Props

These are the suggested props for this class. If you don't have these items you may still enjoy the class without them or with household alternatives.

  • Blocks

  • Blanket

  • Bolster

'HOW I BECAME A WARRIOR'

Poem by Jeff Foster

Once, I ran from fear 

so fear controlled me.

Until I learned to hold fear like a newborn.

Listen to it, but not give in.

Honour it, but not worship it.

Fear could not stop me anymore.

I walked with courage into the storm.

I still have fear, 

but it does not have me.


Once, I was ashamed of who I was.

I invited shame into my heart.

I let it burn. 

It told me, "I am only trying

to protect your vulnerability".

I thanked shame dearly, 

and stepped into life anyway,

unashamed, with shame as a lover.


Once, I had great sadness 

buried deep inside.

I invited it to come out and play. 

I wept oceans. My tear ducts ran dry.

And I found joy right there.

Right at the core of my sorrow.

It was heartbreak that taught me how to love.


Once, I had anxiety.

A mind that wouldn't stop.

Thoughts that wouldn't be silent.

So I stopped trying to silence them.

And I dropped out of the mind, 

and into the Earth.

Into the mud.

Where I was held strong 

like a tree, unshakeable, safe.


Once, anger burned in the depths.

I called anger into the light of myself.

I felt its shocking power. 

I let my heart pound and my blood boil.

Listened to it, finally.

And it screamed, "Respect yourself fiercely now!".

"Speak your truth with passion!".

"Say no when you mean no!".

"Walk your path with courage!".

"Let no one speak for you!"

Anger became an honest friend.

A truthful guide. 

A beautiful wild child.


Once, loneliness cut deep.

I tried to distract and numb myself. 

Ran to people and places and things.

Even pretended I was "happy". 

But soon I could not run anymore.

And I tumbled into the heart of loneliness.

And I died and was reborn

into an exquisite solitude and stillness.

That connected me to all things.

So I was not lonely, but alone with All Life.

My heart One with all other hearts.


Once, I ran from difficult feelings.

Now, they are my advisors, confidants, friends,

and they all have a home in me, 

and they all belong and have dignity.

I am sensitive, soft, fragile, 

my arms wrapped around all my inner children.

And in my sensitivity, power.

In my fragility, an unshakeable Presence.

In the depths of my wounds, 

in what I had named “darkness”,

I found a blazing Light

that guides me now in battle.

I became a warrior

when I turned towards myself.

And started listening.

Course curriculum

    1. Y1 Zeyah 7.26.24

About this course

  • $5.00
  • 1 lesson
  • 1 hour of video content

Instructor(s)

Zeyah Rogé

I was a freshman in high school when I took my first meditation class and was blown away by the power of it. It wasn't the practice itself, rather, it was how I moved through the world and interacted with my family later that night that impacted me so greatly. I realized that meditation, yoga, and other mindful movement modalities, can create actual positive shifts and this influenced my work in the years to come as a social justice activist, massage therapist, and most recently in my work as a somatic psychotherapist. I started teaching hatha yoga professionally in 2009, which continues to feed my passion for learning, especially when it comes to the dynamism of the body and mind, relationships, and the healing arts. What gets me most excited about the practice is that it offers opportunities for deep experiential learning, often uncovering and clarifying wisdom that already exists within. As we move through the shapes of asana and cultivate our "somatic architecture" we bring mindfulness to how we physically organize, unwind, and reorganize. In this process we come to understand how our physicality gives rise to and is affected by our mental and emotional states. Habitual patterns surface and opportunities for learning and healing present themselves. The beauty of group yoga classes is that this intimate work gets to happen in the holding of a community. The practice can expand from intra-personal to inter-personal and healing around themes of belonging become possible.I enjoy teaching various styles of yoga, I am an anatomy geek and love getting into the details of alignment, I think props are the coolest... but most of all I love connecting with my students and supporting their curiosity, wisdom, and empowerment.