Lauren Strait
 
 

Yoga Found Me…

 

when I was at rock bottom - and changed the course of my life. After years of attempting to escape myself and my feelings by means of anorexia and bulimia because the world seemed too much to bear, yoga was the path that eventually lead me home. It continues to be the bridge between my body and my spirit, my head and my heart, my Soul and the Divine, and my source of connection to all of life.

 
 
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My lifelong relationship to faith deepened as my commitment to the practices of yoga became the ground beneath me. Yoga brings me back to my body again and again and again. Yoga gifted me with a purpose I always longed for. Yoga taught me how to FEEL and brought me to the understanding that our feelingness is our humanness. It’s the vehicle by which divine wisdom pours in and through me. Sharing my experiences of yoga through the art of teaching is one of my greatest gifts. I feel honored and blessed to be living my joy.

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The practices of yoga have provided me with the tools I've needed to manage some of the most painful, uncertain, heart wrenching moments of my life. They’ve helped me get present to the beauty of immersing myself in the current moment and all that comes with it. They quench my quest for deep self inquiry, hungry curiosity and provide a safe landing space for my continual healing. Yoga has taught me how to show up for myself and my world in a way I hadn’t known before.

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With the help of great teachers in my early years of studying yoga I was able to miraculously dismantle self-imposed limitations that I didn’t even know existed. These practices hold up a mirror and if we’re willing to see what’s being reflected we have the power to transform and to soar. Connection to myself and aligning with the highest intention became my daily desire. Yoga helped me re-claim my life.

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Yoga has also held me present to my greatest joy - MOTHERHOOD!

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Read more about my journey into motherhood