Elise Caldarola

A lifelong New Yorker, and former public school teacher with two degrees in Education, Elise brings her formal training in pedagogy and decades of actual teaching experience to the mat. She has a special interest in training and working with other yoga teachers to develop their teaching skills and has been teaching yoga herself since 2017. Elise has been practicing yoga since 2007 and first came to it because it felt good physically, as she had trained as a dancer for 20+ years. Over time, however, she became more dedicated to the practice for its emotional, mental and spiritual benefits. Working as a teacher in a crowded, high-pressure New York City school, she experienced the negative effects of stress on a daily basis. As a typical Type-A overachiever, yoga became a place for her to quiet the mind and step out of the stress of work and daily life. Elise resides in Westchester County, NY where she now teaches locally at several studios and has also worked in studio management and teacher training & support. She teaches all styles of yoga from hot power vinyasa to restorative, yin and yoga nidra. She is also an herbalist, a trained Ayurvedic wellness coach, and fur mom of two pups and one cat. In her spare time, you can find her fostering rescue dogs, spending time in her garden, traveling or hanging out with her husband.