LARA BENUSIS

Lara was introduced to yoga at a very early age and completed her first Yoga Teacher Training Program in 1996, receiving her RYTA credentials. While continuing to perform as a soloist in dance companies in New York and Europe, she obtained additional certifications in Ashtanga with David Swenson, Pilates Mat with Kelly Kane, Level 1 & Level 2 Teacher Trainings, and Master Immersions with John Friend in the Anusara tradition. She appears in videos: Gaiam’s “Cardio Burn Yoga” and John Friend’s “The Basics of Teacher Training.” She has assisted over 30 workshops at The Kripalu Center, Yoga Journal and Omega Conferences. She has taught, consulted and trained a wide range of professional and amateur athletes and dancers as well as a diverse group of corporate and academic clientele, including NYU’s Stern Business School, School of Dentistry, School of Law, Pfizer, Oxygen Media, Martha Stewart Inc and Nickelodeon. In 2001 she created and designed the current Yoga program at The Children’s Aid Society, including Mommy and Baby, toddlers and pre-teen yoga programs.