Blog 1: Earth Connection + Soul Development

I have always felt a deep connection to our earth—collecting rocks as a young child, camping in the mountains and exploring the river flows and forest edges, and even feeling supported from the coolness of the wind hitting my face during my morning walk to school.

I felt supported because the elements of our earth were always there to greet me, creating a sense of safety in my day-to-day. I recognized at an early age that I was a co-creator with the natural world around me, bound by an invisible connection that was deeply felt within my soul.

This deeply rooted feeling pours through my teaching as my yoga classes are often inspired by geology and the earth element. I guide people in finding solid ground, rooting in, and reconnecting to the nature of our earth to further connect to the nature of themselves.

One way to reconnect to ourselves is through the act of grounding. Grounding, or earthing, is a way of bringing ourselves literally back to the earth. It is a tangible way to feel more connected to our physical selves creating a strong vessel for our soul to safely dwell—I often come back to that childlike feeling of comfort and safety, especially when I am grounding with our earth. Grounding can be as simple as bringing your conscious awareness to your breath as it enters and leaves your body or visualizing your feet as roots, magnetized and strongly bound to the earth below.

Each of us are an astounding compilation of emotions, our community, and are all deeply intertwined with all life on this earth. 

We are all beings in different phases of soul development. 

love + alchemy, 

Laura