Laura is founder of the Green Yoga Association. She produced the association's first two conferences and served as its Director and President from 2003 - 2008. She worked collaboratively with staff and the Advisory Board to initiate the Green Studios program and to advocate for and distribute over 10,000 non-toxic Yoga mats.
Laura was lead author of the Green Yoga Values Statement, which was written with the input of prominent Yoga teachers and scholars in the United States, and later co-signed by over 108 well-known scholars and teachers.