Sonic Lotus Yoga

10/01/2026

09/23/2026

When your struggle changed you, who did you become?

Did you let the chaos turn you into a shadow, a warrior, or a champion?

Did you give away your power to the angst, the despair, the fear?

Or did you rise up like a Phoenix from the ashes?

Pain is a teacher. Whether it’s physical, mental, emotional, etc.

And it changes you.

It’s the gateway through which you enter into a new phase, a new level.

The key is to harness that knowledge and use it to become who you actually want to be. Who you were meant to be.

My anxiety and depression were a gift. They forced me to take care of myself differently.

My pain became my liberation from a misaligned life. It taught me to see reality in a way that I hadn’t before.

The anger, the worry, the stress. It all just became a massive neon billboard sign telling me to change and do better for myself.

The body breaking down, the mental anguish, all messages that I had to shift towards more self-love and compassion.

If we ignore these messages, if we embody and adopt the pain as our identity, let it curdle our spirit and slash our hope, then we have changed as well, just not in a way that’s ultimately supportive for our health and well being.

But, if you’re open to evolving, you can allow your negative experiences to change you into someone who can help others, become a light for others’ darkness, and ultimately support healing for yourself.

Your suffering is important. And it is unique to you so you can learn from it.

So, what is you pain trying to teach you?

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Sophia
Sonic Lotus Yoga
San Diego Yoga, Meditation, and Sound Baths

09/21/2026

When was the last time you really paused and focused on the now?

But in a way that was not somehow using the past or preparing for the future?

Like really just stopped and just breathed?

I find that these moments are getting stolen from us from this relentless overload of content and stimuli.

We are always in the fast lane, moving holidays up by weeks or even months, going at a break-neck speed at all times.

Or we’re operating on old, outdated hardware, living in the past and using it as a scapegoat, an excuse, or a villain in the story.

But, the here and now is where life happens.

And our ability to harness the power of now is how we begin to move away from suffering and into joy, gratitude, and reverence.

No matter where you’ve been, or where you think you’re are going, you are always just in the now.

But suffering begins from our minds wandering towards the future: anxiety, stress, worry.

Or our minds wander towards the past: angry, hurt, sad.

But the now is what is hugging you in every moment, sweeping you into its embrace as fast as you can perceive it.

And you cannot change the past: it’s over; it’s done.

And you cannot live in the future because it doesn’t exist: the future that seems to arrive really just becomes the now.

That’s not to say you shouldn’t plan for the future or that you should forget the past completely!

It’s more so that you ought to live in the now as much as possible and acknowledge the reality of what your perceptions of the past and future do to your emotions.

Often, as humans who have suffered a great deal, we are planning for the future all the time so as not to endure anymore hardship as we have in the past. I totally get that.

But, there is a certain point in which a person’s life can just go by, as they focus on the past or worry for the future, and months, years, even decades can be lost to unnecessary suffering.

It’s time we learn how to just be. How to enjoy the little things and stay in the moment.

Create art.
Bask in the sun.
Listen to healing music.

How do you live in the now?

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Sophia
Sonic Lotus Yoga
San Diego Yoga, Meditation, and Sound Baths

09/20/2026

Imagine soothing vibrations, birds chirping, and the beautiful sky above…

With nothing to do but relax and sketch.

Or paint.
Or color.
Or journal.

That’s our Sketch and Sound. And I’m so grateful you all made it out today!

I hope you all got the little break you needed and that you got a chance to indulge in the singing bowls and chimes.

I’m always so touched by your feedback, your willingness to share your artwork, your openness to meditate together, and your commitment to your own wellness and creativity.

Releasing the pressure to create anything in particular and being open and vulnerable enough to share with others you’ve just met is truly a courageous and honorable thing.

And the budding friendships and camaraderie is always just icing on the cake.

If you didn’t catch us this time, that’s okay! Please join our Meetup to be notified for when we host the next one.

Can’t wait to see you all soon!

