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| Lauren Willett-Benson - Owner & Founder Veda Yoga Space After being in a car accident several years ago and sustaining injuries at various levels of my spine, I began to search for ways to end the pattern of chronic pain. Yoga resurfaced in my life and became a healing modality. Yoga has allowed me to resist surgery and medications while learning to manage the pain on my own. It has given me a sense of confidence and strength as I continue to learn more about not only the physiological aspects of the body and pain management, but also the more subtle energetic and spiritual aspects of self. It is my desire as a yoga instructor, to help others who find themselves walking the same path. Everyone has the potential to be healthy and radiate well-being, though not everyone may know how to get there. My classes integrate classical Hatha postures with a wide range of joints and glands movements to loosen muscle restriction, increase blood flow, and relax the mind into a state of contentment. The practitioner will leave class feeling newly prepared to face bodily discomfort and alleviate the impact of stressful experiences. During a lengthy systematic relaxation, achieved through breath awareness, we learn to let go of thought and distraction, moving deeper and deeper into the tunnels and alleyways of ourselves. What we soon discover is a beautiful silence. Rather than perceiving the individual as a mere outward force which affects and is affected by other outward forces, yoga helps us begin to understand the existence and immense importance of the divine individual within. When we can view both ourselves and our world holistically, integrated through body, mind and spirit, we begin to move toward a truer experience of life. This balanced awareness renews feelings of empowerment to conquer hate, grow love, bring peace to chaos and most importantly, to guide body and mind in their unified journey toward light and goodness. B.A. in English/ Studio Art, University at Buffalo Ed.M., University at Buffalo Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher, Himalayan Institute Teacher’s Association Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher |
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