Laura K Yoga

I'm excited to announce my 5-night retreat in breathtaking Tuscany at the end of March. Yup, thats March 2025. Check it out!

Tuscany Yoga Retreat Join Laura Koebel in Italy's breathtaking Tuscan countryside. Sneak away from your daily routine and enjoy 5 days filled with mindfulness, yoga, and fresh, local tuscan cuisine. Indulge in the...

“If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.” To all the shining lights that carried us through this past year. What an epic adventure! I’m definitely ready to give 2022 the boot.👢 🥂

When I think about all the complexities of living, so much of our contentment or happiness boils down to fitting in or belonging.
Being an expat for the last 12 years I contemplate this a lot. Some places, like home, I belong (even though at times I feel like I don’t), many places and with many groups I fit in. Anyone who has moved around can appreciate that there are more places and more people that you don’t belong or fit in with. Being new to a place, these feelings of fitting in and belonging are paramount but also take so much time. If I follow the advice I give my daughter, I should be patient, I should let the chips fall as they will. I was told many years ago that I ‘follow my own star’ and although that is a huge compliment, Adam and I seem to choose the path less taken, we do things differently and therefore don’t always fit ‘the mold’. I wouldn’t have it any other way but hell, it sure isn’t the easy path.

With the beautiful soul ❤️

Amongst all the challenges, there is always something to be grateful for.

Life hasn’t been easy lately, we’ve had an especially challenging year. But we’ve had some pretty amazing moments, we’ve made it to some pretty amazing places, we’ve met some pretty wonderful people and we have learned and grown so much.

💡 I don’t need much “stuff”. I can actually live out of one suitcase for an entire year
💡 I can have no fixed address for 8 whole months
💡 I can travel to and stay in 6 countries in those 8 months
💡 I can spend everyday with my kids for 5 months in a row
💡 I can go weeks, even months without seeing my husband, my kids not seeing their father
💡 I can homeschool my kids for 3 months even without Covid forcing me to

Our little family unit has grown some pretty tough skin. So proud of my kids.. and my hubby. And so happy to know that the end is in site.

Strength comes in all shapes and sizes. I’ve always been thin, as a child very skinny. I was made fun of for it when I was little but as an active kid, a gymnast, I was strong. But being sensitive to being called skinny, I never felt strong till much later (yoga definitely sealed the deal in this department). Fast forward to now, I am strong in every sense of the word. 🧘‍♀️💪

I don’t pretend that I have it all figured out. In fact I'm as blind as the next person in this messy thing called life. Perhaps it’s not about having it all together or having all the “right” tools to navigate the storms of life. It’s how gracious we go, with our heads just above water, with smiles on our faces and with love for ourselves and others.

There is so much more to yoga than what you see here, or anywhere on social media for that matter.

In my practice I connect to myself, I connect to my purpose, I feel the connection to everything and everyone else in the world. I move beyond the body, beyond the mind. I breath, I flow and I find stillness and peace. ☮️

What a beautiful gift. 🎁❤️

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I am super excited to announce that in October 2022, I will be teaming up with and to offer a 200 hr Yoga Alliance Approved Yoga Teacher Training. Link in bio. 🎉

This training is a comprehensive mix of east and west with traditional hatha and modern vinyasa. We have designed this training to accommodate your busy schedules by starting with 60 hours of online, self-study and preparation, followed by 140 hours of in-person training in Italy’s beautiful Lake Como.

Don’t worry, if you are interested and can’t make these dates, we will be offering this training again.