Laura leads an active life finding strength and enjoyment by maintaining a healthful lifestyle. After a traumatic event in her life and joint injuries from heavy weight lifting, Laura was introduced to Yoga. She has been passionately practicing Yoga and Meditation for the past 6 years and has adopted the Yogic lifestyle as hers. She has had extensive training in Astanga Yoga with David Swenson and has practiced several times with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Laura has traveled to Italy and India to study directly under her Guru Swami Niranjananda Saraswati and was initiated into the Satyananda tradition in 2006 taking her Spiritual name "Lalita" offered during her trip to India. Her main teaching focus has been with Baron Baptiste and has traveled extensively throughout the country to practice with, and learn from, him. Laura is an Associate Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher and has completed more than 2000 hours of Yogic Philosophy and Teacher Training of various styles and traditions. Laura's style of teaching is a strong Power Vinyasa Asana practice mixed with Satyananda Yogic meditative teachings. Laura is also a Second Degree Reiki practitioner and plans to advance her training to Master level with her teacher Denise Clement.
Laura is inspired by her teachers Baron Baptiste, Swami Atmarupa Saraswati, Gregor Singleton, Claire Este-McDonald, Diana Vitantonio, Lama Marut, Tami Schneider, Marni Task, John Stremming, Carl Gross, Linda Truesdell, her dog Sheldon, Denise Clement, Monica Sandridge, all of the Nishkama Yoga staff, and her students (listed in no particular order of importance).
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