- Laurence connected with meditative states through nature in the bogs of Mayo in his early teens
- In addition, his first teacher was his maternal grandmother, Delia
- His first link with "yoga" was in his late teens
- For most of his twenties he had and on/off love affair with yoga moving between long travels in the Americas, Tibetan buddhism, and TaiChi
- In his early thirties he reconnected with yoga through astanga
- Currently, he is interested in all things yogic, the different practices, the art, the schools of philosophy, and the scandals. And, he offers simple classes in the heart of Galway
- With a eye on the future he is also trying to study accessible yoga practices