WELCOME TO LEAPING LOTUS WELLNESS STUDIO ~ LLWS
EASTERN MODALITIES ADAPTED
FOR THE WESTERN WORLD.
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The vision of Leaping Lotus Wellness Studio is to merge Eastern & Western health modalities to help support our modern day lifestyles.
This unique fusion gives us the tools to restore our health and vitality.
LLWS is a fun and safe community space to keep your
MIND, BODY, and SOUL HAPPY.
Having fun and being in supportive community are vital to our health and well being. LLWS is a wellness and lifestyle education Studio. Both Group and private classes are offered, in addition to workshops, events, and other programs.
#BEWELL.BEFIT.BEFREE
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Lina brings over 20 years of experience in health and wellness, weaving together Eastern and Western practices. Her journey began with a personal injury at a young age, which conventional medicine couldn't heal. This lead her down a path in search of answers to her health questions. Her search lead her into a yoga class, where she started to not only feel better, but have fun. An auspicious encounter lead her to sign up for a Yoga Teacher Training program, where she came across the book, Structural Yoga Therapy, by Mukunda Stiles. This was the catalyst to a 12 year personal mentorship with Mukunda, as well as deep immersions into Structural Yoga Therapy, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy and Tantra. Simultaneously, during these years, she was working in the medical fitness world, as a hospital fitness director, where she was exposed to clients with incredibly complex conditions. These two completely different paths were running within her at the same time. Her mentorship with Mukunda was drastic contrast to her medical fitness world. She refers to these years, as her spiritual bootcamp. In 2015 she was given the name Leelah in Ganeshpuri, India, and in 2024, the name Lakshmi, both marking her deep connection to the lineage and to the sacred teachings. Today, as an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Structural Yoga Therapist, E-RYT 500 and founder of Leaping Lotus Wellness Studio, Leelah Lakshmi brings an integrated approach that helps others reconnect to their true nature and understand themselves on every level-physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Her two paths have formed a fusion of integrated wellness for everyone. Her passion is to empower her clients to find their innate desire for balance and lasting lifestyle change.
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​Teaching Experience:
Lina holds certification in Structural Yoga™ and Structural Yoga Therapy™. She has over 1,500 hundred hours of yoga training, and is registered with Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT 500. The Leaping Lotus Yoga 200hr. yoga teacher training program, was created based on her years of study with Mukunda and Chinnamasta Stiles.
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Professional Credentials:
AP, NBH-HWC, C-IAYT, E-RYT, RMA, CPT
Graduate of Drexel University
Ayurvedic Practioner, and Vedic Counselor ~ Sampoorna Ayurvedic College
A member of The National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching ~ NBHWC
A member of The International Association of Yoga Therapists
A member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association
Certified Health & Wellness Coach ~ Institute of Integrative Nutrition
Behavior Change Coach ~ ACE specialist program
Registered Medical Assistant ~ William Paterson University
Corrective Exercise Specialist ~ The BioMechanics Method
Certified Personal Trainer ~ ACE and AFAA
Certified Group Fitness Instructor ~ ACE and AFAA​
