At the end of last year, I wrote this post but was too shy to share. This year, I’m still shy, but I’m sharing anyway. .
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“The Winter Solstice always seems to bring up all the feelings for me. I think this year is especially potent with it also being the end of a decade. .
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“I can’t help but to contemplate all that has happened in the last ten years. All of the challenges. All the growth. The very many ways that I have changed. .
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“This time 10 years ago I was finishing my first semester of graduate school. I hadn’t even found yoga yet. .
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“When I look back, what I see most is how scared I was. .
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“Uncertainty. Doubt. And a deeply engrained belief that I was not good enough, and that I couldn’t do it.
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“To be sure, I still feel these things. But after 10 years of noticing, breathing, and of holding my own heart in my hands — the manifestations of these fears have eased.
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“Like the way mountains over a millennia smooth themselves from jagged rocks into rolling hills — our inner landscape too must whether the winds and rains of our journey before the terrain becomes easier to walk upon. .
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“Healing takes a long time. Creating new habits, new patterns, new beliefs, takes a long time. It is not something that we can measure in weeks or months or even years. But rather in decades. And even in lifetimes. .
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“One thing I can say with absolute certainty, is that I am so much braver than I was 10 years ago. And to this, I have 10 years of practice to thank.”
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#youcantrushyourhealing
#becausereallyitsaboutthejourneyanyway
#gratefulforallofit
#allofit
#keepgoing
#keepgoing
#keepgoing
#iloveyou
#thankyou
#iloveyou
#love
#jai
#ॐ
Phoenix friends, I am so excited to be bringing a very special offering back to @metta_yoga !
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Please join me this Sunday, 1/19, for another Sacred Sound Journey session. 💫
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This event will include:
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• A heart-centering meditation 💗
• A sonic journey complete with Gong, Crystal Singing Bowls, Medicine Drum, Chanting, and more .
• Guided vocal toning to seal the experience
• Loads of good vibes from like-minded souls walking their path 💫
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I so hope you will join me. You can follow the link in my bio to register. Many thanks and blessings, friends! 💕🙏🏽
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Sacred Sound Journey
Sunday, 1/19 2:00-3:15pm
@metta_yoga .
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#soundjourney
#soundmeditation
#soundtherapy
#crystalbowls
#gong
#heartcentered
#phoenixevents
#phoenixaz
#selfcare
#love
#jai
#ॐ
Back to the real world they say. But I disagree. For the days I spend in between are realer than real to me. .
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Holidays, travel, family, snow, time and space to journey inward, and a decade new birthed before my very eyes — it seems the last few weeks happened in a blur. A beautiful, bumbling, and blessed blur. .
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And my only desire is to remember. All that has been learned and let go. All that has been loved and then loved harder.
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So here’s to the days in between. And here’s to the days that lie ahead where the opportunity awaits to integrate it all. .
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May I remember to do so with love and compassion, patience and intention, and then probably more patience. And when I fall, as I surely will, may my return be graced with the swiftness of a journeyer well traveled.
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🌸 Yoga & Sound Offerings 🌸
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Tuesday 9:00am
Vinyasa
@sumathletica
Old Town Scottsdale
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Tuesday 6:00pm
Sound Healing Meditation
Authentic Yoga
North Scottsdale
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Thursday 9:00am
Vinyasa
@sumathletica
Old Town Scottsdale
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Thursday 6:00pm
Astanga Mix
@urbanyogaphx
Central Phoenix
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Saturday 8:30am
Astanga Mix
@urbanyogaphx
Central Phoenix
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Saturday 4:30pm
Restorative & Sound Meditation
@urbanyogaphx
Central Phoenix
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Sunday 8:30am
Karma Flow (5$!)
@urbanyogaphx
Central Phoenix
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Sunday 10:00am
Urban Flow
@urbanyogaphx
Central Phoenix
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Sunday 1/19 2:00pm
Sacred Sound Journey
Intention, Prayer, Ceremony, & Sound
@metta_yoga
East Phoenix
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To find out more about these and other offerings, visit kariannlevine.com. Link in bio.
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#newyearreflection
#journey
#traveler
#betweentheworlds
#itsallabouttheintegration
#soundmeditation
#soundhealing
#yoga
#love
#jai
#ॐ
Photo by my sweet sister Holly who is taking a social media hiatus. 💕
A little late night serenade to myself and the flickering candlelight on Christmas night. ✨
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I hope everyone’s holiday, whatever you celebrate, was filled with love and joy and warmth and connection. And if it wasn’t, I hope that you were able to find even the tiniest glimmer of this light inside your own heart. .
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I spent the day with my mother, father, and brother and it truly was a day of merriment and togetherness. Christmas for us used to be a big to-do — Grandma’s house, cousins, aunts, uncles, and the whole deal. .
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And while I will always cherish these memories, there is something about a quiet and cozy Christmas with just the four of us that truly nourishes my heart.
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I think my favorite moments are the simple ones. The times we were all in the kitchen, preparing (and sometimes getting in the way) of the Christmas meal. Or when we were all just sitting on the couch, talking about nothing much at all. Or when my brother and I would have nearly telepathic conversations, so as to fly under the radar of Mom and Dad. .
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And as I reflect in the aftermath of this day, I am overcome with such gratitude for the love of my family. From this place, I can see clearly how blessed I am to know real unconditional love. It’s such a rare thing.
