If you've been here a while, you probably already know that the new Treehouse Yoga Studio is almost done. I've been watching it take shape slowly, participating actively in its creation, just as how I did when I designed the current studio now. The floors, walls, windows, fixtures, and all the little decisions that require, I don't know, ten, twelve, twenty other decisions after them. There's still a lot of work to do, but it has reached the point where one can already walk i

As we move through our Year of Skillful Living, August brings us into intimate conversation with Satya. Building upon our recent practice of Santosha—learning to find contentment with what is—truthfulness asks us to take the next step: to see reality clearly, speak it courageously, and hold space for complexity. But let me go deeper and beyond by-the-book yoga philosophy in this post. Personally, I think Satya should come next to Ahimsa (sorry, Patanjali, but hear me out), be

I started writing this piece thinking about how santosha, as a concept, translated in modern living as this practice of being content with what we have or who we are at the moment and not falling prey to envy, jealousy, or greed. To not desire endlessly. After all, santosha translates to "absolute contentment". And as one of the niyamas or inner disciplines, this is how santosha is usually presented in modern yogic discussions. And yet that version of santosha seemed a little

Happy June to everyone! How time has flown by — we're already in the middle of the year! We introduced this year as our year of skillful living. Our themes have been revolving around concepts from Yoga Philosophy, in no particular formal order, but there is a reason we laid it out like that, and maybe this month is the perfect time to share with you how they all connect to each other. We began the year with Svadharma, with a question, "What is appropriate for me right now?" I

Do you remember that first time you asked what yoga was? Maybe you came across it in social media, maybe you decided to book that class through Classpass or Kfit (if you know, you know), or maybe someone said to you in a conversation a long time ago that maybe you should try doing yoga. I still remember my first time asking this question. I remember Googling "yoga for beginners," coming across Yoga with Adriene in Youtube and trying to finish a 20-minute class with my usual

How has your week been? I am writing this at the airport, heading back home after an eventful first 3 months and a half of 2026. Finally feeling my guard relaxing a bit, my nervous system resetting. There's this particular kind of quiet that gradually happened this month as we ended something meaningful: the Yoga Teacher Training. Most of you know how busy it has been for me and the rest of the teachers involved in the YTT. Not just for the faculty, but also for the rest of t

The more I studied, the more I realized that the path was not leading toward having all the answers, but toward becoming less attached to needing them. This is where the teaching of Vairagya started to make sense to me, not as a philosophical concept, but as a lived experience.

Happy hearts month, Treehouse! It's our 10th Valentine's Day with you all, and one that I sadly missed out on celebrating with the community-- but maybe we can come up with something end of the month, suggestions are welcome! Buti na lang nandiyan ang ating Valentinas -- Teachers Kim, Jinky, and Noki -- who were present with you all last Saturday! One Valentine's Day with T. Jinky 2026 Valentine's Day, still with T. Jinky! The consistent Valentina of Treehouse! In the meantim

Happy new year, Treehouse! As with every year, I sit with the energy of Treehouse and try to listen to what its spirit needs. Usually, and I kid you not, the themes come to me in dreams (just like the name "Treehouse"), and never has it failed me. This year, our umbrella theme is "Skillful Living" — a year of applying yoga as a way of responding to life, not escaping it. This is such a helpful reminder that the everyday work of yoga is expressed through wise choices, appropri