ABOUT L'aura 

My healing journey began with an early extensive background in dance and gymnastics. Experiencing an injury as a teen, I was placed out of commission to compete or even practice. I spent years in physical and emotional pain while not finding the right support or answers - I felt very alone.  It was in the summer of 1990 that I discovered yoga on the shelves of a library in my hometown. 

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After a few years of studying under an Astanga yoga teacher in Pittsburgh,  I located six teachers from all over the United States and Canada to dive deeper with. I packed up my car, broke up with my boyfriend, and hit the road for a new adventure. I started at YogaVille in Virginia then onto Yogi Hari in Florida. The further west I drove, the more I felt like I was returning to myself.  I knew this feeling was rare, and once in a lifetime perhaps. 

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It was when I landed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and took one class with Tias Little that I knew I had met my next teacher. 

Tias became my main teacher for nearly 17 years. I spent over 10,000 hours under his direction and worked at the studio. While considering Acupuncture as a career, Tias encouraged me to look into Structural Integration. What is a very long story there, I will share here that I had the fortune of being on Peter Melchoir's table just a year shy of his death. Peter took me through the 10 Series as a class model in 2003, and that term I was enrolled as a student. 

Over my twenty-two-year career, I have undertaken the study of Ayurveda, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, and Visceral Manipulation. In recent years I have been working more with my lifetime love, the canine. I facilitate space to heal, resolving pain, and trauma while supporting their humans in how to work with them particularly when rehoming from a shelter. This leg of my practice is called MovingSophia. 

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I am currently working with the ASPCA assisting in the resolution of all kill shelters nationwide, while writing new laws to end breed discrimination. In 2023 launched a program called "My Safe Place" where homeless individuals can anonymously bring their pets to me for care when needed. This program is non-profit with a  'no questions asked'  rule. 

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I reside and hold practices between Taos, NM, and Pittsburgh, PA with my beloved partner Greg, his cat Beau, and our newer family member Chloe. Our lives are filled with music, movement, healthy food, and animals! 

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I look forward to knowing you 

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