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Liz Brent-Maldonado

@sparklevision.bsky.social
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(they/she) 🏳️‍🌈 Artist, Writer, Educator 🧘🏻 Living with Visual Snow Syndrome ✨🧠 www.sparkle.vision 💗 bio.site/sparkle.vision

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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Today is the last day to register for Autumn Reset - my one day retreat at Green Gulch Farm! All the details: www.sparkle.vision/retreats-eve...
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Autumn Reset Day-Long Retreat at Green Gulch Farm — Sparkle.Vision
Take a day to reset for fall! This is a wonderful time to set intentions for autumn and the end of the year. We’ll practice gentle yoga, meditation, journaling, and being outdoors together in a beauti...
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
My July teaching schedule is now online! I have extra classes coming up, including this Friday 7/3 at Movement Gym SF and Sunday evenings at Haum Studios Haight starting 7/5. Want to try my Yoga classes for free? DM me to be my guest! www.sparkle.vision/offerings
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OFFERINGS — Sparkle.Vision
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Happy summer! If you’re looking for Yoga classes in SF or online classes, I’m subbing a lot at Haum Studios in June and July, starting next Fri 6/19 at Mission. I’ll be teaching at Noon! Also look for me at Haight on Sun evenings. All classes have a livestream option! www.haumstudios.com/schedule
Liz is in a low lunge leaning to the left arms outstretched in an expansive yoga pose on sunny green grass, in front of a big green tree, and a bright blue sky. She is wearing a bright yellow tank top over a light purple sports bra, and black, white, and blue dappled leggings.
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I’ve finally decided and declared that I’m leaving all Meta platforms. If anyone has gone through this process (because it feels like a big process now!) I would love to hear your thoughts.
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I’m subbing this Friday! 7 am Yoga (Vinyasa Flow) at Movement Gym SF. Check out their calendar to sign up & your 1st class is free! #SanFranciscoYoga #MovementGyms movementgyms.com/san-francisc...
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Movement San Francisco, Calendar | Movement Climbing Yoga & Fitness
Whether you're a regular member or a drop-in, sign up here for classes at your Movement San Francisco gym.
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
What is cringe about “self compassion”? What leads to resistance to practices around softening and opening the heart? For me I think it comes down to a simple fear of not seeming “cool.” Or tough… or “together.” I wanted to be a badass, not weak, not soft.
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
My current class schedule: * Teaching Yoga at Movement Gym SF Sundays 10-11:15 am & Tuesdays 7-8 am * Teaching Yoga at Haum Studios SF Sundays 4:30-5:45 pm & Mondays 12-1 pm * Hosting the Sealevel SF “Meditate Together Tuesdays” 6-7 pm All details on my website! #Yoga #Meditation #SanFrancisco
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I know it’s early to talk about fall but I’m so excited about my upcoming, daylong retreat at Green Gulch Farm! If you’ll be in the SF Bay Area the first weekend of Sept, I would love to host you for a day of meditation, yoga, journaling, & being in nature! www.sparkle.vision/retreats-eve...
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Autumn Reset Day-Long Retreat at Green Gulch Farm — Sparkle.Vision
Take a day to reset for fall! This is a wonderful time to set intentions for autumn and the end of the year. We’ll practice gentle yoga, meditation, journaling, and being outdoors together in a beauti...
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
My December teaching schedule has been updated! I’ll be traveling at the end of Dec. and Haum Studios and Movement Gym SF will be on limited holiday schdules. See you in class until Dec. 22nd and looking forward to a new year in Yoga, Meditation, & more in 2026! www.sparkle.vision/offerings
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The warmth and golden colors of fall, harvesting all that’s sweet from the summer, & infusing steadiness and structure into the end of our year. As the days shorten, are you ready to hibernate or are you ready to hang? Humans are funny in that we want to do both. . #FallThemes #Honey #SeasonalYoga
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
New! Community Meditation on Tues & Thurs 12 pm PST in person and online with Haum SF! $15 - Sign up here: www.haumstudios.com/project/liz-...
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
How do you feel about boredom? And how is that related to mindfulness and meditation? youtu.be/UFUvfY_UqT0?...
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How do you feel about boredom?
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Let’s hang some more flyers in San Francisco! youtu.be/TAdMduAaLYg?...
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Part 2 of Hanging Flyers
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I got schedule changes and a new class starting so let’s go hang some flyers in San Francisco. youtu.be/vZrF1tkgPEA?...
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Come Along: Print & Hang Flyers
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
When do you feel powerful? When do you not? When do you rely on strength? When is vulnerability powerful? In Yoga we walk the line between flexibility and strength. The question is: What is needed when? In Meditation, what is Powerful? Photography by the incredible Stephanie Trapp
Liz sits low in a Goddess Pose squat, her legs wide, knees bent, elbows bent as she lifts her hands and gaze. Her feet are in dirt warmed by sunshine. All around her is an abundance of green bushes, trees, and grasses.
