diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 184f3b2..f5f0ef9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "denormalized-python"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.0.5"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "datafusion",
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/orchestrator.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/orchestrator.rs
index 8529848..6acfeed 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/orchestrator.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/orchestrator.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub struct Orchestrator {
     senders: HashMap<String, channel::Sender<OrchestrationMessage>>,
 }
 
-pub const SHOULD_CHECKPOINT: bool = true; // THIS WILL BE MOVED INTO CONFIG
+pub const SHOULD_CHECKPOINT: bool = false; // THIS WILL BE MOVED INTO CONFIG
 
 /**
  * 1. Keep track of checkpoint per source.
diff --git a/examples/examples/emit_measurements.rs b/examples/examples/emit_measurements.rs
index af43e43..6285243 100644
--- a/examples/examples/emit_measurements.rs
+++ b/examples/examples/emit_measurements.rs
@@ -28,16 +28,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
         tasks.spawn(async move {
             let sensors = [
-                "sensor_0",
-                "sensor_1",
-                "sensor_2",
-                "sensor_3",
-                "sensor_4",
-                "sensor_10",
-                "sensor_11",
-                "sensor_12",
-                "sensor_13",
-                "sensor_14",
+                "sensor_0", "sensor_1", "sensor_2", "sensor_3", "sensor_4", "sensor_5", "sensor_6",
+                "sensor_7", "sensor_8", "sensor_9",
             ];
 
             loop {
diff --git a/examples/examples/simple_aggregation.rs b/examples/examples/simple_aggregation.rs
index 60c3221..2fe1306 100644
--- a/examples/examples/simple_aggregation.rs
+++ b/examples/examples/simple_aggregation.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .init();
 
     let bootstrap_servers = String::from("localhost:9092");
-
-    let ctx = Context::new()?
-        .with_slatedb_backend(String::from("/tmp/checkpoints/simple-agg-checkpoint-1"))
-        .await;
     let mut topic_builder = KafkaTopicBuilder::new(bootstrap_servers);
 
     // Connect to source topic
@@ -36,7 +32,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         ]))
         .await?;
 
-    ctx.from_topic(source_topic)
+    let _ctx = Context::new()?
+        .with_slatedb_backend(String::from("/tmp/checkpoints/simple-agg-checkpoint-1"))
+        .await
+        .from_topic(source_topic)
         .await?
         .window(
             vec![col("sensor_name")],
diff --git a/py-denormalized/Cargo.toml b/py-denormalized/Cargo.toml
index ac8ce00..b81f362 100644
--- a/py-denormalized/Cargo.toml
+++ b/py-denormalized/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "denormalized-python"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.0.5"
 edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://github.com/probably-nothing-labs/denormalized.git"
 repository = "https://github.com/probably-nothing-labs/denormalized.git"
diff --git a/py-denormalized/pyproject.toml b/py-denormalized/pyproject.toml
index bde07b2..171eae2 100644
--- a/py-denormalized/pyproject.toml
+++ b/py-denormalized/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 tests = ["pytest"]
+feast = ["feast"]
 
 [tool.maturin]
 python-source = "python"
diff --git a/py-denormalized/python/denormalized/datastream.py b/py-denormalized/python/denormalized/datastream.py
index 418c520..0539a22 100644
--- a/py-denormalized/python/denormalized/datastream.py
+++ b/py-denormalized/python/denormalized/datastream.py
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 import pyarrow as pa
 from denormalized._internal import PyDataStream
 from denormalized.datafusion import Expr
+from denormalized.feature_flags import USE_FEAST, feast_feature
 from denormalized.utils import to_internal_expr, to_internal_exprs
 
-from typing import Callable
+if USE_FEAST:
+    from feast import Field, FeatureStore
+    from feast.type_map import pa_to_feast_value_type
+    from feast.types import from_value_type
+    from feast.data_source import PushMode
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from feast.value_type import ValueType
+
 
 class DataStream:
     """Represents a stream of data that can be manipulated using various operations."""
@@ -181,3 +192,28 @@ def sink_kafka(self, bootstrap_servers: str, topic: str) -> None:
     def sink(self, func: Callable[[pa.RecordBatch], None]) -> None:
         """Sink the DataStream to a Python function."""
         self.ds.sink_python(func)
+
+    @feast_feature
+    def get_feast_schema(self) -> list["Field"]:
+        return [
+            Field(
+                name=s.name, dtype=from_value_type(pa_to_feast_value_type(str(s.type)))
+            )
+            for s in self.schema()
+        ]
+
+    @feast_feature
+    def write_feast_feature(self, feature_store: "FeatureStore", source_name: str) -> None:
+        def _sink_to_feast(rb: pa.RecordBatch):
+            df = rb.to_pandas()
+
+            # This is required for feast to write ingestion
+            df["created"] = df["window_start_time"]
+
+            try:
+                feature_store.push(source_name, df, to=PushMode.ONLINE)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(e)
+
+        self.ds.sink_python(_sink_to_feast)
+
diff --git a/py-denormalized/python/denormalized/feature_flags.py b/py-denormalized/python/denormalized/feature_flags.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ad07d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py-denormalized/python/denormalized/feature_flags.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import importlib
+from functools import wraps
+
+def is_feast_available():
+    return importlib.util.find_spec("feast") is not None
+
+USE_FEAST = is_feast_available()
+
+def feast_feature(func):
+    """Decorator to mark functions that require feast."""
+    @wraps(func)
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        if USE_FEAST:
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError("This feature requires feast to be installed.")
+    return wrapper
diff --git a/py-denormalized/src/context.rs b/py-denormalized/src/context.rs
index 6e1740f..7e2372f 100644
--- a/py-denormalized/src/context.rs
+++ b/py-denormalized/src/context.rs
@@ -51,23 +51,27 @@ impl From<PyContext> for Arc<Context> {
 impl PyContext {
     /// creates a new PyDataFrame
     #[new]
-    pub fn new() -> PyResult<Self> {
+    pub fn new(py: Python) -> PyResult<Self> {
+        let rt = &get_tokio_runtime(py).0;
+        let fut: JoinHandle<denormalized::common::error::Result<Context>> = rt.spawn(async move {
+            Ok(Context::new()?
+                .with_slatedb_backend(String::from("/tmp/checkpoints/simple-agg-checkpoint-1"))
+                .await)
+        });
+
+        let context = wait_for_future(py, fut).map_err(py_denormalized_err)??;
+
         Ok(Self {
-            context: Arc::new(Context::new()?),
+            context: Arc::new(context),
         })
     }
 
-    fn foo(&self, _py: Python) -> PyResult<String> {
-        println!("Fooooo");
-        Ok("foo wtf".to_string())
-    }
-
     fn __repr__(&self, _py: Python) -> PyResult<String> {
-        Ok("__repr__ PyContext".to_string())
+        Ok("PyContext".to_string())
     }
 
     fn __str__(&self, _py: Python) -> PyResult<String> {
-        Ok("__str__ PyContext".to_string())
+        Ok("PyContext".to_string())
     }
 
     pub fn from_topic(