Lauren grew up as a dancer and an athlete. Movement of all types felt fun, and empowering. In 2010, she took her first 200-hour yoga teacher training and loved it. After sometime teaching part time, she was able to leave her job in the corporate world to more seriously pursue this new found joy. She discovered a new sense of purpose teaching and encouraging others to achieve greater levels of fitness, health and self-awareness through the practice yoga.
Lauren has now taught yoga for 11 years and added other fitness classes and training to her resume—barre classes being another specialty. In addition to working with CorePower and Yogapod, she has studied with Jes Rosenberg, Leslie Kaminoff and Jason Crandell.
In 2017 she opened her own St. Paul-based yoga and barre fitness studio, Yoke Fitness. Adding an online offering in 2020 allows Lauren to share many of the learnings of yoga, barre and movement with students across the country. Lauren continues to find joy in building connections with her students. Expect to find her classes filled with anatomical focus, humor, and tips on how developing your 'pelvis awareness.'