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FIND A QOYA CLASS NEAR YOU
Laura Farmer
Roanoke, VA
ABOUT
Laura is a licensed professional counselor, teacher, writer, and researcher. In addition to teaching Qoya, she is a professor of Counselor Education at Virginia Tech. She
is passionate about facilitating embodied healing experiences through Qoya, expressive arts, mindfulness, and other experiential practices. Laura loves being a mom to her three children and enjoying spontaneous dance parties with them and her amazing husband Will.
GETTING TO KNOW
Laura Farmer
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU TO TEACH QOYA?
The mantras of Qoya have become my life mantras. Slow down to feel. There's no way you can do it wrong. Everything is within. Qoya is more than a philosophy, it truly is a lifestyle. Since becoming a Qoya teacher, I have continued to grow and stretch in so many ways with movement as my mainstay. Life is always evolving and as it does, I continue deepening my understanding of living and embodying Qoya. I have found that in all of my life roles - as a professional counselor, teacher, partner, parent - I infuse Qoya into these roles because I do not know how NOT to. It has become a part of who I am.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE WHO IS FEELING INSPIRED TO TRY QOYA FOR THE FIRST TIME?
It is hard to describe Qoya in words, but Helen Keller's sentiment rings true here: "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." Qoya is about slowing down to notice how we feel. It's about relishing sensation and it is a full body experience. It is a heart awakening experience. When you take a Qoya class for the first time, give your mind permission to take a vacation for 90 minutes. I promise it will check back in afterwards.
