Personal Note:

“I love teaching yoga with a Taoist 5 Element twist! My mission is to provide the modern yogi with comprehensive and contemporary yoga experiences that will keep your practice fresh, engaging, and relevant in your daily life. My lessons draw upon timeless wisdom to encompass not only the physical, but also the mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of a yoga practice. I hope we connect and collaborate through yoga soon!”

About:

Lara Alexiou has been a certified yoga teacher since 2003. She has trained and certified with Bikram Choudhury in Bikram Yoga, Jimmy Barkan in the Barkan Method Hot Vinyasa and completed over 10,000 hours with Zen Wellness in Zen Yoga, Qigong, and meditation to receive her Do Yi Master Teacher certificate in 2018. In 2021 she completed a SUP Yoga certification. 

In 2007, Lara opened the doors to Steamtown Hot Yoga & Barre (www.steamtownyoga.com) bringing the transformation of Hot Yoga to Northeast PA. In 2022 she sold to one of her senior teachers in order to focus on more immersive programs for yoga teachers and dedicated students through West Wind Yoga with YTTs, retreats and seasonal programs. . 

Lara speaks about her yoga journey and lessons through her published book based on her TEDx Talk: Architecture of the Body, Mind and Soul, available on Amazon. Her wellness articles have appeared on multiple websites for wellness journals and women’s magazines. 

Past engagements include workshop presenter for Yoga Alliance, Zen Business Bootcamp, Mindbody BOLD, and TEDx. She has appeared as a featured yogi in books including The Nature of Yoga by Bill Tipper and The Art of Yoga by Mike Brennan. 

Lara spent over a decade mentoring  yoga studio owners. Her business awards include, Small Business of the Year; National Association of Women Business Owners Top 25 Women in Business; Northeast PA Business Journal’s Top 25 Women in Business.