Love Shows Up Part Two: Armonía Was Never Just About the Walls—It Was Always About the People
Photo Credit: Jen Krampitz Co.
When I first dreamed up Armonía Life Design, I wasn’t just imagining a place.
Yes, I saw rooms filled with light. I imagined calm, beautiful offices where therapists and healers could do their most meaningful work. I pictured a shared studio space alive with movement, sound, breath, and stillness. But even more than that, I saw the people.
I saw a community.
A collective of heart-centered professionals supporting one another.
A space not just to work—but to belong.
Because the soul of Armonía was never about square footage—it was about creating a home for healing. A place where care providers could feel cared for. Where the energy between practitioners could be just as nourishing as the services they offer their clients.
That’s why, when I looked at the old garage at the back of the property—a closed-off single-car space from the 1950s with tar paper on the walls and pegboard half-hanging—I didn’t just see what was there. I saw what it could become. A studio space to complement the offices. A container for shared experiences, group sessions, yoga, sound healing, and community workshops.
But it sat unfinished. The renovation price tag was too high. I had already stretched every resource to open the doors. So the dream of finishing the garage felt like something I’d have to delay—until a different kind of abundance showed up.
The kind that comes in the form of people.
It started with a simple question: What if we just cleaned it up and painted it?
And from that moment on, everything began to move.
I called Hugo, our painter. I asked a handyman to pull down the old boards and reveal the raw wood underneath. Friends jumped in—Colleen, Seth, Alli—with time, creativity, and heart. We banged in leftover nails, strung up twinkle lights, ordered last-minute Amazon finds, and transformed the space into something sacred.
Allie brought yoga props and spiritual décor from her home. She bought an air conditioner on the morning of the grand opening to ensure comfort for the very first guests. And as she stood in that space, placing the final touches, her eyes welled up. It wasn’t because it was perfect. It was because it was real.
That little garage became a symbol of what Armonía is at its core: not just a wellness center, but a community built with intention, shaped by generosity, and infused with heart.
On opening day, we welcomed 20 people into the newly finished studio. We didn’t have all the bells and whistles—but we had presence. We had love. We had people coming together in a space that now breathes with possibility.
Because at Armonía, we believe healing happens not just in private sessions—but in community. In the quiet in-betweens. In the spaces we create together.
This has always been the vision.
Not a polished ideal, but a living, breathing home for healers.
A place where transformation is possible—not because of the walls, but because of the warmth within them.
So here’s to sacred beginnings.
To shared effort and unshakable belief.
To the truth that love doesn’t wait for perfect.
It rolls up its sleeves and makes a way.
Because in the end, it’s not the space that holds the people.
It’s the people who hold the space.
And when they do, something extraordinary begins.