Witnessing Your Own Mind and Meeting Reality
a 4-week Series
with Michelle Marks
IN-PERSON
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About:
The path of yoga invites us to become more intimate with our mind states and our perception of things, and at times our incorrect comprehensions. An understanding of neurobiology makes it clear how we see the world through history colored glasses. This series will be an experiential opportunity for healthy inquiry into living more awake, including branches of yoga outside of asana. Our focus will be: how do we stay present to witness our own mind, and how does that influence our capacity to meet reality? Supported by both modern brain science, and the wisdom found within the yogic teachings, we will gather for self-study in a therapeutic container. Our classes will follow a flow to increase our self-awareness and self-trust, and our ability to live with more action versus reaction. What you can expect: Each week will build upon the previous class. Our overarching exploration will be a commitment to self-study in the realm of how our brains work, and what it means to use our witnessing minds. Inspired by the Yoga Sutras we can renew our practice of what it means to face our unique and collective realities with kindness, and compassion. Classes will consist of some teaching on our focus of the day, a short movement and meditation practice to be more in our bodies, and personal inquiry as a technology for right action. There will be time for questions as well. Each week students will receive writing prompts and reflections to take home to further their experience. About Michelle:
Michelle Marks has been facilitating experiential practices on and off the yoga mat since 2001. She recognizes all of her offerings as practices of yoga, and off the mat calls it individual and couple therapy in her full time private practice. Exploring spirituality and science and the depths of relationship within and between is what feels like the best way to describe how Michelle is spending her time personally and professionally these days. Her classes are an offering for practitioners to deepen their connection to their internal landscape and the interface with the world around whilst also lightening the spirit whenever possible. |