Lauren Maples

Bio: Lauren was certified at Integral Yoga in 2003 and has since continued to study yoga, and more recently ayurveda, working with teachers in many traditions. She is inspired daily by her students, especially the children she teaches through Bija Kids Yoga, which she created in 2005.

How I teach: Lauren teaches vinyasa classes grounded in the importance of proper alignment and breath work that she learned through her classical hatha training. She incorporates knowledge from her professional ballet training, music, chanting, meditation, philosophical discussion and strives to connect the yoga ractice on the mat with tools that can be used in everyday life to bring more calm and focused energy to any situation. Bija Kids Yoga classes present all the elements of adult yoga (asana, pranayama, mediation) in an age-appropriate and lighthearted way.