Influential Women: Lauri Fleischmann Stern

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Lauri Fleischmann Stern is the founder of Custom Designed Wellness, an energetic wellness practice that blends yoga, Reiki, chakra work, and intuitive coaching to help individuals, leaders, and organizations understand themselves from the inside out. A lifelong advocate for holistic well-being, Lauri emphasizes the integration of mind, body, and energy to foster resilience, emotional intelligence, and authentic self-expression.

She is the creator of her signature workshops, We Do Come with Instructions, which reframes the chakra system as a practical internal operating manual for modern life and leadership. She is also developing Chakracademy©, an evolving educational platform and podcast series dedicated to making chakra-based wisdom accessible, relevant, and actionable in today’s world. In addition, she hosts the podcast The Real and the Woo with Lauri Stern, where she explores both practical and intuitive approaches to personal growth and leadership.

With over 40 years of experience in fitness, wellness, and holistic health, Lauri has guided countless clients through personalized programs and workshops, helping them release energetic blockages, build confidence, and strengthen both emotional and physical well-being. She integrates her knowledge of yoga, energetic healing, life experience, intuition, and leadership coaching into approachable, practical methods that translate self-awareness into real-world results.

Her work spans corporate wellness initiatives, individual coaching, retreats, signature workshops, and public speaking, all centered on her guiding philosophy: “When you understand how your wheels turn, you can drive the vehicle of your body anywhere.”

Lauri holds a 200RYT yoga certification and advanced training in Reiki and chakra-based modalities. She is a writer and Substack contributor, currently editing her first book, planned as the start of a series.

Married for 37 years with four adult children, Lauri enjoys pickleball, biking, singing, and family game nights. Her work and life are united by core values of love, fun, authenticity, and faith in the power of understanding and trusting both one’s internal and external universe.