About Laura

Laura Sachs, "Whisper of the Breath Diva," has spent her life at the intersection of movement, breath, and mindful living.

• Holds a B.A. degree in Social Science and a Teaching Credential
• Adjunct Professor, Kinesiology Department, University of San Francisco for 34 years and one semester
• Certified by the American Council on Exercise
• Registered Yoga Instructor with Yoga Alliance
• Teaches yoga and Pilates, and created Pilates Ropes, a class employing tubing and wall yoga ropes to simulate a Reformer, at the JCC in San Francisco
• Has contributed and written for IDEA Source, FitYoga, American Fitness, and Shape magazines
• Creator of the E-MOTION® Mind/Body Yoga Walk and Relaxation Audios
• Creator of the E-MOTION® Mind/Body Fitness Video Program
• A past presenter for IDEA since 1994, most recently "Pilates Mat: A Global Approach" (2015)
• Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
• Former Jin Shin Jyutsu and Cranio-Sacral Therapies practitioner

"In this moment I can fully inhale and fully receive."