Lotus Gardens, LLC’s Yoga School is the passionate creation of Lara Azzarito Ward. Dedicating her career to educating knowledgeable, compassionate and safe yoga practitioners who share the philosophical roots and traditions as well as the modern interpretations of yoga. Transforming from a physically demanding and powerful yoga practice to recognizing the healing needs of a post pandemic culture, Lara brings a practice that is needed and called for to her clients, trainings and classes. She believes in flexibility of body, mind and attitude as she too has transformed herself through years of study and practice.For the past 20 years, Lotus Gardens Yoga School has trained and certified over 500 adults to teach yoga to entry level through advanced yoga classes with speciality trainings for older adults, children, athletes, chronic physical and emotional conditions, and those with limited mobility. Co-directing compassionate programs with Rebecca J. Smith to help our culture evolve and understand the unique needs of working with the rtansgender community, clients with Post Traumatic Sress, Anxiety & Depression. Lara has brought specialty certifications for Yoga Teachers with continuing education in Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Yin Yoga, SUP Yoga, Reflexology, Acupressure and Anatomy trainings. While Lotus Gardens Yoga School was blooming, so were the employee and public yoga classes. Lara and her team of knowledgeable, kind and professional Lotus Gardens Yoga Teachers guided over 25 classes a week in the greater Danbury community. With weekly classes for corporate clients such as Boehringer Ingelheim, Cartus, Dow, Duracell, Ethan Allen, Kimberly Clarke, Praxair, Scholastic, United Technologies as well as the Danbury School System, New Fairfield Park & Recreation, New Milford Adult Education, MS Society of Western CT, Danbury, and New Milford Hospitals, yoga brought peace and wellness to many people.We moved to Zoom Yoga this past year and have seen how Covid 19 has given us time to slow down, take care of family, friends and ourselves.  We learned new technologies, returned to our own in-depth studies and practices, and have rejuvenatated. Today, we are offering hybrid classes and trainings at a balanced yet slower life pace allowing the comfort that feels right to our students, clients and teachers. We are here for and with you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us for your yoga and wellness needs.May we all be healthy, joyful and experience peace.

Lotus Gardens is the passionate creation of Lara Azzarito Ward. Dedicating her career to educating knowledgeable, compassionate and safe yoga practitioners who share the philosophical roots and traditions as well as the modern interpretations of yoga.

Transforming from a physically demanding and powerful yoga practice to recognizing the healing needs of a post pandemic culture, Lara brings a practice that is needed and called for to her clients, trainings and classes. She believes in flexibility of body, mind and attitude as she too has transformed herself through years of study and practice.

For the past 20 years, Lotus Gardens Yoga School has trained and certified over 500 inspiring students to teach entry level through advanced yoga classes with specialty trainings for older adults, children, athletes, chronic physical and emotional conditions, and those with limited mobility. Co-directing compassionate programs with Rebecca J. Smith to help our culture evolve and understand the unique needs of working with the tansgender community, clients with Post Traumatic Sress, Anxiety & Depression. Lara has brought specialty certifications for Yoga Teachers with continuing education in Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Yin Yoga, SUP Yoga, Reflexology, Acupressure and Anatomy trainings.

While Lotus Gardens Yoga School was blooming, so were the employee and public yoga classes. Lara and her team of knowledgeable, kind and professional Lotus Gardens Yoga Teachers guided over 25 classes a week in the greater Danbury community. With weekly classes for corporate clients such as Boehringer Ingelheim, Cartus, Dow, Duracell, Ethan Allen, Goodrich, Kimberly Clarke, Praxair, Scholastic, United Technologies as well as the Danbury School System, New Fairfield Park & Recreation, New Milford Adult Education, MS Society of Western CT, Danbury, and New Milford Hospitals, yoga brought peace and wellness to many people.

While caring for family, friends and ourselves, zoom integration became a necessary and beneficial way to practice and remain safe. This opened the path to our Yoga library of trainings, workshops and classes - check it out! 

We are here to share yoga with you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us for your yoga and wellness needs.

May we all be healthy, joyful and experience peace.

The core teachings of Yoga have always been about uniting ourselves (our body, mind, energy and essence) to All!

Rethinking and changing our society so all are protected equally will create peace for ourselves, our families and our communities - the peace we all seek and deserve!

Protecting the Earth is protecting ourselves, our families and all creatures and beings.

We are privileged to live in a Democracy. Educate yourself and VOTE!!!

Non-Violence, Truth, Judgement of Others and Peace begin with ourselves. Be Kind to Ourselves so we may be understanding, tolerant compassionate and kind to others!!!