![]() The last few months have been a roller coaster. One deep privilege has been teaching my 1000th yoga student! I have tracked my early yoga teaching hoping I could see and measure the impact of my teaching on others. I was pleasantly shocked to see my 1000th student come through the doors this week - a mere 6 months since I graduated! In many ways this is a dream come true. Helping people manage stress and anxiety through meditation and yoga is a vision I have carried for decades. At the same time life is teaching me some challenging lessons. The school of hard knocks is revealing my shortcomings and where I need to grow and mature. In short it means practicing what I preach off the yoga mat. As I pondered these questions: How do we navigate life’s ups and downs? What are the deeper hidden messages behind self-care, good posture and deep breathing? I came across the following poem from Wendell Berry: “When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the middle of the night at the least sound of fear of what my life and what my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting for their light. For a time I reset in the grace of the world and am free.” As I read this to my classes today I felt a space open. I could experience my grief and my success simply by holding the space for it all. Be inspired. Laurie Last Outdoor Class Monday August 29th at 6:30pm. See schedule below.
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4/22/2025 02:52:06 am
Laurie's insights serve as a poignant reminder that yoga transcends the confines of the mat, encouraging us to integrate its philosophies into our daily lives. Her experiences highlight the transformative power of mindfulness and the profound impact of embracing yoga as a holistic lifestyle.
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