lauren kelly benson

"As a singer, artist and teacher, I’m drawn to the ways that yoga can unblock creative flow, balance emotional output, and create space for deep exploration of one’s truth."

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aditi flow yoga

Aditi – The Hindu goddess who embodies the fluid nature of life and fertility. In Sanskrit, Aditi, means “inexhaustible abundance,” “creative power,” and “consciousness.”

Yoga Instruction

Lauren Kelly Benson is a vocalist, teaching artist and yoga teacher.  

Founder of Aditi Flow and Creative Wellness, she is committed to bringing meditation and yoga to people from all walks of life.  She began her practice over 10 years ago when she moved to New York and found it complemented her artistic practices. Drawn to the ways yoga can unblock creative flow, balance emotional output, and create space for deep exploration of one’s truth, Lauren now shares these tools with fellow artists, musicians, performers, and New Yorkers. Through further exploration and study of the value and science behind yoga practice, she expanded her reach to inner city youth of all ages. 

Yoga Education

Lauren is a 500-hour Yoga Alliance registered and certified advanced yoga teacher. She received her 200-hour yoga teaching certification in Vinyasa flow from Sacred Brooklyn in 2013. She then deepened her study and education through a 300-hour intensive specialty training with Rainbow Kids Yoga in the summer of 2015. Her list of specialty certifications includes but is not limited to: 
Pre and post-natal yoga
Yoga for babies, kids, teenagers, and the classroom
Yoga for children with special needs
Yoga for elders.

Want to catch a class, book a workshop, or book a private lesson?  Click here!

Book a Private!

Practicing one-on-one with a teacher can deepen and improve your practice infinitely. Focusing on your body’s unique needs and alignment, Lauren will guide you through your practice at any level from beginner to advanced. Perfect for couples (Lauren is certified in partner yoga, as well!), for pregnancy and birth preparation, those with specific physical needs, and for anyone looking to deepen their practice and connection to their bodies.  

Prices vary but begin at $120 for single sessions. Packages and home visits available.

Why a Teaching Artist?

Having studied at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Hunter College, and countless conservatory programs, Lauren’s passion for singing, theatre and the theatre arts extends back to her childhood. Inspired by how this work has touched her own life, her goal as a teaching artist is to bring out the utmost in creative expression from each child.

Within the construct of our industrial age education systems,  many children are not empowered by their educational communities to be expressive and true to who they are. In response, Lauren’s teachings are based in mindfulness practices, Urban Art Beat’s Critical Revolutionary Hip Hop Pedagogy, Augosto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, and Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed.  

Directly working against the school-to-prison-pipeline, every moment of mindfulness, yoga, and free and welcome self-expression allows each  child to recognize the power and freedom found in their own voice. Through empowering the youth with these tools,  she is doing her part to secure our future. 

Experience

Musical Theatre teaching artist at the Brooklyn Music School

Director of Brooklyn DAY yoga and theatre program at Sacred Brooklyn. Click here for more info or to sign up!

Assistant Director, Urban Art Beat