Laura DeFreitas came to yoga in 2001 after 15 years of competitive gymnastics.  She is a graduate of the Pacific Yoga Teacher Training Program and the 8 Limbs Yoga Centers Advanced Teacher Training.  Additionally, she completed the Level 1 Universal Training with Andrey Lappa and the iRest Yoga Nidra Training with Richard Miller.  She is grateful for the guidance of Seattle based teachers Katerina Wen and Troy Lucero.

Laura's classes combine the grace and creativity of fluid breath directed movement with the intensity of held postures to encourage students to practice deeply: to listen to their bodies and welcome all sensation without aversion or attachment.  Students are invited to trust the body's intuition and to move in a way that honors this deep and discerning wisdom.  Rooted in the tactile experience of body and breath, it is Laura's intention that students blossom in the light of their own inner teacher and that this radiance transcend the mat and seep into everyday aspect of life.