Soul Spark Healing & Yoga

10/23/2025

I don’t know if you can really appreciate a tree’s root system until it’s unearthed. The roots of a tree remind me of our lungs and respiratory system. In class, we talked about the root chakra this week. This is a perfect example of how it feels when Muladhara is out of balance. Personally, I struggle to find balance and stillness when I feel ungrounded.

Ways to balance your root chakra:

Get out in nature
Practice yoga
Meditation
Mudras
Affirmations

Signs of an Imbalanced Root chakra:
Anxiety or fear
Feelings of insecurity
Restlessness or instability
Physical issues like lower back pain or digestive issues.

Signs of Balance:
Feeling grounded and secure
Confidence in facing challenges
Strong connection to the earth and body

It is easy to pass off anxiety as a simple human condition that ebbs and flows with our life experiences. Your anxiety is telling you something and it’s important to listen to what your body is telling you. We cannot see our chakra system but we can feel and sense energy. Stress and anxiety can cause physical and emotional issues. Deep breathing and taking walks in nature are simple but effective ways to create balance.

10/18/2025

Thank you .llynch for inviting me to offer sound healing at your Harvest to Heal: Root to Rise retreat at Unity Farm Sanctuary in Sherborn. I had a wonderful time with a lovely group of people.

10/10/2025

I opened up my Reiki practice on July 19th 2020. I have been reflecting on my vision for the last day or 2. I realize that I am a completely different human. I have worked really hard. I don’t give myself a lot of credit because I have bought into the idea that money equals importance. A lot of people thought this was a nice “hobby” that I do on the side. Don’t get me wrong, motherhood is my priority. My kids will always come first. But this practice is a big part of my purpose, my vision for a community that thrives on love and compassion.

This feels like I’m bragging but I think sometimes I need to look back and see what I have accomplished. I built a business with the mission to help people heal their wounds with Reiki. From there I started to build up yoga classes. At first, it was sporadic. Maybe one or 2 people would show up. Sometimes no one did. Over the course of 5 years I have moved locations and built up regular clients. I fill classes and offer workshops. I collaborate with some wonderful people. I have witnessed miraculous healing and have watched a community of loving people grow before my eyes. I have become softer, older and wiser.

This isn’t a hobby. This is my life’s work. It is helping people find themselves in a chaotic world, while healing my own wounds in the process. To say that I am grateful would be an understatement. I never push people to come back. I never ask them to sign up for another class or session. They just do. Every week my schedule fills up because I love the people I work with. I truly do. So thank you to everyone who has been with me along the way ❤️

10/09/2025

This day retreat with Ann Lynch at Shine Your Light Healing &Yoga has a few spots left! It will be on Saturday, October 18th from 9-4:30pm at Unity Farm Sanctuary in Sherborn. There are a lot of wonderful offerings at a beautiful location. I will be participating as well, offering individual healing sessions with sound bowls.

Information is on the flyer below. Please reach out if you would like to receive more information about this retreat. 🍁

10/06/2025

Last week, in my classes, I talked about being in a state of confusion. Being confused leads to mental paralysis and even apathy because we spend too much time in the logical mind. Personally, when I try to make sense of the external world by overthinking and stressing, I can feel my personal power being depleted.

I actually forced myself to make a post and write today. Normally, that doesn’t work because I create best when I am in a flow state or connecting to my emotions. Lately, I feel stagnant, confused and honestly-apathetic. So, I guess this message is for the creatives, artists, writers, lovers, dancers, musicians and sensitive beings. Don’t let the world crush your spirit. The world needs art, music and creativity to expand. It’s how we connect to each other and how we connect to the most sacred part of ourselves.

10/02/2025

Hi Everyone, Lindsey and I will be offering a workshop on October 21st that will focus on cultivating Joy in the Present Moment. We will practice mindfulness with yoga, meditation & healing work. It is a nice opportunity to come back to yourself and find your light.

This workshop is currently full. Please reach out if you would like to be placed on a waitlist. Thank you!

