Yoga & Meditation Educator
Writer • Skater • Creativity Guide
Yoga, Creativity, Skating, and Writing Woven Together
I’m Laia Bové, an Afro-Catalan yoga & meditation educator, writer, professional figure skater and multidisciplinary artist. My work moves at the intersection of accessibility, creativity, and slow living.
Whether I’m guiding a yoga class, coaching athletes, writing essays, or finishing a novel, my mission is the same: to create spaces where people can pause, reconnect, and thrive.
Yoga & Meditation
I am an accessible and inclusive yoga & meditation teacher, holding E-RYT 500 and YACEP accreditations with Yoga Alliance. I’ve trained in hatha, vinyasa, restorative, trauma-informed yoga, and somatics.
My classes, workshops, and retreats center accessibility, inclusivity, and diversity, with offerings across Europe, the US, and online. I’ve collaborated with Yoga Easy (formerly Ekhart Yoga), Yogajala, Insight Timer, Hubspot, Spotify, 3Cat, CanFit Pro, and more.
As a high-performance yoga coach, I also design yoga programs for Olympic, Paralympic, and adaptive athletes, helping them recover, prevent injury, and find balance through their seasons.
Yoga is my daily reminder to stay present, to embrace life as it comes. It continues to provide me with tools that enhance my resilience and increase my awareness of myself and the world.
Read my interview
with Anna Sugarman on Yoga Easy
Slow Productivity & Creativity
I believe creativity flourishes when we slow down. Through my Substack, The Pause, I share tools for slow productivity, mindfulness, and creative living: weaving together yoga, meditation, journaling, and writing practices that support sustainable creativity.
I’ve taught on themes of burnout, balance, and creative energy for organizations and retreats, including Roots.Wounds.Words, EmpowHERment Spain, côpe, Kimball Electronics, and AfroYoga by Angie.
Skating
Before stepping fully into yoga, I was a professional figure skater, performing internationally from 2007–2012.
From 2012 to 2023, I was a figure skating coach, working with recreational and elite athletes in Spain and the US with a strong emphasis on diversity, accessibility, and artistry in skating — specializing in jumps, spins, choreography, and Theatre on Ice.
Today, although I've retired from coaching, I return to the ice yearly to participate in residencies and productions with Brownbody, a Minnesota-based skating and dance company focused on black liberation through movement and artistry.
Writing
I write across Catalan, English, and Spanish, publishing essays, articles on Substack, and creative nonfiction on wellness, identity, and creative living. I've also been a senior writer for Yogajala and a staff teacher & writer for Ekhart Yoga (now YogaEasy).
My debut fiction novel, published in Catalan by Penguin Random House / La Campana, will be released on October 9, 2025.