Yoga with Lara
My yoga style is informed by the flow of Prana Vinyasa and the structure of Hatha Yoga, the two main sources of my training, but it’s also influenced by my more recent studies with Angela Farmer, exploring an intuitive yoga approach that inspires students to explore and find their unique expression and experience, and by the teachings of Uma Dinsmore-Tuli about honoring the feminine body. These influences and styles find their way into my Slow Flow and prenatal classes.
Slow Flow group yoga classes are suitable for all, including complete newcomers to the practice. There will always be space to find a modification or a prop if you need it, and the pace is not fast. My focus is not in whether you can get your body into a given shape, but rather on helping you release and soften to find space within your body, so you can find your own expression of the pose. If you have a specific issue or injury, please talk to me before coming to class so together we can decide on what’s best and safest for you at this point.
Prenatal yoga
Prenatal yoga is a unique practice, allowing you to mindfully connect to your baby and to marvel at the powers of your own mama-body. It will help alleviate common discomforts of pregnancy through conscious breathing and sequences built specifically for second- and third-trimester. Taught in a small-group setting, to allow for personalized attention and the use of plenty of props and pillows! Blending breathwork, dynamic movement and relaxation poses, we will address and alleviate common pregnancy complaints, and develop the stamina and flexibility necessary for the best possible labor and delivery.
More importantly, prenatal yoga will bring you back from the stress and noise of daily life (maybe you have a high-pressure office job, or you have one or two other little ones at home ...or both!) to a space where you can connect with the wonder of creating and sustaining a new life within. This is the space to build strength and flexibility, to recover energy and also to relax and truly rest…
Postpartum yoga, where you share the practice with your baby, will help you center yourself and will allow you to gradually recover the muscular tone of your pelvic floor as well as your flexibility and strength, and will give you tools to connect with your little one and to manage the tiredness typical of the first months with a baby.
I invite you to try one of my group classes. The first one is my treat!
Let’s work individually to address your specific needs
Personalized prenatal & postnatal yoga - Just for yourself or bring another mama!
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Resources
In this section I collect references to books and readings that I find useful and/or enlightening. I include resources in both English and Spanish. I will be adding new articles to this section periodically, and I would love for you to share your comments with me if you read any of these!