Auspicious Openings

This is part of a series taught by Lex during "Stay at Home" due to Covid-19. Her intention is to offer teachings directly applicable to the current situation we are all facings across the world.   True leadership isn't a great "Ra ra ra!" cheerleader mentality but rather staying open under pressure and being open enough to allow the moment to call forth in you whatever is needed. Lex draws inspiration from watching governors in the US lead us through the pandemic, and takes note of how we all can step up to the plate in our own homes and "lead by example" of the teachings. www.lexferrier.com

This is part of a series taught by Lex during "Stay at Home" due to Covid-19. Her intention is to offer teachings directly applicable to the current situation we are all facings across the world. What is really essential? This seems to be a current hot topic of conversation in our day to day lives, while many of us may be watching what we thought was essential to our lives (and to the world) fall apart by the seams. Lex reminds us how essential it is for us to be willing to fall apart individually to hold the world together during this time. www.lexferrier.com

This is part of a series taught by Lex during "Stay at Home" due to Covid-19. Her intention is to offer teachings directly applicable to the current situation we are all facings across the world. In this episode, Lex continues to speak to the importance of facing one's limitations during this time, and how important it is to fill the openings we experience by doing so with that which we are deeply passionate about. www.lexferrier.com

This is part of a series taught by Lex during "Stay at Home" due to Covid-19. Her intention is to offer teachings directly applicable to the current situation we are all facings across the world. In Auspicious Openings Lex speaks to the "exam" we are all currently in due to the pandemic and how important it is for us all to face our limitations head-on as they arise because facing our limitation IS THE PROCESS to realizing our limitlessness. www.lexferrier.com

Who hasn't experienced the crushing feelings of rejection? Because of these experiences in the past, most of us will do just about anything and everything to avoid facing our fear of rejection. Lex draws inspiration from the popular Ted Talk, "What I Learned from my 100 Days of Rejection" and parallels the teachings to the asana practice emphasizing the importance of staying engaged and being willing to ask the question, "WHY?" www.lexferrier.com

We feel we should meditate but the mind says, "Later...there's plenty of time." Yet whenever we want chocolate the mind says, "NOW!! NOW!!! Get it now!" Lex explains the importance of spiritual practice and how it supports us in finding our center and keeping our hearts open. This helps us live as more compassionate and selfless individuals with both the people closest to us and also strangers. www.lexferrier.com

There is a longing inside of us to have a powerful revelation - to clearly see if the "right" answer is "yes" or "no," to shift drastically in our perspective of how we view ourselves, someone else or even life itself, or to find that missing puzzle piece we've been searching for for years. Inspired by Lex's recent experience during a silent meditation retreat in Hawaii, she gives listeners a glimpse into what being in the bliss of one's mantra is like and how mantra mediation can help anyone drop into the magic of the moment. www.lexferrier.com

Things take time. There's a process to respect and allow to unfold without our interruption. Yet there are times where we end up treating the process of yoga and meditation like rush hour - we are rushing to get somewhere, most likely to the peace and happiness oftentimes delivered at the end of a practice, yet in the the "rushing" we end up missing the whole point of spiritual practice. In this episode Lex emphasizing the importance of non-doing to create the space needed to respect the process of nature and allow our lives to unfold without pushing or forcing things to happen. www.lexferrier.com

No matter how blissful and beautiful our relationships are, sooner or later we will have to face the "relationship mirror." The moment when once we looked at our lover or child and saw only the things we loved about them, to then facing the reflection of all the areas in which we ourselves need to grow, change and evolve, the ways we are showing up completely unenlightened. Lex talks us through how it is essential not to look away from this mirror to recognize there is no separation between us, to see ourselves in another and to catch a glimpse of our shared beauty. www.lexferrier.com

Have you ever asked yourself, "What is spirituality? What does it mean to be a spiritual person? What does it looks like?" Lex points listeners towards the source of finding their own inner answers to these questions, as she highlights the importance of spirituality in the formless rather than the form. Drawing inspiration from her own personal encounters and the story of Hanuman, Lex highlights that "true spirituality is being in service to others." www.lexferrier.com