Meet Sraddha
(hard to pronounce, easy to love)
About Sraddha
Sraddha Dorsett (née Laura Parris), MTS, RYT-500, is an alumna of Harvard Divinity School. She received her Master of Theological Studies in Contemplative Science and Hindu/Buddhist Studies in partnership with Harvard Medical School, where she studied the intersection of spirituality and healing through Yoga and Meditation.
Sraddha is passionate about using her 25 years of mind-body-spirit training and experience to support the wellbeing of women and the communities we serve. Her corporate services include wellness events for commercial and government organizations, physicians and medical students, and high schools.
Born and raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Sraddha loves our local community. She graduated from Holton-Arms School and George Washington University, by way of Johns Hopkins University. After living in Los Angeles and New York in her 20's - flirting with an acting career out west before moving to a successful career teaching Pilates in NYC - Sraddha returned to the DMV to complete her first Yoga Teacher Training at Flow Yoga Center in 2006, followed by completing her advanced training in Integrative Yoga Therapy from Kripalu's School of Integrative Yoga Therapy in 2016.
Mentored by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Tara Brach since 2004, Sraddha is a Dharma Teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW), where she shares her weekly meditation class In Love With the World and leads residential meditation retreats. She is authorized to teach through Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield's Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley.
Sraddha is a ballet dancer and trained in dance kinesiology, anatomy, and physiology at George Washington University and American University. As a classically trained Pilates instructor from The Pilates Studio in New York City, she has over 25 years of experience teaching one-on-one Pilates as a solution to a wide variety of physical imbalances. She completed her advanced certification in Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation and Yoga Therapy through the Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy.
Sraddha was certified as a Vedic Astrologer through the American Academy of Vedic Art and Science in 2011.
Sraddha is an expert in personalizing healing practices for you and your professional and personal communities. Her scope of practice includes physical, psycho-emotional, and spiritual dimensions of healing, suited to the needs of each client.