I had two interesting phone calls last week.  The first was from a women in Bedford, an upscale suburb of Halifax, who’s sister is coming to visit from Vancouver. 

“She wants to do yoga every day she’s here so I’m researching the options.”  I had to break it to her that I offer only two classes per week - my in-home studio and my yoga-teaching are not full-time.  So I suggested she look into some other studios.  She said, “OK, give the names of all the yoga studios in Bedford”.  I said, “um, there aren’t any in Bedford.  All the studios are downtown.” 

She says, “we can support two spas but not a yoga studio??”  I’m not sure how spas and yoga are connected.  Trikonasana always did more for me than a pedicure, but anyhoo.

Then someone emailed me and said that she and her friends noticed my studio was in their ‘hood and could they do a punch-card thing and come to as many classes as they like and I said, “ sure, I offer two per week”. 

So here’s the thing - yoga is still growing in Halifax.  It seems there aren’t enough studios to keep up with the demand.  So if you’re thinking about moving to a small city, think of Halifax.  The lifestyle is laid back and the people are practical.  Houses are still reasonably priced and even if you live in the city, you’re only a 20 or 30 minute drive from some of the most amazing beaches in the world.  You want small quaint fishing villages and historical stuff?  We’ve got it in droves.  So give us your Bikram, your Iyengar, your Acroyoga.  We’ll take it.  I’ll be first in line for a  punch card.