Lara has been practicing yoga for over 30 years and once she truly found the ability to modify her own practice, she transformed that knowledge and passion into teaching. Practicing and teaching inspire her to see the connections in our daily lives and our communities. She enjoys redirecting the focus of the day to small moments of reflection and gratitude while acknowledging and honoring all of the emotion of the human experience. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design and has a background in Apparel Design. You can find her stretching her creative muscles most recently in knitting projects or flower cuttings, which she loves to share. She has tremendous and daily gratitude for her the people in her life her friends, her family, and her great mentors and teachers. They inspire her and remind her to share the gifts we all have with each other.