Please join two of Lake Austin Spa Resort's own staff authors at this wine and charcuterie author chat.  Learn how personal stories and the passion to provide healing to others lead them to write books.

Laura Pastor is a yoga instructor, meditation teacher, hospice volunteer, death doula, songwriter, runner, pianist, author, mother and wife.  Although she truly enjoys teaching, she mostly learns from her students and patients.  She loves to learn; from others, books and first-hand experiences.  Learning is actually her favorite thing, right next to running.

Laura was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019.  As she was going through her first modality, chemotherapy, she had an epiphany that she wanted to write a book.  She wanted it to include others going through breast cancer, share all their experiences, the good, the bad, the ugly, and the humor.  Yes please to all the humor.....raw and always real. Humor is so medicinal to healing.  "Pink Lemonade....how we all dealt with our lemons", was published in December, 2025 and is slowly helping one person at a time.

Monica Garza Gutierrez lives in the USA and dedicates most of her time to helping others feel
and move better. Her passion as an AquaStretch Facilitator and Instructor is evident in every
session she offers. Through her gifted hands and compassionate approach, thousands of people
have experienced physical and emotional healing throughout the years.
She is the pioneer of aquatic exercise programs in Mexico. She has collaborated with the
Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA) since 1993 in a variety of roles including, Certified Instructor
and Conference Presenter, Specialist Trainer, Co-Translator of the Aquatic Fitness Professional
Manual into Spanish and Continued Education Provider

Cost: $25 Day Guests; Resort Guest Complimentary

Reserve: Online or call Spa Reservations to book your spot at 512-372-7380

Location: Lake Austin Spa Resort, 1705 Quinlan Park Rd, Austin, TX 78732

Join Us for Lunch or Dinner: Reserve at OpenTable