LAURA HELM YOGA
MY JOURNEY
I first discovered yoga in my twenties, initially drawn to the physical practice through my desire to learn the splits. But I eventually lost touch with it. It was in my early thirties, through meditation, that I found my way back. Meditation sparked something in me that led me back to the mat, this time with a very different understanding of what the physical practice could be.
The more consistently I practised, the more I began to see that yoga wasn’t simply about what I could do with my body. It became a way of paying attention to the breath, the body, the mind and the experience of being present.
I completed my first 200-hour Yoga Alliance teacher training in 2017 and began teaching soon afterwards. Since then, I’ve continued to study and expand my understanding of yoga and movement, completing a further 300 hours of training with Authentic Movements, Experiential Anatomy and Prenatal Yoga, alongside additional movement-based disciplines including Barre and Pilates.
I’ve been fortunate to learn from teachers whose approaches have challenged and expanded the way I understand movement and yoga. Those influences have shaped the way I teach today: strong, fluid, playful and curious, with breath and awareness at the heart of the practice.
MY APPROACH
I don’t teach one fixed version of yoga. Bodies change. Life changes. And what we need from our practice changes with it.
My classes combine purposeful movement with space to explore. I love challenging the body, building strength and mobility, working with balance and inversions, and exploring the edges of what feels possible. But I’m equally interested in what happens when something feels difficult, unfamiliar or uncomfortable and for some people that may be stillness and silence.
The practice gives us information. A pose can show us where we hold tension, where we resist, where we rush. It can reveal the beliefs and patterns that shape how we see and experience ourselves and the world around us, whether they are positive or negative.
I want to help you work with your body intelligently rather than force it into an ideal shape. To breathe through challenge. To develop strength and mobility. To become more aware of your own experience. And to discover what changes when you approach yourself with curiosity rather than judgement.
I believe a yoga teacher should never stop being a student. I continue to practise, study and question, because I don’t believe we ever arrive at a point where there is nothing left to discover.
There is always something more to explore.
Ready to practise?
Explore my classes and find a practice that meets you where you are.
MOVE · BREATHE · TRANSFORM
