Loren Winters
Nurse. Athlete. Health nut.
Loren Winters is a nationally certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor, a dedicated student of the Ashtanga yoga system, and a yoga teacher located in the Metro-West area. Loren’s passion for the ancient health system of Ayurveda is fueled by her own transformational experience with its everyday use.
Loren has studied at the Down Under School of Yoga, the Boston Ayurveda School, the Ayurvedic Living Institute, and the Wellcoaches School of Coaching. She holds a MSN from MGH-IHP and a BS (Human Physiology) from Boston University. She has lived in Massachusetts most of her adult life, but will forever be a “Jersey Girl”.
Western medicine meets Eastern wisdom
Loren’s professional career is as an oncology nurse practitioner. Her clinical interests include the use of integrative therapies to improve quality of life in cancer survivorship and she has published her research on the use of yoga for breast cancer in peer-reviewed oncology nursing journals. She is currently the Associate Director of Breast Cancer Survivorship at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and offers lifestyle medicine consultations as part of the innovative MGH Lifestyle Medicine Clinic.
Offerings
Loren offers Ayurvedic workshops, community events, and cooking classes with On the Mat Yoga in Concord, MA.
Loren's aim is to help others learn how to use the science of Ayurveda to live in alliance with their TRUE nature.
“Each month, Loren Winters offers monthly Ayurveda workshops to our community. The classes focus on seasonal adjustments we can make in our diet, in our lifestyle and even in our skin care, classes like “Ayurvedic Cooking for the Festive Season”, “Here Comes the Sun: Ayurveda & Agni” and “Ayurvedic Skin Care for Clean Beauty”.
Loren puts a tremendous amount of thought and care into each class. She is prepared and engaged with her students, leaving them excited to learn more. The combination of her experience of Western medicine, as a RN, and her knowledge of Ayurveda as a Ayurvedic Health Counselor give depth to her perspectives and presentations.”
“Loren has been a wonderful guide through Ayurvedic learning, both in teaching the basics and the nuances of Ayurveda. She has been an enormous help in making the Ayurvedic lifestyle approachable, and is an informed and engaging teacher. Thank you, Loren! ”