Laurie's Certifications

Laurie is Certified as a Yoga Therapist by the International Association of Yoga Therapy (IAYT). She graduated from the Yoga Therapy RX program at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in August 2014.  This robust training included an internship at the Simms/Mann Venice Family Clinic working with patients experiencing chronic pain. In addition, Laurie completed a two year course of study with the Integrative Restoration Institute and received  iRest Yoga Nidra meditation certification in 2017.

Continuing Yoga Therapy education with Amy Wheeler, PhD. (Optimal State Yoga Therapy School - 270+ hours) has resulted in a specialization in Mental Health and Optimal State Assessment protocols.

She completed an 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course (MBSR) through Insight LA in July 2013. Laurie became certified as an MBSR-Teen instructor in 2015 with Gina M. Biegel, LFMT, the founder of MBSR-T.

Laurie continued her education with a journey to India with the LMU study abroad program for two weeks in December 2017. Presentations and classes with doctors, yoga masters, philosophers and Sanskrit scholars provided a deeper understanding of the meaning and origins of yoga. Deep gratitude for our hosts at the Center for Yoga Therapy, Education & Research (CYTER) and the Kaivalyadhama Institute.