Hello teachers,
The air is fall-apple-crisp. It’s refreshing. I’m sitting outside the garage studio under the covered area composing this update for you.
Thanks for taking the time to read it. And for all the ways you show up at Sol. I’ve surrendered to the truth that we won’t ever ALL be together at the same time. We are not a small cohort of people, but a broad and roomy collective of diverse individuals! We share space. We share the pursuit of truth. We cross paths. Perfectly, I might add.
So instead of a once a month mandatory ‘teachers’ meeting, the approach here is to offer at least a once-a-month opportunity for teacher enrichment - by which I mean - social connection, educational up-level, personal growth, inspiration, a time or space to share your gifts or peddle your wares, or an opportunity to be held by us.
There is a lot going on here to keep tabs on. Please notice what resonates mostly and focus on that! We can’t do all the things, all the time (Dorkie reminds herself)
FALL CALENDAR
social connection/inspiration:
Sept 27 - Bagels, Coffee & Practical Spirituality. Topic today is YOUR spiritual experience - Future dates: Oct 18, Nov 15
Oct 4 - Legacy Circle (full) & Community Meal & Meeting (open) & Housing Info Session
Oct - 11 - 9-11am Big Fall Clothing Swap
Oct 11 -1-3pm 2026 Yoga Teacher Graduation Ceremony, Sparkling Cider & S'mores
Oct 11 - 10-1pm - Open House for Volunteers & Work Exchange
educational up-level & personal growth:
Oct 5 - Codependents Workbook Group
Oct 5 - Fall Teacher Mentorship Session Starts
Oct 6 - Yoga for Limited Mobility TRIAL
Oct 7 Meditation School
Nov 7 - Fall/Winter Mentor Circle/Program Begins
share your gifts:
Sept 18-20, was SOL FEST - our 3 day free event showcasing an array of our great community offerings. By community, for community. This one popped up last minute, so we are putting the next one on the calendar for Spring Equinox - March 19-20-21. Please submit your ideas as they arrive in your mind. We welcome organizational leadership too.
🗓️Sept 22 - New Fall Class Schedule began, as you know. Please lmk what inconsistencies you notice or what questions and comments arise. This is always an evolving conversation, not a closed container. Your input (and your students matter). NEXT cycle begins Dec 21 - pls submit any changes prior to Dec 10.
Oct 5 - Fall Teacher Mentorship Session Starts
Oct 6 - Yoga for Limited Mobility TRIAL
Oct 23 - Lunch & Learn w/ Lara
be held/practice
Oct 5 - Awakening Morning Practice - 530-645 MWT if you’d like to be led, or self led T/F
Oct 7 - Adult & Child Yoga
Oct 6 - Yoga for Limited Mobility TRIAL
Oct 25 - Go Deeper Full Moon Practice
Nov 7 - Fall/Winter Mentor Circle/Program Begins
Hopefully there is something in the range above that truly excites you and inspires engagement. There is always more in the pipeline! If you have programs or classes you are independently offering, please feel free to use our community boards in each studio to post flyers. Or If you need space to share your own creative expression, or desire some level of collaboration, please sing out!
And speaking of ‘singing out,’ there are no magical marketing gurus up at ‘corporate’ working for us. We - you and me - are the inviters, the share-ers of the good news and the welcoming committee for every person that steps through our doors. If there is an offfering that excites you, tell a friend or make an annoucement in. your class. Not only what involves you, but what you are proud of. And if there is a new person, show them the way!
And also, there are no magical cleaning fairies that show up at night. We are family and this is your home. Please feel free to stock toilet paper if its low or grab the broom if its dirty.
It’s an all hands on deck kinda place. And if you or someone you know wants to pick up a more formal ‘service position,’ in exchange for a formal membership, we can accomodate that too!
Thank you for reading. May the force we be with you this fall.
Love,
Dorcas