See You Later: A Note from Lyle
If you have been in the studio in person when we first opened, you may have been warmly welcomed by Lyle. As this year has created a lot of change in our business and in our personal lives, Lyle is stepping away from the studio. But as he does so, he wanted to share a few words with the community.
Keep up with him on his IG here where he shares his poetry (and sexy selfies 🤪)
It’s a bittersweet sentiment to say farewell to my fly Formation fam. My time with them is something that I will cherish and think of fondly.
Formation, the studio and all its participants, as well as Saschie and Roman, have taught me the value of hard work, creating deeper-meaningful connections and exemplifying generosity from the get-go. Formation has built this beautiful community of people who move, share and show love. That’s what the studio is all about! Now it’s my turn to return the favour by sharing with you my story, with vulnerability and honesty:
When Saschie and Roman asked me to start training to potentially be an instructor at Formation, on-top of managing the studio and working the Front of House, I was hyped and honoured that they’d seen something in me that I didn’t see in myself. At that moment in time, I was getting out of an emotionally and substance-abusive relationship where I put so much of my value and worth into that other person, and in return all that person gave me was the opposite of love.
That’s when Formation came in — the studio was just being built in the summer of 2019, things were transitioning and changing and I said “yes” because naturally, who doesn’t want to be a part of something that would be so great?
I trained to instruct and then had my first chance leading a room. This first experience wasn’t my best and that’s when I realized instructing wasn’t for me. But I wasn’t giving up on myself, I was learning what I’d wanted and that’s perfectly ok. I was coming out of a relationship where I’d invested so much of myself and when it ended, I actually felt like I’d lost my sense of self and wasn’t sure what I wanted.
I was and still am overjoyed at the chance that I had to partake in the many classes, meet so many inspiring and happy faces and get to know each and everyone of you on a personal level. In being a part of this community, it has helped me shape and form a “new-me”, a better me, one that I am so proud of and in-love with! This is because of all of you!
So, I guess what I’m saying is: I’ve learned and grown by working at Formation and seeing you all have fun with dance and fitness have enabled me to have fun and enjoy my life in the process. I’ve learned that life can be playful and fun, and if you make deeper connections instead of deeper attachments, life will be imperfectly perfect — the way it is, the way it isn’t!
I love you all. It is an honour and a pleasure and I cannot wait to see you in that studio, sweating it out right beside me xx