Laura Maynard

Laura is our Founder/CEO, CFO, administrative assistant, teacher coordinator, director, production and sound crew, video editor, and everything in between. She created Giving Hearts Yoga because given the current state of the world, we need to take care of each other. Now more than ever.

Laura discovered her love for yoga 20 years ago while studying at the University of Iowa where she obtained a BBA in Finance and Law Degree. She is a licensed attorney who has experience in creating and sustaining successful businesses.

Through yoga, Laura discovered how to navigate through the stresses of college, a career, and life in general while accomplishing more with her physical body than she ever thought possible. It still makes her smile to think that she once thought that touching her toes was a physical impossibility.

Laura created Giving Hearts to give back and provide support to yoga teachers that also want to give back to their communities. To Laura, it doesn’t matter who she helps, she just wants to do something good and provide like-minded teachers an avenue and support system to do the same.

Her sincerest hope is that this platform be an avenue for yoga teachers who want to contribute towards what she likes to call “The Greater Good” and that together, we can help make the world a better place.