Life, as in our own yoga practice,
is ours for the experiencing.
We can be in it fully, or not.
is ours for the experiencing.
We can be in it fully, or not.
Hello!
My name is Lora Colautti. I am a yoga teacher and certified life coach who looks to the positives in life. I thrive as a natural up lifter and encourager and am blessed that I get to use these gifts, along with my tools as a life coach and as a yoga teacher, to support others!
Through my work over the last 11 years in the natural health industry I have helped others to take better care of themselves in mind, body and spirit. This has been the perfect foundation and stepping stone for my transition into becoming a life coach and yoga teacher.
The story of how I came to be where I am is probably not very different from your own. There are playful memories, a-ha moments, heartaches, hardships, celebrations, re-evaluations,
re-inventions of self, new beginnings, good-bye’s and delicious hello’s.
Finding Balance and Peace Through the Fire of Transformation
In December 2006, after a life changing 5 week trip to Australia, I returned home to find that my younger sister and only sibling Andrea had been diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 30. In the summer of 2007, after a double mastectomy, chemo and radiation therapy, the cancer found its way to Andrea’s brain and spinal fluid. After her courageous 14 month journey through illness, Andrea passed away peacefully. She was an amazing woman, a cherished daughter, a loving wife and mother of 2 little boys (who are the lights of my life!), an adored grade school teacher and my best friend.
Even in this heartbreaking experience I was able to find joy and beauty during the journey of my sister’s illness and passing. My strong belief that there is purpose in everything helped me to consciously choose to look towards the good things including the positive impact Andrea’s life and illness have played in so many other people’s lives.
My name is Lora Colautti. I am a yoga teacher and certified life coach who looks to the positives in life. I thrive as a natural up lifter and encourager and am blessed that I get to use these gifts, along with my tools as a life coach and as a yoga teacher, to support others!
Through my work over the last 11 years in the natural health industry I have helped others to take better care of themselves in mind, body and spirit. This has been the perfect foundation and stepping stone for my transition into becoming a life coach and yoga teacher.
The story of how I came to be where I am is probably not very different from your own. There are playful memories, a-ha moments, heartaches, hardships, celebrations, re-evaluations,
re-inventions of self, new beginnings, good-bye’s and delicious hello’s.
Finding Balance and Peace Through the Fire of Transformation
In December 2006, after a life changing 5 week trip to Australia, I returned home to find that my younger sister and only sibling Andrea had been diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 30. In the summer of 2007, after a double mastectomy, chemo and radiation therapy, the cancer found its way to Andrea’s brain and spinal fluid. After her courageous 14 month journey through illness, Andrea passed away peacefully. She was an amazing woman, a cherished daughter, a loving wife and mother of 2 little boys (who are the lights of my life!), an adored grade school teacher and my best friend.
Even in this heartbreaking experience I was able to find joy and beauty during the journey of my sister’s illness and passing. My strong belief that there is purpose in everything helped me to consciously choose to look towards the good things including the positive impact Andrea’s life and illness have played in so many other people’s lives.
Andrea and I on her wedding day
When I spoke at my sister’s funeral, I emphasized
how important it is to embrace and enjoy life.
“We’ve all heard the saying
‘live, love, laugh”.
Now turn it around…
Because when you are laughing and loving
you truly are living.
And that’s what my sister’s life--what all of our lives—are about. Living.”
~ excerpt from my published story Laugh, Love, Live in the book Empowering Transformations for Women
The Cosmic Dance
In the months after Andrea’s death I realized that my ability to focus on the positives in life was not something that came naturally to many people. I decided I wanted to help others find the joy and inspiration even in life’s difficult experiences. Through a series of choices that came from listening to my intuition I knew that coaching and teaching yoga were both part of my dharma, my life’s purpose.
Life is a Highway
The night after my sister’s funeral, a group of friends and family went out to a local bar to celebrate her and life itself. With the energy from our joyful memories of her, we drank, we danced, we laughed, we smiled and we celebrated life. The song we dedicated to her was Life is a Highway and we rocked the place when it came on! The love and life energy that flowed through each of us as we thought about Andrea and embraced our own lives was truly a beautiful thing. Every time I hear that song a huge smile creeps across my face no matter what I’m doing.
If you think about it, life really is a highway. There are connections and opportunities to turn along the way. We are the ones who get to choose which direction to go. We get to decide how fast or slow and when we want to stop to check out the scenery or pick somebody up for the ride. Where do you want to go? How do you want to get there? Who do you want to be while riding your “highway of life”? It’s all up to you.
No matter what choices you make or how fast or slow you choose to go, it’s ALL worth the ride on the highway of life! I can’t wait to help you enjoy the ride and remember this is your life and it’s up to you. One of the reasons I enjoy working with both my coaching clients and yoga students so much is I get to watch while people take the steering wheel and ”hit the road” with joy and excitement the way life is meant to be lived!
Namaste
Lora
In the months after Andrea’s death I realized that my ability to focus on the positives in life was not something that came naturally to many people. I decided I wanted to help others find the joy and inspiration even in life’s difficult experiences. Through a series of choices that came from listening to my intuition I knew that coaching and teaching yoga were both part of my dharma, my life’s purpose.
Life is a Highway
The night after my sister’s funeral, a group of friends and family went out to a local bar to celebrate her and life itself. With the energy from our joyful memories of her, we drank, we danced, we laughed, we smiled and we celebrated life. The song we dedicated to her was Life is a Highway and we rocked the place when it came on! The love and life energy that flowed through each of us as we thought about Andrea and embraced our own lives was truly a beautiful thing. Every time I hear that song a huge smile creeps across my face no matter what I’m doing.
If you think about it, life really is a highway. There are connections and opportunities to turn along the way. We are the ones who get to choose which direction to go. We get to decide how fast or slow and when we want to stop to check out the scenery or pick somebody up for the ride. Where do you want to go? How do you want to get there? Who do you want to be while riding your “highway of life”? It’s all up to you.
No matter what choices you make or how fast or slow you choose to go, it’s ALL worth the ride on the highway of life! I can’t wait to help you enjoy the ride and remember this is your life and it’s up to you. One of the reasons I enjoy working with both my coaching clients and yoga students so much is I get to watch while people take the steering wheel and ”hit the road” with joy and excitement the way life is meant to be lived!
Namaste
Lora