Yoga with Shawn: Alchemy of Transformation, A Four-Week Journey

Schedule

Mon Aug 18 2025 at 07:30 am to 08:45 am

UTC-05:00

Location

329 10th Avenue SE Suite 115, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52401 | Cedar Rapids, IA

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Yoga with Shawn
Alchemy of Transformation: A Four-Week Journey
Mondays Aug 4th – Aug 25th 7:30 - 8:45 am $15
Tuesdays Aug 5th – Aug 26th 9:00 - 10:15 am $15
Life burns us down again and again. Every loss, every turning point invites us to start over. What rises from the ashes depends on how we show up—our choices, our awareness, and our willingness to participate fully in the process.
Alchemy of Personal Transformation offers a map. It gives language and structure to the deep, often chaotic experience of personal change. This series draws from the four classical stages of transformation: Nigredo, Albedo, Citrinitas, and Rubedo—and applies them to everyday life. Each stage offers a clear entry point for reflection and growth.
We explore how to dismantle what no longer serves, clarify what matters, emerge with a sense of purpose, and embody that insight in real time. Each week begins with grounded practices that support each phase of the cycle. Through movement, breath, focused attention, and symbolic tools, we strengthen the capacity to meet moments of change with presence and direction.
This is a structure that you can return to again and again—a reliable rhythm for transformation.
Week One: Nigredo - The Blackening
Nigredo is the descent—the breaking apart of identity, certainty, or structure. It marks the moment things fall apart and invites us into the dark unknown.
Week Two: Albedo - The Whitening
Albedo is dissolution—the separating of what was from what is becoming. It’s the stage where old patterns loosen and we begin to discern what no longer serves.
Week Three: Citrinitas - The Yellowing
Citrinitas is the awakening—when true clarity begins to take shape. This is the stage of awareness, where understanding deepens and direction becomes clear.
Week Four: Rubedo - The Reddening
Rubedo is embodiment—where transformation takes root in action. It’s the moment of integration, when we begin to live from a more whole and empowered self.
This accessible series will build discernment and sharpen your ability to respond to change with clarity, strength and grace.

REGISTER by calling Illuminations at 319-775-0117 or online at www.illuminationscenter.com.
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About Shawn Westbrook:
With over 30 years of experience, Shawn offers yoga as an integrative path to healing and self-discovery. His teaching blends movement, breathwork, and mindfulness, with a deep focus on natural rhythms, the intelligence of the body, spiritual growth, and personal transformation.
Shawn’s yoga journey began as a way to free himself from physical, mental, and spiritual pain. Over the years, his practice has evolved into a lifelong commitment to integrating body, mind, and spirit for healing, personal growth, and a true sense of purpose. Rooted in ancient wisdom, modern psychological work, and the rhythms of nature, Shawn’s approach is shaped by his own experiences navigating personal struggles, addiction, and complex childhood trauma. Drawing on this journey, he now guides others on their path of self-awareness, healing, and transformation through a blend of yoga, breathwork, mindfulness, mythology and self-inquiry.
Shawn teaches yoga as a path to transformation. In his offerings, practitioners have the opportunity to connect deeply to the body, breath, mind, and higher self. Whether new to yoga or with years of experience, Shawn’s classes meet students where they are. He guides them through movement and mindfulness to help release blockages, find emotional resilience, and deepen the connection to the true self.
Beginning with the physical body, breath and senses, we unlock deeper layers of awareness and healing. The body is the gateway to self-discovery, tapping into emotional resilience and personal growth. In Shawn’s classes, the physical practice serves as a path to uncovering the parts of yourself that have been overlooked, guiding you toward greater presence and transformation.
Credentials and Training: https://www.yogawithshawn.com/#about
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329 10th Avenue SE Suite 115, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52401

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