Their story, and the story of the new yoga studio they’re opening in Manayunk, starts at the White House. In 2015, Arielle, now 36, was a social-work graduate student at the University of Utah when she was invited to speak at a summit at the White House about treatment, recovery, and the Affordable Care Act. She shared her story of addiction and path to recovery. In the crowd was Robert, now 31, who worked for a recovery organization in Texas. He was blown away.