Lauren Gilmore

Since then, Lauren has experienced yoga in a variety of ways. Lauren relocated to Salisbury, MD in 2012 and was hired to teach first grade in Wicomico County. To further her career in education, Lauren graduated from Salisbury University in 2014 with her master’s in TESOL. Teaching is a stressful, and she found that yoga helped her remain grounded and centered in her life on the mat and off the mat. Lauren practices yoga to release daily stress, stay healthy, and cultivate self-awareness. Lauren has practiced yoga consistently at local gyms and at intensely at Soul Yoga Studio in Salisbury, Maryland under Eva Whipple. Lauren earned her 200-hour yoga teacher-training certificate under the supervision of Eva Whipple at Soul Yoga Studio in February of 2018. In September of 2018, Lauren was teaching weekly classes and subbing often when needed. Eva brought Lauren on in 2019 as Assistant Studio Manager to help her with social media and running the day-to-day happenings at the studio. This gave Lauren a rare and valuable hands-on experience of running the back end of a yoga studio. In 2021, Lauren became the owner of Soul Yoga. She has worked diligently to make Soul Yoga a place that honors all 8 limbs of yoga, the roots of where yoga came from, and a safe space for people of all experiences, shapes, and color. Soul Yoga was named as the BEST YOGA STUDIO in Wicomico County by Costal Style Magazine for 2021. At the end of 2021, Lauren completed a 300hr Advanced Yoga Training with Susanna Barkataki, and is currently completing a second 300hr Advanced Yoga Training with Jason Crandell.