Dear SHY Community,

November 1st marks 13 years of Steamtown Yoga. We actually began to think we’d “seen it all” and had this yoga studio business figured out! Since 2007, we’ve successfully navigated a recession, flooding, a partner buyout, a move, city permit and parking difficulties, evolving client needs and expectations, plus the expected (and unexpected!) day-to-day challenges running a small business demands.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed everything.

The grace of government grants, business and personal savings, and an understanding landlord has sustained us since we reopened our doors at the end of June.

Since then, our struggle has been so much more difficult than we anticipated.