Sameness vs Differentness + SPECIAL YOGA ANNOUNCEMENT!

**There was so much difference and, honestly, so much more sameness in our experiences and perceptions and understandings.**

                March 15, 2021

            Sameness vs Differentness + SPECIAL YOGA ANNOUNCEMENT!

                Real time yoga (still virtual) coming to you in April!

            Be here with me, in the Truth.

                            Practices to support your life

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Seeing the Sameness

Received a precious gift the other evening....

From a self-described Anarchist named Joe...

Who was practicing kung fu in the park near my house...

After I asked him about the practice set up he had (curious since my son has been practicing for a couple of years), our conversation evolved into me hearing his wild, multi-dimensional, incredibly hard life’s story. 

He showed me his various head and face tattoos and explained how kung fu saved him from homelessness and his meth addiction.

We talked about growth that only arises out of discomfort and why friction is necessary. 

We talked about race - his experience of being biracial and my experience raising biracial kids.

There was so much difference and, honestly, so much more sameness in our experiences and perceptions and understandings. 

At the end of it all, we exchanged names and covid-friendly elbow bumps. And as I turned to leave, he said:

“Thanks for talking to me... like a human being. It’s rare these days...”

My work in life has always been to dissolve the limitations and boundaries we place within and outside of ourselves. To falsify the beliefs of better-worse, higher-lower, right-wrong. To see through the illusions we create about ourselves to project into the world. 

I’ve never understood our need to separate, our need to “other” everything and everyone. It’s perhaps the weakest and most unstable attempt at certainty.

The most certain thing I’ve ever experienced is the heart and soul of another being - even in a sliver of conscious connection. When the sameness shines through the differences. When the illusion of separation dissolves. 

It’s not your name, your job, your face, your clothes, your title, your affiliation... it’s just the unique expression of consciousness, of love, expressing through your form. That’s what I see. And that is the gift that I receive.

, Ellie

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*LIVE* YOGA Returns Starting in April!

Y'all! I'm so excited to announce that, starting in April, I will be teaching a LIVE yoga class (still virtual) on Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30am! I will be updating my Patreon tiers to include this new offering and will also still allow for weekly drop-ins. Stay tuned for more info!

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*Last Chance*

to enroll in the

Spring 12-Week Session

Weekly Meditation & Coaching Groups

(*The School of Unlearning*)

Wednesdays, 4-5pm (beginning 3/17) *STARTS THIS WEEK*

Cost: $225 for 12-week session

email me to discuss payment plans and/or need based-assistance 

Please email me to request a spot! 
We all have learned who to be, what to be, and how to be in this world. This conditioned way of operating keeps us limited in our relationship to our life as it directs us, unconsciously, in the choices we make, the actions we take, and in what we believe about ourselves and the world.

Through seated meditation practice and awareness-based coaching tools & practices, we have the chance to begin to undo the unconscious parts of ourselves that have us operating in a state of unrecognized reactivity to life. The support and presence of a group of committed peers helps guide individuals in personal growth and transformation. This is the School of Unlearning. No prior meditation experience necessary.

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Annual Wellness Retreat

*ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT*

(all hostel bunk accommodations)

Oct 21-24 2021

Laughing Heart Lodge

Hot Springs, NC

The focus of this retreat will be to support a full mind-body / nervous system reset!

You will have daily options for yoga & meditation, deep relaxation, incredible food, hiking on the Appalachian Trail, fire pits, space and time for rest & connection.

I am especially excited to be able to offer the widest range of pricing options that I've ever been able to do before, making this retreat as financially accessible as possible! Along with the main lodge which houses higher-end, private rooms, we will also have access to an incredible hostel for bunk rooms and semi-private & private rooms with shared community & kitchen space.

Pricing from $370 - $1,125 (depending on accommodation & meal choices)

Request your spot by completing this form.

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*Monday Night Meditation*
Every Monday, 7:30-8pm, via Zoom

This guided sit will offer you the opportunity to drop in to the direct experience of the moment, to rest & replenish your nervous system, and to grow awareness of the inner & outer life.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89731541924?pwd=WTdsOGlsemRkaU1xbm43SDAycHRPUT09

Meeting ID: 897 3154 1924

Passcode: 874259

To join, please send a donation* via Venmo (@EllieBurkeLife) or PayPal (ellie@ellieburke.life)

{donations generally range from $5-$20, please offer what you can}

*donations to benefit BEAM:

BEAM is a training, movement building and grant making organization dedicated to the healing, wellness and liberation of Black and marginalized communities. 

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Looking for a way to practice yoga and/or meditation at a time that works with your life?

Join me over on Patreon for new classes each week and full access to over 20 weeks worth of previously released guided meditations and short (10-20 min) & long (45-60 min) yoga classes.

New classes this week!

Long Yoga - Twists!

Short Yoga - Twists!

Guided Meditation - 6 minutes

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