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Lauren Turner is the founder of Warrior Within Yoga Project, a trauma informed yoga instructor and business consultant known for her down-to-earth teaching style and collaborative nature. Lauren’s work with veterans and first responders, both as an instructor and nonprofit leader, is making trauma-informed yoga services more accessible throughout Massachusetts.

With a professional background in marketing, Lauren has worked and consulted with businesses in the nonprofit, wellness and retail industry along with many yoga studios and wellness providers across the country. After several years of managing and co-owning a small yoga studio, Lauren founded Warrior Within Yoga Project in 2022 which is providing the veteran and first responder population with yoga, at no cost to them. In 2023 she completed a Business Accelerator with EforAll Greater Worcester.

Lauren has taught in the MetroWest area for over eight years, receiving her initial certification in 2016 from The New School of Yogic Arts in Brookline. She skillfully teaches classes that are engaging,  yet accessible. Sessions balance a focus on increasing body awareness, mobility and on techniques to foster resilience.