LIVING WITH A COURAGEOUS HEART: YOUR AUGUST UPDATE FROM LARA
Updated: Sep 1
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 more deeply into my commitment to supporting relationships. As both a student and teacher, I am devoted to the art of relationship and the possibility of relationship as a path of awakening.
Lately, life has been teaching me about the courage required to live a heart-centered life. When we are hurt, afraid, disappointed, or uncertain, it can be so easy to harden, withdraw, control, defend, or close. And while there is intelligence in protecting our hearts, I am becoming increasingly curious about how we discern between the wisdom of the heart and our protective conditioning. How do we stay present enough to listen deeply and ask: What does love want here?
This season's offerings are an invitation into that practice—to cultivate the courage and capacity for true and lasting intimacy, first with ourselves and then with one another. May the compassion and understanding we cultivate within our own hearts and our most intimate relationships ripple outward into the world.
If you are in partnership, I warmly invite you to join Anthony and me for Body Love: Presence as Love this Saturday, August 15th, or to journey with us more deeply this autumn through The Cohort: Relationship as Embodied Art, our 12-week couples cohort offered both in person and online.
I look forward to connecting with you soon.
With love, Lara Christine
"BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD"
- MAHATMA GANDHI
Body Love is an invitation into embodied intimacy—a space for you and your beloved to slow down, soften, and rediscover the profound intelligence of presence. In a culture that encourages us to rush or perform, this workshop offers a different path: treating presence itself as an expression of love.
Date & Time: Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 6:30–9:00 PM
Location: All Purpose Yoga | Boulder, CO
My amazing partner Anthony and I are excited to share something we've been dreaming into for quite some time: Relationship as Embodied Art—a 3-month experiential cohort for couples devoted to growing in love together.
We've noticed there are many beautiful spaces for individuals to gather, grow, and heal in community, yet relatively few where couples can intentionally practice relationship alongside other couples. Inspired by this, and by our own devotion to the art of relationship, we're creating a space where couples can deepen through shared presence, witnessing, and reflection.
The cohort includes:
Six gatherings over three months.
Two cohort formats: in person in North Boulder or online via Zoom.
An intimate group with limited enrollment to foster depth and connection.
The ethos of this cohort is rooted in three core principles:
Embodied presence is a doorway into intimacy.
Relational learning is amplified in community.
Relationship is a catalyst for growth and awakening.
SCHEDULE YOURSELF CARE
RELEASE TENSION AND RESTORE FLOW IN OUR FULL 90-MINUTE SIGNATURE SESSION
MY TEACHING SCHEDULE AT YOGA POD
Wednesday | 2:00–3:00 PM — Level 2 Vinyasa Flow @ South
Thursday | 1:45–2:45 PM — Yin Yoga @ Central
Friday | 9:30–10:30 AM — Heated Level 2 Vinyasa Flow @ South
Friday | 1:30–2:30 PM — Yin Yoga @ Longmont
Sunday | 6:15–7:15 PM — Restorative + Yoga Nidra @ South
UPCOMING OFFERINGS
BODY LOVE Saturday, August 15th | 6:30–9:00 PM All Purpose Yoga • Boulder
PARTNER YOGA Saturday, September 12th | 2:00–4:00 PM Yoga Pod Central • Boulder
THE COHORT — COUPLES GROUP | ONLINE Friday, September 18th | 3:30–5:30 PM MT Online
THE COHORT — COUPLES GROUP | IN PERSON Sunday, September 20th | 2:00–4:30 PM Sunrise Casita • Boulder
GIFTED PARTNER YOGA TRAINING Thursday, October 1st–Sunday, October 4th NowHaus • Boulder
YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Saturday, October 10th–Thursday, November 5th Yoga Pod Central • Boulder
WOMEN’S GROUP Monday, December 7th, 2026–Monday, March 1st, 2027 Online
RESTORATIVE + YOGA NIDRA IMMERSION January 9th–February 4th, 2027 Yoga Pod Central • Boulder
AGING WITH GRACE RETREAT | COSTA RICA March 12th–18th, 2027 Luna Lodge • Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
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