Yoga by Lauren

irst yoga class in 2013 at a small studio inside Charlotte, North Carolina. When exiting the studio, she stepped outside and immediately saw her world in a "brighter light". That was the moment she fell in love with yoga. She continued her practice and noticed that she had not only changed from the outside, but also from within. "I was in such a negative mindset, but yoga set me free. It taught me that I am strong and capable of accomplishing anything I put my mind to. Yoga pushed me and awoke the fight within, so I began to push back. I'm so happy with the person my practice made me become." In 2016, Lauren watched her father lose his battle to cancer and discovered the next ten minutes of your life are not guaranteed. Following her fathers passing, she found her calling to help people. In 2017 she decided to quit her unfulfilling desk job to become a yoga teacher. "The reason I want to become a yoga teacher is give back to others. I want to pay forward what other teachers have rewarded me. I want to be another positive reinforcement this world needs. I want to transfer my losses and struggles into a positive so I can assist others in working through their troubles. I want to empower my students. I want to strengthen their foundation physically and mentally. I want to remind them their existence matters. If I can help pull one student out of the dark place I was in, I will feel my soul purpose is complete."