Upcoming Workshops and Events
What: Vichara: A meditation and reflection
Where: Yoga Pearl - NW 10th and Davis
When: June 26th 2:00-5:30pm
Cost: $40 before June 19th/ $50 week of
For more information visit:
http://www.yogapearl.com/a-workshops/010-laurenvicahara.pdf
What: Kids Yoga Camp for kids 4-8
Where: Where: Yoga Pearl - NW 10th and Davis
When: July 8, 15, 22, 29
Cost: $50 pre register for all 4 or $15 drop in each
For more information visit:
http://www.yogapearl.com/a-workshops/010-kidsyogacamp2.pdf
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I teach individual private lessons, Yoga in the workplace and group privates with 2 or more people. I will also teach at special events, parties or conferences. If you have an idea, let's work together to make it happen!
Please contact me: Sculptedlotus@gmail.com
Friday, June 11, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Fear.less.yoga
Yoga has made me fearless. Not to say that I have no fears, I just fear less. I used to approach each day holding my breath anticipating the pinch, the poke, the stumble, thus manifesting more pinching, poking, and falls. I talked less fearing what others would think and thought more creating judgments about the people who would judge what I was thinking. I was afraid to make friends, scared that I would be exposed by them then our trust broken and another shattered relationship on my resume of life. What I didn't realize is that this will happen whether you hide or not, we all change and can't predict where our friendships will go when growth takes over.
My practice deepened and so did my awareness, when I was in the pain I could watch it and when I was through the pain, I still thought of what it was like but I began to focus more on the moment and what kind of joy it contained. I started to call myself out, "why are you having these thoughts," or "Lauren, you don't even know this person." This in no way makes me perfect, I've just woken up. It is not easy work.
I have done plenty of things that I would not brag about, things that I could make excuses about, "that was out of character," or "I wasn't in my right state of mind," or "that was not a mindful decision..." Sure we make 'mistakes,' we hurt other people, occasionally we break trust in some fashion or another, but without doing what I have done, without going where I have gone I would not have nurtured my ability to forgive and to love unconditionally. It is at this point that those we have cultivated relationships with are either there loving unconditionally along side us, practicing forgiveness or they bail.
I still hurt at times, but everything is way more simple than I ever thought it was before. I am brought back to the first tactic of analyzing scenes in a play, "Where is the love in this moment?" Ultimately that is what it all comes down to. Courage is the ability to see your fear and bring yourself back to the present moment; finding the love and the joy of each second. Even if it is simply the delight in your ability to feel pain.
"We have fallen down again tonight,
In this world it's hard to get it right,
Trying to make your heart fit like a glove,
What it needs is love, love, love...
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to love
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be loved."
"Happy is the heart that still feels pain,
Darkness strains and light will come again,
Swing open up your chest and let it in.
Let the love, love, love begin."
--Ingrid Michaelson
My practice deepened and so did my awareness, when I was in the pain I could watch it and when I was through the pain, I still thought of what it was like but I began to focus more on the moment and what kind of joy it contained. I started to call myself out, "why are you having these thoughts," or "Lauren, you don't even know this person." This in no way makes me perfect, I've just woken up. It is not easy work.
I have done plenty of things that I would not brag about, things that I could make excuses about, "that was out of character," or "I wasn't in my right state of mind," or "that was not a mindful decision..." Sure we make 'mistakes,' we hurt other people, occasionally we break trust in some fashion or another, but without doing what I have done, without going where I have gone I would not have nurtured my ability to forgive and to love unconditionally. It is at this point that those we have cultivated relationships with are either there loving unconditionally along side us, practicing forgiveness or they bail.
I still hurt at times, but everything is way more simple than I ever thought it was before. I am brought back to the first tactic of analyzing scenes in a play, "Where is the love in this moment?" Ultimately that is what it all comes down to. Courage is the ability to see your fear and bring yourself back to the present moment; finding the love and the joy of each second. Even if it is simply the delight in your ability to feel pain.
"We have fallen down again tonight,
In this world it's hard to get it right,
Trying to make your heart fit like a glove,
What it needs is love, love, love...
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to love
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be loved."
"Happy is the heart that still feels pain,
Darkness strains and light will come again,
Swing open up your chest and let it in.
Let the love, love, love begin."
--Ingrid Michaelson
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