SMY Yoga Teacher Training
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Lauren Kraemer, RYT500


As I stepped into teaching yoga, I noticed a big disconnect between the teachings of yoga and the ways yoga was being taught. With my knowledge of the effects of movement on the brain and nervous system, popular sequences and trends in yoga classes were mind-boggling to me, as many of them were doing the opposite of the intention of yoga. It seemed as though these popular trends were pulling us further outside of ourselves rather than bringing us in. It dawned on me several years later that this disconnect was not necessarily intentional; it was simply because many yoga teachers are not educated in the science of movement. It became my mission to bridge this gap by bringing somatics into yoga spaces so that our movement classes could be aligned with our intentions and the overall offerings of yoga.

Now, with thousands of hours of teaching experience under my belt, my teaching philosophy and methodology include many evidence-based movement techniques that tone the brain and nervous system for optimal functioning. I utilize these methods with the intention of creating classes that allow each individual practitioner to experience the fullness of who they are - beyond just the mind and who they think they are. If these practices have taught me anything, it's that we can surprise ourselves everyday, that we can break old habits and curate new ones, that we can befriend the mind and soften the heart, and that we re-wire pain and outdated ideas of ourselves, others, and the world around us. This is what I aim to teach - through intentional movement and ancient teachings.