Today we’d like to introduce you to Carly Barnes and Amanda Steadman.
Carly, Amanda, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
In 2015, we both wanted to offer something to our hometown community that we love and admire. We wanted to bring something new and exciting that we were finding in places that we would travel to and wish we had. We both have such a strong passion for wellness and well being. This passion allowed us to connect, as Amanda was my first yoga teacher starting at age 15. When I moved back to Vero Beach after graduating from college, I approached Amanda to open our studio. Our initial mission was to provide quality yoga in a welcoming environment. We wanted yoga to reach a broader and broader audience because it truly is for everyone. We initially opened the studio as Vero Beach Yoga Barre, and in 2018, we fell more in line with a stronger mission and vision and rebranded to Level Yoga. We now have two studio locations that provide over 60 classes a week, as well as workshops, private sessions, and teacher training. We have 23 teachers and staff, that we strongly believe are integral parts of this community.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
If it was smooth, then to me that means it would be easy. By no means has this been an easy process, and with that, I’m grateful for the challenges it’s brought. It is always a struggle when we want to be providing the best of the best. Times can be tough in a seasonal town when we go from having a full room of students for months, and then to have a 1/4 of the students in summertime. That is always a struggle because we have to remember it’s not our lack of effort, but rather the nature of where we live.
So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Level Yoga story. Tell us more about it.
We are a community-driven, uplifting and positive group of people who offer a variety of yoga classes between two thoughtfully built yoga studios. We believe that yoga means different things to different people, depending on where they are in the stages of life. For some, that means they want to be stronger, more flexible, more comfortable, happier, healthier, or calmer. Ultimately, we are known for embracing each level of yoga practice and offering it in a unique and quality way. Our ultimate goal as a studio and community is that each person who walks in our doors should leave better than they came in.
I think the main thing that sets us apart is our genuine compassion for each student that comes through our doors. We build connections, friendships all while growing on the path that yoga takes us on. With this, we offer such a variety of classes, which truly is hard to come by.
Has luck played a meaningful role in your life and business?
Beyond that, the partnership of myself and Amanda is what has made this studio thrive. I believe it was more of an intentional meeting between us, but maybe it was luck too.
Pricing:
- New and Local students to Vero Beach Intro Offer: $49 for 30 days of unlimited classes at both studios
Contact Info:
- Address: 29 Royal Palm Pointe Vero Beach, FL 32960
3055 Cardinal Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32963 - Website: levelyogastudio.com
- Phone: 7726961160
- Email: info@levelyogastudio.com
- Instagram: @levelyoga
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/levelyoga/
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