About Talulah’s Garden
Talulah’s Garden, founded by Pam Cates in Gray Maine in 2024, is a local organization dedicated to fostering community, promoting wellness, and supporting Maine nonprofits. Talulah’s Garden was established to expand the donation-based Backyard Yoga classes (with pigs wandering during class!) that Pam initiated in 2022, providing a space for other community initiatives to emerge under the same ethos of community, wellness, and giving.
Pam with baby Talulah, our namesake!
A Note From Pam
“Embrace being in this great purpose phase of your life and realize this truth: being an advocate for something bigger than you will always, always, always trump just focusing on yourself. It is indeed the path to a more sacred union inside and out.” - Excerpt from Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper - A Woman’s Moonshot
I love being inspired. I love that energized feeling that makes you want to pay good things forward. I read Maria’s statement, I don’t know when, but it inspired me. In that moment, I realized that I’m living in the great purpose phase of my life. People often ask why I’m doing this and what I come back to is that each day matters. How we exist in our community matters and helping where we can is a privilege.
Life’s priorities shift when you lose a loved one. The loss of my brother a few years back has inspired me to approach each day with a whole lot of gratitude. It’s abundantly clear to me now that every day truly is a gift. Backyard Yoga was the start of a sweet adventure, one that created Talulah’s Garden. We are growing something beautiful and where that will lead is still unfolding. I’m compelled to keep exploring and hope you’ll join me.
Community. Wellness. Giving.