ELISE PARSONS

Elise was born in Cornwall, England, in 1972 and, as a fiery Aries, spent most of her younger days exploring the “joys of life” in their myriad facets! Her boundless interest and curiosity to discover what lay beyond her doorstep took her overseas to Asia and thereabouts, where she then traveled, worked, and later studied for 13 years before returning to the UK.

At a certain point, she realized that true happiness can only be found by traveling inside of oneself. She explored various meditation and Yoga schools before she was graced to stumble upon Swami Vivekananda’s teachings in Rishikesh, India, at the beginning of 2001. Since this time she has been devoted to a path of serious practice and the study of Yoga and meditation. She marvels daily as the Divine Truth gently unfolds within her. Her motivation in teaching is to facilitate this same unfolding within others on their own personal journey of self-discovery.

Her journey has also been inspired by the study of Tibetan Buddhist practices and the biodynamics of Craniosacral Therapy. She feels it is an incredible blessing to have received these wonderful teachings from both Swami and other great teachers along her way, and she offers deep respect and sincere thanks to all of them.