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Hello! I’m Loren Farese and I am a yoga teacher and trainer. When I took my first yoga class 14 years ago, I was going through a challenging phase in my relationship to my mental health. Yoga made me feel strong in my body and mind for the first time in a long, long time.

As my health started to improve, yoga became an important tool for keeping me grounded and resilient. It helped me begin that lifelong journey we all take: that of shifting our relationship with our bodies from one of self-criticism and self-loathing to one of respect, acceptance, and love.

My own experience has been so profound that I decided to share these practices with others. I’ve pursued a number of trainings and teachings, including restorative yoga, yoga therapy, and anatomy. I’ve had the privilege of studying with remarkable teachers such as Judith Lasater, Donna Farhi, and Nischala Joy Devi. This work has helped me to understand the interplay between the physical body and our mental and emotional wellbeing. 

I’ve been privileged to share what I’ve learned through workshops and trainings. Lately, I’ve transitioned into one-on-one work because I can tailor the practice for each individual’s needs—including basic information about how your body and nervous system works, along with tools to regulate your self-care.

I believe that yoga should be accessible to every body, regardless of age, size, ability, gender, or color. I’m currently studying somatic psychology to deepen my knowledge of the body, nervous system, and psychological wellness within the context of our fraught social dynamics. We live in anxious times and it is my experience that yogic tools provide a much-needed balance to our tired nervous systems, as well as a solid path toward self-awareness. As Rainer Maria Rilke says, “you are not too old and it is not too late, to dive into your increasing depths where life calmly gives out its own secret.”

I hope to meet you soon!

Work Experience

Self Employed yoga therapy – 2018-present:

I offer sessions with clients to address a variety of conditions including mood, cancer, greif, chronic pain, and neurological disorders.

Thomas McMahan Cancer Foundation, New Orleans, LA – 2018-2019:

I taught a weekly yoga class to those living with and surviving cancer.

Project Lazarus, 2018-2019:

I led yoga classes for those living with AIDS.

YogaKrewe, New Orleans, LA – 2014-2019:

I taught 3-5 classes/week for varying levels, prenatal, and restorative throughout this time. I co-led the 200-hr Teacher Training for 3 years, as well as various workshops and series with topics such as Ayurveda, Chakras, Yoga for Stress and Anxiety relief, and Meditation. I designed and led a 15-hr Restorative Teacher Training for CEUs the past 2 years. I also provided private yoga therapy for clients in this space.

Education & Trainings Completed

800 hr Yoga Therapy Training: Inner Peace

Winter 2016 to present, focuses on chronic pain, cancer, neurological disorders, mood disorders, ayurveda.

50 hr Experiential Anatomy:

In depth anatomy for yogis, online, with Judith Lasater, Lizzie Lasater, and Mary Richards, 2018-19.

20 hr Savasana Intensive:

training in rest and relaxation practices, online, with Judith Later, Lizzie Lasater, and Mary Richards, 2018-19.

10 hr Yoga for Lower Back Pain:

Yoga University online with Donna Farhi, 2018.

36 hr Prenatal Training:

Swan River Yoga with Kelly Haas, 2016.

24 hr Therapeutic Training:

Swan River Yoga with Kelly Haas, 2016.

18 hr Restorative Yoga Training:

Wild Lotus with Katie Flynn, 2015.

30 hr Advanced Teacher Training:

Swan River Yoga with Michelle Baker, 2015.

16 hr Art of Assists Training:

Swan River with Michelle Baker, 2014.

24 hr Yoga for Kids Training:

Next Generation Yoga with Jodi Komitor, 2013.

200 hr Interdisciplinary Yoga Teacher Training:

Nosara Yoga Institute (Nosara, Costa Rica), 2010.