Larissa Hall Carlson

02/02/2026

Slide into the weekend moments that don’t always make it onto the schedule 💙

This past weekend of teaching Restorative Yoga Teacher Training included:
🧺 carefully folding blankets and organizing props
🧘‍♀️ teaching serious winter coziness
❄️ pink leggings + white leg warmers = 80’s nostalgia meets Vermont survival
🫶 and taking my own restorative pause after teaching—legs up, nervous system settling, pup stopping by to say hello 🐶

Restorative yoga is rarely just about getting into a pose.
It’s the entire arc of the experience—from the first greeting and centering, to gentle warm-ups, long-held postures, spacious integration, and an unhurried closing.

The benefits come not only from the shapes themselves, but from how the practice is held: soft lighting, soothing music, an unstrained teaching voice, easy transitions, warmth, and a calm, welcoming space that lets the nervous system truly settle.

I’m continually reminded that when we tend to these details, rest becomes something we can actually return to again and again—not a rare treat, but a steady support.

💙 A gentle reflection for you:
Where might you give yourself a few extra minutes this week to soften the beginning, slow the middle, and linger at the end—so rest has time to land?

Sometimes restoration looks like neatly folded blankets.
Sometimes it looks like leg warmers and a few minutes with your legs up the wall.
Both count. 💫

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P.S. The Restorative Yoga Teacher Training from this weekend was recorded and will be available on demand soon for those who want to study at their own pace. I also have a Chakra Yoga Teacher Training on Zoom in March and a Meditation Teacher Training on Zoom this summer—more opportunities to slow down, deepen, and learn together. DM me for details.

01/27/2026

NEW YOGA SERIES ON ZOOM
New Year Intention Boost: Ganesha, Lakshmi, Saraswati & Dhanvantari
February 4, 11, 18, 25: Wednesdays 9-10am ET
with Larissa Hall Carlson

https://betteryogastudio.net/checkout/new?o=218664

Step into the new year with intention, inspiration, and grace. This 4-week intermediate-level yoga series invites you to explore the sacred wisdom of four famous deities — Ganesha, Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Dhanvantari — each representing qualities that help us navigate life with steadiness and joy.

Through asana, storytelling, mantra, and mudra, you’ll learn to embody the essence of each deity — cultivating clarity, abundance, creativity, and vitality for the year ahead. Each one-hour class is carefully designed to balance vata dosha, soothing the airy and scattered qualities of the winter season with grounding postures, gentle flows, and mindful breathing. Expect a steady pace, warm atmosphere, and opportunities for reflection and renewal.

✨ Series Overview
Week 1 – Ganesha: Removing Obstacles & Grounding New Beginnings
Week 2 – Lakshmi: Cultivating Gratitude & Abundance
Week 3 – Saraswati: Awakening Wisdom & Creative Flow
Week 4 – Dhanvantari: Restoring Vitality & Healing

Step into 2026 with focus, intention, and a grounded sense of energy for the year ahead.

Props: 2 blocks, blanket, cushion/bolster, strap, mala beads (if you have them)

New Year Intention Boost: Ganesha, Lakshmi, Saraswati & DhanvantariFebruary 4, 11, 18, 25: Wednesdays 9-10am ETwith Larissa Hall Carl...

01/24/2026

✨ New Year Intention Boost: 4-Week Yoga Journey ✨
Step into 2026 with clarity, steadiness, and inspiration!

This February, I’m offering a slow-paced, intermediate-level yoga series rooted in the wisdom of four beloved yogic and Ayurvedic archetypes:
🌿 Ganesha — clearing obstacles & grounding new beginnings
🌸 Lakshmi — cultivating gratitude, abundance & nourishment
📖 Saraswati — awakening wisdom, creativity & clear expression
🌿 Dhanvantari — restoring vitality, resilience & healing energy

Each class weaves together asana, pranayama, mantra, mudra, and story, with practices designed to balance vata dosha and support the tender transition into a new year. Expect grounding movement, steady pacing, and space for reflection—both on and off the mat.

🗓 Feb 4, 11, 18, 25
⏰ Wednesdays | 9–10am ET
💻 Live on Zoom + recordings included
🎓 Yoga Alliance CEUs available
✨ Register to join us:
https://betteryogastudio.net/checkout/new?o=218664

Come as you are. Move with intention. Begin 2026 feeling rooted, clear, and quietly empowered. 💙

01/15/2026

✨ New Year Intention Boost: 4-Week Yoga Journey ✨

Step into 2026 with clarity, steadiness, and inspiration!

This February, I’m offering a slow-paced, intermediate-level yoga series rooted in the wisdom of four beloved yogic and Ayurvedic archetypes:

🌿 Ganesha — clearing obstacles & grounding new beginnings
🌸 Lakshmi — cultivating gratitude, abundance & nourishment
📖 Saraswati — awakening wisdom, creativity & clear expression
🌿 Dhanvantari — restoring vitality, resilience & healing energy

Each class weaves together asana, pranayama, mantra, mudra, and story, with practices designed to balance vata dosha and support the tender transition into a new year. Expect grounding movement, steady pacing, and space for reflection—both on and off the mat.

