To no great surprise, my recent Fear + Anger mantra meditation has been getting a lot of positive feedback from YTT students, so I decided to share it with everybody… Here’s why:
“Remember that one scary/enraging thing that happened only one time and nothing scary/enraging ever happened again?” Said NO HUMAN EVER.
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I recently re-taught the Fear + Anger mantras for our Yoga Teacher Training program, now called the Rise + Vibe School of Yoga… I remember feeling scared when I changed the name of the YTT in 2018 even though I did it out of clarity, intention and to better embody my vision: training, practicing + living the 8 limbs of Ashtanga Yoga. In 2022 Rise + Vibe turns 4 years old; we now host YTT online, in-person, intensively or at your own pace. We’ve added scholarships and continue grant funding for Vermonters. Additionally, we offer retreats, consultations and more with Rise + Vibe Yoga.
Reflecting recently on this BLOG I wrote in 2016 titled “Fear + Yoga in Montpelier (and beyond)” right before I re-structured the entire yoga studio and Grateful Yoga platform for the first time, I took my name off of the regular studio schedule. I’m realizing it happened all over again when COVID started in early 2020. A complete transformation not only to the studio model (my name is BACK on the schedule, lol) and real changes to SO MANY parts of our lives. While we have seen SO MUCH shifting in the last 2 years, we are SO THRILLED to continue to offer yoga classes (NOW ONLINE, available 24/7!). We are embracing the challenges, practicing our mantras and sharing it all with anyone who’s interested!
To be honest, moving the studio online (and all things COVID) have felt like the hardest, weirdest and most terrifying “things” to date. But I will honestly say, I’m having a lot of fun teaching the yoga, making the videos, yelling at the cats during class, seeing your faces, reading your comments, etc. I feel more connected to the Grateful Yoga community in a lot of new ways. Sometimes I actually think “How can I be having so much fun and smiling like an idiot alone in my living (yoga) room right now?!” It’s AWESOME…. THANK YOU, all of you!
And so this Holiday season, it seems we all appreciate a healthy outlet for Fear + Anger. These mantras are super handy, I talk a little bit about them and where I learned them in the video, but if you have any questions please leave a comment or send me a message!! You can do both mantras every day or choose one to practice if + when it feels right.
Without getting to emotional, I want to remind you that Fear + Anger are normal and survival oriented. But making decisions, creating thoughts or acting out of the energies of Fear + Anger is not recommended. Hence, why feeling Fear + Anger can happen without harm if we are mindful and maybe these mantras can help! Mantra meditation is my favorite way to meditate, so please feel free to reach out if yu;d like to talk/learn more about it!
In a gentle recognition of all the Fear + Anger as of late,