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Sophia
Sonic Lotus Yoga
San Diego Yoga, Meditation, and Sound Baths

09/17/2026

I can’t tell you how many people come to me before class with a preemptive apology for if they fall asleep during the sound bath.

I find this to be so amusing! “Of course you can fall asleep,” I say. “It’s my favorite feedback ever.”

I mean, I totally understand how hard it is to be human and how much we need rest.

And meditation is a particularly powerful, albeit tricky practice that really challenges our focus and concentration, and it can sometimes lead into deep sleep.

But that’s okay! It’s likely that you really needed it, and your body chose that route.

As a human in modern society, we are overwhelmed with information and overstimulated with devices, making slowing down and being still even more of a mountain to climb.

Meditation guides us into ourselves, and many people resist this inner work. Me included!

So, it’s important to be patient and open during these sessions and know that your meditation guide is never there to judge, but to facilitate the journey for you.

If you fall asleep during the sound bath, no worries. If you can’t sit still, all good. If your body takes a long time to finally relax, that’s alright!

Allow yourself to be the human that you are.

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09/12/2026

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the knowledge I’ve gained after leaving my career and diving headfirst into yoga and sound.

In one year alone, I seem to have culminated a vast array of insights and realizations.

Some things I had to learn the hard way (like why going deeper in a pose is not always better.)

And some things I already knew but became even more solidified in my mind when I became a yoga instructor (like how we are all interconnected.)

I’m sure there is so much more and that I’m just tapping the surface.

But, it’s exciting to discover that there’s so much more to this practice than meets the eye.

How has yoga changed or supported your beliefs?

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09/05/2026

Stop and listen for just 15 seconds and see how you feel afterwards.

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Sophia
Sonic Lotus Yoga
San Diego Yoga, Meditation, and Sound Baths

09/03/2026

I can’t tell you how many times I deleted a post for fear of the judgment.

I’ve even refused to post certain things for a very long time, feeling like being seen was too dangerous for me.

And then my life fell apart. I left a long-time career to step into the yoga and meditation world.

The imposter syndrome was too real. I felt like a fraud.

I thought to myself, “How can I guide people towards wellness when I, myself, am not well?”

“How can I facilitate healing when I am so unhealed?”

But then I felt anger, not a firestorm, but more so an alert. Like an alarm that goes off when a border is crossed.

I realized: I am allowed to be human. I am allowed to experience the full bounty of human emotions and still help others.

I am allowed to reject the notion that I am just a yoga robot that just spits out cues with no real problems or history or background.

I am allowed to express myself however I wish. I don’t have to be this divine guru in order to make a difference.

I want people to know I’m real, that I go through it, too.

So, now, I post personal stuff. On the same page where I invite people to events.

Why?

Because I am a real person. And I don’t have to be perfect to offer you a chance to be quiet and still.

Will I lose followers? Yes.

Does that bother me? No.

Because I cannot hide behind a veil of false perfection anymore. I am not perfect, and I can’t pretend yoga has cured all the ailments in my life.

But, I go through all bittersweetness of this life and still try to send out rays of hope and love.

I can have drama and chaos and despair even as I am laughing and smiling and preaching.

The chaos within me encourages me to do this kind of work. Because I know that there’s a chaos within you, too. It’s our shadow side, the balance to the light.

And I will no longer pretends it’s not there or force it down into a lost crevice of my heart.

We are all allowed the full spectrum of whatever this reality is and to navigate it freely in a way that doesn’t harm ourselves or others.

I don’t know. Maybe I am dramatic.

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09/01/2026

Enjoy these 20 seconds of bliss. ☮️

And from my heart to yours, thank you for showing up for yourselves.

You arrived. You breathed. You rested.

And I’m honored that you let me guide you.

If you felt things, I’m glad.

If you drifted away on a thread of your thoughts, that’s alright.

And if you fell asleep, woohoo!

I want you all to remember to keep showing up for yourselves.

Keep choosing your rest and your peace.

See you at the next one!

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Sophia
Sonic Lotus Yoga
San Diego Yoga, Meditation, and Sound Baths