
Judith Hanson Lasater is a yoga teacher, physical therapist, and writer best known for pioneering Restorative Yoga. ((https://www.restorativeyogateachers.com/)) Teaching since 1971, she has authored 11 yoga books, including Relax and Renew, Restore and Rebalance, and Teaching Yoga with Intention, and was a founding editor of Yoga Journal. ((https://www.judithhansonlasater.com/))
Judith Hanson Lasater became a prominent figure in American yoga by combining long practice with formal study of body and mind. In 1970, while in Austin and writing a master’s thesis, she took yoga at a student YMCA to ease arthritic symptoms and return to dance; by 1971 she was teaching. She later became a longtime student of B.K.S. Iyengar, earned a doctorate in East-West psychology, and trained as a physical therapist. Those experiences gave her work its lasting focus on alignment, anatomy, therapeutics, and everyday practice. ((https://www.yogamatters.com/blogs/community/meet-judith-hanson-lasater))

Judith Hanson Lasater
Find spiritual enlightenment in everyday life through yoga and off-the-mat practices.

Judith Hanson Lasater & Ike K. Lasater
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Judith Hanson Lasater
Find spiritual enlightenment in everyday life through yoga and off-the-mat practices.

Judith Hanson Lasater & Ike K. Lasater
A guide to compassionate communication, blending yoga principles with nonviolent techniques for better relationships and personal growth.
"I’m grateful for master teacher Judith Hanson Lasater, who continues to elevate the conversation"
— Elena Brower
"Judith Hanson Lasater offers sound anatomical wisdom from her lifetime of practice and teaching"
— Amy Ippoliti
"Judith Hanson Lasater, PhD, PT is a noted yoga instructor, physical therapist, and leader in the yoga community"
— Yoga Journal
"Judith Hanson Lasater is an American pioneer in the field of restorative yoga"
— Larry Payne
"After forty years of practice, Judith Hanson Lasater still surprises me with her knowledge about yoga and life"
— Richard Rosen
"Judith Hanson Lasater has arguably done more than anyone since B. K. S. Iyengar to popularize and refine this practice"
— Timothy McCall
"Judith Hanson Lasater reminds us that we can hold too tightly to a simplistic instruction"
— Richard Freeman
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