Lift Up Season 1 – Laura DeFrain

Pride Month is a time to celebrate and honor the impact the LGBTQ+ community has on our shared history. So during this final week of June, KZMU News is revisiting Season 1 of Lift Up: LGBTQ+ Visibility. We’ll hear many local stories and perspectives, including thoughts on creating and protecting queer joy in our community. 

We begin with Laura DeFrain, a trauma-informed yoga, climbing, and mindfulness instructor. They have never considered themselves to be particularly ‘athletic’ but they developed a passion for intuitive movement on their own trauma-healing journey. They began teaching in an effort to help support others in healing and also cultivate more queer and non-binary representation in both climbing and yoga.

Image Description: A person poses in a yogic side angle twist, with desert canyons, rocks and vegetation in the background

Lift Up Season 1

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