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Taking Refuge
in Your Body
Hosted by Cyndi Lee
About the Course
About Cyndi Lee
In the busyness of everyday life, it can seem like there’s no time for self-care. Yet taking care of our bodies and minds is an important part of our personal growth. Meditation, mindful movement, and breathwork help us bridge any separation we might perceive between our bodies and minds.
The latest online course from Lion’s Roar features insight meditation practitioner and teacher JoAnna Hardy.
The Buddhist word metta is often translated into English as “Loving-Kindness”, this course explores the practice of metta that offers an opportunity to develop inner calm and focus. This centuries-old meditation technique can be a tool for those struggling with the suffering of the world. It is a way to make sense of the helplessness and turn it into action. It is a powerful tool for reflection and action in situations where you may feel helpless.
Learn how to cultivate more compassion and kindness – towards yourself and the world – in this new online course from Lion’s Roar.
Imagine a World with More Love
…It Begins with You.
How to Cultivate a Loving Heart: The Buddhist Practice of Metta is taught by JoAnna Hardy, meditation practitioner and teacher. Together with Lion’s Roar, she guides you through all you need to know to begin and deepen the practice of loving-kindness meditation.
Renew your spirit with movement,
breathwork, and meditation.
In 5 jargon-free segments, famed movement innovator Cyndi Lee will guide you in making self-care a vitalizing part of your day—even if you just have 5 minutes. Lee’s talks in Taking Refuge in Your Body will offer insights on applying timeless wisdom to modern life. With her yoga-inspired exercises and mindfulness-based meditations, you can experience a calmer nervous system and an overall sense of renewal.
Feel like you’re in an energy rut? Don’t have time for lengthy meditation sessions? Find exercise challenging? Make a fresh start with a smart combination of movement and mindfulness, informed by Buddhist teachings.
Follow along with Taking Refuge in Your Body from the comfort of your own home, and on your own schedule; return to it as often as you like to refresh what you’ve learned and keep your practice strong.
Also included are specially selected readings from the pages of Lion’s Roar magazine.
New Year Special
SAVE 50% and pay only $64 when you enroll by January 17th!
You’ve probably noticed that mindfulness practices have been taken up by all kinds of people lately. That’s because mindfulness requires no specific beliefs or any specific spiritual background; everyone is welcome to benefit from Taking Refuge in Your Body. Plus, there’s good reason to believe that mindfulness can work wonders for both our physical health and mental health. As a 2018 Lion’s Roar magazine article notes, “recent studies suggest that mindfulness may have impacts on our hearts, brains, and immune systems, among other potential effects,” and can “play a supportive role in health care by helping people to cope with pain, stress, anxiety, and depression.” (It may be contraindicated in some cases; please seek treatment if you need it.)
Yoga classes aren’t your thing?
While Cyndi Lee is well known as a yoga teacher, this is not a yoga course. Anyone wishing to make friends with their body while incorporating self-care into their daily life will take comfort in Lee’s restorative approach to bodywork and meditation. (So if yoga classes are your thing and you’re interested in learning about meditation, you’ll love this course too.)
Not that flexible?
You don’t need to be! This course was created for all ages and body types, including those with limited mobility. If you can sit in a chair and stand on your feet, you will find the movements liberating. Besides, there’s more than yoga-like exercises here. You’ll also learn breathwork that calms the nervous system, empowering you to align body and mind throughout the day.
Not sure about mindfulness, let alone Buddhism?
Enroll today to make the benefits of these grounding, restorative practices yours with Taking Refuge in Your Body.
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3 hours of encouraging guidance and instruction, in 19 digestible videos
- Inspiring, down-to-earth talks on self-care as a spiritual practice
- Short "movement snacks" to energize, ground, and balance
- Spirit-boosting readings from Lion’s Roar magazine
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2 bonus teachings on working with the mind and returning to the breath
“It strengthened and expanded my meditation practice.”
“This was a fantastic course... the production values were amazing. I would happily invest in another Lion’s Roar course.”
Renew your spirit with movement, breathwork, and meditation.
About the Course
“This was a fantastic course... the production values were amazing. I would happily invest in another Lion’s Roar course.”
Yoga classes aren’t your thing?
Not that flexible?
Not sure about mindfulness, let alone Buddhism?
“It expanded and strengthened my meditation practice”
Enroll today to make the benefits of these grounding, restorative practices yours with Taking Refuge in Your Body.
About Lion’s Roar
New Year Special
SAVE 50% and pay only $64 when you enroll by January 17th!
Meet Buddhist teacher and yoga pioneer Cyndi Lee, as she explains why Taking Refuge in Your Body is for you:
–previous online course participant
–previous online course participant
Meet Buddhist teacher and yoga pioneer Cyndi Lee, as she explains why Taking Refuge in Your Body is for you:
In the busyness of everyday life, it can seem like there’s no time for self-care. Yet taking care of our bodies is an important part of our personal growth. Meditation, mindful movement and breathwork help us bridge any separation we might perceive between our bodies and minds.
About Cyndi Lee
Cyndi Lee is the first female Western yoga teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching. Founder of the world-renowned OM yoga Center in NYC (1998-2012), Cyndi is known for her contemplative classes and soulful teachings. She is the author of 5 books, including Yoga Body, Buddha Mind: A Complete Manual for Physical and Spiritual Well-Being and the New York Times critically acclaimed May I Be Happy: A Memoir of Love, Yoga, and Changing My Mind. Her choreography achievements include the dance sequences in the hit music video "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". In 2018, Cyndi underwent a Buddhist Chaplaincy program at Upaya Zen Center with Roshi Joan Halifax.
Cyndi Lee is the first female Western yoga teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching. Founder of the world-renowned OM yoga Center in NYC (1998-2012), Cyndi is known for her contemplative classes and soulful teachings. She is the author of 5 books, including Yoga Body, Buddha Mind: A Complete Manual for Physical and Spiritual Well-Being and the New York Times critically acclaimed May I Be Happy: A Memoir of Love, Yoga, and Changing My Mind. Her choreography achievements include the dance sequences in the hit music video "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". In 2018, Cyndi underwent a Buddhist Chaplaincy program at Upaya Zen Center with Roshi Joan Halifax.
Taking Refuge
in Your Body
Hosted by Cyndi Lee
Make Self-Care a Priority in 2019
Make self-care an intentional part of your everyday life in 2019
Make Self-Care a Priority in 2019
Make self-care an intentional part of your everyday life in 2019