Lauren Rae Brown
LMT, CMLDT, RYT200, MovNat® Certified Trainer (Level 1)
LaurenRaeBrown.com and OrganicMovementBirmingham.com
Contact Lauren: 205.401.8939, lauren@embodybirmingham.com
Lauren is a native of Dallas, Texas and has lived in Birmingham since 2001. She is an Alabama licensed massage therapist, practicing in the Birmingham area since 2005. Lauren attended Red Mountain Institute for the Healing Arts in 2004 and received 750 hours of instruction for her massage therapy certification. She has furthered her technical skillset with a certification in Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapy (MLD) in 2013 and Breast Cancer Rehabilitation techniques in 2015, both under Klose Training International, utilizing the Vodder Method. She exclusively offers Manual Lymphatic Drainage therapy, and both cosmetic and therapeutic Cupping.
Lauren attended her first yoga class in Birmingham not long after relocating. She attended regular classes for years, graduated from Heartwood’s Yoga Teacher Training program in 2008, and became a registered yoga teacher at the 200 hour level with the Yoga Alliance (RYT200). Continuing her mentorship with co-owners John LeMunyon and Kate Tremblay, Lauren taught classes at Heartwood from 2008-2012, and has furthered her study with this ancient practice through Himalayan Institute senior instructors Rolf Sovik and Sandra Anderson.
In 2019, Lauren became a MovNat® Certified Trainer (Level 1), and is now assistant-teaching the practice of Natural Movement® along with her husband Andrew.
Lauren’s goal in leading yoga asana classes (traditional yoga postures) is to create a supportive space where one can skillfully experience embodiment: realizing the whole Self – physical body, energy, contents of the mind & emotions, and inner self-spirit-soul. Her classes have a certain gentle aspect to them, balanced with work to strengthen and lengthen the spine and limbs, including joint mobilization. All classes are held on Zoom and are generally appropriate for healthy beginners and those looking to have a movement-meditation experience.
Lauren began her personal investigation of the practice of Restorative Yoga soon after she began her teaching career and knew she found an effective, accessible way to encourage wellness through this gentle, supportive posework. Naturally combining her experience as a manual therapist with the supportive, comforting role of Restorative Yoga instructor, Lauren’s been guiding others in their discovery of this nourishing practice for over 7 years.
She offers 60-90 minute MLD therapy and/or cupping sessions and private yoga instruction at Embody Birmingham. Out-call services are also available for at home or office instruction.
“It’s been a gift to learn how to enter that place where skillful movements and inner inquiry point to. Consistently, the practice has revealed a quiet, calm center where my self esteem and wisdom reside. This is a gift I aim to share with those who attend my yoga classes and workshops, as well as through my massage therapy practice.”
For more information, visit LaurenRaeBrown.com and OrganicMovementBirmingham.com.