Player Path
Find your starting line.
There is no "ahead" or "behind" here. There is just where you are right now, and the next right step from that spot. Pick the description that sounds the most like you, and I will tell you exactly where to start.
Already Know What You Need?
Pick the description that sounds like you.
Five stages, five next steps. Or scroll down for the 3-question quiz.
Curious
You want a peek before you commit.
Start with the Free Cheat Sheet. One page, no cost. See what the 2026 card actually looks like and demystify the 10 sections in five minutes.
Free Cheat Sheet →Learning the Basics
You want a real teacher from the first hand on.
Join the Beginner Bootcamp waitlist. Or grab the Let's Play Bundle, the closest thing to a beginner course in PDF form.
Bootcamp Waitlist →Playing, Want to Play Better
You know the rules, you also know you are leaning hard on the player next to you.
The Confidence Club is built for this stretch. $19.99 a month, monthly hand challenge, live Q&A with me, searchable replay library.
Join Confidence Club →Ready for Real Strategy
Your strategy is "memorize and hope." You want "read and decide."
The 2026 Strategy Edit teaches you how to read the 55 hands, not memorize them. Pair with the Mahj-El Tov! Mastery Method for the full framework.
2026 Strategy Edit →Want 1:1 Support
You want a private hour focused on your exact stuck-point.
Get on the Private Lessons waitlist. Sessions are $100, 60 minutes on Zoom. The waitlist opens this summer.
Private Lessons Waitlist →Find Your Path
Where are you right now?
Three questions. No wrong answers. Just the right next step for you.
How would you describe your mahjong experience?
I'm brand new, never played or just getting started
I want to learn the basics and feel confident at the table
I know the basics but I still feel uncertain
I can play, but game night still feels stressful sometimes
I've been playing for a while and want to get better
I'm ready to play with real strategy and intention
Browse Everything
Or explore all the options
Free · Beginner
Free Cheat Sheet
The essential quick-reference every mahjong player needs. Free, instant, and actually useful.
Grab it free →Beginner · Live Zoom
Beginner Bootcamp
Learn the full game in one 90-minute live session. Perfect if you're brand new or need a confident reset.
See dates →All Levels · Self-Paced
Digital Guides
Strategy and foundations guides you keep forever. From $12.99, grab exactly what you need.
Browse guides →Intermediate · Live Zoom
Strategy Sessions
Focused deep-dives on hand reading, pivoting, and joker strategy. Play with real intention.
View sessions →All Levels · 1:1
Private Lessons
One-on-one with Lara via Zoom or in-person. Personalized, focused, and completely about you.
Book now →All Levels · Membership
Confidence Club
Monthly strategy, community, and resources. Your ongoing home for getting better every month.
Join the club →
A note from Lara
"I started teaching mahjong because I know what it feels like to be confused, overwhelmed, and unsure if you'll ever 'get it.' You will. And I'll be with you the whole way."
, Lara · Lara's Mahjong Edit
Where Does Confidence Club Fit In
Three ways to keep getting better.
A guide, a live class, and a membership do different jobs. Here is what each one actually gives you.
A Single Digital Guide
A guide is the reference book on your shelf. You pull it out before game night, look up the one thing you forgot, and put it back. The info is yours, but the asking-questions part is still on you.
A Live Class
One hour, one topic, real-time questions. You leave with one concrete shift for your next game. The deepest one-topic experience you can get without going private.
Confidence Club
The ongoing version. A new hand challenge every month, a live Q&A for the questions your table raised this week, a searchable replay library, and a group of women working on the same parts of their game you are.
If you are working on your game for the long haul, Confidence Club is the umbrella. Guides and live classes slot in around it.
Shop Lara's Favorites
The tiles, racks, and books I actually use.
These are the sets I play on, the racks I keep on my own table, the table covers I recommend to friends, and the books I send students to when they want to keep learning between classes. Not random affiliate links. The things I would tell you about over coffee.
See All of Lara's Favorites →Still Not Sure
Ask me where to start.
Tell me a little about where you are and what you are stuck on, and I will point you to the right next step.
Want to learn live with Lara?
Small-group Zoom classes. Ask your questions in real time and keep the recording to rewatch anytime.
See Upcoming Classes →