10/02/2026
The weekend is here, and it's Lewiston High School's Homecoming weekend!
This weekend also marks 19 years that Chill Yoga has called Lewiston its home. We started out with three teachers in a little corner spot on Middle and Main St on October 1st in 2007. As we outgrew our space, we moved to Lisbon Street above Forage Market in the spring of 2010, where a year later smell of bagels and lattes wafted through the air up to our second floor studio.
Our appetites grew for craft food, and along with it our class offerings. Other teachers joined us in offering their skills and passion to the practice of yoga.
In September of 2019, we moved to our current first floor location on the other side of Forage to give more access to those differently abled. 5 months after our move, we learned how to adapt to a changing world as the pandemic redefined what a yoga class looked like. We discovered that Zoom would keep us connected locally and across the world. We checked on our people, let them know they mattered, and invited them to join us online. For our older retired population, we provided some Zoom technology training so we could stay connected through Covid restrictions.
Through the feedback we received, we recognized people's need for safe, in-person connection outside of a studio and developed our Yoga Outdoors Program. Through all of it we had immense gratitude for our yoga family- students, teachers, collaborators and our community at large. For without all of you, we would not be here.
We are so grateful for the teachers who have dedicated their skills and compassionate teaching. Today, Heidi and Nerys are joined by Diane Handler, Kathy Saunders, Rachel Lowe, Katie Camire, Christine Gianopoulos, Kavita Sharma-Nason, Tavia Melhus, Lori McAullife and Equinox and Solstice Yoga Nidra teacher Julie Gammon. Paul Jones has been with us since the beginning- 89 years young and still the steward of the studio.
Stay tuned for more events happening through the month of October to celebrate the Chill Yoga Community. If it has been awhile since your last visit, stop by. Our doors are open for your homecoming. 🏡🙏🧘♀️💙❤️💜
