About Lauren...

Internationally celebrated instructor Lauren Rudick has let her love of yoga taker her around the world! She has studied, taught and practiced yoga across 6 continents and over 50 countries. Lauren has been teaching yoga for well over a decade inspiring tens of thousands to live passionately with authenticity and joy.

She has been featured in many media outlets including The daily mail, Women’s Health, Evoke, Get Out There, DisFunkshion, Optimyz and more. Her outspoken honesty and commitment to truth have landed her as a guest on dozens of podcasts and radio shows From Atlanta to Australia.

Lauren’s greatest achievement yet has been founding and directing Yoga Academy International, a revolutionary yoga school. Her goal in creating this institution is to raise the standard of yoga education. It worked and Yoga Academy International is now one of the most highly recognized and respected yoga institutions worldwide.

Lauren’s yoga retreats and teacher trainings have received heaps of international praise. They offer her students the opportunity to join her on exclusive yoga adventures to exotic locations. She envisions, creates and flawlessly executes these programs. With her attention to detail, travel experience and soulfulness, these experiences are magical.

Lauren continues to teach internationally via immersive yoga teacher trainings with yoga academy international, yoga retreats, yoga conferences and festivals including Peru Yoga Festival, Envision Festival, Wanderlust Festival, Muskoka Yoga Festival and many others.

Lauren’s dynamic and heartfelt classes are infused with humour, positivity and joy helping her students build confidence on and off the mat.

When not teaching yoga, Lauren expresses her creative side through jewelry making, and her writing, contributing to Elephant Journal, MyYogaOnline and MindBodyGreen. Otherwise she can be found, surfing, hiking, beachbuming, snowboarding, hiking or snuggling her dog.

Lauren is certified with the International Yoga Alliance as E-RYT 500 and RYT-CEP. She has logged over 12000 teaching hours and 1500 training hours. She has solid roots in Iyengar based Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa and Power Yoga with continued education in Ashtanga, Bhakti, Kundalini, Tantra, Yin, and Anusara yoga.

Upcoming Retreats:

Nicaragua Cowork & Yoga Retreat

A not-so structured yoga retreats, this one is all about YOU time. You’ll get to be in our amazing Yoga Academy Community but have plenty of time to yourself to rest, relax or work remotely.

Pumpkin Spiced Yoga Retreat

The ultimate fall girl yoga retreat! Every starts with soulful yoga and a pumpkin spiced latte! BUT there's so much more! Foliage hikes, apple picking, photoshoots, farm to table dinner... AND MORE!!

Chakra Yoga in Tulum, Mexico

Rejuvenate your body, and soul in a beautiful, private setting. It’s the perfect escape to dive into yoga, relax, and soak up the stunning surroundings of the Yucatán Peninsula. Tulum is known for its instagrammable cafes and gorgeous beaches. But it is also considered one of the sacred energy centers of the earth. This is why we've this area for our retreat.

Luxury yoga retreat Morocco

It is time to treat yourself to the retreat you deserve- it’s beautiful, decadent and full of joy. You’ll be treated like royalty but in a totally non-fussy and non-pretentious way. We want to give you a rejuvenating retreat-style experience interwoven with an incredible cultural exploration of Marrakech, Morocco.

Yoga Retreat Portugal

Yoga plus a stunning coastline with the the adorably quaint town of Ericeira, Portugal all mixed together. This retreat offers amazing food, castles, scenery, hikes, wine...