An exploration of the spiritual practice of "feeling through" our feelings and experiences, especially the intense and challenging ones, complete with a guided meditation to put it into embodied action. // 4:13: yoga philosophy discussion, 29:20: guided meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

We're reflecting on the reality that "safety is the most fundamental human need." We look at this concept from the lenses of psychology, spirituality, the intersections of the 2, and even personal stories. We sit with the lesson that trying to create safety is ultimately about being able to give ourselves grace, and we do guided, somatic practice with tools for doing just that. // 3:20: yoga philosophy discussion, 44:52: guided practice // Stay connected on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

This week, we're exploring the fire of anger as both a righteous reflection of our connection to the divine and something that must be tended to with compassion and care lest it become a fire of destruction. Together, we engage in contemplative practice for directing our inner fire toward transformation. // 3:13: yoga philosophy discussion, 42:17: guided meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/ // Listen to "Savage Daughter" by Ekaterina Shelehova: https://youtu.be/tegev08KyHY

This week, I'm sharing a teaching and reflection-style episode on a choice I make as a yoga teacher, one that pertains to rest and receiving. I share my process around why I do it, how I got here and how I believe it connects to our experience off the mat, closing with an invitation for you to try it in your own life. // Stay connected on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

What if being alive is enough? Both as an invitation to presence and a reminder of the inherent worth of every human being. What if it allows us to experience true beauty and calls us to our responsibility to ensure that others are also free enough to experience full aliveness? This week, we explore and meditate on this concept together. // 3:13: yoga philosophy discussion, 23:23: guided meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

In my return to the pod after a brief hiatus, I'm exploring my curiosity and experience around the idea that we don't always have to know "why." We don't always need to know where our pain, trauma or nervous system dysregulation is coming from, what caused it. Instead, healing is available to us in the present, and in the body, no matter what. We put this curiosity into practice through guided meditation. || 4:36: yoga philosophy discussion, 27:04: guided meditation || Stay connected - on Instagram: https://instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: lauratara.com

An exploration of the way that certain language can help us cultivate curiosity in the mind, be creative in how we relate to each other and our situations, and even envision a better world. Together, we do a meditative practice to build these skills in an embodied way. // 3:45: yoga philosophy discussion, 24:24: guided meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura__tara/

This week's episode is a ritual honoring of the 3rd anniversary of the start of the pandemic, with intentional reflection, resilience practice and awareness.

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An exploration of how the simple, fundamental shift from external to internal awareness can plant the seeds for all the other kinds of transformation we might want or need, complete with a guided meditation to put it into practice. // 4:35: yoga philosophy discussion, 29:56: guided meditation

Together, we explore the self-inquiry question "What's here?" as an access point for centering, compassion, curiosity and space. // 4:25: yoga philosophy discussion, 16:56: guided meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://instagram.com/laura__tara/