hard, and taking care of others.

But one thing I never really imagined for myself was teaching in a studio.

At the beginning of this journey, I explored a few different studios, hoping to find a place where I felt aligned. But each time, something felt off. I struggled to find spaces where the values, the energy, and the approach to yoga matched what I felt called to offer. For a while, it began to feel like teaching in a studio just wasn’t the path for me.

And honestly, as I worked toward building my own business, I began to understand just how challenging that path could be. Starting a business is difficult in itself, but starting one centered around connection, presence, and energy work brought its own unique challenges... It can be difficult to explain something that is felt more than it is defined.

By the end of last summer, I found myself at a bit of a crossroads.

Then, almost on a whim, I responded to a message in a Facebook group I was part of and reached out to one of the owners of a local studio.

I didn’t know what would come from it.

But walking into The LITL Studio for the first time, I knew something was different!

Of course, the space itself was beautiful. The studio is housed in an old Boise home with so much character and warmth woven into its walls. But what stood out to me even more was the presence of the owner, Johanna.

Within moments of meeting her, I received one of the best hugs I’ve ever gotten from a stranger. We sat and talked for nearly an hour—getting to know each other, sharing stories, and talking about our own journeys. There was an openness and genuine care that I immediately felt.

A few weeks later, I taught a demo class at The LITL Studio, and I fell in love even more... not just with the space, but with the people.

The community there was exactly what I had been searching for.

I’ve learned something important through this experience: sometimes the things we are certain about are the very things that need to be gently challenged.

I had decided that a studio wasn’t the right path for me. But I think what I was really searching for wasn’t not a studio but a place where I could show up authentically. A place where yoga was more than just a class on a schedule. A place where people cared about connection, growth, and creating space for one another.

And I found that at The LITL Studio.

So, for the foreseeable future, you can find me teaching weekly classes there, continuing to learn, grow, and be challenged in a community that has already given me so much.

I am incredibly grateful for the unexpected turns this journey has taken so far.

And I’m excited to see where it leads next! With Love Always, Niah