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Lauri
Bruce says her first experience with yoga was a book called Yoga for
Seniors that belonged to her Grandfather. She and her brother and her cousins
competed to see who could do the hardest poses. But it wasn't
until 1976, while her family was stationed in Keflavik, Iceland, that
she first tried a yoga class . Lauri tried yoga many times over
the next 2 decades. It wasn't until 1998 when she began studying
with a friend, who had recently finished her teacher training, that the
true lessons of yoga began to stick. At first Lauri took yoga
classes with the idea of releaving back pain and reducing stress but
found the principles of yoga appealed to her and were a compelling
reason to stick with it. In 2000 she moved to Connecticut
and met a chiropractor who was also a yoga instructor. It was the
first time Lauri tried using yoga to specifically address
the pain and curvature of her scoliosis. In 2003 Lauri
finished her 200 hr level teacher training course.
Since finding the Yoga for Scoliosis practice and working
diligently, Lauri has been able to reduced the appearance and severity
of her curves. Lauri was
so inspired by this practice that in 2005 she recieved her
certification to be a Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer with Elise Miller.
In 2006 she completed her 500 hr Interdisciplinary Teacher Training
with Don and Amba Stapleton the founders and directors of Nosara Yoga.
Now Lauri teaches primarily in Southern Maryland but sees
clients and teaches scoliosis workshops throughout the Washington metro
area. When she isn't teaching Lauri is usually painting in her
studio on the Potomac River.
Lauri feels blessed to have had the opportunity to study with so many
inspiring teachers and to learn so much more from the students she sees
each week.
Namaste |