Looking Ahead With Lauren: Who Do You Wish To Be?

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We all have role models or people that we wish we could be more like. There are always people that I wish I could be like or ongoing goals that I never quite keep. In my head, I wish I was a dedicated yogi, who ate very healthy and only indulged in treats occasionally, exercised [...]

“Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken!”

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You may have seen this little message years ago as an email from a friend. I stumbled upon it this morning and liked it so much, I wanted to share. Happy Monday! Lena “You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them. Slowly read straight through, and you’ll get the point.” ———————————————————————————————————- [...]

Be Careful What You Wish For… You Might Create It!

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Do you ever get what you want and then question yourself, “What the hell was I thinking”? Well I have. I have found myself in that space more than once with the expansion of BV Yoga. Although I know it is exactly what I want and need to be doing, my head likes to tell [...]

On Becoming and Being

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In yoga, we often bandy about the statement, “Become a human BEING, not a human DOING.” We have an understanding of ourselves in accordance to what we do and a much more limited understanding of ourselves when we are being just as we are. We define ourselves by our careers, our spouses or significant others, [...]

The Healing Power of Flowers

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“Flowers don’t worry about how they’re going to bloom.  They just open up and turn toward the light and that makes them beautiful.”  ~Jim Carrey Can flowers help you heal? Based on a recent study from Kansas State University, the answer seems to be YES!!! Researchers followed 90 patients recovering from surgery and found that [...]

Celebrate Your Strength Re-Cap

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Thank you for joining us in April for “Celebrate Your Strength”! We hope you enjoyed our 30 days of inspiration and hope for an extraordinary future – one filled with love, joy, contentment and good health. For your convenience and continued enjoyment we have re-capped the daily posts into one, so you can look back to the [...]

Why We Overplan: Letting Go Of Overplanning in Real Life

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‘A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.’ ~Lao Tzu There is something about my mind, and many people’s minds, that is overly optimistic. We think we can do so much each day, and so we overplan. We fill our plans with so much, confident we can do it all, [...]

Celebrate Your Strength – Love The Light of The Present Moment

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Monday, the beginning of yet, another glorious week; filled with wonder and who knows what. Seven days, 10080 minutes – how will you choose to spend these precious moments? Celebrate your strength and joy today by being with the present moment. And, if that feels to big to handle – stay within the next 5 [...]

Looking Ahead With Lauren: Regain Your Connections Even in Your Busiest Moments

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We all have many responsibilities. Many of us are parents, siblings, children, bosses or employees, friends and have a plethora of important relationships and obligations. Your iPhone or Blackberry may buzz constantly. Say you have to be plugged in all the time for work or family. You start to feel stressed because you’re so busy [...]

Celebrate Your Strength Today! Be Inspired With Song And Dance!

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“Where I exist and pass, let there be nothing but the enlightened dance of Your Grace.” ~ Yogi Bhajan For thousands of years, humans lived in shamanic societies. A medicine man or woman would steer and guide you through times of difficulties and challenges. It is said that in many of these cultures, when someone would [...]