Judith Hanson Lasater

Judith Hanson Lasater is an innovative American yoga teacher and writer, currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area.

She was an early disciple of B.K.S. Iyengar and helped to popularize both Iyengar and Restorative Yoga. [] She is a regular presenter at the annual Yoga Journal Conference. [cite web |url=http://www.yjevents.com/yjevents/sf08/teacher_lasater_judith.cfm |title=Yoga Journal Conference Presenters |accessdate=2007-10-03|]

Lasater has been called "One of the nation’s foremost (yoga) instructors," [ cite news |last=Kidston |first= Martin |title=Asana In Montana |url=http://www.helenair.com/articles/2006/11/26/helena_life/c01112606_01.txt|publisher=Helena Independent Record|date= 2006-11-25| accessdate=2006-12-04|] and a "yoga teaching star," [cite news |last=Powers |first=Ann |title= American Influences Help Redefine Practice of Yoga |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03E7D8163DF932A3575BC0A9669C8B63 |publisher=The New York Times |date=2000-08-01 |accessdate=2007-10-03|] having led workshops in 44 states plus Australia, Bolivia, Canada, China, England, France, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, and Russia.

She is married to Ike Lasater and is the mother of three grown children.

Publications

Lasater has authored numerous articles and such popular yoga books as:

*"Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times," Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 1995 (Co-authored with Mary Pullig Schatz), ISBN 0-9627-1384-8
*"Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life," Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 2000, ISBN 0-9627-1388-0
*"Yoga for Pregnancy: What Every Mom-to-Be Needs to Know," Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 2003, ISBN 1-9304-8505-0
*"30 Essential Yoga Poses: For Beginning Students and Their Teachers," Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 2003, ISBN 1-9304-8504-2
*"Yoga Abs: Moving From Your Core," Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 2005, ISBN 1-9304-8509-3
*"A Year of Living Your Yoga: Daily Practices to Shape Your Life," Rodmell Press, Berkeley, CA, 2006, ISBN 1-9304-8515-8

References

External links

* [http://www.judithlasater.com/ Judith Lasater's official website]
* [http://www.restorativeyogateachers.com/ Judith Lasater's Restorative Yoga website]
* [http://www.yogajournal.com/ Yoga Journal Magazine]
* [http://www.yogateachersassoc.org/ The California Yoga Teachers Association]