Tara Loftis
Specialties: Hypnotherapy, Reiki, Yoga, Plant Medicine Facilitation
“I am here to heal myself and help others do the same. I believe in our healing. And I believe that through our healing, we can heal the world.”
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Tara is a graduate from Yale University, a Certified Hypnotist, Reiki Master, Yoga Teacher, & Plant Medicine Apprentice.
Her love affair with the healing arts began in 2011, when she became certified in Reiki. That same year she moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she started her Reiki practice and began her journey with yoga.
Inspired by the practice and theory of yoga, she moved to India to complete a 500-hour teacher training in Restorative Tantra Yoga, followed by a 200-hour yoga teacher training in Ashtanga/Vinyasa Flow. When she returned to New Orleans, she started teaching private classes and eventually took a third 200-hr teacher training in Hatha Yoga at Wild Lotus Yoga. She then founded her own studio, Nola Yoga Loft in 2015.
In 2019, she sold her studio to focus on building her family's real estate business (Reese & Co), but she still teaches at various studios around New Orleans.
Tara’s passion in alternative healing modalities has led her to become certified in Hypnotherapy in 2024, which she is currently practicing both in-person and virtually. She also has worked closely with various shamans and healers to provide and support in plant medicine ceremonies and retreats.
When she is not teaching, selling houses, or working in the healing arts, Tara spends her time traveling, attending music or film festivals, working puzzles, and enjoying time with her rescue dog, George.
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Bachelor of Arts - Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies - Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2005
First Degree Reiki - The Reiki Center of New Orleans, 2011
Second Degree Reiki - The Reiki Center of New Orleans, 2011
500-hr Yoga Teacher Training - Tantra Yoga - Shri Kali Ashram, Goa, India, 2012
200-hr Yoga Teacher Training - Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow - Sampoorna Yoga School, Goa, India, 2012
200-hr Yoga Teacher Training - Hatha Yoga - Wild Lotus Soul School, New Orleans, 2015
Realtor - Bob Brooks School of Real Estate 2018
Certified Master Hypnotist - HMI College of Hypnotherapy, Tarzana, CA, 2023
Specialized Certifications in:
Mental & Emotional Release® Therapy
Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Hypnosis & Smoking Cessation
Hypnosis & ADHD
Hypnosis & Weight Loss (expected April 2024)