Dear One,

If you've ever found yourself avoiding the mat/cushion/mindfulness-related-anything, chances are you're also avoiding a noisy brain.

Why would we want to slow down just to collide with our own mental spirals?

Why would we get quiet just for our cranky inner critic to get louder?

Why would we create more inner spaciousness, just for fear to move into that extra space?

So yeah, we find ways to stay away and turn towards something else that feels like NOT THAT.

But the noisy brain, mental spirals, inner critic, and fear persist.

I know I've been preaching body-based nervous system regulation for about a decade now. But it's nuanced. We are complex beings who often need a multi-Kosha strategy, supporting body, mind, emotions, energy, and higher self all at once, to access some kind of embodied peace.

Basically we need body-based regulation strategies that also create a holding space for our mind, guidance to interrupt mental rumination and emotional roller coasters, alongside an energetic exorcism, and psycho-education to activate the higher self that has the window of tolerance to hold it all.

Phew. It's a tall order, I know.

If practicing on the mat with me is where you can access that kind of nervous system regulation cocktail, then join me this Thursday for Flow & Restore and/or this Saturday for Befriending Stillness Restorative + bodywork.

AND if you're interested in being able to offer multi-Kosha mind/body support to your clients in a professional capacity, then join me for this fall's Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy Training, starting mid-September.

Meditating and ruminating alongside you,

~Alex

COMING UP:

Flow & Restore drop-in classes with me are Thursdays at 5:45-7pm, in-person and livestream/recorded at JP Centre Yoga. I'm teaching 7/18, off 7/25, then back on 8/1 and weekly from there.

Befriending Stillness Radically Restorative Yoga workshop is this Saturday 7/20, from 1-2:30pm, also in-person and livestream/recorded at JP Centre Yoga. Sign up early to secure your spot!

Fall 2024 dates for the next Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy training are posted! Get all the details for the 35hr professional training here. Reach out with any questions! This training is designed for clinical therapists, as well as yoga teachers and yoga therapists. However, the first half of the training is also open to other professionals who want to get foundational training in trauma-informed mindsets to inspire their life and work.

PS: If you do the Instagram thing, let's connect at @alexbauermeisteryogatherapy. And for some music to help you ride the waves of this time, check out my public playlists on Spotify under abauermeister. And ... I always love hearing how these newsletters land with you. Send me a note if you're so inspired!