About Us.

Before we get into the who we are as a studio, we need to recognize where we physically reside in space and we would like to begin by paying our respect to the Arapahoe, Ute, Cheyenne and Sioux bands, tribes and Nations, and the Indigenous people of Denver County, and all of Colorado. We acknowledge the ancient holders of this unceded ancestral land on which we and our families live, work and play and we offer deep respect and gratitude to the elders of this land, present past, and future. We would like to acknowledge that sovereignty was never granted, that Native peoples were massacred in Colorado and forcibly removed from the land, and that any acknowledgement made is only the first in a long line of actions toward truth and that reconciliation.

** Created and adapted with words and inspiration from Sonali Fiske **

As a studio, we choose to acknowledge our bias – both implicit and explicit. We believe that privilege is a force multiplier. It has the ability to corrupt, inspire greed, create fear and drive scarcity. It can also be used to remove the barriers that divide and oppress us. Structural inequities perpetuate trauma and prevent access to healing. We believe that part of healing is acknowledging the intersectional lens of privilege and working to better listen to and support, when appropriate, those who are disproportionately impacted by these systems.

Our life experiences, beliefs and values shape who we are and how we interact in the world. For example, my life lens is that of a white, cis-gender, able-bodied, woman born and raised in Colorado and as the studio owner, means that I’m constantly working to identify where I'm located in relation to power and privilege and how that informs my role and my responsibility to and for issues like gentrification, racism, advocacy and activism. As a yoga practitioner, it means I strive to be aware of how my actions affect and may actively, if not consciously, harm other people and what it means to truly embrace and work toward inclusivity. As a mother, it means I feel a responsibility to raise an actively anti-racist, kind, brave, and mindful child.

We all have bias. As a studio and teachers, we do our best to be aware of the bias we bring to our interactions and experiences. This - just like our yoga practice - is a process. It takes continued practice, and a willingness and commitment to try and view things from a different lens than our own.

We respect and value the experiences that make each of us who we are, honoring that we likely haven’t lived that experience and so are committed to finding ways to discuss, embrace and hopefully grow through those ideas that may challenge us in our quest for equal justice.

BBY is dedicated to working toward anti-racism daily, and continually reassessing what it means to be ‘in the work.’ Yoga has become a largely appropriated practice of the privileged, but we are committed to strengthening our community by actively working to make our space and yoga more accessible, while also learning, honoring and acknowledging the roots of this, for most of us, ‘borrowed’ practice.

We currently address this in a few ways 1) we make no apologies for our stand in speaking out against inequity. We have a lot to learn and unlearn but we are committed to the process. 2) we strive to have accessible pricing, many options and free classes and will work with you to find a situation that allows you to be part of our community in a sustainable way. 3) our studio spaces are free from culturally appropriated images, symbols or merchandise. 4) we offer a wide variety of classes for all skill levels and also acknowledge we have more learning and work to do in order to be truly accessible to every body.

We are evolving.

Connection through Community

Our offerings are anchored to relationships first. We are a neighborhood studio that prides itself on serving those in proximity to us while still asking questions about who is benefitting from our classes, who is not in the room and who is missing out on the offering and if there are opportunities to more directly relate back to strengthening broader community and increasing access and equity. We seek to strengthen the community and increase access to yoga as a tool for liberation of all.

Our offerings work to center the community, focus on outreach and provide ways to increase connection to local organizations, schools, nonprofits and others like-minded.

Engaging with Integrity

We strive to act in the world with humility and integrity and are first and foremost unassuming and modest  – we strive to offer many class styles and approachable free and donation-based classes and events and are mindful in the way in which we speak in our classes and market our events with the images and graphics and language we choose to use. 

We strive to honor the cultural heritage of yoga with understanding and intention and work to ensure that we are growing in our knowledge and that this tradition is practiced with spiritual integrity, and appreciation. 

The studio as a whole, AND all offerings have a minimum 5% give-back of profits or a comparable service component.

We strive to act in the world with humility and integrity and are first and foremost unassuming and modest  – we strive to offer many class styles and approachable free and donation-based classes and events and are mindful in the way in which we speak in our classes and market our events with the images and graphics and language we choose to use. 

We strive to honor the cultural heritage of yoga with understanding and intention and work to ensure that we are growing in our knowledge and that this tradition is practiced with spiritual integrity, and appreciation. 

The studio as a whole, AND all offerings have a minimum 5% give-back of profits or a comparable service component.

Seeking Growth through Curiosity

We have so much to learn every day about so many things and the process is huge, humbling and exciting. There are opportunities to be better every day and so many situations that arise that unintentionally cause both harm and that provide opportunities for repair. 

Every time we engage with a new way of understanding we are grateful for the chance to learn something new. We will take every one of these chances that we are lucky enough to have illuminated and illustrated so that we can keep working toward evolution and progress in the future.