Eli Walker

Eli Walker Newburgh Yoga Shala

Join Her For

  • Yoga Classes | Vinyasa/Yin & Restorative Yoga | Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays

About Eli

Yoga Instructor, Newburgh Yoga Shala

Student to Teacher Journey

I grew up in rural Wisconsin and set flight for Manhattan when I received a scholarship to attend New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Graduating with a BFA in Acting, it wasn’t long before my passion and unique talent for using performance as a tool to cultivate awareness of the physical and spiritual body led me to yoga. Yoga inspired me to use movement, meditation and personal storytelling to fearlessly work, play and dream in all realms of truth, and inspire others to do the same.

Teaching Style & Influences

I completed my 500 hr. RYT in Manhattan, and received additional training in Iyengar, Reiki, Reflexology and Vipassana meditation in India during a 6-month solo-backpacking trip across the country, during which I fell through a roof, severely injuring my back and shoulders. My journey to healing led me to Nevine Michaan, creator of Katonah Yoga, with whom I've studied and trained for the last 8 years. Drawing from all of these experiences, I developed techniques to weave together my affinity for playful performance art with my expanse of yogic knowledge to launch my internationally-acclaimed (albeit subversive) company, Drunk Yoga® in 2017.

Additional Interests

  • I happily divide my time between Beacon and Manhattan as I continue to find innovative ways to engage community through teaching, writing and public speaking.

  • Facilitating

  • Solo-performance Artist

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