About this Event
What if the path to self-compassion isn't just about changing your thoughts—but about listening to your body?
In this experiential workshop, you'll discover how your body holds the key to unlocking deeper, more lasting self-compassion. Rather than relying solely on affirmations or cognitive reframes, you'll learn to access the wisdom present in your physical experience as well.
Through gentle yoga, soothing breathwork, guided meditation, reflection, and mindful inquiry, we'll explore how tension, posture, and breath patterns reveal where self-criticism lives in your body—and how to meet those places with kindness instead of resistance.
In this workshop, you will:
- Learn to recognize your body's signals of self-judgment and inner criticism
- Practice somatic techniques that shift you from self-attack to self-support
- Discover how physical grounding creates a foundation for emotional resilience
- Develop practices for accessing self-compassion in daily life
No prior experience with somatic work or yoga is required—just a willingness to slow down and listen inward to experience embodied transformation. This 75-minute workshop is free for everyone with a suggested donation of $5-$25. Thank you so much!
How to prepare? Please bring a journal and pen for reflection, and a yoga mat for practice. Depending on how many people we have, we may or may not use our mats.
Bio
Melissa Lago, MA, MDiv, was introduced to yoga as a child while attending the Oak Grove School founded by Jiddu Krishnamurti in Ojai, CA. In 2018 she completed a Master of Divinity degree where she worked to bring yoga, spiritual care, and chaplaincy together. Her research and studies culminated in her thesis titled, “Yoga Transforms Us: Building Resiliency and Intrinsic Spiritual Reliance through Yoga.” Prior to completing her MDiv, she taught yoga, philosophy, interdisciplinary studies, and world religions at Holy Names University in Oakland, CA. In 2022 she joined the faculty of the Yoga Studies program at Naropa University as a Visiting Instructor, and has taught in the Master of Divinity program as well. In addition to teaching at Naropa, she serves as a chaplain, and enjoys teaching at The StarHouse, Drala Mountain Center, Kondition, privately, and for groups. To learn more about her background, please visit her website at https://www.yogatransformsus.com/.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Wonder Press Juice, 946 Pearl Street, Boulder, United States
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