Telluride Yoga Center: Lara Catone on Women’s Health

05 Mar Telluride Yoga Center: Lara Catone on Women’s Health

“Ecstatic experiences disassemble us in some significant way and swirl our pieces back together again in new configurations,” Barbara Carrellas, from “Ecstasy is Necessary”

Meryl Streep could not curb her enthusiasm when Best Supporting Actress winner (for “Boyhood”) Patricia Arquette used the podium soap-box style to demand equal rights for women in Hollywood, in the board room, everywhere in America. But there’s a much more basic concern for the fairer sex in our country than their bank accounts: health. A few sobering stats underline the point:

• At least 5 million women in the U.S. have endometriosis.  (U.S Dept of Health & Human Services)

• 78% of those with autoimmune disease are women. (National Institutes of Health)

• The U.S. has the highest maternal death rate among all developed nations. (World Health Organization)

• 1.5 million women in the U.S. take birth control pills for reasons other than preventing pregnancy. (Guttmacher Institute)

 • 1 in 10 women suffer from low desire on a level that causes distress.  (National Institutes of Health)

Exactly why are American women so unhealthy?

Lara Catone is inspiring women worldwide to reclaim their health and the wisdom of their bodies. As a writer, yoga teacher, and somatic sexologist, Lara supports women in aligning with their reproductive cycles, finding sexual wholeness, navigating changes during the childbearing years and owning their authentic feminine expression.

Lara has spent the past 15 years studying the healing arts and has attended over 50 women in labor as a birth doula and midwife assistant. She is founder of The Artemis School which offers a certification program in Women’s Sexual Wellness.

A sought after speaker and teacher, Lara connects to thousands of followers each week via her educational blog and weekly podcast, Sex Lab with Lara. More at: laracatone.com

Lara Catone was one of the celebrated instructors at the 7th annual Telluride Yoga Festival where her focus were practices addressing women’s health and vitality. She returns to the 8th annual Telluride Yoga Festival , July 9 – July 12, to sing a refrain. For a preview of what’s in store in July, consider attending Lara’s upcoming talk and workshop, Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14, at the Telluride Yoga Center.

What promises to be an engaging, educational and edgy FREE talk on Friday, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.,“Transforming Women’s Health,” is primarily geared toward practitioners who are working with women, such as yoga teachers and health coaches, although all comers are welcome.

What you will discover at Lara’s talk:

• Seven pathways towards women’s sexual wellness.

• Mind/body techniques for optimal vitality.

• Simple steps you can take NOW toward healing yourself (and your clients if you are a body worker or yoga instructor).

Lara contends that the modern woman has disconnected from her wild nature and the innate wisdom of her body. She also believes every woman has an inner artist yearning to create magic from the mundane and an inner healer just waiting to guide her to radiance and vitality. At her workshop on Saturday, “The Ecstatic Woman,” 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Lara invites attendees to journey into the deepest parts of their being to gently uncover places that are hiding or remaining silent.

Come if your answer is “yes” to any of the following questions:

• Do you feel the call from a part of you that longs to be expressed?

• Do you feel unplugged from your sexual energy?

• Would you like to be more connected to your body?

What you will learn at the workshop:

• Practices for balancing reproductive health

• How to leverage your cycle for optimum energy

• Exercises for harnessing your core power

• Real ways to reduce stress and access more ecstasy in everyday life

After an afternoon of discovery, play and personal transformation, ritual movement, interactive exercises and sisterhood, Lara promises practitioners will have achieved the following:

• Opened to their intuition

• Awakened to their creativity

• Reclaimed their voices

• Activated their own healing

• Learned to love their bodies more

Registering for the workshop & more:

Early bird price, $77, if you register by March 9; regular price, $97.

To register, go to telluride yoga.com or call 970-729-1673 or email info@tellurideyoga.com.

What to bring: a snack, a notebook and pen and a yoga mat to the workshop.

To learn more, click the “play” button and listen to my conversation with Lara Catone.