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Living with a Courageous Heart: Your August Update from Lara
WORKSHOPS | SERVICES | CONTACT ILLUMINATE TRANSFORMATION AND RESTORE BALANCE Holistic Alignment & Relational Artistry Dear Community, As summer peaks, I can feel the abundant harvest upon us and the cooler days ahead calling us toward rest. May this be a time of reaping the rewards of all your efforts over these past weeks and months, noticing what has grown, what is ripening, and perhaps what is ready to be released. As I shared in my previous newsletter, I am anchoring
Lara Barber
2 days ago3 min read
RELATIONSHIP AS EMBODIED ART: YOUR JULY UPDATE FROM LARA
WORKSHOPS | SERVICES | CONTACT ILLUMINATE TRANSFORMATION AND RESTORE BALANCE Holistic Alignment & Relational Artistry Dear Community, I hope this season is offering you both the expansive energy of summer and moments of quiet restoration. Lately, I've been reflecting on the work I feel called to offer in this lifetime. While that understanding continues to evolve, one thing has become increasingly clear: I am devoted to the art of relationship. Not only our relationships
Lara Barber
Jul 203 min read


WHAT CRANIAL SOMATICS IS TEACHING ME ABOUT LISTENING
Over the past year, I have had the privilege of studying Cranial Somatics with my teacher, Kiefer. I still consider myself very much a beginner, an enthusiastic and humble student learning a language that the body has always spoken, but one I am only beginning to understand. The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know. Rather than feeling discouraged, that realization has opened me to a deeper sense of wonder. For nearly twenty years, I have practiced massage t
Lara Barber
Jul 62 min read


RELATIONSHIP AS A LIVING, BREATHING FIELD TO TEND
A romantic relationship is not something we arrive at. It is a living, breathing field—responsive, sensitive, and alive to how we show up. Desire, intimacy, and connection don’t thrive on autopilot. They ask for presence and love. Attention. Care. They ask to be tended. When we orient to a relationship this way, the question shifts from “Is this working?” to “How are we tending the field between us—right now?” Romantic Relationship as a Practice Most of us were never taught h
Lara Barber
Jan 152 min read


WHAT DO YOU WANT? A YIN YANG APPROACH TO DESIRE
“All things are given to you in the moment you ask and open yourself to receive.” - The Law of Attraction Have you asked yourself: What do I really want? Not just superficially, but at the deepest level of your being? Knowing what you want—and truly allowing yourself to feel it—is the first step toward bringing it into your life. Define Your Desire Desire is not just a fleeting wish or passing thought. Desire is a vibration of your soul, a signal from your higher self pointin
Lara Barber
Dec 1, 20253 min read


THE COURAGE OF TRUE INTIMACY
Lately I’ve been learning what it really means to live with coraje — to speak from the heart even when it’s uncomfortable.
Lara Barber
Oct 16, 20254 min read


CURIOSITY > OUR #1 RELATIONAL SUPERPOWER
If I could choose just one relational skill to cultivate for deeper intimacy, fewer ruptures, and more nourishing connection, it would be...
Lara Barber
Jul 20, 20253 min read


5 PRACTICES FOR RELATIONAL CARE
How to Bring More Presence, Safety, and Intimacy into Any Relationship Relational care is the art of tending to connection—between two...
Lara Barber
Jun 7, 20253 min read


MY 40TH BIRTHDAY GOAL: HIKE THE COLORADO TRAIL
When I turned 37, I began looking ahead to the milestone of my 40th birthday. I wanted to mark the end of my fourth decade with something...
Lara Barber
May 21, 20252 min read


TENDING THE INNER AND OUTER EARTH: A FEMININE PATH TO RESTORATION
I am done hiding my voice. #embodiedtruth For too long, many of us have been conditioned to disconnect—from our bodies, our rhythms, and...
Lara Barber
May 15, 20252 min read


RELATIONAL ARTISTRY: THE CANVAS OF CONNECTION
Relational Artistry is a term that I coined to describe the intentionality and practice that I bring to my relationships. Whether...
Lara Barber
Apr 25, 20243 min read


CREATING SAFE LISTENING SPACES
Creating Safe Listening Spaces for Couples, Partnerships, Families, & Communities We all deserve to be seen and heard. Whether you are a...
Lara Barber
Dec 13, 20236 min read


WELCOME EVERYTHING/WELCOME MORE: AN EMBODIED PRACTICE
Welcoming Everything or Welcoming More is a concept and quality that I have been inviting into my own life and practice. Opening to this...
Lara Barber
Nov 20, 20235 min read


TAKING BACK PROJECTIONS >>>
{A PRACTICE IN TAKING BACK PROJECTIONS: TRANSFORMING STRONG ATTRACTION OR REPULSION INTO INTEGRATED POWER} This practice can be done...
Lara Barber
Dec 15, 20223 min read
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