Eliza has been a seriously playful student of yoga since 1999. Her first teacher was Bruce Hayes, a student of Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India, and Baba Hari Dass, founder of the Mount Madonna Centre and the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga. This began an insatiable desire to learn which has not ceased. She explored the Ashtanga series for two years and then began yearly pilgrimages to the Salt Spring Centre to study with the teachers there, particularly Celeste Malette.
This expansion into the eight limb system of Pantanjali as taught by Baba Hari Dass was life transforming. Eliza has completed numerous teacher trainings and sought out teachers wherever she travels. 
The most profound connection has been the Anusara method as taught by John Friend. She has been studying Anusara with Judith Roth (www.yogainyelapa.com) for four years in Yelapa, Mexico.
Her personal practice weaves the strength of the Ashtanga series and the heart centred grace of the Anusara method. In her classes Eliza inspires the power necessary for self transformation and the compassion for self-love. This is what she strives to share; the dance between the opposites, the physicality of the human body and the divine connection therein to the life force, the breath of God. Her classes are infused with humour, spontaneity and wisdom.
Through her work as a yoga teacher and gardener she feels she can stay connected with Spirit and share this Light with those within the community and beyond. Eliza and her partner of 14 years own a small acreage in the Slocan Valley where they share their lives with numerous animal teachers and a 1 acre market garden.
What is yoga therapy?
Yoga therapy is a relatively new term in North America. This healing art is based on the ancient science of yoga, developed thousands of years ago in India. Yoga, as a daily practice, incorporates conscious living, physical and mental health, and spiritual work. By definition, "yoga" means union. This can be considered union between the three aspects of human existance; body, mind, and soul, and in turn, union with one's true Self. Yoga has become commonplace in most of the world, with asana (posture) classes being offered just about anywhere. But are group classes right for everyone? No.
Working individualy with clients, a yoga therapist can adapt asanas (poses) to releive pain or discomfort associated with dis-ease or injury, taking into account each persons personal history.
The asanas practiced with conscious breathing can help people deal with the anxiety of living with illnesses such as cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome. A yoga therapist is not certified to diagnos disease or injury, but they are an integral asset to any healing system. There are now a handful of doctor's offices that offer therepeutic yoga. In fact, yoga therapeutics is part of the curriculum for the School of Medicine at U.C.L.A.
Eliza is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and has been teaching yoga for five years. She feels that if you are ready for the practice, the practice can be made ready for you.