Photo by Michelle Smith-Lewis
Welcome
I’m glad you are here. I hope your visit provides a moment for you to pause, take a deep breath, and refresh.
My name is Lara, and I am a writer, yogi, teacher, mentor, and devotee. I believe people possess a wealth of untapped capacity for well-being. My purpose is to introduce and guide your journey to the power that resides within you.
Everyone deserves happiness and freedom from suffering. The ability to experience this requires practice, courage, and openness. If you take anything away from your time here, I sincerely hope it’s a glimpse of a brighter, lighter reality as a possibility for you and the world.
Enjoy!
| Michelle Smith-Lewis
I met Lara before I knew what it was to meet myself. She empowered me with a confidence that I could not muster on my own and encouraged me to lead a project that changed my trajectory entirely—connecting me to who I am and to a community that promoted meaning and self-development. It marked the beginning of the journey I am still on over a decade later.”
—CARLY, clinic manager, Cancer Institute, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
| Michelle Smith-Lewis
Musings
“Let us be silent so that the Giver of Speech may speak.”
—Rumi, Persian poet and Sufi mystic
Musings arise from life experience and meditation on the unseen space from which the seen takes form. Everything contained here within is but a fractional emanation of the infinite field from which it originates. Energy coalesced into words, images, and sound—and hopefully pointing you toward a glimpse of the unlimited Infinite Creative Source that often remains unseen…until we sit quietly.
Lara speaks truth. She is deeply insightful and fiercely committed to the happiness of those around her, even when it requires a tough conversation or uncomfortable revelation. Lara’s unique ability to see the beauty in all things life presents, and then translate that beauty into a form of personal inspiration is powerful!”
—CHAD, Director of sales, medical device industry
Group Classes & Events
I look forward to meeting you in person or online.
Gentle Flow and Meditation at Datza Studios
Every Friday, 5:00 PM–6:00 PM
The Flow & Meditate class combines gentle yoga and guided meditations that focus on opening the heart centre and deepening experiences of self-love, optimism, and balance. It is held outside on the rooftop patio when weather permits.
Full Moon Mandala 2022: Monthly Immersive Yoga Practice at Datza Studios
Monthly offering through December 7, 2022
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
An invitation to gather in community around a moon-strewn mandala of yogic arts. Everyone is welcome to this intimate, in-studio-only circle.
Falling in Love with Meditation
A Weekly Meditation Circle at Lara’s Home Studio
Thursday Evenings
7:00 PM–8:15 PM
| Michelle Smith-Lewis
“Meditation can be the most fulfilling love relationship you will ever have in your life—a love that lasts more than one night, a love that is true, eternal, boundless, delight.”
—Sharon Gannon, Jivamukti Yoga founder and activist