Meet Your 2027 Wellness Retreat Team
Laurie Vancott, MSPT
Gorge Yoga, Yoga Therapeutics
Laurie will lead participants through yoga practices designed to balance the nervous system, ease physical and emotional tension, and deepen your connection to self.
Participants will learn to sense where they are holding tension in their body and gently release those patterns.
These sessions create space for healing, self-exploration, and connection to your inner wisdom and radiance.
All levels are welcome
Laurie is a highly experienced physical therapist and yoga teacher with over 30 years of teaching experience. She specializes in integrating yoga and physical therapy to support pelvic health, women’s wellness across the lifespan, and sports medicine. Based in the Columbia River Gorge, Laurie offers local yoga classes both in person and via Zoom. She also leads transformative yoga retreats and teaches continuing education courses nationally and internationally, with a focus on yoga, meditation, and pelvic health. With a compassionate and holistic approach, Laurie empowers her students and clients to reconnect with their bodies, restore balance, and cultivate lifelong wellness.
About Laurie Vancott:
Shelley Lindberg
Shelley is a visual and media artist and educator based in Hood River, Oregon. She loves to create art with k-12 students, teachers, adults, and elders, working throughout the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and Hawaii.
Her love for the natural world and training in trauma-informed expressive arts therapy guides her passion for engaging people in art expression and connection to place.
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