Laura Joan Cornell PhD

Laura J Cornell, PhD, (spiritual name Yogeshwari) is an award-winning speaker, author, and sacred business mentor who helps women heal ~ body, mind, and soul ~ so they can contribute to healing the planet.

She is Founder of Divine Feminine Yoga, through which she has directed seven online conferences empowering women through Yoga, and where she offers coaching, retreats, online courses and leadership training for women worldwide. It brings Laura great joy to help other women find and live their soul’s purpose.

In previous work as Founder of the Green Yoga Association, Laura spurred a national movement towards Green Yoga studios and produced two major conferences on Yoga and ecology. She has been featured in Yoga Journal, Yogi Times, L.A. Yoga, and Common Ground Magazines.

Laura holds a Masters degree in East-West Psychology and a Doctorate in Religion and Philosophy. She is a certified 500-hour Kripalu Yoga teacher and Integrative Yoga Therapist. She is also a Heartfulness Meditation Practitioner. She has taught at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, the Yoga Philosophy Programs of Loyola Marymount University and the California Institute for Integral Studies, the Integral Yoga Teachers Conference, and the MC Mehta Center and Mahatma Gandhi Peace Center in India.

In her 20s, Laura suffered from anxiety and depression, chronic fatigue and an eating disorder. Forging her own authentic path of healing, she discovered Yoga’s transformative power to reconnect her with her feminine being and bring her home to wholeness. Her book Moon Salutations tells that story.