November: An Opportunity to #Reaffirm

Well, what do you know, it's almost the end of the year! I still remember the start of this year (and every year) so vividly and how every January signals a new set of opportunities (and also insecurities and fears) for myself and for the studio.

I love November. Aside from it having a personal significance in my life, it also is that natural pause for everyone — a time to take stock of what we’ve cultivated, what we’ve released, and what still calls for our attention.

Our theme at the studio this month, Reaffirm, invites us to recommit not only to the things that bring us joy, but also to the boundaries, lessons, and truths that keep us whole.

In yoga, reaffirmation is more than a verbal promise. It’s a conscious return — to our practice, our values, and our evolving selves. Each time we step onto the mat, we reaffirm presence over distraction, breath over reaction, and awareness over autopilot.

Reaffirming What We Love

It’s easy to forget the things that light us up when life gets busy. Reaffirmation is the practice of remembering what nourishes the soul — whether it’s time spent on the mat, connection with community, or simple acts of creativity and rest.

For me, I spent time studying this year: deepening my movement teaching arsenal (the time to teach is a different conversation, as you know), re-learning how to draw and exploring other approaches to paint, and finally starting my second masters education. The Treehouse Team is also getting ready for the coming Yoga Teacher Training in January -- that's going to be the big culmination of all our 10 years of existence.

By consciously returning to what we love, we strengthen the pathways of gratitude and intention that anchor our well-being. What did that look like for you this year?

Reaffirming Boundaries and Growth

But reaffirmation is not only about comfort; it also means holding space for what’s hard. Reaffirming our boundaries, for example, is an act of deep self-respect. It means honoring our limits even when it feels uncomfortable. It’s saying, I can care without carrying everything.

In the philosophy of yoga, this echoes the yama Ahimsa — non-harming. When we reaffirm our boundaries, we practice non-harming toward ourselves. We recognize that protecting our peace is not selfish; it’s sacred. It allows us to give and receive from a place of wholeness, not depletion.

2025 has been a year of major growth in the fitness industry. From being a lone yoga studio in BF Homes, now Treehouse is just one of the many yoga and Pilates studios in the community. This has been quite scary, and for a while, I was in that limbo of "should I just close the studio" and "no, we should fight," until I found my comfortable middle ground: "Let's just be who we've always been, but better."

Imagining this to be my supported bridge pose. There was a time I couldn't do it at all, and a time when I can go on a full wheel. But right now, I am happy with my blocks.

Do you ever imagine situations as yoga poses, too? I do, all the time.

Reaffirming the Lessons

All of life and yoga allude to lessons. To notice how much you've learned from it, to see how much of it you apply in your daily life, and to acknowledge more lessons as they come are the true progress markers of yoga.

To reaffirm is also to remind ourselves of how far we’ve come. Growth doesn’t always look like expansion — sometimes it’s restraint, or saying no, or choosing differently than before. We reaffirm the lessons learned from old habits, not by judging our past selves, but by understanding them with compassion.

In this way, reaffirmation becomes a dialogue between who we were and who we’re becoming.

A Living Practice

Yoga, at its heart, is a practice of returning — to the body, to the breath, to awareness. Every inhale reaffirms life. Every exhale is an act of surrender. Each pose invites us to check in: Am I still aligned with what matters most?

This November, let your practice be your affirmation. Recommit to what keeps you grounded, kind, and awake. Reaffirm your devotion to growth, to stillness, and to the quiet wisdom within you.

Because to reaffirm is not to start over — it’s to remember, again and again, who you truly are.

And who you are is more than enough. ✨

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