Blooming Lota Yoga’s mission is to support individuals and groups, nationally and internationally, in personal, spiritual and economic goals.

Yoga and mindfulness practices have been linked to increase ability to manage stress, anxiety, and physical suffering. It is my mission to ensure that everyone has access to the benefits of yoga, especially underserved populations.

Vision:

I believe that all beings can be released from suffering. If we come together as communities with this goal in mind we can create a more peaceful world.

I think Lama Surya Das said it best,

“ Mindful of the Buddha nature that resides within each of us, I see the individuals who come before me as being like stars. I try to help them gather and focus their light so that it can shine forth not only for themselves, but for the world, which sorely needs to wake up from delusion.

I truly believe that if we treat each student as a kind of revered tulku (a reincarnated lama and Bodhisattva), as a genuine prodigy, our society will be vastly transformed for the better.

I believe it is in our power to cause such a miraculous, widespread change, and that it is incumbent on us to try.” (232-233, Buddha Is as Buddha Does )

I have been inspired by Lama Surya Das’s vision of transforming the world for the better by acknowledging and uncovering the goodness and wisdom in all beings.

Goals:

My goals include: using my academic, intellectual, emotional, and assorted personal strengths to create an atmosphere of trust where individuals can support each other in their growth.

My personal experiences with trauma provide me with a deeper understanding of the power of yoga and movement in regards to moving trauma through the body. Working with others who are grappling with issues surrounding trauma helps to bring meaning to my own experiences.

As Lama Surya Das states, “Liberating others liberates oneself, healing others heals oneself, and transforming others transforms oneself.”

Buddha Is as Buddha Does (234)

Because of my personal experiences, I am skilled at helping clients to identify strengths that assisted them in surviving the trauma they experienced, and in encouraging the client to gently explore and release coping patterns that no longer serve them.

Creating meaningful work and being a part of supportive communities are two of my core goals.