About Lara

I have had the profound honor of studying the art and science of yoga under the direct guidance of yoga master Mahyar Raz since 2003.  Starting in my early 20’s, through two pregnancies and now into mid-life, I have studied yoga in the lineage of B.K.S. Iyengar.  Mahyar, the most senior Iyengar Yoga teacher in Canada, was a direct student of Mr. Iyengar for over 30 years and I have benefited from Mahyar’s incredible ability to share his deep and multilayered teachings while she has also built upon them through her 40+ years of practice and teaching.

I began teaching small community classes in 2006 and eventually in studio at the request of my teacher. Today I enjoy working one on one with clients as well as offering semi-private and small group classes in the west Los Angeles area.

pregnant woman in headstand
woman doing yoga ardha chandrasana at Laguna Blanca Bolivia

I teach a yoga practice that fosters inner intelligence and awareness through action, not just movement. I focus on teaching the cause and effect, or the “keys” of the pose, to cultivate a clear understanding and feeling of how these actions serve us in the asanas.  

With a background in design, I deeply appreciate that this style of yoga practice provides the ability to design the body to bring it back to optimal function - where organs, joints and the entire nervous system can be nourished.

Pregnant woman doing yoga backbend

I am a certified prenatal yoga teacher and have completed teacher training in the Spinning Babies approach to pregnancy and childbirth. 

Passionate about teaching expectant moms how to achieve a safe and therapeutic prenatal yoga practice, I truly enjoy sharing techniques for relieving the discomforts that can come with pregnancy and postpartum.