A Pivot for the Wellness Industry: How One Studio Calls For Radical Change

“BYV — the studio & the community — has always embodied a holistic & authentic approach to yoga (and to life). And I’m thrilled to be part of BYV’s newest expression of offering healing, joy, and connection to the larger community”, says Martha Rogers of Full Moon Acupuncture.

Why does Martha feel this way about offering her teachings as part of the new Baltimore Yoga Village model in 2021? She is not alone! In this article, you will hear of the benefits of our a model for the wellness industry in 2021 from a variety of teachers and practitioners, and why this has been a longtime coming.

This year, 2020, has been one of great reckoning for our country. Baltimore Yoga Village (BYV), like many small independent yoga studios, closed doors to ensure health and safety of more vulnerable populations and took a hard look at how to move forward equitably. Covid 19 has illustrated how yoga teachers and studios are small businesses unto themselves, both under-resourced and overstretched, often hanging by a thread. Teachers across the country, who largely operate as independent contractors, often are not entitled to the security of benefits. They hustle from one institution to the next under a variety of differing contracts and rarely make a living. Small independent studio owners also struggle to keep…