Laura Cornell

Laura Cornell, PhD, is an experienced, empathic yoga scholar and workshop leader who empowers women to connect with their bodies and the wisdom of their hearts so they can heal themselves and the earth. She offers yoga with intelligence and compassion, bringing the power of the feminine to yoga.

Laura is the founder of the Green Yoga Association, which pioneers a national movement towards greening yoga studios, non-toxic yoga mats, and awareness of nature in yoga. Laura is also the author of “The Moon Salutation: Expression of the Feminine in Body, Psyche, Spirit”. She holds a PhD in Religion and Philosophy from the California Institute of Integral Studies and is lead faculty of the CIIS Yoga Philosophy Certificate Program.

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Green Yoga: Harnessing the Ancient Roots of Yoga to Address

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Contemporary Eco-Crisis and Transition As climate change activist Bill McKibben has said, last year was a hard year for the earth. A massive oil spill in the Gulf, record high temperatures in Asia, and record ice cap melting added to … More →

The Moon Salutation: Awakening the Healing Wisdom of the Feminine in Yoga

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The Moon Salutation is a yoga flow of 16 postures created to honor women’s bodies and rhythms while complementing the more familiar Sun Salutation. For some women during menstruation and menopause, the Sun Salutation exudes too much heat for the … More →