About Mandala
Laura Waite
Facilitator of the LightMandala (mon-dah-lah) means “circle” or “completion,” and represents wholeness. It is a cosmic diagram reminding us of our relationship to infinity, extending beyond and within our bodies and minds. Mandalas are circular designs symbolizing the never-ending life cycle. They aid in meditation and serve as a symbolic map of the universe and pathway to liberation. These designs can be created by individuals to represent their journeys through life, telling the story of where they have been. In some cases they can reveal the individuals life path.
We go through constant cycles of death and rebirth as we journey through life and evolve from lessons. The pathways that we choose color and design our personal mandala or life map. We are already whole and complete, but we forget and our unconscious choices or influences can nudge or knock us off center. Our conditioning from ancestral patterns, limiting beliefs, modern society, past traumas, inner wounding…to name a few, can create an environment of triggers, stress, distraction, and disconnect. We become unbalanced as life’s pressures build, overwhelming our emotions and our minds bringing rise to physical pain, depression and anxiety. This is usually the wake up call to go deeper and find the root to our suffering. Pain is the body’s way of getting our attention to create change. The longer we live in a depleted state, the more detached we become from living our fullest and most joyful expression of life. When we slow down to reconnect and prioritize self-care which is truly self-love, we begin to tune in, to listen, to heal, and to make changes. By rediscovering our balance, truth and clarity within, we then realign our choices and influences from a conscious space to build lives connected to our higher purpose.
I share my life path with you through my journey of yoga and the healing arts. Every practitioner has a unique interpretation and expression of these ancient wisdoms based on one’s experiences and intuition. This makes us each uniquely gifted. Sometimes we need some assistance to recenter and realign. Creating enhancing connections with others as well as living present and connected within one’s heart paves way for an abundant life. Connection shines light where darkness may reside. This is how we heal and renew: through connection to community, to one’s inner truth, and to a higher source of oneness or consciousness. As always, the light within me honors and respects the light within you, let’s journey together. I look forward to connecting, on the yoga mat, in a conversation, or during a healing session. We are all walking each other home, sometimes we need assistance to remember who we truly are and how to live consistently in our heart center.
“Too often we underestimate the power of touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential of turning a life around.”
~Leo Buscaglia
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