Step through the front door of Body
Electric yoga studio and immediately
there’s a sense of calm. Huge windows
let in natural light. Dark polished wood
up to ceilings at least 20-feet tall.
amazing job transforming a run-down 1920-era ice
factory into one of St. Petersburg’s most popular
yoga studios. St. Pete is a yoga kind of town and
Body Electric has helped fuel the passion. The two
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students, more than threedozen
instructors and classes
imagine.
outside the traditional classroom
and brought it to nontraditional
settings, like local
craft breweries, poolside at
a popular downtown hotel,
Rowdies soccer games. "We
Katelyn grew up outside of Philadelphia. Jenny
Petersburg from different parts of the country,
sense that the city was wide-open to possibility.
Mutual friends introduced them at a yoga workshop
before they were talking about opening a studio in
St. Pete together.
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says Katelyn. Not deterred, they went calling on
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ing in the business. Then, after securing the space,
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dropped ceilings, and decorating the studio with
furniture from home.
That was 2013. Today the business is boom-
as business partners. Three years ago, when their
landlord told them he was considering renting the
took a leap of faith and decided they were ready to
door. This time they needed a
than double the size of their
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Now, they’re looking at growing again. The Body
Electric yoga studio will remain where it is, but
of downtown. The new facility will offer something
The two credit their success to being in the right
place at the right time. But it’s also a testament to
their entrepreneurial attitude. “We wanted to create a
says Jenny.
an outward-looking ethos and enjoy partnering with
sense of camaraderie-an attitude of supporting each
other and being strong together. St. Pete is all about
of handprints. The artwork belongs to her daughters:
Above: Jenny
Miller and
Katelyn Grady
of Body
Electric.
Opposite
page: “Yoga
Photo by
Andrejka
Photography
“That’s what makes St. Pete
unique. There’s a sense of
camaraderie—an attitude
of supporting each other
and being strong together.”
— Katelyn Grady
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