Lura (she/her) earned her C-IAYT, certified yoga therapist and approval as Yoga Therapy education provider in 2017, she has been a E-RYT-500 the highest designation for a certified yoga teacher since 2003. She is certified to train other teachers at all levels. Trained and practiced as a professional mental health counselor (LPC), yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, she is specially trained to apply psychotherapy, yogic, and meditation techniques to medical issues. Over the years Lura had the privilege to study in depth with fantastic teachers, Don & Amba Stapleton of Nosara Yoga Institute, Swami Satichidananda and yoga therapists Jnani Chapman & Mala Cunningham  of Integral Yoga, TKV Desikachar at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, A.G. Mohan of Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda, and Sarah Powers of Insight Yoga. Lura worked with integrative medical professionals helping clients with an array of medical problems. She taught in a medical school, hospitals, yoga centers, and trained other yoga teachers while maintaining a private practice in holistic counseling for the past 23 years. Lura’s goal is to assist others in finding a way to live their lives with peace, courage and grace. She is happy to call Uvita home, being in tune with the natural world, surrounded by its beauty and the ever-changing dynamic of nature.  www.bienestarlife.com Bienestar a life of well being.