
About Me
Nina Elise is a certified yoga teacher & personal trainer. Following reconstructive knee surgery in 2014, she began taking yoga classes to aid in her recovery. She quickly found yoga as a way to not only rebuild her strength, but also alleviate stress and anxiety. Shortly after, she became a certified yoga teacher and personal trainer, and is now able to share her love of body awareness and mindfulness through teaching yoga classes & working one-on-one with others. Understanding that every body is different, she customizes all of her classes and private sessions based on the needs of her students. Through her travels, she has studied and learned from the best teachers in the world, combining several yoga lineages in her teaching style for a unique, challenging, and meditative practice. Nina currently resides in Seattle, Washington and South Florida, and is available for group & private sessions.
Yoga Poses After Knee Surgery
Hi Everyone!In this blog post, I am going to go over a handful of yoga poses that you can safely do (or do with modifications) post-knee surgery. This is more specifically aimed towards those who are recovering from ACL Reconstruction surgery, but can also be applied...
How to Improve Your Posture
Do you sometimes feel like you are a slumped-over, hunch-back-of-a-human? Are your shoulders rounded, and you don't know how to sit up straight without consciously putting your attention on your posture? This is something I've struggled with in the past, and I'm here...
The Importance of Being a Yoga Teacher
Hey all! It's been a hot minute since I posted on the blog - lots of changes (new job, moved across the country, etc) - and most of my attention was directed away from here. I've actually been writing a lot, just not on my blog - so, I wanted to share a recent article...