4 Oct 2013
Falling in Love
Soul
10 Jul 2013
Following My Muse
I used to think that I needed inspiration to write poetry, to make art, to create something.
Lately, I have been rather uninspired, waiting for the feelings to rush over me so I could make something out of them. But, feelings don’t work that way…you can’t will them or force them to come, as much as you can’t tame and control them when they do. The past few weeks, I have been allowing my feelings to “be”, to come and go, no resistance, no judgment…while easier said than done.
And so it is with inspiration.
I have been writing new poetry. The words come slowly, sometimes I need to wait for them. All this is new to me, I am so used to just pouring my feelings out, channeling them into my writing. Yet, I am evolving and so is my poetry. I am learning to relish the sweet anticipation of what is to come…
My writing is a reflection of me, of my soul, I breathe life into my words.
Right now there is mostly silence inside, some waves, but no turbulence, this too is new. I am riding the waves, and every once in a while, the words bubble up inside and I catch them with my pen.
I am letting my MUSE guide me, she knows where I am going…
1 Jul 2013
Broken Open…A Poem
Broken Open
raw, unfiltered, exposed
I am thisclose to my essence,
to my own divinity
finding the treasure within
and letting it radiate forth,
luminous from the inside out
©2013 Betty Larrea
8 Apr 2013
Bliss- A Muse Poem
I have reached that place of no return
where the energy surges like a current
running through me
spiraling from my root
to the crown of my being
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self love
© 2010 Betty E. Larrea
1 Apr 2013
Desert Sun-A Love Poem
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Desert Sun
Our love was like the desert sun
radiating hope
inspiring all to see
that love is everywhere
Maybe there was no me, no you
only the yearning of our souls
(all of our collective souls)
to find their way home
to Love
What we shared was not of this world,
not ours to keep
it was a gift
given to us
manifest in us
to light the way for others
Maybe all that’s left to do is
surrender this love to god
accept that our souls were chosen
to be a channel for his will
Love is boundless, my love
and we are boundless too
This poem is dedicated to all my Burning Man Brothers & Sisters. May the Love, Freedom and Miracles we experienced on the Playa live on in our hearts forever! Create and BE LOVE… xoxo Luscious Luv
21 Mar 2013
The Light Inside-Teaching Kids About Spirituality
As a yoga teacher, part of my job is guiding my students to find their own light.
How do you teach a young child about spirituality? Children may not understand the concept of a “soul”, but they do understand the idea of a LIGHT inside or the LOVE in their heart.
Over the past few months, my yoga lessons have revolved around finding PEACE inside or how we can express the LOVE in our hearts. The children have been learning how they calm their bodies and their minds through yoga, breathing and meditation. The other day, I asked my classes if they knew why we chant OMs before yoga, and they responded “to find peace”. It’s moments like these that make me love teaching!
Children are always learning…absorbing everything they see, hear and feel.
They relate what they learn to their inner experience. Teaching a child to pay attention to their breath, tune into their feelings, and listen with their heart will help them develop a strong connection to themselves and the world around them. This builds their sense of trust in themselves and self confidence. We may think they are too young to understand but they “get it”.
The greatest lesson you can teach young children is to LISTEN to their inner voice.
It’s not often that children get to just “be” and relax. At the end of every class,they lie down in Savasana or
DO NOTHING DOLL…Nothing to think, Nothing to Do, Doing Nothing is Good for You.
While my students are resting in Savasana, with their eyes closed, I tell them a “story”, a guided visualization where they are lying on a beach or going on a cloud ride in the sky. I ask them if they can try to be so still, so quiet that they can hear the sound of their own breathing. I tell them to breathe in that calm feeling from the top of their heads to their tip toes. It may take weeks or even months before they can lie down without wiggling around or talking, but eventually they can and even enjoy it. I let them know that no matter what, they can find that quiet place inside where they can always go when they are feeling sad or upset.
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I usually end my yoga classes with a soothing song, either Kira Wiley’s Namaste Song or Snatam Kaur’s Longtime Sun. I explain that just like the sun, we each have a LIGHT inside us and to remember to let it SHINE. When I look around our circle and see their blissful faces, I know that they are IN that peaceful place, shining their light!
I leave you with this beautiful blessing. May your own light guide you on your path so that you may find your peace. Namaste.
May the longtime sun
Shine upon you
All love surround you
And the pure light within you
Guide your way on
~ Celctic Blessing
19 Feb 2013
Heart Wide Open- Yoga for Self Love
This article was originally published online at the Soul-filled Cafe last week. We had such a powerful dialogue with some amazing women on yoga, love and nurturing yourself through your yoga practice.
Yoga for Opening Your Heart-Developing a Self Love Centered Practice
I have been on the path of my heart for over 15 years. For most of my life, I had been obsessed with love and finding a romantic partner. I spent so many years looking for love and validation outside of myself, until I realized that I had to find love in myself first. It has taken years of practice and reflection to remain on this path of self love. Yoga has been an integral part of that journey for me.
Self-love is a daily commitment to treat yourself with respect and compassion. Love begins with self acceptance, which is why yoga is such a powerful practice for nurturing self-love and opening your heart. Practicing yoga allows you to accept yourself, even the parts you don’t like.
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The first time I walked into a yoga class, I had the experience of being out of my body while simultaneously feeling fully IN MY BODY. I had struggled with body issues and perfectionism my whole life and here I was letting go of the judgment and settling into myself. I continued to go to yoga class over the years because it was the one place where I could to just “be”, without judgment or criticism. Some days I could balance in Tree Pose and other days, I felt all wobbly and out of whack, just like in my life. But no matter what pose I was able to do or not do, I always left my yoga class feeling good about myself.
