12/03/2025
“I’ve been coming to this studio since the very beginning. I love the teachers — I feel like I’ve grown up with them. But I’ve literally been doing yoga for as long as I can remember. My mom is a yoga teacher, so it’s in my bones. There was a moment, though, when my understanding of yoga deepened. I’d just come back from a teacher training and then I had a miscarriage. Someone close to me said, ‘Now the real yoga starts.’ And I think that’s true. The yoga we do on the mat is just honing a set of tools for the real yoga — how we meet the world, how we move through grief, how we approach life.
I work at Le Dépôt, which is a beautiful organization that uses food to fuel solidarity. It’s its own community, just like the studio. People come to us because they’re in crisis — empty fridges, empty pantries, rising rents, the affordability crisis. One in four Canadians is living with food insecurity. We offer food, a meal, connection, belonging. People come for nourishment and for each other. That’s what we try to foster.
Food insecurity is really an income issue. So beyond meeting immediate needs, we advocate for better supports — minimum wage, social programs, employment insurance. We don’t take individual food donations anymore — they don’t allow us to offer the consistent, dignified experience people deserve. Monetary donations let us buy healthy, local food and run programs that actually strengthen the community.
This studio is an important part of my day-to-day life, too. I love this place. It’s not just somewhere I practice — it’s part of my community, part of the fabric of my life here. Being greeted at the front desk, seeing teachers I’ve known for years, seeing generations of people who’ve been practicing here. There’s a warmth and care, a real sense of sangha. I’m so grateful for that.”
🦋 Tasha, longtime student at Morpho Bleu, and Executive Director of Le Dépôt NDG. We have a goal to raise $500 for them this month, so we’re giving $10 in studio credit to anyone who gives $50 or more. Help us spread a little warmth this holiday season, and contribute via the link in our bio!
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