Welcome to your sanctuary for embodied ritual, transformation, and the art of becoming.
What if yoga and meditation weren’t something to perfect—
but something to experience, refine, and embody?
This is a space where meaning, purpose, and transformation unfold in real time.
A Note from Me to You
I’m Bari Gratton—a spiritual pragmatist, yoga therapist, and storyteller of the sacred ordinary.
For over two decades, I’ve been exploring the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern life.
Through embodied practice, I help students untangle the noise of perfectionism, deepen their awareness, and live with clarity and compassion. My methodology draws from yogic philosophy, ritual, and neuroscience, weaving together movement, breath, sound, myth, and meditation into transformative experiences that move off the mat and into your everyday life.
This work unfolds through the art of becoming—a living methodology grounded in ritual, embodiment, and Tantra, guiding you toward the ongoing practice of becoming who you are meant to be.
Methodology: The Art of Becoming
✧ Embodiment ✧
The body is the container where sensation is felt, awareness is awakened, and refinement begins at the tangible layer. It holds the messages we learn to listen to, the language of inner knowing.
✦ The Why ✦
Because the body is not an obstacle to overcome. It’s the entry point to everything, the first threshold where awareness begins and presence takes root.
✧ Tantra ✧
Tantra is the lens that reveals the web of connection behind every experience. Tantra teaches us that the sacred lives in all things.
✦ The Why ✦
Because nothing is outside the scope of practice. Tantra invites us to engage with the full spectrum of life—messy, sacred, mundane, and miraculous—as part of the path.
✧ Ritual ✧
Ritual is the rhythm, the intentional act that makes the ordinary sacred. It anchors our awareness, marks transitions, and reminds us that we are part of something greater.
✦ The Why ✦
Because repetition creates rhythm, and rhythm gives shape to what matters. Ritual helps us remember what we value and make it visible in our lives.
✧ Becoming ✧
Becoming is a continuous process of transformation, where awareness, intention, and integration begin to take shape as lived experience.
✦ The Why ✦
Because transformation doesn’t happen all at once. It arrives breath by breath, choice by choice, by showing up, paying attention, and remembering what matters.
Yoga Therapy for Real Life
Personalized, integrative, and trauma informed support.
Whether you’re navigating chronic illness, stress, grief, or the weight of life - yoga therapy meets you where you are. This is a space to listen to your mody, rediscover your agency, and co-create sustainable practices for healing and growth.
Yoga Practice For Your Interior Life
The art of practice, where movement, breath, and philosophy meet.
Whether you’re seeking stillness, clarity, or a deeper connection to yourself — yoga practice invites you inward. This is a space to slow down, refine awareness, regulate your nervous system, and explore the landscapes of your mind and heart through meditation, movement, workshops, embodied philosophy, and teacher trainings.
Contact
This space honors presence, inviting connection as a way to meet the world—and each other—with intention and care.
Whether you have questions, are curious about offerings, or simply wish to begin a conversation, please reach out.
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