Lawrence first started practicing yoga and meditation while living in South Asia in 1996. Since then, he has studied with teachers in India, Burma, China, Sri Lanka, Canada and the US. He first studied Ashtanga Yoga in 2000 at this very studio, with Allison Ulan and Mark Darby, which became his "adopted" home for the next few years. A long-time Vipassana meditator, he incorporates a strong meditative foundation into his teaching, as well as into his bodywork as a certified massage and Shiatsu therapist. He has completed Teacher Training programs with Richard Freeman and Hart Lazer, and in 2002, he studied with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and his grandson, Sharath Rangaswamy, in Mysore, India.