Lori Tompkins YOGA BIO & OFFERINGS
I OFFER PRIVATE HATHA YOGA LESSONS TO GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS of all sorts, including those who are just getting started with yoga or have been practicing for years and need some extra support in their healing adventure or fitness goals. I also offer classes for businesses and private events. My specialties include gentle yoga, slow or fast paced yoga flow, restorative yoga and yoga nidra, all focusing on breathwork to activate the restorative healing powers of the parasympathetic nervous system and to connect with one's mind, body and spirit as well as with one's truth, consciousness and bliss (Sat-Chit-Ananda). I help clients modify poses to suit their energy levels, flexibility (or lack thereof) and strength, which is essential for cultivating a good relationship with the poses, with one's body and with one's yoga practice.
MY PRACTICE AND TEACHING ARE BOTH THE PRODUCT OF MY OWN HEALING JOURNEY and YOGIC ADVENTURE which began circa 1988 with the trauma of loosing my father to depression and alcoholism. I began studying yoga philosophy after graduating from UVA in 1991 and began practicing hatha yoga in 1996 after having an early midlife crisis of sorts. Yoga continues to be my chief self-care, self-regulating and self-healing strategy, helping me through many life and health challenges, including seven years of Lyme and multiple tick-borne diseases (2006-2013).
I LOVE TEACHING YOGA and reminding people to approach themselves, their bodies and their limitations and challenges with kindness, compassion and patience. I particularly enjoy helping clients to cultivated the yogic experience of simultaneous spaciousness and groundedness as they move through their practice and their lives.
MY RATES vary from client to client, depending on various factors (location, size of the group, financial means, etc.) Please direct inquiries to 360lotus@gmail.com or 415.720.1425
I'm available in person or on Zoom.
Education & Work Experience
Higher Education
- BA in English Literature, University of Virginia, 1988-1991.
- MA in Education & Secondary School Teaching Credential in English, University of Colorado, Boulder. 1992-1994.
Yoga Trainings/Education:
- Bikram Yoga College of India, Beverly Hills, CA., 600+ hour training, 1999.
- Vivekananda Yoga Kendra, Bangalore, India - Hatha Yoga & other limbs of yoga, 2000.
- White Lotus Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA. - Thai Yoga Massage Training, 2001
- Aeon Centre of Cosmology, Tamil Nadu, India - Supramental Yoga & Cosmology, 2002, 2005, 2014.
Studios Owned:
- Bikram Yoga Monterey Bay/The Yoga Sanctuary (taught Bikram Yoga), 2001-2002.
- Yoga Loft, Ukiah, California (taught Bikram, Ashtanga and Restorative Yoga), 2004-2006.
Current Work
- Yoga Instruction, Newport Academy (Residential Treatment for Teens/Young Adults), 2019-2023
- Yoga Instruction, YMCA (San Rafael), Sukha Yoga (Novato)
Studios where I've taught various Hatha Yoga styles from 1999-2019 (Bikram, Vinyasa/Power, Gentle, Restorative, Yoga Nidra, as well as Slow and to Moderate Flow Yoga:
- Bikram Yoga Colleges in Aspen, Basalt, Boulder & Los Angeles, Tribeca, NYC , Universal Yoga, Mill Valley; Yoga Loka, San Rafael & Fairfax, CA; Bikram Yoga Monterey Bay/The Yoga Sanctuary, Yoga Moon, Novato, CA; Yoga Loft, Ukiah, CA; Red Dragon, Mill Valley, CA; Harbin Hot Springs Conference Center, Middletown, CA; Embrace Yoga, Terra Linda, CA; Sukha Yoga, Novato, CA; Yoga Garden, San Anselmo, CA.; YMCA San Rafael, Novato.
Book/Blog Published:
- Geometric Keys of Vedic Wisdom (2018, 360Lotus Press).
- Geometric Keys of Vedic Wisdom Blog
Non-Profit Work:
- From 2002-2019 I volunteered much of my time and energy to Aeon Centre of Cosmology in India, and its U.S. satellite, Aeon Group in New York, an NPO for which I served as Secretary (2011-March 2018).
Other Work Experience
- 1999-Present Private Yoga Instructor with a range of clientele from adult to children.
- 1997-99 Editorial Assistant/Writer for Roaring Fork Newspaper (Aspen/Basalt, CO).
- 1995-96 Substitute Teacher, Boulder Valley High School District.
- 1995 Group Leader, Environmental Education, Slide Ranch, Muir Beach, CA.
- 1994 Adventure Leader, Wilderness Adventures (for teenagers).
- 1994 Student Teacher, New Vista High School, Boulder, CO.
- 1992-1996 Counselor for Disabled Adults, DDC, Boulder, CO.