About Laura Denham-Jones             


I began practicing yoga in 1985 while studying for a degree in  Performance Arts.  I developed a practice with Iyengar-trained  teacher Judith Hirt in San Francisco. I eventually branched out  into  Astanga Vinyasa yoga, completing teacher training at It's  Yoga in  San Francisco in 2001 and Shiva Rea's Vinyasa Flow  teaching intensive in London in 2004.  I later began studying  Pilates with Amit Younger of Pilates Performance at the Royal  Academy of Dance, where I went on to complete my Body Arts  and Science Pilates Mat Work teaching  certification.  I have also  taken Judith  Lasater's Relax & Renew™ Restorative Yoga Teacher  Training, have a certificate in Sport Yoga™ from the National  Exercise and Sport Trainers Association (USA) and have completed  Christine Felstead's specialized Yoga for Runners™ Teacher  Training Certification Programme. 

Over the years I have had the privilege of developing my practice  in workshops with some of the world's best known contemporary  teachers, including Shiva Rea, Dharma Mittra, John Scott, David  Swenson, Edward Clark, Kausthaub Desikachar, Tias Little,  Pattabhi Jois, Baron Baptiste, Beryl Bender Birch, Ana Forrest, Max  Strom, Jason Crandell and Pilates master Rael Isacowitz.

An avid runner since the 1980s, I have completed 8 marathons and numerous other races and have even picked up a few age group prizes.  I hope to complete my first triathlon in 2012.  I have contributed to "Yoga Magazine", "Runners World" , "Health and Fitness", "Running Free" and "Zest" magazine. Yoga for Runners has also been featured in London's "Evening Standard", New Zealand's "Fitness Life" Sweden's "Fitness" magazine, "Women's Running", Women's Fitness" and "The Financial Times".

I'm member of Yoga Alliance UK, Clapham Runners Club, England Athletics and the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) level 3.   I currently teach open classes and workshops at Triyoga in London.