Sulphur Springs’ One Yoga receives $10k for rural Texas women’s leadership
One Soul Yoga & Wellness Center in Sulphur Springs has been awarded a $10,000 grant through the Texas Rural Women Grant program offered through The Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership’s Center for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE) at Texas Woman’s University.
This inaugural grant was offered state-wide and awarded to 35 woman-owned businesses in select rural areas in Texas. The program supports economic development activity in rural Texas by enabling rural, woman-owned small businesses to undertake new and innovative projects.
DeAnna McDearmont, co-owner and instructor at One Soul Yoga, is a TWU alumni and applied for the grant to help make some improvements to the studio. The funds will be used for a small half-bathroom, expansion of the outdoor yoga platform and additional parking. These projects are slated to begin at the studio on July 17.
One Soul Yoga is a local, women-owned and operated yoga studio and wellness center that opened in 2019. The goal of the studio is to bring the community a place to experience yoga in a non-competitive and encouraging space. One Soul offers a wide range of classes for all skill levels that foster mindfulness and physical well-being. Many classes at One Soul are trauma-informed, which aims to create a supportive and non-threatening environment for those who have experienced and/or recovering from trauma experiences. One Soul is operated by DeAnna McDearmont, Leah Connor, Rachel Finney and Allison Martin.
In addition, One Soul offers pop-up classes, workshops, special events, women-only retreats and Yoga Alliance certified yoga teacher training on a regular basis. The in-person yoga teacher training is the only program of its kind in the area. Our wellness area offers services such as sound healing, massage, reiki and life-coaching. In addition, One Soul has a small retail shop inside offering yoga gear, books, crystals, jewelry and local handmade goods from local artists. We are located at 1008 Main Street in an inviting, home-like environment.
One Soul is honored to be one of the recipients for this grant and to take part in the CWE program.
One Soul website: www.onesoulyogastudio@gmail.com
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In the photo: DeAnna McDearmont, Allison Martin, Bailee Hilderbrand, Leah Conner, and Rachel Finney
Contributed by DeAnna McDearmot
