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Chelsea Gros Boudreaux, a Lake Charles native, met Carl Boudreaux, a Texan native, in high school. While they had classes together, it wasn’t until after high school that they officially met through mutual friends– a year later the two were married.

In October of 2005, the Boudreauxs bought the Yoga Center of Lake Charles, established in 1998 by Janet Houtz, as Hurricane Rita was rolling into town. “I started practicing yoga the previous year or so before and was looking into becoming certified. After a while, the Yoga Center became available for sale and all avenues of our lives led us down the path to purchase it,” said Boudreaux.

The Yoga Center of Lake Charles offers a variety of yoga styles from a beginner’s course to Yin, Ashtanga, Hot Power, and Vinyasas. They even offer Tai Chi. In every course, they teach you how to adjust and modify to your body’s needs, no matter what class you’re in.

The Yoga Center also hosts special events and various workshops. In the past, they held a fundraiser for Hobo Hotel where they did ‘Cat Yoga’ (yoga with kittens running around the studio). They also have black light yoga and movie night where they show inspirational movies on a 15’ screen.

“With such a stressful world, I felt the need to offer options for reducing stress, easing tension, and building focus for our local…