Laura is the Owner and Primary Practitioner for Elevate Holistics, a holistic spa in South Austin specializing in bodywork and skincare. Her intuitive healing and natural desire to care for others keeps her client-focused and striving to be a leader in women’s wellness. In addition to practicing massage since 2008, she graduated from the Aveda Institute and interned at a holistic spa to learn about a more natural approach to skincare.

Taking a “whole client” approach to bodywork, she addresses physical and emotional factors to facilitate the most positive results. She strives to make her studio a safe space for healing on all levels and especially loves caring for pregnant and postpartum women. A mother, musician, and a writer, she works to live her best life and help others do the same.

Founder of The Spa in Me, LLC

Sandra Foreman is a wife, mother, and lawyer who has practiced law in Texas since February 1996. Sandra is also certified to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. She strives to live a well-rounded life, and has obtained yoga teacher certification from Yoga Yoga, in Austin, Texas. She is a first place Masters Bikini Winner, and a second place novice winner, in a bodybuilding competition sponsored by the Naturally Fit Federation in Austin, Texas. Currently, Sandra is enrolled in Health and Life Coaching at the Health Coaching Institute.

Sandra received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She received a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University, in Cleveland, Texas. After practicing in various areas of health and public health law, such as correctional health care, social security disability, and veterans disability, Sandra returned to law school to obtain her Masters of Laws in Health Law at the University of Houston Law Center.

Slowly, after practicing law for a number of years, Sandra started to experience burnout and fatigue. She sought new meaning in her life. Sandra started to change her lifestyle in order to better manage her stress. She stopped working weekends and long hours. She limited the number of pro bono cases that she accepted each year. As her sons grew older and more independent, she used her free time to discover interests outside of work. She found that the activities she enjoyed the most were those that helped her to slow down, quiet her mind, and spend time outdoors.

After years of deep soul searching and self-discovery, Sandra determined that her new purpose in life is to help other women acknowledge their worth in making self-care an ongoing practice as opposed to an occasional indulgence. She recently founded The Spa in Me, LLC, which plans retreats for women. The first retreat is scheduled for Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 8 am – 5 pm, in Dripping Springs, Texas. The Rest, Reset, and Restore Retreat offers women the opportunity to find peace and joy in the midst of a stressed, chaotic life. This day long retreat will teach busy women how to journal, meditate, and find tools to love themselves first. The goal is to create compassionate communities where attendees find a refreshed spirit, and, most importantly, have fun! After the retreat, The Spa in Me, LLC, will expand to offer self care coaching to guide other women on how to reset and relax.

For the members of the Austin Wellness Community, Sandra is offering a $40 discount when you register for the Rest, Reset, and Restore Retreat at https://theSpaInMe.com/. Choose the Retreats tab and enter AWC to receive the $40 discount code.