Desert Lotus Yoga Abq

Growing Up🌱🎓
One of the great privileges of my life has been being Ethan’s mom. This year, he graduates from high school and steps into a new chapter—one that I know will bring both joy and adversity, as all worthwhile journeys do. Reflecting on this milestone has led me to some realizations.

For years, we carry our children—first in body, then in spirit—guiding, protecting, and preparing them for the threshold of adulthood. Eventually the time comes to set down that role, knowing that from here forward, they must carry themselves. Parenthood, in its truest form, becomes an act of trust. Trusting that life will meet our children with the lessons they need. Trusting that their path—whatever its shape—will lead them toward strength, wisdom, and inner peace. Trusting that what we’ve shown them, in both word and deed, will be sufficient to guide them as they take ownership of their lives and as they become the stewards of their own destinies. Above all, we trust that the love they have known—unconditional, unwavering—will echo in their choices, their relationships, and in how they meet the world.

Children grow up, but perhaps it is parents who transform most profoundly. To those celebrating this milestone: Congratulations! And to those for whom it still lies ahead or has already passed—cherish the moments, release regret, and know that doing your best has always been enough.
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•A Prayer for Earth Day 🌍🪷💚
Thank you Mother for the gifts. Thank you for holding me, for giving me a place to set down my worries. Let me hold you, let me set my skin upon your ground that I may always remember your worth and mine.
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🌞 Escape. Reset. Reconnect. 🌊
Yoga Retreat | El Pescadero, Mexico
🧘‍♀️ October 10–15, 2025

6 days of soulful movement, ocean views, nourishing food, and pure Baja bliss await you.

✨ Secure your spot by May 1st with a $500 deposit to lock in the special rate of $2195.
After 5/1, the price increases to $2495 — don’t wait!
Spaces are limited 🌴

📩 DM us for the full retreat details or hit the link in bio to save your spot.

SEEKING SANTOSHA YOGA RETREAT🌺

Breathtaking views ✅
Stunning accommodations✅
Delicious and nourishing meals ✅
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With every detail thoughtfully taken care of, you’re free to fully unwind and rejuvenate your body, mind, and soul.
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Visit www.desertlotusyogaabq.com for all the details!
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The End of Sorrow 🌱✨
Sometimes it is hard to see our own goodness, even harder to accept the fact that we are the most beautiful beings that could possibly exist. It is challenging to accept because everywhere we look there is great suffering, much of which we cause ourselves.

In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna tells Arjuna that the person who attains wisdom and self-realization reaches the “end of sorrow”. To arrive in this place we must accept the challenge to live the highest life we can live by offering every single person we meet the most beautiful human being they ever met.

True happiness does not depend on external circumstances but arises from mastering the mind and living in harmony with higher truths.

This state, the end of sorrow, is attainable through disciplined meditation, selfless service, and living a life centered on love and wisdom. We would be wise to start with ourselves, in our own hearts and in our own homes. We can ask ourselves: Am I taking time to get quiet? Am I serving others cheerfully? Most importantly, am I practicing compassion and caring toward myself in order to authentically offer the same to the world? If we can move toward these things, our suffering and sorrow will surely decrease.
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New Beginnings 4-Week Series
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Whether you’re brand new to yoga or simply want to return to a beginner’s mind, this series of classes will cover the basics and water the seeds of curiosity and devotion to your practice. Yoga truly is for everyone!
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Register online at www.desertlotusyogaabq.com
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Chasity Marquez

We are a small and intimate boutique studio with a focus on the therapeutic benefits of Yoga. We are looking for instructors with a passion for Yoga and a desire to share their knowledge of its teachings. If you are interested please use the link below to apply. (Morning availability preferred, but afternoon and evening instructors should still apply.)
Apply here:
https://forms.gle/z9qDkKCaWmBswGA79

FINDING MAGIC ✨🎨
The path of Yoga offers many gifts, but perhaps the most surprising is as a pathway to reconnecting with the childlike wonder and magic we once knew. As children, we lived vividly in our imaginations—hosting tea parties, running pretend stores, teaching dolls, or performing concerts. These moments were filled with joy, creativity, and boundless possibility. Obstacles felt unimportant; the impossible felt real.

But as we grow up, we often lose touch with our sense of play and magic. Life becomes about real kitchens, real jobs, and real responsibilities. Singing for joy? Who has the time, and besides, what would people think? Year by year, we drift further from moments of freedom and spontaneity, further from believing in magic.

Yoga, with a magic of its own, plays a transformative role in rekindling our childlike wonder by helping us to release the weight of our burdens. When we step on the mat we shift our focus to grounding movements, to the instructor’s guidance, to the rhythm of our breath. While some burdens certainly remain after practice, we create a welcome sense of space around them. We breathe more freely and feel less overwhelmed. With consistent practice, this space grows, becoming a sanctuary where the magic of wonder and joy can flourish once again and one day, out of the blue, we find that the magic has returned.

Today I encourage you to take some time to jot down memories of how you played as a child. Did you build roads for your trucks, play dress up, color or draw? Recall the way you felt during that time. What were the sensations in your body, what were the thoughts in your mind? What is one thing you can do in your life that would bring back that feeling? Let yourself find the magic!
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📸: Buddha at Drala Mountain
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🧵 🪔An Unbroken Thread
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🪷NEW CLASS🪷
Don’t forget Sarah’s new class at DLY begins tomorrow at noon for your midday pickup!
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Calling all teachers and parents and anyone even remotely impacted by the chaos of back to school season! This workshop will ease your nerves and help you get ahead of the stress!
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Register online at www.desertlotusyogaabq.com
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WHO YOU ARE TODAY🌱🌳
If you are alive you have a past and if you have done any amount of living, chances are there are things in the past that are on the spectrum from unbearably painful to inconceivably joyful. We have all heard phrases like, “Leave the past behind you” or “Don’t dwell on the past,” and while it’s true that the only moment we truly have is the present one, the past and future undeniably influence this moment.
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For many of us the journey from the innocence of early childhood through the confusion of adolescence was marked by the impact of family dysfunction and trauma, leading ultimately to a series of poor choices made in misguided attempts to create safety and connection through people-pleasing, inauthenticity, and self-hatred. As we learn to live through more skillful means—with healthy boundaries, sincerity, and self-love—we also come to understand that yes, the past does matter because without it how else would we have been nudged toward change? That pain and dysfunction and trauma may have been the exact thing that led us to this path that is so full of light and learning and surrender.
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“Who I am today depends on who I was yesterday, and who I will become tomorrow depends on what progress I make today.” Robert Svoboda’s words illuminate the profundity and the continuity of the thread of life from birth to death, revealing that the most important lesson is learning from the pain of yesterday to shape who you are today and, in turn, who you will be tomorrow. Therefore, live intentionally and each day will be a moment in a life well-lived.
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