Elissa has taught internationally in Spain and France and Nicaragua, she has recently been awarded the Kelly Considine scholarship to teach specialized yoga for cancer.  She led Yoga and Writing retreats with Cambridge Writers' Workshop for three years and currently teaches in New York City.  Elissa is committed to educating her students and sharing the tools passed onto her through the ancient traditions of Hatha, tantra, and Ayurveda.  She is 500 hour e-ryt certified through Ishta yoga where she studied with Jean Koerner, Alan Finger and Sarah Finger.