Mission
THAT LIVES IN US
If you put your hands on this oar with me,
they will never harm another, and they will come to find
they hold everything you want.
If you put your hands on this oar with me, they would no longer
lift anything to your
mouth that might wound your precious land-
that sacred earth that is
your body.
If you put your soul against this oar with me,
the power that made the universe will enter your sinew
from a source not outside your limbs, but from a holy realm
that lives in us.
Exuberant is existence, time a husk.
When the moment cracks open, ecstasy leaps out and devours space;
love goes mad with the blessings, like my words give.
Why lay yourself on the torturer’s rack of the past and future?
The mind that tries to shape tomorrow beyond its capacities
will find no rest.
Be kind to yourself, dear- to our innocent follies.
Forget any sounds or touch you knew that did not help you dance.
You will come to see that all evolves us.
If you put your heart against the earth with me, in serving
every creature, our Beloved will enter you from our sacred realm
and we will be, we will be
so happy.
Corina Benner
At Wake Up Yoga, it’s all about the yoga. The alchemy of breath and awareness, consciousness and energy, precision and wild abandon, allows you to get lost on the yoga mat while finding your true self.
Wake Up Yoga is a warm and inclusive cOMmUNITY. It’s a safe haven in the midst of urban chaos, and a sacred place for you to practice.
Here there is no pretense. There’s no hype. We know that yoga is powerful and effective for every body. Serious about yoga, we don’t take ourselves too seriously. While we can all appreciate the inspiration of a cute new yoga top, we don’t care what you wear – as long as you can move freely and breathe deeply. And as long as it’s clean.
We know how vitally important it is for students to feel embraced in a safe and sacred space that is also neutral; not charged with energy that triggers armor and defensiveness, but rather inspires the introspection that leads to clear seeing.
Recognizing that every human being is a completely unique, immeasurable, incomparable manifestation of the divine, there is no competiveness at Wake Up Yoga. Students are celebrated for doing their very best in every moment, and they discover the profound satisfaction of engaging each asana directly and completely for the pure joy of the practice.
And we love that yoga magnetizes people of varying ages, races, religions, professions, sexual orientation and station in life, revealing to everyone the unifying current that is our highest common denominator.