Laure Tobiasz Veltz (She/Her) is an ALM degree candidate in the field of Psychology at the Harvard Extension School. She has a keen interest in the study of psychological trauma; a field to which she comes after a decade-long management career in the airline industry. Now a yoga instructor, Laure focuses on teaching accessible and psychologically-sensitive practices, such as mindfulness, compassion and yoga nidrā.

Teaching at a yoga studio attached to a psychotherapy center, Laure’s specialization led her to discover the neuropsychological mechanisms underlying adverse experiences. She has since pursued a certificate in traumatic stress studies with the Trauma Research Foundation, led by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. This training opened Laure’s eyes to the challenges and inequities that exist on the path to healing and she became passionate to understand how to dismantle these obstacles for the wellbeing and recovery of all.

In her spare time, Laure enjoys spending time with her cat, Melo, an orange-and-white domestic short-hair who adopted her and kindly accepted her in his home.