Lola is a compassionate, experienced, adaptable teacher motivated by a desire to help all sentient beings find freedom from suffering. Her eclectic approach includes Forrest Yoga, Yin Yoga, thai massage, reiki, breathwork, and other metaphysical, spiritual, and physical tools designed to enhance well-being, build self-awareness, and encourage healing and growth.
Core Skills and Techniques:
e-RYT with over 4,500 hours teaching experience
Level 3 (assistant/trainer level) with Forrest Yoga
Advanced Yin Yoga teacher
Certified Buti Yoga teacher
Reiki Master (level 3)
Thai Yoga body worker
Intuitive/Myo-Fascial Release body worker
Certified Professional Coach
Training & Education
200-hour Forrest Yoga Foundations Teacher Training with Ana Forrest — Fresh Yoga, New Haven, CT, May 2014
Yoga Bodyworkers Training with Forrest Yoga Guardians Jambo Truong and Brian Campbell — Asheville, NC, May 2016
Certified Buti Yoga teacher including formats Deep, Hot Buti, Sculpt, and Hot Core— New York, NY, March 2017
Advanced Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Corina Brenner — Integral Yoga, New York, October 2015
Intuitive Healing Touch/Thai Yoga Bodywork training with T’ai Jamar Hanna, NYC — Winter 2012
Spiritual Development Retreat with Paula Tursi — Anamaya Retreat & Resort, Montezuma, Costa Rica, October 2013
B.A., Political Science, Columbia University
Forrest Yoga Advanced Yoga Teacher Training with Ana Forrest — Pure Yoga, NYC, February 2013
Forrest Yoga Continuing Education Module with Forrest Yoga Guardians Heidi Sormaz & Catherine Allen — Fresh Yoga, New Haven, CT, June 2011
Forrest Forum (various dates) with Forrest Yoga Guardian Erica Mather — NYC, various locations & dates
Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Corina Brenner — Om Yoga, April 2012
Thai Yoga Bodywork/Thai Massage training with Gaston Robert Olsen, NYC — June 2010
Lineage Project Teacher Training — Virayoga, NYC, May 2012
Boutique wellness retreat owner/operator, Finca Hatha, Montezuma, Costa Rica
Forrest Yoga Mentorship Program with Forrest Yoga Guardian Erica Mather — New York City, 2014-2015
Forrest Yoga Master Classes & Hands-On Assisting Workshops with Ana Forrest — Fresh Yoga, New Haven, CT, June 2013
200-hour Reflections Yoga Teacher Training with Paula Tursi — Reflections Yoga, NYC, June 2010
Usui Reiki Master Level Training with Consuelo Jorquera — Montezuma, Costa Rica, September 2020
Shamanic Reiki, Level 3 Reiki Master Practitioner Certification with Stacey Sky Gibbons — February 2014
Sequenceology with Lori McAlister — Pure Yoga, NYC, May 2012