Written by Aviva Tulasi
Two more Heart Centered Yoga classes with Amanda Expand your heart to new possibilities Mondays March 20th and March 27th at 8am.
The next Friday Night Yin Yoga is coming soon: March 31st at 6:15 pm! Participate In Person at Yoga Shala in Carrboro or Online.
One simple pleasure of meditation is it brings you closer to your experience. This allows you to learn more about what emotions lay dormant. You bring your subconscious experiences or samskaras into your consciousness. This leaves rooms for healing.
During our Heart of Hope Retreat at the NC Botanical Garden I found myself in the healing nature of meditation. While focusing on the meaning of Hope, I found the ability to be calm and safe despite experiencing pain. I found the ability to do something different and welcomed the healing experience.
A Poem of Hope came to me as I reflected on the Heart of Hope Retreat while listening to Ong Namo by Snatam Kaur.
I AM FEARLESS
I am fearless.
I don’t need to worry about failure.
I trust the wisdom that flows through me.
I don't need to have all the answers.
I accept what comes.
I am fearless.
Pain.
Burden.
Doubt.
I don’t need to hold onto suffering.
I am fearless.
I am courageous.
I am strong.
I am a fighter.
I am all that I am.
Perfectly imperfect.
I am free.
I am fearless.
Whatever will come will come.
I honor myself as I am.
I honor the eternal teacher.
I honor my wisdom.
I honor the divine within.
I am fearless.
Thank you to all who participated in Heart of Hope: Art and Yoga Retreat. The experience filled our hearts. We left the NC Botanical Garden rejuvenated and inspired. We are very grateful!
We always love hearing from our community. Reach out to us with your requests, questions or comments at info@dogwoodstudioyoga.com. We are here to help.
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Aviva Chaye Tulasi is a team member at Dogwood Studios. She is a certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT). She applies the teachings of classical yoga to reduce the effects of negative stress and to balance the nervous system. Email Aviva at yogawithtulasi@gmail.com with any questions.
Ainslee Cunningham is a 200 hour registered yoga teacher (RYT) who is deeply inspired and influenced by nature. Ainslee aspires to support people with the mind-body connection of yoga, especially those affected by addiction and trauma. She is committed to exploring how we embody the elements of the natural world and how we can deepen our connection to the Earth’s natural rhythms.
Amanda Dzengeleski is a 200-hour registered yoga teacher (RYT), lifelong student, and lover of movement. She first discovered yoga as a form of mind-body medicine that cultivated a deeper state of self-awareness and personal growth. Using a trauma-informed approach, Amanda empowers her students to move freely and intentionally in celebration of body, mind, and soul. Email Amanda at amandadz.yoga@gmail.com with any questions.
SAM Sather, founder of Dogwood Studios, is a certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT), individualizes the yoga practice with appropriate modifications for participants’ unique bodies and medical histories with a focus on finding calm and improving health. She offers several live, online and in person yoga classes as well as private sessions so you can focus on your needs one-on-one.