Movement Journey, Training, and Experience
Hi, I’m Laura!
I am a yoga teacher and movement educator who is passionate about helping pre-to postmenopausal women navigate life with ease. Through yoga and mindful movement, I support women to build strength, maintain and improve mobility, sleep better, and manage stress. I offer classes, workshops and retreats helping women connect to their bodies with positivity and love.
I am originally from the US and I’m also a mom of four grown kids, a business owner, a book worm, and a jewellery maker. I’ve been teaching yoga and movement in rural Ireland (my adopted country!) since 2004 and opened a movement studio in 2007. But mostly I am a student - of the body, of movement, the brain, the nervous system, the ageing process - you name it, I’m a nerd about it!
Over the past couple of years, my own experience of perimenopause has opened my eyes to the profound lack of education and support available for women at this stage of their lives. My purpose is to help bridge that gap and offer movement and yoga-based practices that benefit women throughout all stages of menopause and beyond.
Education/Training:
1992 BA International Affairs, American University of Paris
1997 MSc Gender Studies, London School of Economics
2004 YTTC Yoga Teaching Diploma 200hr
2006 Birthlight Pre & Postnatal Yoga Diploma
2008 YTTC Certificates in Yoga for Back Care & Yoga for Muscles, Bones & Joints
2017 Yoga Tune Up Immersions for Hips and Shoulders
2017 Introduction to Ayurveda
2017 Roll Model Method Training
2019/2020 Heart and Bones Modern Yoga Teacher Certificate 300hr
2020 Burrell Education Breathe Better Certificate
Short trainings and workshops with senior teachers including: Judith Hanson Lasater, Donna Fahri, Mukunda Stiles, Jason Crandell, Marc Holzman, Tara Judelle, Trina Altman, Brea Johnson, Jules Mitchell, Jill Miller, Michelle Lyons, Jenny Burrell and many more.
Currently completing: Burrell Education 3rd Age Woman course; Movement with a Brain (Erin Jade); Yoga and Biomechanics and the Science of Stretching (Jules Mitchell)
What People Are Saying
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Laura is a gifted and very special yoga teacher. This is not fad-yummy-mummy, hipster-cool-yoga. Laura's intuition & knowledge will enhance both your practice & your life
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– JP
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I have been going to [Laura’s classes] for a few years now. I really love it! I have found the weekly classes and workshops truly beneficial for both the body and mind. The yoga routines and postures are well-explained, the pace is gentle and the atmosphere relaxed. Laura is a patient and encouraging teacher. She demonstrates the postures in a step by step manner. and her instructions are informative and clear. She has a very thorough knowledge of the human anatomy and of how the different poses work to improve how you feel in your body. For me coming here is an important part of my week."
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– CD
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Laura’s instruction brings a depth of knowledge and an acute awareness of her student’s individual needs to each yoga class. She navigates groups with care and has created an atmosphere of calm and warmth within her yoga studio. I have known Laura for 16 years and have participated in her yoga classes/workshops regularly. I am continually inspired by Laura’s on-going commitment to her students, professional & personal development and by her ability to connect during each class. Laura practices & embodies the principles she teaches. Laura’s classes/workshops are nourishing & restorative and accessible to everybody.
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– RH
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Menopause is challenging, it is a natural progression in our life cycle... but that does not have to translate into meaning our beauty is dying. With Laura's support, I am not only understanding what I am feeling and why, I am also laughing out loud in sisterhood about some of the crazy tricks my body seems to be playing on me! I can laugh because Laura's classes affirming, informative , nurturing and fun!
Laura has so much knowledge about how movement and body awareness affect how our bodies self regulate this natural process of menopause. With Laura, we embrace 'The Change' instead of fighting it. With Laura's program and classes, I am learning how to love myself, not lose myself, to menopause. A change in heart supports this change in me. Thank you Laura!
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– DD
