Lori Batcheller, MA, MPT, CYT-500, is a certified professional-level Kripalu Yoga teacher, author, journal-writing instructor, and senior editor for Shambhala Mountain Center. She began practicing yoga in 1998 and spent four years working and studying with world-renowned teachers at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She is on the Guest Yoga and Retreat & Renewal teams at Kripalu Center and teaches group and private yoga classes in Boulder, Colorado. Lori’s compassionate style of teaching is flavored with her experience as a physical therapist and her own journey of psychospiritual transformation. Her books include the forthcoming Real Yoga for Real People: 10 Ancient Secrets to Making Any Practice Your Own, with Mark Whitwell.