Inflexible Yogi? Here Are 4 Ways to Increase Your Flexibility

Are you an inflexible yogi? Same. Here are four tips to increase your flexibility.

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5 Yoga Poses for a Strong Core

A strong core doesn’t just mean lean, sexy abs (although that can be one major benefit). Our core is the foundation of most movements we execute in exercise and every day life.

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5 of My Fave Yoga Poses for Good Posture

Straight, tall posture can reduce back pain and increase core strength. Here are five of my favorite yoga poses to promote better posture and reverse rounded shoulders:

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12 Ways to Practice Self Care

I constantly see Instagram posts about how important it is to “practice self care”. The funny thing is, this is something I’ve done for years but didn’t really have a name for it other than “Sundays”.

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200 Hour Power Yoga Teacher Training with CorePower | Weeks 1-3

If you’re considering teacher training to teach or even to deepen your own practice, or you’re just curious about what it’s like, I created a list of what I’ve experienced so far.

3 Favorite Spring Looks: Crops and Details

I love this time of year. I feel alive, ready to start new projects, vary my fitness routine, explore and travel. I'm currently planning three different vacations

A Beginner's Guide to Yoga

I'm currently on a little yoga journey. Or maybe I should call it a trial. Can it be considered a journey if I only started 2 months ago?

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3 Favorite Winter Looks: Black + Grey

I’m not going to lie and say I love winter, because I absolutely don’t. If it was 85 degrees all the time (we’re close to it here in LA), I would be just fine.

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Here We Go!

Hi:) I’m Laura - if you don’t know me, I’m a personal trainer living in Los Angeles. I started this blog for a few reasons.

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