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And sure, like any family, we have some things to work on, but this is how unconditional love works. We do our best hold space for each other to be just as they are. And that is the very same space needed for all of us to show up as our highest self. (Funny how that works!)
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This holiday, with the traditions and rituals and celebration, is a ceremony. And it seems to me, that while held in the sacredness of this day, we are all able to show up a little more fully, a little more completely. And this reveals to us our potential, not just for this day, but everyday. 💫
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Just some holiday musings. So much love to everyone! ♥️
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And just one announcement! I will be doing Live Music for a special class on New Years Day at @urbanyogaphx . 🎶
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Class is at 10:30am and is likely to sell out, so please register in advance if you’d like to come. Link in Bio. 🙏🏽
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#holidaymusings
#togetherness
#family
#love
#jai
#ॐ
The Song of the Sun ☀️ .
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Traditionally you would not accompany this chant with any instruments. It’s vibration, carried on the voice of the singer, is said to be potent enough. And in fact, musical instruments are thought to take away from its power. .
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But, with intention and pureness of heart, sometimes rules can be broken. Or maybe it’s just my rebellious heart. 💕
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This chant, the gāyatrī mantra, is a prayer of sorts. A very simple translation is...
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I meditate on the Wisdom of the Divine Light. May this light illuminate me so that I might take the right action at the right time. 💫
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It is also said to be the song of the Divine Mother, whose one of many names is, Gāyatrī.
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This melody spontaneously arose from my heart a few a months ago. Happy to share it now. 💓
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P.S. This video was taken at the new Yoga Studio you can find me at Tuesday and Thursday mornings in Old Town from 9:00-10:15. Come flow and then rest in sweet surrender @sumathletica with me. 🧘🏽♀️
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P.P.S. Also! Only one more Sound Healing Meditation left for 2019! Tuesday, 12/17 at 6pm at @davesastangayoga . Would love to share this special class with you. 🙏🏽
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#harmonium
#chanting
#soundmeditation
#gayatri
#divinemother
#mantra
#yoga
#love
#jai
#ॐ
It’s difficult to find beauty in a wasteland. But we must. Otherwise the place that once was, pure and holy, will surely be lost forever. For when remember, we breath life into what could be. A place abundant, alive, and sacred. Though, to be sure, this place never is not. Beneath the scars, the masks, and the creation misdirected, is a place forever, pure and holy. 🍂
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#place
#beauty
#connect
#remember
#always
#love
#jai
#ॐ
#thingsiseeonwalksinmyneghborhood
#autumn
#reflections 💛
I am so excited that my favorite workshop to teach, Singing the Soul: Embodying the Spirit, is just around the corner and I would love nothing more than to share it with you.
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Learning to use my voice has been one of the most empowering and rewarding things I have ever done. Add to this the power of Sanskrit mantra, and this practice has cracked me open in ways that I could have never have imagined.
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I truly believe that each and every one of us has a uniquely beautiful voice simply waiting to blossom. I would be so honored to help you to discover this too.
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In this workshop we will explore Sanskrit mantra from a variety of perspectives including their translations, archetypal energies, pronunciation, and the healing power of their vibration. .
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Through this, we will discover our voices as a tool to sing ourselves into being. To express that which is beyond words — our deepest truths, our most heart felt longings, our greatest joys, and even our darkest fears.
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When we open our voices to sing, we open ourselves to all of this more. And as a result, we empower ourselves to show up bravely and unshielded out in the world. .
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I so hope you will join me for this journey. 💛
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Here are the details...
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Singing the Soul: Embodying the Spirit
Friday, November 15, 2019
6:00-8:30pm
Authentic Yoga Scottsdale
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For more information and to learn how to register, please click the link in my bio and scroll down until you find the listing for this event.
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So much gratitude. 🙏🏽 .
#singingthesoul
#embodyingthespirit
#mantra
#chanting
#grateful
#love
#jai
#ॐ
Last night as packed up instrument after instrument, I kept thinking to myself, “I am the luckiest woman in the world.”
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Over the last two weekends, I got to sit at the front of the classroom with my friend @hamid.jabbar as his assistant in his Sound Practitioner Training.
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There really is no way to capture in words how beautiful these experiences always are. But in an effort to try, I thought a good old fashion list of gratitudes might get close...
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So here it goes...
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I am grateful for...
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1. Getting to bare witness to 20 beautiful souls challenge themselves, get vulnerable, and support each other along the way.
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2. Watching as that vulnerability transformed into courage, creativity, and confidence.
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3. Having even the slightest bit to do with this transformation.
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4. For the opportunity to share my voice, my perspective, and the wisdom I have learned on my own journey.
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5. Feeling seen, heard, valued, and appreciated for these perspectives.
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6. For the opportunity to continue learning, growing, and expanding.
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7. That I get to do something I love with all my heart and call it my job.
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8. And for spending two weekends completely immersed in beautiful sounds made by beautiful people, created with love....
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I am really, really lucky. And I know that even for me — after taking this training myself nearly two years ago now — this is still only the beginning. 🙏🏽
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P.s. This is not an exhaustive list. Not even close.
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And also photo and dance move cred: @1boldlove 😘
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#onward
#sograteful
#nowords
#beautifulsounds
#beautifulsouls
#soundmeditation
#soundhealing
#soundpractitioner
#love
#jai
#ॐ
