Judith Lasater

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Judith Hanson Lasater is a well-known American yoga teacher and writer, currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area.

She holds a doctorate in East-West psychology and is a physical therapist, and has taught yoga since 1971. Lasater leads workshops throughout the United States, and has taught in various foreign countries. ^[1]

Lasater is President of California Yoga Teachers Association (CYTA), which she cofounded in 1974.^[2]

In addition, Lasater is a founder of the Iyengar Yoga Institute in San Francisco as well as a founder of Yoga Journal magazine, where she continues to serve on the advisory boards.^[3]

Lasater has been called "One of the nation’s foremost (yoga) instructors." ^[4] She has taught in 41 states plus Japan, Peru, Mexico, and England. ^[4]

Lasater is married to Ike Lasater and is the mother of three grown children.^[1]

She has written numerous articles and several books on yoga.

Her books include:

Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times, Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 1995 (Co-authored with Mary Pullig Schatz).
Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life, Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 2000.
The Woman's Book of Yoga and Health: A Lifelong Guide to Wellness, Shambhala, 2002 (Co-authored with Linda Sparrow and Patricia Walden).
Yoga for Pregnancy: What Every Mom-to-Be Needs to Know, Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 2003 (Co-authored with Suzanne Arms).
30 Essential Yoga Poses: For Beginning Students and Their Teachers, Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 2003.
Yoga Abs: Moving From Your Core, Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 2005.
A Year of Living Your Yoga: Daily Practices to Shape Your Life, Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 2006.

References

^ ^a ^b About Judith. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
^ Schneider, Carrie [2003]. American Yoga: The Paths and Practices of America's Greatest Yoga Masters. New York: Barnes & Noble, 87. ISBN 0-7607-4558-7.
^ California Yoga Teachers Association Board of Directors. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
^ ^a ^b Kidston, Martin. "Asana In Montana", Helena Independent Record, 11/25/06. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.