Specialisms
Chronic Pain, Mental Health, Trauma
Qualifications
- Minded Yoga Therapy 500hrs 2014-2016
- Yoga Teacher Training 200hs 2012
- BA Hons Contemporary Dance 2000-2003
About
Laura is the founding director of Edinburgh Community Yoga, a not-for-profit social enterprise with a focus on promoting accessible and inclusive yoga in under-served communities. She is also a Minded Yoga Therapist specialising in trauma-informed yoga for mental health. She has been practicing yoga since 2004 and teaching in mainstream settings as well as in collaboration with third sector organisations, NHS services and Criminal Justice Services since 2011.
Laura is a survivor, practitioner, yoga teacher and therapist, with a gift for understanding the complex relationship between the experiences we have, the subsequent patterning laid down in our nervous system and subconscious, and the interplay between body and mind in integrating these experiences. She is motivated by a deep faith in our ability to integrate, process, let go and reframe, and finds the rich tapestry of practices offered in yoga to be an extraordinary set of tools for navigating life as a human being.
Laura works therapeutically both in groups and one-to-one and presents on the importance of body/mind practices for stress management in workplace settings. She also writes and delivers training for yoga teachers interested in working in community settings.