Kindness

Written By Lisa Vratny-Smith

This week I have been thinking about kindness and how the small acts of kindness we engage in shift the energy in the world and ourselves. Over the past year I have watched my husband and family care for his ailing father with such gentleness and lovingkindness. Meeting his father where he was, providing the support, care, and advocacy he needed, and really seeing and connecting with the caregivers providing his day to day care.

My father-in-law passed last Friday and I have seen that kindness returning to the family from all directions. Eckhart Tolle says, “The energy you put out comes back to you.” With so many challenges in our world, small acts of kindness can help to shift the tide. May we each strive to choose kindness each day.

Yoga & Sound Healing

Please join me online for Saturday Morning Yoga this weekend at 8:30 AM MT, as we pause, listen to our bodies, and care for them with lovingkindness.

The next Full Moon Sound Bath will be on Saturday, August 29 from 3-4 PM where we will soak in the energy of the Full Moon in Pisces and Partial Lunar Eclipse. In person and virtual options are available.

Women’s Circles

Are you a woman in perimenopause or menopause looking for a sense of clarity, a deeper connection to yourself, and a supportive community? Join our Circles of Audacious Wise Women. We will come together to honor our strengths and imperfections, all the versions of who we’ve been throughout our lives, and the inner knowing and accumulated wisdom that guides us as we move forward. The first group is scheduled October 4, 11, 18, & 25 1-3 PM @ Harmonist Sanctuary. Registration is open with an early bird discount if you sign up by September 1!

Self-Compassion

NEW! Would you like to nurture your inner self-compassionate voice and quiet your inner critic? I am offering a 6 session, self-paced Self-Compassion Meditation Course to support you. Each recorded session includes a short reading and a guided meditation designed to support your journey toward greater lovingkindness and compassion for yourself. Your purchase of the course offers unlimited access to the recordings.

NEW! The Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion - Learn to use the skills of mindfulness to develop the inner resource of self-compassion and enhance your capacity for emotional wellbeing. In the course we will explore the research supporting the benefits of self-compassion and barriers that often prevent us from being kinder to ourselves. Through practices, exercises, and discussion we will nurture and strengthen our inner self-compassionate voices and learn to quiet and redirect our harsh inner critics.

Retreats

Next year’s Mindfulness for Educators Retreat is scheduled for June 13-17, 2027, so save the dates and your pennies. We would love to have you join us!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Remember to check out the FTBW Gear page and order your Finding the Balance Within, LLC logo gear. I love mine! Get yours and join the fun!

I would love to offer you an individual or group Reiki and/or Sound Healing session to support your own wellness journey. Contact me for scheduling options - lisa@findingthebalancewithin.com. Gift certificates to share with others are also available.

As always feel free to practice with previous recordings of Saturday Morning Classes as well as Evening Chair Yoga on my Youtube channel. You may also enjoy a growing variety of meditations I have available on the Insight Timer app that you can access for free, the latest is a Heartbeat Meditation. I’d appreciate your offering a rating on the meditations as well. Additionally, my friend Kate continues to offer live online classes Monday and Wednesday mornings from katekelly.yoga.

May you be safe, may you be happy, may you be healthy, may you live with ease. ~ Lisa ♥️

Lisa Vratny-Smith
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