It has been a rough couple of years in our country and we have all had to make choices about when to step up and take action and when to rest and recharge. This week it is essential that we ALL take action and VOTE. Staying home is vote against our own interests and those of our neighbors and community. If you have already voted, thank you. If you haven’t, please make a plan to do so whether that is turning in your ballot or going to the polls. In Colorado we are fortunate to be able to sit at our kitchen tables to research candidates and issues as we vote. Let’s not waste this opportunity to make a difference.
The energy of this week is intense! We started with a Full Moon in Taurus, there are six planets in retrograde, Saturday is Halloween, and Sunday is Dia de las Muertas and a time change. If you’re feeling unsettled try a few extended exhale breaths as you push your feet into the ground and join me for yoga on Saturday morning. 😉
Yoga & Sound Healing
Start your Halloween Day with some grounding movement before the fun and chaos begins! Join me for Saturday Morning Yoga 8:30 AM MT as we pause, listen to our bodies, and care for them with lovingkindness.
Need an hour to just be before the busy week of Thanksgiving? Let me guide you through a sound journey to release tension and reset your nervous system. Join me in person or virtually for a Full Moon Sound Bath Saturday November 21 from 3-4 PM.
Women’s Circles
What happens when the roles that have defined you begin to shift—and you finally have space to ask, “What do I want the next chapter of my life to look like?” Join our Circles of Audacious Wise Women* to reconnect with what still feels true, question what no longer fits, and connect with other women asking the same questions. 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.
*Registration is open for our Winter Session (January 10, 17, 24, & 31) and Spring Session (April 4, 11, 18, & 25). Both sessions take place from 1-3 PM at Harmonist Sanctuary.
Self-Compassion
REGISTRATION CLOSES FRIDAY! Please join me 3 Sunday afternoons in November via Zoom for 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. 9 CEs available.
If you can’t make the course, here is another option:
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.
Retreats
SAVE THE DATE for a Winter Solstice Retreat for Rest & Renewal. Welcome the Winter Solstice with a restorative afternoon of Reiki infused restorative yoga, yoga nidra, and sound healing. Saturday December 19, 2-4 PM @ Harmonist Sanctuary.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!! 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:
Full Moon Sound Baths (in person & virtual options)
October 24, 2026 3-4 PM MT
November 21, 2026 3-4 PM MT
Circles of Audacious Wise Women
Winter Session (January 10, 17, 24, & 31)
Spring Session (April 4, 11, 18, & 25)
1-3 PM
Harmonist Sanctuary, Denver
The Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion
Sundays November 1, 8, & 15, 2026
1-4 PM
via Zoom
Winter Solstice Retreat for Rest and Renewal
Saturday, December 19, 2026
2-4 PM MT
Mindfulness for Educators Retreat
June 13-17, 2027
Drala Mountain Center
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 ♥️