Lura (Priya) Shopteau
Lura (Priya) Shopteau, M.A., L.P.C., E.-R.Y.T. 500, is an integrative therapies practitioner who supports other medical professionals in treating the whole patient. Lura is a 2010 graduate of YCat Yoga Therapy in Cancer and Chronic Illness and is the current YCat coordinator, having replaced Sandra Gilbert in that role. Lura teaches Yoga, meditation, and stress reduction techniques to chronically ill patients, including those with cancer, cardiac issues, infertility, and chronic pain. She is trained in Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and has taught it along with other practices for research programs and to individuals at the University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing, the Mayo Clinic, and Penn State and is in private practice in State College, Pennsylvania.