08/28/2025

Hi Everyone, here is my Autumn schedule:

Sunday Morning Yoga with Tibetan Singing Bowls 8:30-9:30 am

Wednesday Evening Yoga with Tibetan Singing bowls 6-7pm

Autumn Bliss Mini Retreat with Manifesting Peace with Martie and A Restful Mind
September 19th 6:30-8:30pm Upton VFW

Harvest Healing: Root to Rise with Ann Lynch at Shine Your Light Healing & Yoga
October 18th 9am-4:30pm Unity Farm Sanctuary Sherborn, MA

Cultivating Joy in the Present Moment with Wendi & Lindsey
October 21st 6-7:30pm Palmer Family Chiropractic

All Yoga classes and Reiki sessions are located at Palmer Family Chiropractic at 114 Water St, Bldg 3, Milford, MA

Information about classes & Events

Soulsparkheal.com

Classes at Better Life with Yoga:

Wednesday Yoga for All 9-10am

Friday Healing Yoga 9-10am

www.betterlifewithyoga.com

08/19/2025

I have been lucky enough to have a few really wonderful yoga teachers. I am grateful to all of the teachers I have learned from, they have all changed my life in some way and have helped me to grow in my own practice and how I teach it.

I would have to say that Hatha Yoga had one of the most profound effects on me. One of the concepts I taught this week was the act of resistance. I notice that this comes up for me a lot in my life. Probably because I am stubborn 😏 but also because I resist change when I know it will alter who I am a person.

So, this week as I taught students how to recognize the resistance they have for particular yoga postures (or maybe the entire practice), I shared my own resistance and how I grew from it.

When I learned how to practice yoga, I would always resist Ustrasana (camel pose). For obvious reasons like I could barely breathe and my back hurt but also because it opened my heart and throat chakras. I didn’t realize at the time how much resistance I had to those chakras because I always thought I was fine. My teacher would have us hold this posture for what felt like 12 years (probably only a min or 2) and I would get in my head about not being able to breathe or swallow and I would get tired and just want to quit.

At some point I would just kind of stop resisting and I would go to a blank space as I relaxed and shifted deeper into the posture. I was fully aware of my body because my mind was no longer in the way.

Yoga taught me to breathe through resistance in order to cultivate resilience. I saw how my mental fears were blocking my ability to embrace the posture and become more flexible, not just in my body but also in my mind.

08/08/2025

Great workshop Manifesting Peace with Martie 🌊

What an amazing poolside healing we had last night! The element of water is so very powerful & healing!

Water teaches us adaptability, to flow with life's currents, to be persistence and remember our own inner strength - All of which brings even more balance and harmony to our lives. 🙏🏻❤️

07/26/2025

We live in a digital age. We look at pictures and captured moments and make assumptions about those moments. When film is used (which is rare), you realize how precious a moment can be. You know that everything in the frame needs to be aligned and perfect to get a great picture. There is a lot in a picture that you don’t see. So, I thought I would mention the things you don’t see in this picture:

I almost fell backwards onto my plantstand.

It’s really hot in my yoga room

I felt some sadness and I was restless before I practiced Sirsasana

I kept my eyes open so I could see the world upside down

My tripod is broken

I am grateful that I can practice Sirsasana because I was afraid to try it during my training

Photographs can capture many things but we live in an age where every moment is captured and while it is a luxury it can also elicit feelings that are based on assumptions. Don’t assume everyone is happy because they are smiling in a picture. Don’t assume perfection based on a picture that may have been taken many times. Look past the illusion that we are shown every day to find your own inner peace and joy. Every moment matters.

07/13/2025

Maitri Karuna Mudita Upekshanam says “By cultivating attitudes of friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and disregard toward the wicked, the mind stuff retains its undisturbed calmness”.

The purpose of practicing yoga in a community is to promote compassion, joy and equanimity towards others, regardless of their circumstances. I have tried my best to cultivate a practice that offers a community that thrives on respect and love. The practice I teach is simple. So simple that a lot of the students in my classes tell me that they are able to create their own practice at home based on the practice learned in class. Yoga does not need to be fancy to be effective.

We have been taught to believe that wealth and material gains are what make us powerful and important. I have learned through yoga that simplicity provides space for growth and expansion with love and self-compassion. It’s remembering that we are more than labels, superficial pursuits and manufactured drama. In moments of stillness and simplicity we discover that the pursuit of material gain provides brief moments of satisfaction but will never sustain true joy and happiness. Nothing in life is permanent, change is the only constant. Yoga does not remove obstacles, pain or suffering but rather it gives us the strength and clarity to face them and to grow. To remember who we are authentically with love and compassion. I am truly grateful to all of the students who create a loving, supportive community with me.
Palmer Family Chiropractic

06/16/2025

My daughter took a hip hop dance class this year and taught me how to do a freeze.

Never too old to learn a new dance move✨.