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Yoga for the body, mind and spirit As a yoga teacher who loves growing, cooking, and sharing plant-based food, Lauren Groch has found a simple yet cohesive lifestyle, sharing accessible practices to support others. Lauren grew up in South Africa where she studied business at university, before embarking on several years of travel around the globe. As a business graduate she often managed to pick up short-term work in investment banking firms to fund the next leg of her travel. Returning finally to London, she settled into commune life and that is where she first learned to love cooking for large groups of people, reproducing some of the wonderful flavours of the many cuisines she had experienced. Shortly before her son was born, she moved down to Plymouth where her
son’s father is from, and qualified at Plymouth Marjon University to become a secondary school teacher. She taught maths, economics and business studies in Callington and really enjoyed working with young people. It was also a difficult time: her ongoing mental health difficulties, combined with the huge pressures of working in school, led to a more serious breakdown, forcing her to leave her post. From this low point, Lauren has gradually put all the blocks in place to build a sustainable life, in all senses. Her recovery was helped by immersing herself in growing fruit and vegetables on one of the Buckland Abbey allotments. The grounding, methodical work of cultivating her plot provided therapy, while reaping the subsequent produce was hugely rewarding. Now with two allotments and some expert help, she produces almost enough to
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maintain her family’s needs all year, freezing berries in the summer and growing leafy greens and squashes to sustain them through the winter. Another key element was yoga. She had practised yoga for many years and was already studying on a two-year teacher training course with the Devon School of Yoga in Exeter. Both the meditative and the physical aspects of yoga have played a huge part in her recovery, especially teaching others. She helps people use yoga techniques to aid other parts of their life, such as managing stress and anxiety, improving sleep and feeling better in body, mind and spirit. She also regularly practices Qi Gong and often starts classes with Qi Gong style warmups to get energy moving. Lauren has lived in Yelverton for almost 10 years. Her South African upbringing taught her the value of entrepreneurism and that, combined with her education
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