I am very grateful for this wonderful studio and community! “You Power YOUR Yoga” is the intention behind YPY, and I've found that every class and every instructor embody that!
Owner / Instructor
RYT 500
I am very grateful for this wonderful studio and community! “You Power YOUR Yoga” is the intention behind YPY, and I've found that every class and every instructor embody that!
I also became interested in the work of Thomas Hannah on reawakening the mind's control of movement, flexibility and health with somatic yoga and studied with James Knight, who is a Certified Hannah Somatic Educator and yoga teacher. Today I am a faculty member for Gentle Somatic Yoga and teach workshops and Gentle Somatic Yoga practitioner trainings.
I continue to find the many facets of yoga helpful to experience the well-being that we all were meant to live. I invite you to experience the many blessing of yoga!
Yoga was like a brand new, fully-loaded toolbox, and I was eager to keep dipping into it. I showed up in the beginning for a workout, but more and more I was drawn to the emotional benefits. The mat was a space held for healing myself instead of others for once in my life.
When YPY offered their 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, I saw an opportunity to deepen my practice and, eventually, aid others on their road to physical and emotional healing and recovery. I graduated YTT March 2022. I got my Level One Reiki certification shortly after and am now on my way to becoming a certified Aerial Yoga instructor.
My classes focus on sensing breath, exploring movement and stillness, and discovering the relationship between body, mind, and spirit. I am dedicated to holding space for my students to practice mindful curiosity and to come alive through embodied practice. My are classes designed for you to explore and find a sense of grounding and presence in your own body.
I am endlessly grateful to all my teachers who have lit the way, and I'm honored to share this light with others. I will always be a student of the practice, and I'm excited to share, learn, and grow with you in class!
I became conscious of the deep connection between the mind and the body. I began to be purposeful about listening to my body and my thoughts as I moved through each practice, and discovered that yoga was healing on every level – mind, body, and spirit. I wanted to share that with others, so I received my RYT-200 hour certification through YogaFaith in Tacoma, Washington. I have enjoyed every moment of teaching this wonderful and ancient practice, and I pray that every student who comes to class will be strengthened and refreshed in body, mind, and spirit.
Yoga has been so beneficial to the craziness of a stressful and demanding job. It was because I needed this sanctuary that my daughter introduced me to You Power Yoga. There I found not only peace and learning to live in and appreciate the moment; I also discovered new and wonderful friends.
I am currently certifying to teach Gentle Somatic Yoga as a compliment to Vinyasa. I would love to share my love of yoga and all its benefits with you!
My classes are focused on you, not me. They are accessible for different body types and experience levels because I use clear cues and inclusive pose variations. I juxtapose breath-guided moving meditation with still mindfulness so that you can develop powerful-peace to use both on and off the mat. In addition, as a molecular biologist and full-time science educator, I incorporate my expertise in teaching and the biology behind breathwork and neuroplasticity into my classes.
When You Power Yoga opened just a few miles down the road with gently heated classes I knew it would be a game changer. And a game changer it was, a lifestyle that I quickly adapted to and incorporated into my everyday. The meditation aspect of yoga was also a life changing experience and made the awareness of breath, body, and movement cement in every aspect of life. There was more awareness and thought in the little things that are done every day. A gentler approach to myself also resulted in a gentler approach to the people and situations alike I encounter each day. Yoga is a way of life for me now and I don't know where I would be if I hadn't found it. I call You Power Yoga my “home studio” but it really just feels like home.
For me, the best part of yoga is not just that it makes my back feel better, but that it’s a “complete” practice. It enhances my strength, flexibility, balance, and mental stillness all in one wonderful modality.
My goal is to help participants be at ease and to know that every class is 100% their own. I am here to offer suggestions and to encourage and support whatever you need – whether that’s to rest on your mat and connect to your breath or to push and challenge yourself, I hope to find a way to make that happen during my time with you.
Lauree began her career as an ACE-Certified Personal Trainer in NYC. She transformed her love of health and fitness into a 20-year career as a Producer in Broadcast Television in Los Angeles. After five years at “Access Hollywood,“ a Daytime Emmy win for launching “The Doctors,” a Development career at ABC where she helped launch Tyra Banks’s FABlife and was acknowledged with a Webby Honor for the digital series “She Talks,” Lauree decided a massive life-change was necessary.
But there is more to this story… In 2011, Lauree’s husband of many years, Indie actor and filmmaker, Oklahoma City native, Ford Austin, was in a catastrophic car accident in Los Angeles. He died three times and came back, had an NDE, and was given a 1% chance of recovery. After many surgeries, amazing medical care and the grace of God, Ford made a miraculous recovery. After three years of managing and advocating for her husband’s care, going back to producing TV just didn’t feel right anymore. Lauree wanted this next chapter in her life to be about healing and giving back.
Lauree quit her job and enrolled in an extensive 400-hour meditation teacher training program with an emphasis on Tantric and Mindfulness Techniques at The Den Meditation Studio in LA. She was introduced to the ancient healing practice of Yoga Nidra and Mindfulness, and thus began a lifelong journey learning and sharing many styles of Yoga Nidra and Insight meditation and the Mindfulness Heart Practices. She is grateful for the opportunity to offer these practices as well as teach people how to meditate here in the Oklahoma City Metro. She is committed to continued growth and service in our community.
I am very grateful for this wonderful studio and community! “You Power YOUR Yoga” is the intention behind YPY, and I've found that every class and every instructor embody that!