Yoga Reconnected Me to the Divine (Without the Guilt)

Many women shy away from yoga, fearing it requires a certain level of fitness or grace.

But yoga is truly for everyone and can be a powerful tool for self-discovery and healing.

Yoga changed my life...not because of the poses (though I enjoyed that aspect very much)...but because the of freedom it provided my Spiritual Self.

As a young person I felt very connected to the idea of a God. However, I felt completely confused and alienated when it came to the religion I was born into.

There was so much guilt, shame, rejection, and disapproval that I couldn't wrap my head around being a part of a community that seemed to focus on ostracizing people and shame tactics. Whether it be their clothing choices, their body shape/size, their sexual orientation, their 'sins,' or their family's 'sins.'

It simply confounded me given we were all made in God's image and they simultaneously touted love your neighbor as you'd love yourself.

It felt icky and I chose to walk away, not without struggling over it inside. I sought council (let me know if you want to hear about the time I got in a fight with a nun), studied many other religions, and tried out other churches in search of finding a Spiritual Home that felt aligned.

How did YOGA change that for me? One day I was learning about Yogic Philosophy and Buddhist Philosophy and it simply shared whatever connection I felt in my heart was TRUTH. This was a sort of liberation for me. I didn't have to believe a certain thing I'd read in a book. God (or whatever it is to you) lived within me and to allow myself to have my own connection to the Divine.

If you've EVER struggled with belonging, with deep seeded guilt, shame, or self-rejection and your SPIRITUAL connection feels dim or non-existent.

I've got an invitation to you. This is NURTURED - The Yoga Community 2.0.

So yes, there will be yoga...but we will focus on CONNECTION first and foremost. You do NOT have to identify with yoga or a specific spiritual anything...you might simply feel a connection to goodness, love, the earth, the moon...and all that MATTERS is fostering that connection within you.

As you step into your DIVINE Self you build our own light & healing as well as the light of those around us.

Honestly, we need more FUN, PLAY, and REALNESS. We need a place for US.

And we need COMMUNITY and SUPPORT now more than ever.

I'll share more about what is to come, but please know...YOU my dear one are the special sauce.

WE are needed in this world and we need to feel the LIGHT within. To feel our own connection to our center.

It's time to honor the love we hold in our hearts for ourselves as well as others.

To care for ourselves first so we can care for others.

To live authentically.