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October Offerings
Strength in Softness

“Whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome what is rigid and hard. What is soft is strong.”

~ Lao Tzu

Beloved Yoga Friends,

When faced with adversity in our lives we are often told to toughen up, push through, grow a thicker skin, and brace and harden ourselves. I have learned through my yoga practice that the opposite is true. In yoga, as in life, you cannot strengthen a tense muscle, first you must soften. 

It is in our softness that we find our true strength.

Gentle yoga, qigong, and sound healing are powerful and profound practices that allow us to soften, open the body, and create more space for breath and possibility.

Practice invites us to journey inwards, become more sensitive to feel, listen to our needs, and be receptive to change. In softening, balance is restored as tension and self limiting beliefs are released. This allows us to open to our full potential and access a deeper level of inner awareness.

This month, I am happy to offer classes and 1:1 sessions designed for you to embrace your softness and strength.

I hope you can join me!

Love,
Lauren Amrita

P.S. Check out how to practice Reclined Goddess Pose at the bottom of this newsletter.

October Class Schedule


Tuesdays, 11:00am-12:15pm ET
Qigong Inspired Yoga & Meditation – on Zoom, $15

Fridays, 11:00am-12:15pm ET
Gentle Yoga and Meditation – on Zoom, $15

 
Also available for private and semi-private sessions.
For more information or to register, please contact me.
 

Reclined Goddess Pose

Reclined Goddess Pose also known as Reclined Bound Angle Pose (Supta Baddha Konasana) is a restorative pose that gently opens the hips to release tension and calms the mind. 

To practice this pose:

  • Come to lie on your back
  • Bend your knees and bring the legs together with your feet side by side
  • Open your knees to either side, and bring the soles of your feet together
  • Use blanket rolls, pillows, or blocks under your knees to support your legs and allow your groins and belly to soften
  • You can keep your arms in any comfortable position – holding opposite elbows overhead, by your sides with your palms up, or resting one hand at your heart the other hand at your belly
  • As you relax and breathe in the pose, allow your exhalations to help you soften into the support of the ground beneath you …allow your inhalations to nourish you
  • To come out of the pose, use your hands to help bring your knees together, and roll over onto your right side into a fetal position. Use your right arm to cradle your head. Take a few cycles of breath here and then slowly press your way up to sit letting your head and neck trail last
  • With your eyes closed take a few moments to notice the effects of the pose on your body, mind, and spirit
Hold this pose for up to 10-15 minutes or any amount of time that feels right for your body.

“The first and foremost thing is to be loving toward yourself. Don’t be hard; be soft.”

~ Osho, The Book of Woman

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