Leah Poller

Practitioner Spotlight: Leah Poller

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At the heart of the Aura Sanctuary Pop-Up are the incredible healers, teachers, and guides who bring their energy, wisdom, and gifts to our community. Each practitioner has a unique story—rooted in their journey of self-discovery, the chakras they resonate with, and the healing practices they’ve cultivated. Through these conversations, we invite you to get to know them on a deeper level and discover how their presence shapes the sanctuary experience.

The Beds of Leah Poller: An Installation Across the Chakra Journey

Sponsored by Haus

Leah Poller is a figurative sculptor whose bronze works have been exhibited globally. Classically trained at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, she lived two decades in France, immersed in the international arts community. Returning to New York, she established her Soho studio and began her celebrated series of Beds — monumental sculptures that explore the most intimate yet universal of human spaces.

Poller’s beds transform personal and archetypal dreams into form: from the Bed of Leaves rooted in nature’s cycles, to the Queen’s Bed evoking sovereignty of spirit. Her works have been exhibited in New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Mexico, Miami, and beyond, including as the only foreign artist in the Beijing Biennale of Female Sculptors.Through bronze — eternal, heavy, and radiant — Poller anchors the primality of the chakras in matter, while inviting viewers into the interior dreamscape of the soul.
Sponsored by ArtHaus, this installation situates Poller’s Beds as both art and activation, guiding participants through the chakra journey with symbolic power and timeless beauty.Poller is Laura McCann, Mother and Chief Inspiration Officer.

Internationally renowned sculptor Leah Poller brings her acclaimed Beds series into the Chakra Journey as a living art installation. Poller’s monumental bronze works explore the primal landscapes of the psyche: rest, intimacy, transformation, and imagination. Each bed becomes a symbolic threshold, anchoring the primality of the chakras in matter, form, and archetype.

Through bronze — a medium as enduring as it is elemental — Poller renders the interior energetic dreamscape of the soul, where body and spirit meet. As guests move through each room, they encounter a Bed that mirrors the chakra’s essence, transforming the journey into both energetic and artistic initiation.

Who are you and what do you do?

You could call me an internationally renowned career sculptor whose favorite material is bronze. I have always been hands-on, but when curiosity delivered me to the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris—the most famous art academy in history—I was struck with a thunderbolt: This is it. This is what I will do with my life! That realization has carried me through nearly 50 years of sculpting, and the journey continues.

When did you first discover your gifts?

I have several gifts. I discovered my artistic gifts the moment I picked up a tool in Paris. That first touch transformed me forever. Sculpture became not just my practice, but the language through which I experience the world. For many years I have lived abroad in France and now Italy. I continue to travel internationally, exhibiting in Europe and China.I am multi-lingial and truly feel grounded when I am away. I love to be home in New York too. For some reason I need a good mix of both

Which chakra do you most identify with and why?

Although I am a super active person who has learned to switch between left brain and right brain, my truest connection is with the Throat Chakra. My art is about converting the verbal to the pictorial. I speak loud and clear through my sculpture, each piece communicating ideas and emotions without needing words.

What are your superpowers?

In my family, we’ve always had what we call white witches—intuitive women who channel energy for the greater good. That heritage has gifted me with heightened intuition, an eye that digs deep, and a quest for consciousness. These powers enrich both my inner life and the worlds I bring to life through bronze.

Where do you live and how does your environment influence your practice?

I divide my time between New York City and Southern Italy, harmonizing two very opposite environments: one I’ve lived in for 25 years, the other brand new. It’s a superb exercise in awakening, because the sensitivity of the artist in me gets the best of both worlds relentlessly. New York fuels my intensity and rigor, while Italy offers expansiveness and reflection.

Why did you choose to join the Aura Sanctuary Pop-Up?

For me, it was simple: Laura McCann is a soul connection. Where she goes, I say yes. Lucky me to be invited into this experience, where art, energy, and intention intertwine.

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