Well of Being Wednesdays with Nichol Chase

Layers of Being: Cultivating Wisdom through Pure Awareness and Acceptance of Difference with guest teacher Nichol Chase!
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Each living being has unique characteristics, strengths and proclivities. It is this difference or diversity that makes humans so interesting and beautiful. Yet, in yoga and Buddhist literature alike, we find the sentiment that the essence of true wisdom lies in what is called pure awareness or clear light awareness. So, which is more true? The reality that identifies things and acknowledges difference? Or the reality of pure awareness or oneness? What if both were true and could be integrated?
A model that shows up in yoga and Buddhism provides a helpful way to make sense of our perception of reality - the koshas, the layers of the subtle body. Through practice, discourse, sharing and music, we use this model to explore the relationship of difference and oneness.
Nichol Joy Chase, ERYT-500, YACEP, TSM, BM, is a yoga and meditation educator, and musician for whom singing, movement and contemplation is integral to life. She is a Garrison Institute Fellow alum, and developed a new trauma-sensitive yoga program for her capstone project. Nichol is the founder of the Wisdom Building Method Yoga School as well as a faculty member and teacher trainer for The Mazé Method Yoga School, Nest Yoga School, Love Story Yoga, and Hot Spot Yoga.
Nichol’s artistic experience includes more than a decade of Royal Academy ballet training and specialization as an operatic Coloratura Soprano, earning the Bachelor of Music degree with a major in Vocal Performance from the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music. Nichol’s study of yoga piqued an interest in bhajan and kirtan from the Indian musical tradition, resulting in the addition of the harmonium to her repertoire for accompaniment. She continues to study mantra, bhajan and kirtan along with a vast array of Western musical styles.
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Every Wednesday, join us at the “Well of Being” where Chandra and Eve offer contemporary translations of ancient Tibetan Buddhist tools coupled with modern psychology for cultivating concentration, emotion awareness, insight, and compassion. As guides, Chandra and Eve respectively draw from their expertise as lead instructors in experiential and evidenced based trainings for emotion transformation, Feeding Your Demons® and Cultivating Emotional Balance. Reveal the healing source of your inner well-being through meditation, contemplation, and discussion.