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CYT, RYT in Hatha Yoga
Richard found yoga in 2011 (or did yoga find him?) at the age of 59, after losing 60 pounds and struggling with various exercise routines at a health club. Yoga resonated with him immediately and he has practiced ever since. In the Fall of 2012 he entered yoga immersion and teacher training at Focus Yoga Studio in Brookfield, IL, where he was awarded his 200 hour certification in May of 2013. He is dedicated to introducing yoga and bringing more men to this transformative practice, which drew him to Broga. He received his Broga I & II teacher certification in August of 2013. Being an advocate for military veterans, he attended a teacher training for Connected Warriors in 2013 http://connectedwarriors.org , an organization offering free yoga classes to veterans, their dependents, and care givers. He currently teaches at Focus Yoga Studio http://www.focusyogastudio.com.
Richard’s Hatha classes address the strengthening of the mind, body, and spirit through classical principles of alignment and balance and purification. Connectivity to the breath, the body, each other, and the planet through the opening of the heart, is a recurring theme in his Hatha classes. He welcomes all students to practice in a safe and fun environment, set to an eclectic musical mix.
Richard majored in English at the University of Louisville, is an Air Force veteran, and a grandfather.

Laura is a life long athlete. After playing tennis in college, she took up running, completing many half marathons and one full, including coaching marathon athletes for Team in Training. Recognizing the need to incorporate yoga into a cardio heavy lifestyle, she became a certified yoga instructor specializing in athletes. She is very excited to be one of the first certified Broga® Yoga instructors in the Chicago area!

Laura has taught NFL combine draftees, local high school sports teams, marathon runners, and held yoga for racquet sports workshops all along the North Shore. Laura continues to play tennis, winning the 2011 and 2012 Evanston Women’s Open Doubles championship. A RYT 200, Laura is pursuing her 500 hour training with a focus on bringing more men to yoga in addition to a nutrition consultant certification.

Off the mat, you can find her on the tennis court, chairing the 2013 Antiques+Modernism Show, driving two kids around, and experimenting in the kitchen. She was recently featured on Athleta’s Facebook page for National Yoga month.

She recently backpacked around Spain with her family. Someday soon she’ll climb Machu Picchu and visit India.