La BamBa Yoga

01/05/2023

07/22/2022

poetry built this community. it brought us all together. over three books we grew. now with my 4th book- ‘Healing Through Words’– i invite you to write with me. it can be scary to face the emotions we’re running away from. trust me– i’m afraid everyday. but what if we did it together? what if i brought prompts, tips, secrets– and you brought your words? what if i brought some inspiration- and you brought yours? what if i gave you the space to let it all out- and you arrived ready to exhale?

i’m so thrilled to see the magic we create with ‘Healing Through Words’. this excerpt is from page ix of my new baby. pre-order here: https://rupikaur.com/pages/healing-through-words so we can begin our journey together ❤️

10/15/2020

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures - Thornton Wilder

04/04/2020

“In fact, an investment in life is an investment in change to the end, and we can’t be concerned with dying because we must be too damned busy living! Let dying take care of itself. And don’t ever believe that your life is ever going to be peaceful- life is not like that. With change taking place all around you, you’ve got to continue adjusting which means that you are going to constantly be becoming, there is no stopping. We’re all on a fantastic journey! Every day is new. Every experience new. Every person is new. Everything is new, every morning of your life. Stop seeing it as a drag!”
- a little kick in the ass quote from Leo Buscaglia’s 1972 book “Love”
- Thanks to my 90 year young client Carl for sharing ideas and books with me.

07/23/2019

She was like the moon. 🌗
Part of her was always hidden away..

07/14/2019

Thanks !!!
I had an amazing time teaching today🙏🏽 Shout out to Lauren at for giving me the opportunity to give back to the community!

06/01/2019

~ ”It’s as if who we know ourselves to be is like the tip of an iceberg” ~ Ram Dass
I have been struggling recently with envy. But wanting what others have is a trap..
Some people live on the surface of this life, surface of themselves really. Going through existence as a mere shell.
What excites me about yoga is the chance to go deeper into yourself. A place of blissful expansion.. have you been there?
I get caught up in envy with the illusion of the worlds external layers thinking they will give me my satisfaction..yearning for its outward graces and Yes, you find glimpses outward .. but inward you find an eternity. A full fountain in abundance of grace and energy. You think you want what they have, but what we have is all the same. The difference is who gives itself the opportunity to present itself .. who delves deeper into the internal layers of the silence and let’s the magic unfold.

This quest is not about achieving outward success it is about giving yourself a chance to connect to your heart everyday, to love freely and creatively. This is where living occurs.

05/23/2019

Hi YOGIzz! There is FREE outdoor yoga every weekend this summer!!!
I am teaching Sunday July 14th in Arlington MA at McClennan Park 🌳
9:30-10:30 ALL LEVELS class!!! ☀️
Thanks for putting on 💥

05/08/2019

Stay Tuned for the date I’m teaching
Free Outdoor Yoga this summer 🙌🏽🎈✌🏽

02/05/2019

“Nothing has an inherent existence of its own when you really look at it, and this absence of independent existence is what we call ‘emptiness’. Think of a Tree. When you think of a tree, you tend to think of a distinctly defined object; and in a certain level, like the wave, it is. But when you look more closely at the tree, you will see that ultimately it has no independent existence. When you contemplate it, you will find that it dissolved into an extremely subtle net of relationships that stretch across the universe. The rain that falls on its leaves, the wind that sways it, the soil that nourishes and sustains it, all the seasons and the weather, the moonlight and starlight and sunlight - all form part of this tree. As you begin to think about the tree more and more, you will discover that everything in the universe helps to make the tree what it is; that it cannot at any moment be isolated from anything else; and that at every moment it’s nature is subtly changing. This is what we mean when we say things are empty, that they have no independent existence” ~ Sogyal Rinpoche

02/05/2019

Had so much fun teaching my last 🧘🏻‍♀️class at Aspiration CrossFit. Thank you for all the love and support from my crossfit fam 💙 you are all rockstars and I will miss you!!
@ Aspiration CrossFit

01/31/2019

🙌🏽🦋. YES to this 🙏🏽
Come join my Last yoga flow
class tonight at 6-7 pm
$10 cash drop in 💕☺️

01/21/2019

Hey YOGA Fam. So I wanted to let the community know I accepted my first job as an Occupational Therapist working in home health! That being said I will be moving to Plymouth, MA in February. I have TWO classes left to teach at each location!!
Thursday nights 6-7pm HIIT Harder Fitness, LLC - $10 Drop In
1/24 and 1/31
Sunday Mornings 9-10 am
Aspiration CrossFit - $10 Drop In
1/27 and 2/03
Thank you for the opportunity to learn and grow from teaching these classes. I will be forever grateful. As I move to a new location with the start of a new career, I will solely focus on being a yoga student once again. 😊 It will always be a lifelong process of knowing when to step up and teach and knowing when to step back and learn. My heart is full ❤️

01/18/2019

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Kūrmāsana or Tortoise pose allows you to slide back into your shell, focusing on drawing your attention inward. With pratyahara, withdrawal of the senses, your mind becomes less reactive to the outside world experiencing a quiet calm centeredness.

12/17/2018

Thanks

12/09/2018

Killin it in Yoga today! 🙏🏽🤗


Every Sunday, 9-10 am
Aspiration CrossFit in West Springfield
All are Welcome with $10 Drop In @ Aspiration CrossFit

11/29/2018

What if I fall?
Oh but my darling, what if you Fly?
- Erin Hanson
Yoga Flow Tonight! 6-7pm $10 Drop In (cash)
Even if you’ve never been to a yoga class in your life before, come! Do what you can, play, laugh, fall down, get up. Last week I was taking a class in Northampton, the women on the mat next to me was the best person to have next to me throughout class. Even though this was a “Level II” class she experimented with different poses, literally fell a couple times and straight up laughed with joy not out of embarrassment after every time she fell. I talked with her after class and thanked her for her playful, adventurous spirit. .
Moral of the story is