Hi there, I’m Lauren.
I’ve been rolling, dancing, creating, pondering & deeply enthralled with human movement since high school (at least). I discovered yoga as a kid, I would sneak down to my parent’s basement and pop in a VHS of Rodney Yee’s yoga for beginners. I remember the reverence, mystery and intrigue I felt during those classes and by young adulthood I softly fell into routine and connection with the practice.
I received a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from Ohio University, where my curiosity for the body and our conscious connection to it was sprouting through practices such a Feldenkrais and Alexander Technique. While dancing professionally in New York City I continued to study Vinyasa Yoga in the lineage of Krishnamacharya, Yoga Therapy, breathwork, meditation and sound therapy. I also received my Thai Massage education and early footing as a healing arts practitioner during this time.
I spent a year on Lana’i, Hawaii (2019-2020) with the founding team of wellness practitioners and therapists at Sensei Retreat. While there, I maintained a supportive role in developing the Yoga program and teaching group classes and private sessions at the retreat.
Life has carried me on to Joshua Tree, California where I now operate a small practice of offerings from my home studio alongside my partner Alex! I am humbled by the teachers that have caught me on this path and excited for those I will continue to be fueled by. My current somatic studies are guided by the rich wisdom of Liz Koch, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Sarah Byrden and Mother Earth.
I currently teach in person and virtually and I also curate retreats where we all come together as explorers of the human experience to embrace the joy and power of movement. When I am not teaching or offering bodywork I am usually cooking, resting, playing with my animals or connecting with the desert lands that I call home.
Education & Training
BFA Dance Performance and Choreography Ohio University
200 hour Yoga Teacher Training w/ Sonic Yoga
Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training w/ Juniper Yoga
125 hour Yoga Therapeutics & Sound Therapy w/ Prema Yoga Institute
Thai Massage level I & II w/ Sarah Seeley
Breathwork Training w/ Erin Telford
Somatic Attachment Theory w/ Embody Lab