Yoga Garden is a welcoming and inclusive sangha.

Welcome, I’m Lexie.

Thank you for being here.

The year was 2016. My beloved Teacher Dharma Richards was curious about the yoga scene in Pittsboro, where I’d moved a few years before. Dharma eventually chose a different path and decided not to open a studio here after all. Meanwhile, during our discussions, I had gotten interested!

I had been a deeply dedicated yoga student for 20 or so years. I was eager to try entrepreneurship. And I was falling in love with Pittsboro. After careers in public relations and public health, I was ready for something different. Our adorable historic downtown cottage came on the market and the vision for a sweet community yoga studio began to take shape. With Dharma’s mentorship and collaboration, I opened the studio in June of 2017.

I’m so very grateful that I took that leap. It's been a wonderful ride so far. I continue to learn every day. And my heart is filled to the brim with love for our studio family.

Many beautiful souls have contributed to this very special community and continue to do so as it grows and evolves.

When Dharma decided to move on to other pursuits, her star student and my dear friend Meadow DeFosche-Christ agreed to join us as our Director of Teacher Training. Meadow is incredibly dedicated and skilled. The quality of our teacher training is as good as it gets.

Another friend and one of our beloved instructors, Lisa Pigeon, helped me bring the studio back from the brink post-Covid. Lisa’s hard work elevated our studio and really helped me during a time I needed it most.

There are so many more studio angels I could thank. But I will conclude here by expressing gratitude for everyone who has contributed and continues to contribute their energy to our sangha. Every time you participate in a class or event at Yoga Garden, you are co-creating something meaningful for us all. Thank you.