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
July Art & Themes: Sun, heat, growth - When are you in power, feel powerful, & when do you not? Summer flowers: - Purple Clematis - elegance, transformation, harmony in relationships - Red Poppies - remembrance, hope, resilience, grief, solace - Orange Cosmos - peace, balance, order, innocence
On a golden background, a ring of pale gold spikes hovers over showy summer flowers in a field of purples, reds, and orange. Dappled light covers the scene invoking the warmth of summer.
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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What does “community” mean for you? What helps you feel safe enough to be yourself around others?
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
My public Yoga classes for June-July! I always have guest spots, too! Haum SF classes are in person and have an online livestream option. Movement Gym is in person only. My schedule with sign up links can always be found at www.sparkle.vision/offerings . #YogaInSanFrancisco #YogaClasses
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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Sat. June 28th, 10:30AM FREE Yoga in the Park with Other Avenues - Meet at Chain of Lakes Meadow
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
June 28th FREE Yoga in the park: With Other Avenues Co-Op Meet at Chain of Lakes Meadow (maps.app.goo.gl/E6WSwGcBasD7...) Sat, June 28th, 10:30AM, Yoga starts at 11AM, will end around 12:15 PM This event is FREE to the public! Please bring a yoga mat or blanket. RSVP: forms.gle/9A9s1sYhBQrX...
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Coming back from #AIDSLifeCycle 2025, so tired (if you can’t tell from the first minute of this video) but my heart is so full! Being apart of this event inspired a reconsideration of what #community means to me. I’d love to hear what it means to you! #themeforthemonth youtu.be/6-kC7v3Z5t0?...
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Theme for My June 2025 Offerings: What does community mean for you?
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
New FREE PDF download on my website: A brainstorming worksheet for a mindfulness and/or meditation home practice! I’d love some feedback: www.sparkle.vision/blog-and-res...
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
More about my upcoming workshop! Sign up here: app.rockgympro.com/b/widget/?a=...
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
My next (and probably LAST one for a bit) Mindfulness Meditation Workshop at Movement Gym SF: Sat. May 10th, 1-2:30 pm Registration closes Wed May 7th at 1 pm Sign up today: app.rockgympro.com/b/widget/?a=... #Mindfulness #Meditation #Workshop
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I’ll be talking about being in mindful relationship with our own thoughts and emotions in life and in meditation! Sign up here: app.rockgympro.com/b/widget/?a=... . #Mindfulness #Meditation #Workshop #WorkshopsInSanFrancisco #ChrissyField #MovementGymSF
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
My husband is super close to his fundraising goal for being a rider in the AIDS/Lifecycle tour from SF to LA. He needs to raise $3,500 by May 21st! Check out his donation page to learn more. Your support means a lot! giving.aidslifecycle.org/index.cfm?fu...
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Help me End AIDS with AIDS/LifeCycle 2025!
I'm supporting AIDS/LifeCycle 2025 to help support the life-changing services of San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Will you join in our mission End AIDS?
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
This is a bit of a rough draft but this is my class playlist for the month! open.spotify.com/playlist/4Rm...
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April Flow (Signs of Life)
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
My mom took a great photo of spring flowers emerging & it was exactly the image that was in my mind when thinking about themes for teaching this month. So I combined the bright yellow Colorado flowers with the snowy mountains of Idaho as I head back to California to represent my classes this month!
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Tonight at Sealevel SF, I’m hosting our weekly meditation group. Very casual, anyone can drop in anytime. Every Tuesday, 6-7 pm #MeditationGroup #SanFrancisco sealevelsf.com/pages/events...
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Stay up to date on the latest happenings at Sealevel!
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 07/03/2025
It's time to speak up for fired public lands employees! ✊ Illegally fired staff at Department of the Interior (including NPS) have NOT been reinstated, even though Forest Service staff have been Let's see if *public lands* leadership actually listens to the *public* 👀 tinyurl.com/RehireRangers
Yellow and white text on a brown background, with a desert landscape photo behind. Text reads Mission: reinstate fired public lands employees by calling the Department of the Interior. Choose your fighter!Yellow and white text on a brown background, with a retro photo of a ranger using an old telephone-style field radio. Text reads: Fighter one -- this fighter has zero phone anxiety and lives somewhere with reliable cell service - aka probably not southeastern Utah. Special attack -- wait, some people don't have phone anxiety??? Assigned quest: CALL DOI!Yellow and white text on a brown background, with a retro photo of workers surrounding a 2000-style computer. Text reads: Fighter two -- this warrior has a little free time and a lot of hot takes. Special attack: using keyboard shortcuts to copy/paste. Assigned quest: EMAIL DOI!Yellow and white text on a brown background, with a photo of a retro style memo pad. Text reads: Fighter three -- This soldier writes letter unironically and has signed at least one petition to "Save the USPS." Special attack: excellent handwriting. Hopefully. Assigned quest: SNAIL MAIL DOI!
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Today at the “Stand up for Science” demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial.
A crowd of people demonstrating outside in front of the Lincoln Memorial on a clear, sunny day. Some of the signs read “Science over Stupidity,” “Science Makes America Great,” and “Team Public Health, Not Team Measles.”
