But building something meaningful in a system that continuously demands more: more rent, more output, more resilience, all while offering less support in return, has been a struggle. The rising costs of everything around us, both physically, emotionally and energetically, have made it nearly impossible to sustain this space without compromising the very values we built it on.

But what really pushed us to make this decision was our location. Our physical space has become a limitation in ways that no longer allows for the care, presence and growth our community deserves.

What started as our safe haven has increasingly faced more restrictions and challenges, making it harder to expand and support our community in the ways we envision. Continuing here would mean standing in the way of that growth.

So instead, I’m choosing to pause, step back, and protect the integrity of what MONAD stands for.

Over the years, we’ve seen how deeply necessary this space has been. And how much we have been valued for what we offer. Many people have given so much to make this studio what it is. Not just their energy, but their time, heart, and love, often without compensation. All because they believed in what we were building.

For that I want to express my deepest gratitude.

Thank you for believing in us. Thank you for showing up, for growing with us, and for helping us shape something so meaningful.

Letting go of MONAD in its current form and trusting it will find a new shape is incredibly hard, but we’ve come to see this as a completed chapter, not a failure.

Because with this decision comes something quietly powerful: the acknowledgment of the beauty in creating something temporary. We’ve seen this in our classes and events, and now, however unexpected, we’re applying this same philosophy to the studio itself.