About Laurel
“It is not the pumping-in from the outside that gives wisdom. It is the power and extent of your inner receptivity that determines how much you can attain of true knowledge, and how rapidly”.
– Paramahansa Yogananda
Laurel Van Matre is a certified Anusara Inspired Yoga instructor. She teaches with enthusiasm for the love of yoga and to honor and encourage each of her students individually to grow through their practice. She has extensive knowledge teaching in a class setting as well as on an individual basis. In addition to being a devoted yoga instructor and student, she pursues a career as a garden designer. She recognizes her time spent as gardener and yogini as equally important, seeing both as an excellent way to explore and appreciate her connection to the earth.