Originally from Northern Virginia, Lauren stayed in Greenville after graduating from ECU and marrying an Eastern North Carolinian. Lauren and her husband have two yorkies, Buddy and Lilly, and a toddler son, Asher, who loves yoga as much as his toy cars. She worked in public education for seven years, but is currently working in the fire/rescue service. Lauren is a Libra and enjoys weight training and running, beach bumming, crafting, reading, and spending time with family. Lauren has a diverse athletic background and practiced yoga at home and in gyms for years before discovering yoga studios. After her first class at Purple Blossom she was hooked; shortly thereafter, she decided to pursue yoga teacher training to not only enrich her personal practice and help maintain a healthy lifestyle, but to also learn how to share the gift of yoga with others to influence mind-body-spirit connections, self-reflection and discovery, strength and compassion, and sense of community. She completed her YTT-200 in August 2019 at Purple Blossom Yoga through Longwave Yoga with Mary Glackmeyer and Logan Wagenseller.