Laura Gilmore Yoga

Laura Gilmore Yoga Welcome to my page where we share ideas and inspiration for exceptional yoga teaching & the news on any forthcoming courses.
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If you'd like to receive freebies & updates direct to your inbox sign up for newsletters below. Exceptional yoga retreats in stunning locations. Enjoy Laura's deep knowledge of yoga, and pleasure in teaching and people. Venues include Greece, South of France, Italy, and the UK.

04/08/2026

The FREE MASTERCLASS - the Independent teachers path, 18 Aug. Is the result of months of research into what is happening right now in the yoga world, plus my 27 years of insider knowledge and 18 of having the studio!

Comment "path" for the link.

We have to be able to be free of the £25-35 an hour grind to survive. And we have to thrive to support our students better.

I am sharing 3 different paths I have identified, because we need to structure our work and marketing according to where we are, who we want to work with etc.

Come and discover your path and the exact steps to follow to earn well. So that you can teach yoga with real depth, and share this incredible tradition with love and compassion.

See you there! COMMENT "path" for the link.

02/08/2026

My go to van life morning moves! Some tricky transitions so let me know if you want the more inclusive versions.

Downdog ➡️ sideways twist (ball?)
Side plank ➡️circle shoulder
Repeat & add "tree" leg (vashistasana variation) ➡️Step low lunge (anjaneyasana) on an angle
➡️Option: knee to elbow transition (easier= sit and bring leg through)
➡️seated twist- marichy 3 ➡️ wild thing
➡️ step to wide leg fold - prasarita padotanasana
➡️turn to other side- step to downdog & repeat second side (not shown)

300hr training now with the AUGUST OFFER &
the CREATIVE SEQUENCING gives you a complete system to make life so much easier! Link in bio. For the prospectus or DM me to chat.

PPS Guernsey is gorgeous! The furry girls are having a lovely time too.

With so much thanks to all my teachers across the years. My first teacher at university. My first meditation teacher, th...
29/07/2026

With so much thanks to all my teachers across the years.

My first teacher at university. My first meditation teacher, the Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, from the months I spent at Plum Village learning the mindfulness practices I still love and share today. My teachers in India, the sadhus, the mystics, the yogis.

So many teachers! Sharath Rangaswamy, Rudra Dev, Surinder Singh. My Hatha, Iyengar and Ashtanga teachers, including Joey Miles. Anna Ashby, who shaped how I hold restorative practice.

My somatics teachers, and my Vipassana teachers. My many yoga teacher friends who have guided me along the way melcooper Gladey Rowan Christine Gregory

And my students, who have taught me more than I could ever teach them and who go on doing so. They taught me how to teach. So too all the people I worked with in the community, including those with autism and Down's syndrome, who taught me about love, deep love.

Tomorrow I go to see friends I first met through my trainings, and I feel such gratitude for these many years as a teacher.

The idea of the guru is not so fashionable now, and I love this path of empowering others to believe in themselves. And yet there is nothing more wonderful than a teacher who looks on us with deep compassion, who shows us with such kindness the illusions we are holding, and who gently helps us lift the veil of ignorance.

And to all you Insta yogis and educators who inspire me, thank you too.

Sending love to you all, and honouring the paths we walk together. 💜💜💜

I am travelling tomorrow but will get the newsletter out too!

Laura x (Director Bristol School of Yoga thanks to the incredible team who make it possible)

23/07/2026

The maths in our industry is officially broken when it comes to classes. So you need a complete strategy...

In the early 2000s, a London studio slot paid £35. Today, most studios across the UK are STILL paying £35 a class.

Running around town trying to stack 15 low-paid slots a week isn't a business plan, it’s a fast track to burnout.

Studio classes are fantastic for meeting students and building trust. But they work best as your shop window, not your primary source of revenue.

Or you may not need classes at all!

Over my years running a physical studio and mentoring graduates, I developed 5 distinct business models that transform those studio slots into a sustainable £60k–£70k income on a 3-day teaching week.

1. The Village & Town Teacher (6-week pre-paid blocks + local workshops & day retreats)

2. The City Specialist (Offerings to meet one speciufic need)

3. The Online Authority (Targeted condition-based courses- solve a problem)

4. The Event + Retreat Earner (High-margin experiences)

5. The Corporate Guru (or specific location e.g. schools)

Each of these has very different and specific business and marketing model so get clear on what you offer.

I will be sharing more on this soon and am putting together a freebie for you. It is the system i share in my 300 hr training. So Stay tuned!

We need to support independent teachers and specifically women. I am SO here for it.

If you want to know about the 300hr just comment 300 below for the prospectus.

22/07/2026

Be sure to follow if you love somatic movement and creative inclusive yoga.

This is PERFECT for when you wake up with achey hips/ back. Essentially you follow the hip through this mirror somatic flow- into all its different movements.

NEED MORE?
Love Somatics & creative movement? My online yoga hub is ready for you! Comment 7 for 7 free days and 50% off this week only. Meaning it is only £17.50/ month or 57p a day!!!

Yoga hub is Perfect for those looking for gentle restorative, somatics & breath work & also dynamic movement and creative inspiration for class.