Until last summer when I completed my 200 hour yoga teacher training, I did not have a regular yoga practice. Despite the fact that I was teaching 10 children’s yoga classes per week and could see the sense of peace in my students, I had not made a commitment to make yoga a discipline in my life. Throughout my rigorous training, I learned that yoga was much more than a physical practice, it had the potential to open my heart.
Each time I get on my mat, I am opening my heart to myself. I become more aware of myself ~ physically, emotionally, energetically. I am fully aware of my body, its strengths and its limitations. I can see where I am holding tension in my body, where I can let go more, ease up more, connect more and love myself more.
Special thanks to Heather Gray for inviting me to share my experience and wisdom. For more inspiring guest experts and resources to live a SOUL -FILLED LIFE be sure to stop by her website!
3 Feb 2013
Nominated for Very Inspiring Blogger Award
When I launched this blog last summer, it was intended to capture my journey during my yoga training and now it has evolved into so much more…Not only has blogging provided me a platform to express myself creatively as a writer, but I have connected with so many beautiful souls that share my passion for both yoga & writing.
One of those beautiful souls, Heather Ballenger has honored me with this nomination for Inspiring Blogger Award. Heather’s blog Chronicles of a Neophyte Yogi has truly been a INSPIRATION to me and we have since nurtured that connection through our blogs and Facebook.
Beautiful Goddess Sister Heather Ballenger
“THANK YOU Heather for your support and this nomination. Of all the blog awards I could receive, I am most moved to be receiving this one from YOU because my purpose is to INSPIRE others to love, express and be all that they are.”
Part of accepting the nomination is sharing 7 things about myself. Since I am taking on being pure, boundless love this month, I am choosing to share very authentically what most may NOT know about me…
1. I’ve been obsessed with words since I was a child…I mean really obsessed..I’ve kept a journal (which has been my therapist and my salvation) for the past 25 years of my life, Scrabble is my favorite game, I am a book whore (not a big surprise) and I love “playing” with words.
2. I am equally obsessed with hearts, I collect them and get them as gifts all the time. I have been dubbed the Love Grrl, the Love Goddess and my playa name (aka alter ego) at Burning Man is LUSCIOUS LUV.
3. My first love is poetry…because it is the voice of my soul. I write deep soulful, sensual, sometimes erotic poetry. (and I will be sharing more of it here thanks to Heather.)
4. I love nature and my favorite place to go alone (though I have taken some special people here) is atop this huge rock in a county park in Northern New Jersey. It’s simply breathtaking up there, looking down on all the trees and trails. I go there to write and take Self Portraits to capture my ever evolving soul.
5. I fall in love way too easily, my heart’s been broken many times but it’s still wide open. I’ve learned to accept that I have a big heart and always see the good in people, I have grown wiser over the years and I now see this as a gift and a strength.
6. “I am a sea of emotions, spilling all over the place, out of control sometimes and I don’t want to be contained, just let me be”…(a line from one of my poems says it all.)
7. I believe that everyone should let their inner freak come out and play sometimes!
This is ME..Luscious Luv…I see only LOVE!
Now I would like to nominate some VERY INSPIRING BLOGGERS, whose blogs and writing I really love:
1. Courtney Bell Stepping In
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3. Shashi Solluna TaoSpiritual Tantra
4. Vanessa Gobes Bringing Up Buddhas
To each of the 7 inspiring women I have nominated, thank you for inspiring ME!
If you choose to accept this nomination, here is the protocol:
- Thank the person who nominated you and link back to them in your post.
- Share 7 interesting things about yourself.
- Nominate 7 bloggers you admire.
- Leave a comment somewhere on the seven blogs to make them aware of their nomination.
To the nominees, you are under no obligation to accept this award and I will completely understand if you do not want to go through the award process (which may seem a bit overwhelming and time-consuming, I know). I really just wanted to acknowledge how each and every one of you have inspired me to dig deeper into my soul and bring that to my own writing.
Namaste,
Betty
1 Jan 2013
Go In Deep
It’s a new year and a new commitment to myself and my writing.
Writing is what makes me feel most alive…perhaps because it is the true voice of my soul speaking.
I have been writing since I was a child, keeping a journal of my inner musings for over 25 years, reading my poetry and making poetry collage art for over 12 years and working on several book projects for the past 3 years.
This is the year that ALL my dreams become manifest in the world, including my lifelong dream of being published.
I am ready to expose myself on a deeper level and share more of “me” through my writing.
Sometimes the journey of finding yourself requires diving in deep.
May this poem inspire to dive in!
Go In Deep
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the perfect recipe
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i say
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til it feels like you might drown
sink even deeper
trust
that you will float
back to the surface
11 Nov 2013
Soul Sketches and Poetic MUSEings
It’s been a while since I shared my MUSEings.
from my journal to you…
DIZZY ON DIVINITY
I am HOLY,
a sacred INCARNATION of love
inhaling only love
exhaling only love
exuding only love
emBODYing only love
Love is my RELIGION.
ONE
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I am the sun and the shadows that it casts,
the moon and the darkness it illuminates,
the raging waves and the tiny ripples in the ocean
I am every paradox, parallel,
polar opposite, twin flame,
every reflection
all wrapped into ONE,
ONE me which is you
which is ONE…
the ONEness of it all.
~ Betty Larrea © October 2013