FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

BARRE INTENSITY TRAINED INSTRUCTOR

As a mom of two little boys and wife to her best friend, Lauren’s most poignant fitness desire is to maintain a strong, healthy body that serves her well so that she can serve them and others well. As someone who greatly values connection, movement, and the lifegiving qualities found therein, she hopes THE LIGHT STUDIO will serve as a place that fosters those attributes for others. Her fitness journey has evolved greatly over the years and led to a place where she craves balance in a healthy mindset and body more than fitting a mold of any form. Lauren believes everyone has something beautiful to bring to the table and hopes that by entering the doors of TLS, each person walks out with their individual light shining a little brighter for their life purpose.

Lauren’s love for various forms of fitness can be found in her classes where her greatest loves, the barre and Pilates methods, are highlighted.

Lauren hopes to inspire others to become a stronger, better version of who they were made to be while receiving the same inspiration in return. Ultimately however, her greatest desire is to serve Christ as a vessel and light that truly shines for His glory.

CO-FOUNDER &

BARRE INTENSITY TRAINED INSTRUCTOR

Since marrying her high school sweetheart many years ago she has always had a passion for staying active and enjoy adventures with their family! Throughout the last 10 years her passion for wellness in a physical, mental and spiritual aspect has grown tremendously.

Her love for Tabata and high-intensity workouts evolved when she was introduced to Barre by her sister, Lauren. The physical and mental challenge that this workout provides in a low impact way using the small isometric moves is perfect, especially when you throw in a fun beat!

She is so excited to join you in the gym as we grow a sense of community and walk through this life together. She understands the brevity of the time we have and hopes to encourage others along with herself to grow strong in all aspects of life so that we can truly share the love of Christ at every opportunity.

CERTIFIED GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR

Margaret Claire “MC” is a Tupelo native. Her love for group fitness and exercise really grew in college. She started running on campus and going to group fitness classes and quickly developed a passion for moving and being active.

After college she moved to Houston, TX, and continued running. She began attending group fitness classes from Barre, HIIT, and step aerobics, and then began teaching step classes. Then she moved to Nashville and continuing to live an active lifestyle was really important. She spent many weekends hiking and exploring the Nashville area.

She met her husband John who was living in Tupelo, and moved back to her hometown. They got married in September 2022, and she knew that it was time to start teaching again.

As she began developing a love for being active and enjoying working out she knew that God was teaching her so much more about herself. She began to learn that the “perfect” body is not a way to earn God’s love or love from others. The need to workout and to look a certain way began to shift, as she learned to love the gift of exercise and movement, and that being able to do so is truly a gift from the Lord.

She is so excited to join the Light Studio and be part of such a welcoming community. More than anything she wants her classes to be inspiring, fun, and a place where everyone can truly enjoy the gift of movement.

THE LIGHT STUDIO TRAINED INSTRUCTOR

Since the age of 2, Allison has spent many hours in the dance studio working tirelessly to perfect her art. She is trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, and lyrical dance. Allison trained at North MS Dance Centre for 16 years, but she branched out for more intensive training in high school. Allison trained at Broadway Dance Centre and Alvin Ailey Dance Company in New York City in the early 2000s and has also taken dance intensives under many professional dancers over the years. Her favorite dance memory was being a backup dancer at the Nicole C. Mullen concert when she performed in Tupelo. Dance has always been her passion and she is so excited for this opportunity to share that love with her community.

Allison is married to Collin, and has 3 beautiful, busy children. She spends her days working for NMMC Home Health as a registered nurse and spends her afternoons watching her children play sports and coaching gymnastics.

Allison has always been active in the fitness world and has tried many types of exercise styles over the years, but has recently found her niche through attending barre at The Light Studio. She loves bringing her ballet and trained dancing style to barre workouts, but equally enjoys the cool down and just having a moment of quiet and stillness before starting the day.

She is so excited to be on this journey with all of you and looks so forward to growing her relationship with everyone that enters this space. Allison hopes to be an inspiration to others, and together, we can not only better ourselves in this space, but grow in our faith together so that our light shines bright everywhere we go!