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CHS Community Post | 8 Limbs Yoga Celebrate 18 Years with Nomination for The Woman Small Business of The Year Award

500-east-pike-Greenus1Capitol Hill’s own Anne Phyfe Palmer of 8 Limbs Yoga is of the finalists nominated for King County’s Woman Small Business of The year Award. Palmer and her business is recognized for “outstanding business achievement and exemplifies the significant contributions made by woman-owned businesses in King County.”

Awarded on October 18, Palmer shares her thoughts on the prestigious award. “It was incredibly validating,” said Palmer. “To be recognized for the work that we’ve done to be more than just a yoga studio, but to be an exemplary business not just for our students but for our team members as well.”

While many factors contributed to the hard earned nomination, non-so crucial as “our commitment to providing a great experience for our employees this past decade,” shared Palmer. “By making a difference in the business as an employer by keeping our team members one of our top priorities have kept us on the forefront of outstanding business practices.”

Palmer conceptualized 8 Limbs Yoga when she first saw the location in the Greenus Building on “old Auto Row” in 1996. “This space has been key for us,” said Palmer. “The space was previously a tuxedo repair room (I think) and from the moment I saw it I knew it would make an amazing yoga studio. The building has so much old character and charm as well as an abundance of natural light. Creatively, this space made my business possible, the location felt right – not too in the city and not too far away.”

To help create the space, Hunters Capital, a multi-faceted boutique Real Estate Company remodeled the interior and preserved the historic façade and motif of the original 1916 building. “Hunter’s Capital really improved the space, remodeled the whole interior and bathrooms, all without interrupting my growing business,” said Palmer. “They could have kicked us out like other tenants when they bought the building in 2013, but they worked hard to build a space for us rather than finding a new tenant to fill the space.”

As part of their purpose of being, Hunter’s Capital aims to preserve and rejuvenate historic properties as well as the Pike Pine neighborhood through balanced growth and locally and culturally relevant tenants. “Hunter’s seems to do so well putting a mix of business and people in each building,” proclaimed Palmer. “Their use of mix spaces is good for the block, good for the neighborhood, and ultimately good for the city. There is more of a presence of diversity and we need that.”

With more mixed-use spaces in development on Capitol Hill and beyond from the likes of Hunter’s Capital, Seattleites can expect to see a huge growth in diversity and thriving locally owned businesses. In the case of 8 Limbs Yoga, mixed-use spaces are a crucial component in rejuvenating historic neighborhoods and provide a key space for commerce, community and culture.Anne-Phyfe-Palmer-Headshot1

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