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        Laura Marie, E-RYT500

Bringing new horizons in wellness to individuals and groups, Laura marie utilizes the wisdom of ancient yoga and meditation practices as a means to enrich every-day modern life.  Laura came to yoga over a dozen years ago because of chronic pain.  Finding that yogic practices helped her to find relief, she went on to train as an instructor.  Since then Laura has received certifications as a, Integrative Yoga Therapist and Advanced Teacher of Therapeutic Yoga, Professional Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher, and Adaptive Yoga Teacher for MS.  She has Level I Training in IREST, and Level I Reiki.  She has received the designation of E-RYT500 from the National Yoga Alliance which means she has over 5,000 hours of teaching experience at the advanced level.  She is a member of  the International Association of Yoga Therapists and the Kripalu Yoga Teachers' Association.  She served as the director of Shakti Yoga and Healing Arts Center for five years and has experience with implementing yoga based wellness programs for a variety of settings including corporate, hospital, recreational, physical therapy, and mental health facilities.  She works with staff from the Rape Crisis Services of Greater Lowell bringing therapeutic yoga to female survivors of sexual assault.  Laura also works with clients one-on-one tailoring practices for each individual's needs.  She feels that this is a very effective way for clients to benefit from the practices.  She has given talks on the benefits of yoga to medical, business and civic groups and has a CD for beginner practitioners as well as videos produced for the local Chelmsford cable station.

Laura's focus in teaching individuals practices in yoga and meditation is in the spirit of helping them to find some facet of Moksha-freedom or liberation-within their own life.  Whether it be freedom from stress, negative thoughts, or liberation of movement--or the ultimate experience of who we really are,  Laura's intention is to allow the practices to enrich our everyday modern lives so that we can feel calmer, more comfortable in our skin, and to help to open up to possibilities that we may never have imagined available.

 To consult with Laura directly, feel free to contact her shaktiwellnessyoga@verizon.net or 978 251-1001