Semperviva Yoga
Owners: Gloria & Scott Latham
Year Established: 1995
The husband and wife team co-founded Semperviva in the heart of Kits. Twenty years ago Gloria was a pharmacist; she noticed that by the time people got to the pharma counter they were already having a health crisis. Her concern over a lack of prevention led her to natural pharmacy practice and the opening of the original Semperviva store at Broadway and Trafalgar, in 1995.
In that capacity, Gloria witnessed people turning to supplements to fix problems, yet their problems remained. The missing link, she realized, was the mind-body connection. “People need to address the deeper issues, reduce stress, deal with the mind-body connection,” she explains. At that point, Gloria and her husband opened a small yoga studio across the street from the shop. Business boomed and they outgrew the space within a few months and decided to expand. All the while, they brought in the best instructors from around the world so they could instill high standards in their teaching and inspire students.
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