Intuitive. Sentient. Transformative.

 
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CALLING IN MY SOUL CLIENTS

Hi, I’m Lola Rephann.

Over the years, I’ve realized I’m many things to many people. One thing I’ve definitely noticed is that I am a teacher and guide.


I’ve been teaching professionally since I was 17 years old. Back in the last millennia, there was this exercise style called “Aerobics.” I certified as a professional aerobics instructor before I could even vote.


Throughout college, I taught aerobics classes at the university gym. Then I taught people about safety and self-care as a sex education counselor. Then I graduated from college and worked for a non-profit organization where I taught people how to take better care of themselves.


Then I started studying martial arts and I eventually ended up teaching that. I even taught in the New York City public school system for one insane year of my life (maybe one day I’ll tell you this story).


By the time I took my first yoga teacher training in 2010, I’d already been teaching for about 20 years.

 

 Then there’s the other stuff…

 The weird stuff, the woo-woo stuff. The fascination with the human body-mind-spirit, symbolism, nature, cycles, energy, and the unseen.

There’s a story my mom loves to tell about me. She knew that I knew how to read when one day, at around 3 years of age, I pulled the book off her bedside table and started reading from the cover.

She mimicked my little girl voice and started reading from Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ classic “On Death and Dying.”

I wasn’t just a precocious reader, but I was fascinated by spiritual things from a very young age.

 

 

By the time I was 12, I was teaching myself astrology, reading about Zen buddhism, and learning about psychology.

 

As a teen, I was reading psychoanalytic literature for fun. Jung opened my eyes to the concept of the shadow, anima, animus, and collective unconscious.

Since then, exploration of human consciousness has been the topic that holds the most value, allure, and interest to me.

Now I realize that all my life I have been preparing for the work I am doing.

I am a teacher and guide of human consciousness. Whether that is through yoga, coaching, or some other modality, this is what all my work has in common: I will ask you to explore what it means to be human. I will ask you to explore your own inner world and then challenge you to live from what gems you find therein. I will ask you to become aware of the power you have within to create your reality.

 

 

The meaning of the word “guru” is simply “one who shines the light and guides another out darkness.”

 

Those we meet along our journey are our teachers; through the power of alchemy, we transform and meet our inner guru.

As Ram Dass said, “After all, we’re just walking each other home.”

Aho. 

 

 

That’s the yoga teacher part of me, and there’s more!

Read on to discover some of my other projects and passions.

I worked as a professional, international DJ and music producer. I toured internationally. I ran two vinyl record labels. I played with some of the top names in house and techno music. I will always cherish these years, and although I am currently on a hiatus from performing and making music, my love of creating atmosphere through music and vibe will always work its way into my creations!

 
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NYC-based producer, DJ, and label owner Dakini9 (aka Lola Rephann) runs Plan B Recordings with DJ Spider and Sound Warrior Recordings with Jenifa Mayanja. A long-standing figure in New York's deep, underground music scene, she has appeared on her own labels, as well as Soul People Music, Machining Dreams, Anunnaki Cartel, and Sublevel Sounds.

 

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 In 2019, I went 100% all-in on a vision that came to me in 2013: to build an art/wellness/music/life center in Costa Rica. The wheels of fate turned perfectly and Casa Om Montezuma was born.

The project is developing into a co-live/co-work community centered around a yoga studio. Only 7 minutes from the beach and 7 minutes to town and all its conveniences, my property has 4 fully furnished and equipped apartments, ranging in size from an almond wood studio with a huge balcony to a 3 BR, 2 BA space perfect for a family.

Two more apartments are coming online in 2024, for a total of 6 rentable spaces. All spaces are configurable depending on the number of guests; for long-term tenants, we strive to utilize our resources to make the best experience for you.

Montezuma now has fiber optic cable internet, making working remote a breeze. Come live in the jungle and take a sabbatical or work remote for 6 months or longer. I have the experience and space to help you make your dreams come true. Get in touch!

 Some of the things I’m really into include astrology, tarot, ceremonies and rituals, personal growth and development, meditation, the human body, exercise science, clean eating, entrepreneurship, permaculture, plant medicine, energy medicine, the ocean, animals, (especially dogs), rescue dogs, sewing and crafts, building things with my hands, getting dirty, sweating, cooking with loved ones, going down the rabbit hole on YouTube, learning new things, the moon, walking on the beach, hammocks…