Lara’s life and spirit demonstrate the power of a yoga which blends service and self-care.
Her full concept yoga approach is now a Movement. All Eight Limbs is an effort to bridge the gap between traditional yoga fundamentals and modern life. Using Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and the teachings of Ashtanga Yoga Lara demonstrates how we can alleviate stress and pain from our lives, meet our goals, and uplift others. After this talk/workshop yoga will become a part of each and every moment, movement, and choice in your life well beyond the yoga mat.

You shouldn’t feel that visualizing the future means you don’t accept the now. It is, in fact, the opposite. As we hold in our mind both our peace with the present and dream of our future self, our desire shoots into the ether where the universe truly does align to help create it. Train Your Brain, is a creative visualization workshop that dissects this idea of the power of attraction, building on it and calling to attention where previous explanations have been lacking. Level One incorporates the yoga philosophy of Patanjali’s sutras and other scientific sources to explain how the brain works and how we can use its functioning to bring us our desires. Level Two delves deeper answering more specific questions and offering a chance for vision boarding. Both include short meditations and hand to paper writing.

I loved that it was a small group, and therefore very personal, with people sharing their experiences and concerns. It was a four-hour long workshop, but I was never bored because it went from lecture to sharing and discussing, to guided meditations and activities. It’s a class I’ll be thinking about for awhile! – Kristie

Profitable in under six months, Lara’s Harlem studio, Land Yoga serves as a model for studios across the world. Using her interpersonal skills from her theatre background, sales and management from her years in the health insurance industry, and incredible intuition from her yoga and meditation, Lara is able to come in and rid your studio of any blocks that are inhibiting growth. Lara has served as a mentor and business builder for anyone from freelance yoga instructors looking to start their own space or program, to long-established businesses stuck in a rut. Even non-yoga businesses have used her consulting, especially female entrepreneurs.

Ashtanga Yoga is a balance between moments of movement and moments of stillness in asanas. In this workshop, we focus on breaking down the moving pieces that link the postures together. Learn to lift up and experience lightness in your practice. Master the elusive art of the ‘vinyasa,’ also known as jump backs or jump through. Lara’s step by step approach works with the practitioner whatever his level and propels him forward!

I found it really helpful to hear the process of jumping back/forward/through narrating and modeled and to learn key mental cues to give myself in my practice every day. Now, I think about putting weight into my hands and imagining my feet ‘levitating’ for a moment each time I jump forward. I also found it helpful to have the skill of jumping through broken down further, so I could advance my practice of it, even though I’m not yet able to jump through all the way. This has really changed my practice and given me a deeper appreciation for how much work it takes to build seemingly small parts of my practice. – Molly Horstman

How to uplift and enhance an entire community using All Eight Limbs of Yoga

In March 2014 Lara raised $10,000 for Odanadi International, an organization that rescues children from Human Trafficking. Taste of India was a massive success due largely to the trust and community that Lara and her studio Land Yoga had built during the previous three years. They have worked with the parks, schools, small businesses, and non-profits in their neighborhood lifting everyone to the next level. Learn how to turn your business into an institution that transforms lives! This course is perfect for yoga studios or for any business looking to make an impact!

Teach yoga poses, games, songs and projects! Gauge what you can expect from Kids ages 2-12 yrs. Learn how to work with the Energy & Expectations of all kinds of parents & teachers. Introduce Concentration and Yoga Philosophy that is Kid Friendly. Design dynamic classes and series that flow and make sense for every level. Produce lessons for private, semi-private, small and large groups, yoga studios, gyms, schools & condos. Create captivating lessons, manage challenging behavior, and work with groups of all sizes.

Learn the language, poses, and breathing techniques specific for impacting teens. This age group, especially those who have been through trauma, loss, and disappointment yearn for connection but have issues with trust. Lara will teach you step by step how to build that trust and how get even the toughest young person moving and using yoga techniques to control anger, find focus, and think before reacting. Testimonials on her work with this group on the testimonial page.