Meet Lora
Licensed Skin Therapist, Integrative Somatic Practitioner, 500 E-RYT
Lora has been an advocate for self care from a very young age. She studied to become a Licensed Skin Therapist in 2011 and has worked in the skin industry for 13 years.
In 2013, while living in Philadelphia, Lora became a 200 RYT after finding yoga to be a powerful tool to balance her nervous system. Yogic philosophy introduced Lora to the importance of mind-body connection, and how the two are intrinsically woven. This changed the trajectory of both her studies and her own personal healing journey.
Lora spent 5 years in San Diego where she taught yoga full time and immersed herself in ongoing education including her 300 RYT. She went on to earn her Integrative Somatic Therapy Practitioner certification from the Embody Lab and has been studying Traditional Chinese Medicine through a movement practitioner lens, under the guidance of Dr. Rose Erin Vaughn and Science of Self yoga, and has completed her Meridian Yoga Therapy certification.
Lora infuses eastern and western healing modalities into all of her offerings and treats the body, mind and spirit as a whole. Her hope is to help individuals develop a deeper, more balanced connection to themselves.
She now enjoys life in Virginia Beach, residing with her husband and their rescued pitty and cat.
Rather than an action, the soma represents a process. A process of understanding the ever changing nature of what it means to be human. This process is a practice of reclamation, homecoming, and compassion. Attuning to and understanding the soma is the best support system for the ever evolving human experience.
Our Philosophies
The Soma Sanctuary provides body based services to nourish the individual’s mind, body and spirit. You will find a merging of both Eastern and Western healing modalities in all of our offerings. The Soma Sanctuary offers Integrative Somatics and Skin Therapy services.
All skin therapy offerings blend the knowledge of Western anatomy and myofascial pathways with the Eastern wisdom of the Meridian pathways. Our philosophy is that the body and skin hold tension and memory. All skin services offered are designed to release tension, get to the root of any imbalance, and implement natural holistic methods of sculpting the face. All products used during treatments are derived from nature and meant to bring harmony to your skin’s microbiome and body as a whole.
Our Services
