Laura Joplin

For the final Awareness Offering of 2023, a reflection on what gives me hope. We close with a guided meditation to help us listen for the conditions of hope within ourselves. // 3:03: yoga philosophy discussion, 23:31: guided meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

A reflection on the ways in which the world, in its current violence, has held a mirror up to me and invited me to renegotiate my relationship to vengeance. We close with a practice and invitation for doing things differently than we have before and making a different choice, starting on the level of the breath. // Posts mentioned in this episode: Tangle News https://www.instagram.com/p/CyOyx4mt_sX/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Cindy Milstein https://www.instagram.com/p/CybcnAOucMI/ // 2:58: yoga philosophy discussion, 29:11: guided meditation

On this the 100th episode of the Awareness Offerings Podcast, a check-in. A moment to de-pressurize and make space for all that we feel, complete with a guided breath meditation for assisting us in settling into the feeling body. // 3:28: yoga philosophy discussion, 23:23: guided breath meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

What is trust, really? This week, we're exploring that question through the lenses of yoga philosophy, therapy and more. Together, we practice a guided meditation for cultivating and reinforcing authentic trust within ourselves. // 3:19: yoga philosophy discussion, 28:05: guided meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

A reflection on the way that any kind of growth often involves grief and gratitude walking together, side by side. Guided meditation for embracing this dance of expansion and contraction included. // 4:29: yoga philosophy discussion, 20:47: guided meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

This week, we're breaking down the oft-used spiritual phrase, "As above, so below." This ancient expression is typically used to mean, "What you think, you create," but what if it's simply meant to remind us that we're connected to the broader cycles of the world and universe around us? We discuss, then practice this cyclical connection through breath meditation. // 3:50: yoga philosophy discussion, 16:52: guided breath meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

When we talk about getting to the "next level" in our healing, transformation or spiritual growth, what are we really saying? What are we reinforcing? We explore together, then practice a meditation for relaxing into the wild, non-linear, present moment experience of authentic healing. // 4:41: yoga philosophy discussion, 22:09: guided meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

What happens when someone puts space between us and them? It's ok. This week, we're discussing the fact that it's ok for people to make that choice, we are still ok when they do, and it's ok if we don't tie our self-worth into knots trying to figure out why. We close with a guided meditation for allowing things to exist in their own way, including ourselves and others. // 3:48: yoga philosophy discussion, 27:29: guided meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

You've probably heard about toxic positivity; for those of us doing spiritual work, it's also important to consider toxic spirituality. Together, we explore the risks around this phenomenon; namely, the risk of shame. We practice meditation to center our empowerment, which can be the opposite of shame. // 3:09: yoga philosophy discussion, 29:41: guided meditation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/

Together, we're exploring the idea that seeking guidance to do a particular thing does not make our efforts less than. In fact, it's not about the amount of effort we put into something, but the experience we have. We close with a guided meditation for receiving a sense of support in the present moment. // 3:01: yoga philosophy discussion, 26:48: guided mediation // Stay connected on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura__tara/ and on the web: https://lauratara.com/