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
A Mindfulness Meditation Workshop focused on how and why we use the breath: Sat. 3/8, Movement Gym SF, 1-2:30 pm. Registration closes tomorrow, Wed. 3/5 at 1 pm PST! Link in Bio & here: www.sparkle.vision/offerings #Mindfulness #Meditation #Workshop #MovementGymsSF youtube.com/shorts/RL7-6...
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Mindfulness Meditation Workshop on the breath: Sat. 3/8 at Movement Gym SF in Chrissy Field, 1-2:30
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
My website is updated! March Yoga & Meditation offerings: www.sparkle.vision/offerings
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Updates for my classes at Movement Gym SF! Weekly Thursdays 7am Flow New as of 3/2: Sundays 11:15am Flow Sign up now: Sat 3/8 workshop all about mindfulness and meditation, 1-2:30pm #YogaInSanFrancisco #Mindfulness #Meditation #WorkshopsInSanFrancisco youtube.com/shorts/lx6XT...
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Updates - Movement Gym SF: Thurs 7am, NEW on 3/2: Sun 11:15am, Plus: Sat 3/8 mindfulness meditation
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
New art for this coming lunar cycle! Plus Thursday classes at Movement Gym SF and Haum SF
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Out of town but I have amazing subs! Check out the Haum daily schedule for your weekend Yoga: www.haumstudios.com/san-francisc...
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Updates for my classes at Movement Gym SF! Weekly Thursdays 7am Flow New as of 3/2: Sundays 11:15am Flow Sign up now: Sat 3/8 workshop all about mindfulness and meditation, 1-2:30pm #YogaInSanFrancisco #Mindfulness #Meditation #WorkshopsInSanFrancisco youtube.com/shorts/lx6XT...
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Updates - Movement Gym SF: Thurs 7am, NEW on 3/2: Sun 11:15am, Plus: Sat 3/8 mindfulness meditation
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Updates for my classes with Haum SF! Hatha Flow every Sunday at 4:30 pm and Monday Noon at the Haight studio. THIS WEEK: Mon & Wed 9 am Hatha Flow at the Mission studio. #YogaInSanFrancisco youtube.com/shorts/8g91-...
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Updates for Haum SF: Hatha Flow Sun 4:30 & Monday 12, Haight. THIS WEEK: Mon & Wed 9 am, Mission.
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
How do you know mindfulness practices like meditation are having an impact on your life? When you’re able to laugh at things not going the way you expect! I’ll post the link to sign up for my mindfulness workshop in the comments. #MindfulnessForRealLife youtube.com/shorts/QvMXV...
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How do you know mindfulness is having an impact on your life? When you’re able to roll with it!
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
What IS “mindfulness”? What is “flow”? How do we cultivate these qualities? Are you curious about meditation or looking for support for your mindfulness habit? Join my workshop this Sat. Feb. 8th at Movement Gym SF, 1-2:30 pm. Registration closes Thurs AM Sign up: app.rockgympro.com/b/widget/?a=...
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What is one thing you can practice in climbing, yoga and, fitness? Mindfulness!
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
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A new, guided mindfulness practice recording is on my website. Listen & sign up for my workshop!
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
February’s playlist for my yoga classes! open.spotify.com/playlist/5zT...
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Feb. Flow (Beginning, Becoming, Turning)
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
San Francisco folks, I’m teaching a bunch this week! Come through! Ask me about FREE guest spots. My website has all the sign up info: sparkle.vision/offerings
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
I’m very excited to be teaching this Mindfulness Meditation workshop at Movement Gym SF, Sat. Feb. 8th, 1-2:30pm. I’d love to make this an ongoing meet up for the meditation-curious! Sign up: app.rockgympro.com/b/widget/?a=...
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Coyote Fire - part 1 Seeds in the dark soil Turn slowly Seek light In the desert of Winter Coyote calls out Yips and cries “Come and play!” #poetry
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Resources for working with strong emotions and overwhelming thoughts using the practice of RAIN from my teacher Tara Brach. #InMyFeels www.tarabrach.com/rain/
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Resources ~ RAIN: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture
The acronym RAIN is an easy-to-remember tool for practicing mindfulness & compassion using four steps: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture.
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Classes this week at Movement Gym SF and Haum SF! #VinyasaFlow #HathaFlow #MovementGymSF #HaumSF
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Just in case you need this today or any day: www.sparkle.vision/blog-and-res...
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A Longer Guided Meditation for Strong Emotions — Sparkle.Vision
In my last post, I offered a talk, a short meditation, and resources for working with strong emotions. I later added a free PDF worksheet describing the practice of RAIN and blending in prompts from S...
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Special announcement! New #Yoga classes at #HaumSF: youtube.com/shorts/b1tNr...
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New #Yoga classes at #HaumSF : As of Sun 1/26, I’m teaching Sun. 4:30 pm & Mon. 12pm Hatha classes!
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Liz Brent-Maldonado @sparklevision.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Let’s practice together! * Tuesdays 6-7 pm, at Sealevel SF - group meditation * Thursdays 7-8 am, Flow class at Movement Gym SF * Sats 2/8 & 3/8, 1-2:30 pm, Mindfulness Meditation workshops at Movement Gym * 1:1 support available www.sparkle.vision/offerings #MindfulnessMeditation #Yoga
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