Lara Barber: Massage Therapist, Yoga Instructor, & Coach

Lara is a passionate yogini who believes in the power of presence and love to illuminate, transform, and restore balance.

Being a Colorado native, Lara was always drawn to an active and athletic lifestyle. Lara was introduced to yoga in a high school dance class and she knew instantly that it was an intricate piece of her life's path and embodiment. She was intrigued and mystified by the complexity of the human body and the study of it's movement. As a massage therapist Lara began deepening into her  journey of inhabiting her understanding of the body and living in balance. In 2005, Lara studied at the Boulder College of Massage Therapy where she currently works in Boulder as a massage therapist. Lara's massage sessions blend Zen Shiatsu, Swedish, Neuromuscular, Integrative, Thai Yoga, Polarity, Sports, Hot Stone, and Chair Massage. 

As a powerful self care adjunct to her massage practice, her dedication to yoga grew more and more. Compelled to immerse herself in its study, she completed her first Yoga Teacher Training in 2008 and began masterfully weaving her experience as a body-worker and a yoga practitioner. Lara's classes convey the depth that she has discovered within yoga that goes far beyond the physical asana practice. Lara creates a beautiful rhythm of meditation and healing by aligning intention, the breath, and focusing the mind with the movement of the physical body. "Because the practice has affected me so profoundly it is a joy and honor to share its benefits through teaching." Lara has expanded her knowledge beyond Vinyasa and Hot Yoga to teach Yin Yoga, she is currently studying Yoga Therapy.

The moment she heard about Elysabeth’s first Principle-Based Partner Yoga™ Teacher Training in 2009 she was magnetized knowing that this was her next step on her yogic path. By combining the power of touch with yoga Lara discovered a deep resonance with a powerfully healing practice. Lara believes that partner yoga creates a sacred space and container for the deeper philosophy of yoga to emerge. Yoga translates to mean "union" and it is here in the space between the other that Lara finds the true essence of yoga: that we are all one. Lara knows that by having the support of another human during our yoga practice, and in the dance of life, can cultivate expanded awareness and energy. From her experience, what she discovers through her partner yoga practices can translate off the mat into the world for a rich and rewarding embodied understanding of human relationship. Lara loves teaching Principle-Based Partner Yoga™ through group workshops and is available for individual and couple private sessions. 

As a life long student and deepening into her path of embodiment and relating, more recently Lara's studies have taken her into the realms of Body-Centered Psychotherapy, Feminine Embodiment Arts, and Authentic Relating. Integrating the mind, heart, and body on her personal healing journey has been a profound gift that she brings with her into her coaching work. 

As a massage therapist, yoga instructor, and embodiment & relationship coach she offers her energy as a gift to each of her students and clients to inspire greater awareness, discovery, and wellbeing.  Each breath, each class, each bow, each session, each touch, and each movement, represents a prayer of devotion and love in service to radiant well being. 

"When we begin to embody our selves authentically on all levels, we have the innate power to heal ourselves naturally."  - Lara Barber 

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