Elise Cantrell

Elise Cantrell remembers being powerfully drawn to all things spiritual, mystical and metaphysical, even as a small child. She began practicing yoga over 20 years ago to help relieve stress as a high school teacher in a difficult school setting. As a young mother she used yoga and Ayurveda to heal from a chronic illness for which doctors gave her little hope. Since that time sharing the healing power of yoga, spirituality and Ayurveda has developed into her greatest passion.

Elise holds a Master's Degree in Education from The University of South Carolina, and was formerly a high school art teacher. She has studied many lineages of yoga including Ashtangha, Anusaura, Bikram, Baptiste, Dru, Hatha, Iyengar, Kripalu, Sivananda and Vinyasa. Her teachings draw from the well-spring of each of these styles. Elise received her 200 hour YTT certification from White Lotus Institute in Santa Barbara, California, and her 500 hour level Certification at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Elise is a certified Ayurvedic Lifestyle Counselor via the American Institute of Vedic Studies in Santa Fe, NM. She specializes in Ayurvedic nutrition, digestion, and IBS.

Elise began teaching yoga in Paris, France in 2006, and is currently the owner of Shining Lotus Yoga and Wellness in Kohler, Wisconsin. Elise is passionate about cooking and eating natural foods, and combined this knowledge with the healing sciences of yoga and ayurveda to develop a transformational eating plan. She began teaching this plan as a class to her students and was so inspired by the results they experienced, she developed a book. 40 Days to Enlightened Eating was released November, 2012. Elise continues to regularly teach a 6 week course based on the book. Over the past couple of years other yoga studios around the country have begun to share 40 Days to Enlightened Eating as a class with overwhelmingly positive feedback.

Her newest book Petals of the Lotus, is filled with insights and inspirations for those on the path of awakening, soul-growth and transformation. The Enlightened Eating Cook Book and The NEXT 40 Days to Enlightened Eating are in the works and are due out in 2015! visit www.40DaystoEnlightenedEating.com and www.shininglotusyoga.net for more information about Elise's classes, workshops and books!