Thrive Guide

Lara Catherine Garnier

About

Yoga is my first love when it comes to daily spiritual practice. I first tried yoga because I loved to travel and India was my next travel destination at the time in 1997. That trip to India was delayed until 2004 because I became so enamoured with Yoga and how good it made me fe...
Yoga is my first love when it comes to daily spiritual practice. I first tried yoga because I loved to travel and India was my next travel destination at the time in 1997. That trip to India was delayed until 2004 because I became so enamoured with Yoga and how good it made me feel. At the time, there were only 2 Yoga studios in Vancouver and I took my first training over 9 months at Prana Yoga & Zen Centre in Yaletown. I have since studied Yoga in India at Atma Vikasa, Yin Yoga & Meditation with Sarah Powers and Yoga Nidra with Stasia Bliss. Reflecting on where I am today in my life is all the inspiration I need when it comes to planning a Yoga Retreat. After attending many Meditation Retreats, I really understand the preciousness of time away with yourself, to take care of yourself, and find out again through your practice what you need to reset and thrive. Most recently I taught a retreat with my retreat partner Jayme Burke at Casa Tara Retreat Centre in Cabo. I love planning a retreat with a partner and tossing around ideas that really light us up. Jayme and I both love to choose a higher end Retreat Centre location, with a spa for the guests, studio loaded with props, nourishing fresh food and lovely staff. Organizing a Yoga Retreat that includes the above is such a pleasure to offer to our students. I love being with the students and observing their experience throughout the Retreat, knowing they are giving themselves a special gift of time away to rest, grow, expand, whatever it might be, that is what I love to be apart of on Retreat and knowing my teaching may add to their expansion in any way delights me.
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Retreat Specialties

I feel that the teachers, location, class offerings and students make an amazing retreat. I teach Yin and Yoga Nidra at Yoga Retreats. My teachings combine Energy Medicine, Meridian health, Chakra life lessons and Mindfulness. Jayme brings fun, dynamic flow classes that focus on alignment and knowledge about anatomy, she is also a Registered Holistic Nutritionist. We love to choose locations for our Retreats that offer Spas on site with a variety of self care options, immediate or close by adventures for those who want that, top quality food and clean comfortable beds and living spaces.

What are your favorite Retreat Venues around the world

Shambala Petit, Tulum Mexico. I loved the food and that it is right on the ocean, the staff were lovely...Casa Tara Retreat Centre, La Ventana, Mexico. The rooms, food, pool were all amazing, the property overlooks the Ocean. Laurel Springs Retreat, Santa Barbara. The peace on this Ranch was amazing, I loved the Yoga Studio space and food.

What's your personal definition of what it means to thrive?

In addition to teaching Yoga, my passion is to inspire emotional freedom. I work with The Emotion Code healing modality and I integrate other Energy Medicine Healing trainings I have done into my work. Clearing trapped emotions from peoples bodies from past traumas or experiences frees people of energies trapped in their bodies that has held them back from living the life they desire. So to me, what it means to thrive is to feel and experience mental, emotional, physical and energetic alignment a majority of ones life.

Who do you look up to ? Who has helped you the most along your teacher / retreat leader journey?

Sarah Powers. I have attended several Retreats with Sarah. She is a compassionate, wise mentor and teacher and after time spent with her I feel transformed into a broader version of myself. I have appreciated the layout of Sarah's Retreats & Workshops. Each time I have attended a Retreat with her, I have always felt an underlying knowing that these coming days could completely dissolve all I currently struggle with, I feel like that feeling must be an intention she sets, it is powerful.
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