Thank you to the wonderful who is with me trainings and classes.
Stay tuned bristol people we have something amazing on the way!

21/07/2026

Science shows that instant flexibility isn’t about forcing your muscles to stretch. It happens because your brain drops its guard increasing your stretch tolerance. Plus some more fascia pliability!

Here is exactly how this movement works to release thw hammies:
1️⃣ Building Brain Trust: Balancing on your tiptoes while squeezing your back muscles sends a rush of data to your brain. By proving you are strong and stable in this position, your nervous system feels safe. It instantly lets go of the tight "guarding" holding your hamstrings back.

2️⃣ Fascial Glide: Fascia is the web of tissue wrapping your muscles, organs etc throughout the body, and it is packed with nerve endings. Moving from tiptoes into a fold signals this tissue to release overall tension. By moving from head to foot you signal to the whole chain of fascia in the back of the body.

❌ What it isn't: This is not reciprocal inhibition. Old textbooks claimed squeezing your quads automatically "turned off" your hamstrings. Modern research proved this wrong. Your body actually tightens both sides of a joint to protect you from injury.
True flexibility is a conversation between science, creativity, and your nervous system.

✨ Need this sort of movement & science: follow 🔬

READY to be FLEXIBILE?! Comment HUB for 7 days FREE & 50% off membership to the Yoga Hub. The online platform. Start moving, breathing, relaxing with me today! 🧘‍♀️

☺️WANT TO TEACH THIS WAY? Comment 300 to download the Prospectus for our upcoming training & Fascia Intensive! 🧠

Laura x

20/07/2026

As a teen struggling with depression and low self-esteem, the philosophy of yoga honestly saved me. It was the first place I learned that every person is already whole and equally valid.

But as a teacher, I know how easily that core message gets lost behind complex shapes and performance culture.

The cues in this reel are simple language shifts I use to bring that philosophy off the page and into the room.

If you’re a teacher working to build a space where every student feels valid, hit follow for more accessible cueing ideas.

Yoga philosophy every single person as equally valid. ✨

To all of you, who just found this little page, or been here for a while- thank you so much for being here. ❤️ Turning s...
19/07/2026

To all of you, who just found this little page, or been here for a while- thank you so much for being here. ❤️ Turning sharing with 55k of you wonderful people and being diagnose with ADHD all at the same time. Amazing!

Although the diagnosis makes sense of everything, it’s still a lot to process. It’s hard to look back and think that with some support, or self understanding, things might have been a lot easier.

It shines a whole new light on past relationships that didn’t go well. On times I was vulnerable in situations where, looking back, I was just so naive. And on my tendency to be endlessly optimistic about what's possible!

White-knuckling my way through single parenting (auDHD kid), managing a single-income household, and running a yoga studio with an undiagnosed ADHD brain has been a lot. Thank the gods for those exceptional people who work w me! Thank you. 💜✨

And then came perimenopause.

For me, perimenopause was bad! And now I know there’s a scientific reason for that. (Estrogen directly supports dopamine production, the brain chemical we ADHDers are already short on). It explains so much of why I felt so burnt out.

To be completely honest, going through a major life-reframe like this can sometimes feel very lonely. But then I see you here and feel so deeply grateful that we get to share this too! So much gratitude to you.

I’m still trying to wrap my head around it all, so if you’ve been down this road, or the single parenting path I totally see you. 💕

💊 The Next Step: I am also going to try medication soon, so I would love any advice or insights if you have been down that road.

I will be sharing more on this whole process soon, so stay tuned if you need to know how the meds go! 🧠🤍

18/07/2026

Have not shared any of these yet- it doesnt matter what it looks like. But pls at least- just go ahead and stand on one leg and bend the knee a few times!

I try to jam and leaving heavy as expected it device but this is much more fun so actually I actually do it.

As well as loading the hip we all the need to add jumps in.

Turns out perimenpaise is a whole body mind phenomenon and bone loss is just one element. But one we can do something about.

Lots these practices (and less demandkng versions) on my yoga hub platform if youd like to move together. Link in bio & 7 days FREE & 50% off for next 48hrs!!!

17/07/2026

Want to teach with real expertise? Comment “300” below and I will send you my FREE "Day in the Life" of my training. A video series on pain science and creative sequencing.

If you are watching this and thinking, "Why haven’t I heard of an anchor cue before?" it is because it's a term I developed to describe the refined cueing methodology I share with my advanced trainees.

Think of it like this: the anchor cue always precedes the main movement to establish stability, awareness, length, or ease. It focuses on the opposite action of the main movement, shifting your student's focus from what moves to what stays the same.

It works powerfully on a physical level, but it also deepens the entire practice because it creates a continuous thread of awareness from start to finish.
You can even use an anchor as an energetic theme for a whole class. For example, you might anchor a dynamic, expansive backbending sequence with Apana Vayu—the grounding, rooting energy related to the Earth—to help students deepen their awareness across the entire practice.

Our 300-hour training is where we really dive in and refine your teaching voice like this.
Want to see how we blend these modern mechanics with deep creativity?

👇 Comment “300” below and I’ll DM you the free video series right now.

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