Yoga With Laura

I've been home from Bend for a few days now, back to teaching, back to my regular schedule, back to real life stuff.

And what I've noticed is that Bend keeps showing up in my classes...

A cue from a workshop. A new way of moving. A fresh perspective. A reminder that yoga is SO much bigger than the schedules we keep, the roles we play, the expectations we carry.

What made this year's experience so special wasn't just allllll the yoga and allll the awesome learning - it was the people. 💜🙏🏼💜

A huge thank you to Bend Yoga Festival and Angela for creating such a warm, safe, welcoming, and heart-centered gathering. The care, thoughtfulness, and love behind this festival can be felt in every detail.

I'm also deeply grateful to the teachers who inspired me, challenged me, and reminded me why I keep showing up to practice. Some longtime favorites, some new favorites, and all of them offering something I'll carry forward into my teaching. Amy, Gina, Tiffany- you ROCK my yoga world!!!!

And then there are the festival friendships 💜 thank you to Brittany, Ginger, Denelle, Tricia, Lance and all the wonderful humans I met along the way. One of my favorite things about yoga festivals is how quickly strangers become friends and how those connections stay with us long after we return home.

I came home with a full heart, a notebook full of ideas, and an unreasonable level of enthusiasm about tennis balls. 🎾😄✨️

Already looking forward to next year...

This morning's agenda...

✔ Hike
✔ Yoga
✔ Stare at Mount Shasta
✔ Appreciate being here

Mission accomplished. 🏔️💙🙏🏼

The Malecón in the middle of the day feels like its own kind of rhythm 🇲🇽 sun overhead, music spilling into the street, street performers, waves crashing beside the boardwalk, and people everywhere moving in every direction at once!

Cold tuba fresca with apples and pecans and grilled shrimp tacos by the water.... ahhhhhh 🍎🥥🍤

Somewhere between the ocean air, the bright colors, and saying "no gracias" a hundred times 🤣 we're hot, happy, and fully immersed in Puerto Vallarta!!!