Laura Bender

Yoga made an appearance in my life in 2014. Being an avid runner, I had heard yoga could  play a huge part in a runners form, mental control, breathing, flexibility and balance. Over these last few years I discovered that it's all much more than that. While my practice has helped me grow stronger and more flexible, it has taught me a lesson of mindfulness and gratitude. Yoga inspires me to shine from the heart and open up my soul, to be my most authentic self.

I completed my 200 hour Vinyasa Flow training with Omnipresent Yoga in 2017, 20 hours of Yin Yoga with Danielle Mercer International Yoga Trainer and  RYT-500 hr, 45 Hour Certification with Alanna Kaivalya Alchemy of the Chakras Mastercourse also in 2018, 32 Hour Yoga Nidra Certification with Dharma Kshetra Yoga and 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with My Vinyasa Practice in 2020.  I will always be a student of the practice and am deeply grateful for the loving and passionate spirit my teachers have shared with me as well as the 20 new lifelong friends I have made while taking this yoga teacher training journey.

On my Yang side, I love to combine bold and powerful sequencing with a little bit of sassy and silliness.  On my Yin side I love a gentle restorative practice with a little dose of  yin energy and inspiration to help you deepen the practice and cleanse the soul. Being a Reiki Master as well, allows me to give an additional offering in holistic healing to bring balance to the body and mind.

When I told one of my favorite teachers I was going to enroll in teacher training she reflected on how life changing it was for her. After it was all said and done, I told her that "To call it life changing is an understatement, it's changed my entire universe".See you on the mat! Namaste.