Lauren Duke is an author, educator, speaker, and longtime leader in the movement and wellness space. For more than two decades, her work has explored the intersection of movement, psychology, physiology, nervous system education, and human connection. Drawing from yoga, Pilates, breathwork, and somatic practice, Lauren approaches these modalities not simply as forms of exercise, but as forums for psychological, physiological, and relational healing.

Lauren is the founder of Gather Encinitas, the influential Southern California movement and wellness cooperative that became an important part of Vuori’s early story. As the wife of Vuori cofounder Chris Miller, Lauren played an influential role in the brand’s formative years, helping cultivate the teachers, community, and movement culture surrounding its launch. Gather became an early hub for Vuori, and its deeply engaged community helped organically champion the brand as it grew from a local startup into a global name.

Lauren holds a master’s degree in psychology, with graduate research focused on long-distance walking, resilience, and interpersonal repair. She is the author of Sh!thouse and the forthcoming This Walk Will Change You, which follows her family across more than 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago while exploring the science of what happens when we move together.

Lauren is also a TEDx speaker whose talk, What Are You Willing to Walk 500 Miles For?, explores the transformative power of walking, relationship, and repair. At the center of her work is a simple idea: movement changes more than our bodies. It changes what becomes possible within us and between us.