LAURA was introduced to yoga 10 years ago and immediately recognized the value in the wisdom of the ancient teachings. Yoga's impact on her life was profound and she knew that it was something she needed to share.

In 2005, Laura spent a month in Costa Rica, under the instruction of Don and Amba Stapleton, and received her 200 hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Certification and then went on to complete her 500 hour Y.A. Teacher Certification at Yoga North in Duluth. In her classes, Laura intricately weaves her belief in yogic teachings and her love of anatomy to create an invigorating & therapeutic experience for all students.  Her classes are creative and inspiring.

Laura teaches various yoga classes at CENTER, and at the Grand Rapids High School.  She also uses her Therapuetic Yoga training to help students adapt yoga postures to suit their bodies - whether through inflexibility, injury or other obsacles. She says about her classes, "The physical practice of the asanas (postures) will prepare you for meditation. Meditation will transform you."