Laura (Guru Karam) Benton began her life-long yoga practice at age 16 at a Kundalini Yoga Ashram in Houston, Texas. She is certified in Kundalini Yoga, Hatha Yoga, and Ashtanga Yoga and is a Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainer. She has presented classes internationally on Gong Yoga Nidra, the art of deep relaxation with the gong, and brings a feminine perspective to the art of playing the gong for meditation and relaxation. She is the recipient of the International Kundalini Yoga Teacher’s Association “Building Communities in Yoga” award and a three-time presenter at the Southwest Yoga Conference.
Laura is an Advanced Practice Nurse, an Ayurvedic Educator for medical professionals, and a Clinical Hypnotherapist. With her husband, Mehtab, Guru Karam is the co-recipient of the International Kundalini Yoga Teacher’s Association “Building Communities in Yoga” award. Together they taught yoga, the gong and astrology in over 20 countries.
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“Laura’s voice is calm and has an unfaltering clarity in it, along with a deep sincerity in helping me heal. It is very easy to relax in her presence and teaching. I felt like another layer was removed from me and my own person was better revealed.”
— Natalie F.
“I am highly impressed by her level of knowledge of both Western and Eastern medicine and yoga healing practices. She has a warm, practical, and nonjudgmental style that makes doing the inner work so easy.”
– Jo E.