2025- A reflection
The seeds of Lotus Pollen Heart Center sprouted sometime in mid-2024 after I returned from a wilderness retreat in Moab, Utah. Inspired by my retreat leaders — a consortium of nature therapists, somatic therapists, yoga instructors, river instructors — I left Moab knowing that I wanted to help others along the pathway to healing. Within this energy of renewal, I felt called to become a Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher.
At a yoga class in late 2024, I pulled a card before class that carried a potent message - I am Divine Service.
Wow! I was awestruck. I was tending to the teaching that life is not about this small, illusory center of “me, me, me” — that we find meaning and purpose by getting out of our own heads, egos, and our own lives. That by setting aside this constant fixation on ourselves and “my meaning, and my purpose”, paradoxically, we may come to find it!
This year, I have come to understanding this message of ‘divine service’ on a deep, intimate level. I have had the pleasure of working with some incredible people in my community to offer mindfulness and meditation courses and classes. My practice has shifted from my sitting on my pillow in the comfort of my home, to the big, wide world. When I come home from teaching and guiding mindfulness and meditation, I feel it in my heartspace - that this is my heart-centered purpose. I am filled with feelings of love and joy.
This year, I offered:
A six-week Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation course titled, “Coming Home to Now”. Twice!
A month-long “The Warmth Within: Meditation and the Moon Phases” course.
All summer long, I offered drop-in meditation at a local eco-farm. Every week, we were blessed with the company of Brooks, the resident pup of the farm, kittens, butterflies, birds, a beautiful vegetable garden, horses, sheep, turkeys, and cows!
I cannot wait to see what 2026 has to offer myself and our community!
I am forever grateful to everyone who signed up for my courses this year and attended my offerings. Without you, I am no teacher.
Please, stay tuned for 2026 offerings.
Blessings and Health my friends,
Justine Lahey