🗓 Feb 4, 11, 18, 25
⏰ Wednesdays | 9–10am ET
💻 Live on Zoom + recordings included
🎓 Yoga Alliance CEUs available

Come as you are. Move with intention. Begin 2026 feeling rooted, clear, and quietly empowered. 💙

✨ Link in bio to join us ✨

01/15/2026

NEW YOGA SERIES ON ZOOM
New Year Intention Boost: Ganesha, Lakshmi, Saraswati & Dhanvantari
February 4, 11, 18, 25: Wednesdays 9-10am ET
with Larissa Hall Carlson
https://betteryogastudio.net/checkout/new?o=218664

Step into the new year with intention, inspiration, and grace. This 4-week intermediate-level yoga series invites you to explore the sacred wisdom of four famous deities — Ganesha, Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Dhanvantari — each representing qualities that help us navigate life with steadiness and joy.

Through asana, storytelling, mantra, and mudra, you’ll learn to embody the essence of each deity — cultivating clarity, abundance, creativity, and vitality for the year ahead. Each one-hour class is carefully designed to balance vata dosha, soothing the airy and scattered qualities of the winter season with grounding postures, gentle flows, and mindful breathing. Expect a steady pace, warm atmosphere, and opportunities for reflection and renewal.

✨ Series Overview

Week 1 – Ganesha: Removing Obstacles & Grounding New Beginnings
Week 2 – Lakshmi: Cultivating Gratitude & Abundance
Week 3 – Saraswati: Awakening Wisdom & Creative Flow
Week 4 – Dhanvantari: Restoring Vitality & Healing

Step into 2026 with focus, intention, and a grounded sense of energy for the year ahead.

Props: 2 blocks, blanket, cushion/bolster, strap, mala beads (if you have them)

New Year Intention Boost: Ganesha, Lakshmi, Saraswati & DhanvantariFebruary 4, 11, 18, 25: Wednesdays 9-10am ETwith Larissa Hall Carl...

01/06/2026

💙 RESTORATIVE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
January 31 & February 1 (8am-4pm ET)
Live on Zoom (all sessions recorded for on demand)
https://larissahallcarlson.thinkific.com/products/courses/restorative-yoga-teacher-training

In a culture that glorifies doing more, teaching rest is a radical—and deeply needed—offering. 🌙✨

If you’re a certified yoga teacher ready to expand your offerings, create safer spaces, and support genuine nervous system restoration, this training is for you.

Join me for a deeply nourishing and educational training. Here’s what you’ll explore:

🧘‍♀️ Deeply rejuvenating restorative postures
🪑 Skillful and supportive prop use
🫶 The art of holding grounded, compassionate space
🩵 How to feel genuinely rested yourself—yes, it’s a restful training
📘 Includes an audio course + live prep class

✨ Bonus Live Prep Class
We begin with a 1-hour prep class on Tuesday, January 20 to help you feel confident and prepared
(Recorded if you can’t attend live.)

This is an invitation to lead with more presence, steadiness, and peace—for yourself and your students.

💻 All sessions recorded
🎓 18 Yoga Alliance CE hours
✔️ 200-hour YTT required
📲 DM me with questions

Equip yourself with the skills to guide students into profound relaxation and rejuvenation with our 16-hour training course. Join now!

01/01/2026

12/30/2025

As I look back on 2025, what stands out most isn’t just where I went or what I taught — it’s who I shared it with. 💙

This was a year of meaningful moments woven together: learning and teaching mindfulness, yoga, and Ayurveda, study 📚, travel ✈️, exploration 🌲🌴, laughter and tenderness, deep conversations, shared practices, and time spent in community 🐶. A year where showing up — imperfectly and honestly — mattered more than doing everything perfectly.

From retreats and trainings, to consultations and quiet check-ins, to friendships nurtured along the way, I’m so grateful for the people who made this year feel rich and alive. Thank you to every student, colleague, friend, and loved one who practiced, learned, reflected, and walked alongside me in 2025 🧁🎂.

These moments — captured and uncaptured — remind me that this work has always been about connection. About meeting real life with presence, compassion, and care 🪐.

As we move toward 2026, I’m carrying forward a simple intention: to keep creating spaces that feel grounded, supportive, and human — where wisdom is shared, nervous systems can soften, and growth happens at a sustainable pace.

✨ If you’d like to stay connected through reflections, practices, retreats, and teachings in the year ahead, you’re warmly invited to join my newsletter (link in bio). It’s where I share what’s unfolding, thoughtfully and intentionally.

With appreciation,
Larissa 💙

12/30/2025

Kick off 2026 with a Mindfulness Retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, MA.

Details in today's newsletter:

The beginning of a new year is a powerful time to pause, reset, and intentionally nourish yourself—and this long winter weekend at Kripalu is designed to do exactly that.

12/30/2025

Begin the New Year Refreshed! 💙
January 16-19, 2026
Kripalu Center, Stockbridge , MA

Cultivate lasting feelings of joyful renewal, focused intention, and inner peace. Join meditation teacher and 20-year Kripalu faculty member, Larissa Hall Carlson, for a lighthearted mindfulness retreat that supports you in delving inward and refreshing your perspective.

Larissa will guide you through a variety of inspiriting mindfulness techniques to enhance clarity and tranquility, including:
❄️ Relaxing meditations for deep rejuvenation, self-care, and compassion.
❄️ Mindful coloring for inner quietness and radiant self-expression.
❄️ Mindful jigsaw puzzles for reflection and contemplation.
❄️ A group sand mandala as a reminder of the interconnectedness of all beings.
❄️ Meditative techniques to access limitless insight, contentment, and clarity.

Access happiness, ease, and resolve from one New Year to the next. Return home feeling joyful and inspired to weave mindfulness into your daily life.

NOTE This program is suitable for everyone from new to seasoned practitioners

Save your spot:
https://kripalu.org/experiences/mindfulness-retreat-new-year