Yoga: Where to Begin

There are so many yoga classes and styles…where do I begin? Although many friends of Yoga Lagniappe have already made a commitment to having yoga in their lives, we have a lot of friends who are interested in wellness and have thought about trying yoga but don’t know where to start.  With the wide range… [Continue Reading]

Mary Glackmeyer

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Name: Mary Glackmeyer Website: www.marycg.com Where do you teach?: Balance Yoga & Wellness, New Orleans Athletic Club,  Swan River Yoga What styles of yoga do you teach?: Jivamukti Yoga, Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga, and Swan River Yoga Mary is a professional dancer who found yoga when she moved to New Orleans. She completed the… [Continue Reading]

Priya Dey-Sarkar

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Name: Priya Dey-Sarkar Website: www.facebook.com/CommunityFlowYoga Where do you teach?: Bodhisattva Tea Spa What style of yoga do you teach?: Vinyasa Yoga Priya is a graduate of the Wild Lotus Soul School Teacher Training Program. She teaches a weekly Community Flow Yoga class at the Bodhisattva Tea Spa in Metairie. With a bachelor’s degree in Civil… [Continue Reading]

Sharon Floyd Video Interview

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Name: Sharon Floyd Website: www.sharonfloyd.com Where is your Ayurveda practice and where do you teach yoga?: My Ayurveda practice is in the New Orleans Healing Center and I teach yoga at Balance Yoga & Wellness and Life Yoga. What wellness services do you offer?: Ayurveda Consultations, Ashtanga and Vinyasa Yoga Sharon recently completed her certification in Ayurvedic Studies and… [Continue Reading]

Random Studios

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Studio: Random Studios Owner: Tony Vogt Location: 3507 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, LA 70115   As a native of the area, Tony Vogt set out to contribute to the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He had been thinking about opening a yoga studio for a while when he came across the perfect building to renovate… [Continue Reading]

Louanne Cho

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Name: Louanne Cho Website: www.louannecho.com Where do you teach?: Eleven Eleven Wellness Center (my personal studio) and Elmwood Fitness Center What wellness services do you offer?: Yoga for Cancer Survivors, Kali Ray TriYoga, and Ayurveda Wellness Counseling Louanne Cho is a dedicated yoga practitioner of more than 25 years and has been sharing her love… [Continue Reading]

Cat McCarthy

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Name: Cat McCarthy Website: www.nolayoga.com Where do you teach? NOLA YOGA housed at Romney Pilates Center and at studios around the US (soon to offer international workshops) What wellness services do you offer? Align & Flow Yoga, Yoga Therapeutics, Prenatal Yoga, and soon Life Coaching Cat McCarthy is a native of New Orleans and has been an instrumental part… [Continue Reading]

Daria Korohtenkova

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Name: Daria Korohtenkova Website: www.facebook.com/YogiMood Where do you teach?: The Pilates Loft What type of wellness classes do you teach?: Vinyasa and Restorative Yoga Daria is the owner of YogiMood, a line of handmade aromatherapy products. She’s also a yoga teacher and speaks three languages: her native Russian, Italian, and Spanish. In addition to her… [Continue Reading]

Swan River Yoga

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Studio: Swan River Yoga Co-owners: Michele Baker and Keith Porteous  Interviewee: Michele Baker Locations: Mid-City Mandir: 2940 Canal Blvd. New Orleans, LA; Marigny: 2600 Chartres St. New Orleans, LA; Community Center-Yoga & Seva: 7011 St. Claude Ave. Arabi, LA Website: www.swanriveryoga.com  Phone: (504) 301-3134 Michele Baker and Keith Porteous, both New Orleans natives, came together… [Continue Reading]

Laura Jarrait Flora

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Name: Laura Jarrait Flora Website: www.alamkarayoga.com Where do you teach?: Balance Yoga & Wellness, Freret Street Yoga, Swan River Yoga What wellness services do you offer?: Anusara Yoga, Body Talk, Akashic Records, and Reconnective Healing Laura’s ability to teach was honed not only on the yoga mat, but also in commanding the attention of a… [Continue Reading]