Holly Purdy

February, the month of love, is here. We just got done with our Bhakti yoga weekend for Yoga Teacher Training, where we spent the weekend exploring the “yoga of love and devotion,” so the timing is just right. During our weekend, we had some real talk about how to practice love on and off our mats, especially when the world feels like it is falling apart and there is so much hatred, violence, and injustice boiling around us.

As I look back on 2025 I am in awe…Of this community and our teachers and everyone who helps make it all happen. The saying, “It takes a village” couldn't be more true- and I feel like we have a solid village. What an amazing blessing- the greatest one that there could be.

We put our Christmas tree up early this year—before Thanksgiving—which, honestly, felt a little rebellious and a little necessary. One random afternoon after school, we piled into the truck, the kids half-bouncing out of their seats, and drove down the road to find “the one.” There’s something about that first tree hunt that feels like crossing a threshold. As soon as we hauled it inside, I knew what was coming next: Christmas movies on too loud, the same playlist on repeat, the chaos...