Elizabeth Stone obtained a MS in Occupational Therapy from Stanbridge University, Irvine, CA in 2023. Since 2005, she has practiced Holistic Home Health in Los Angeles incorporating yoga therapy, neuromuscular therapy, and microcurrent to diverse populations.
She began Yoga Bands®, LLC in 2019 focusing on rehabilitation and precise yoga alignment from a biomechanical frame of reference. https://www.instagram.com/yogabands/?hl=en Elizabeth also taught group yoga/fitness at LA Fitness in Los Angeles.
Elizabeth received training in bodywork and massage from Touchstone Healing Arts 600-hour training in Burlington, VT and further training at The Lotus Palm School in Montreal. She has extensive spa training & experience and has worked at Equinox, Marina Del Rey, CA; La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, CA; Sheer Artistry Day Spa, Avon, CT; and Smugglers Notch Resort & Spa in Jeffersonville, VT. She has continued studying manual therapy and alternative modalities through Thorp Institute, Encinitas, CA; The Heartwood Institute, Gaberville, CA; Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA; and The Kripalu Center, Lenox, MA.
Elizabeth also draws from her BA in Art Education K-12 from Northern Vermont University, Johnson, VT, incorporating therapeutic art and creativity into her sessions as an OT and throughout teaching yoga to both children and adults.
Elizabeth has always had an affinity for yoga and wellness. She began practicing yoga at 14, initially Bikram and then Kripalu Yoga. At 17 Elizabeth did a 10-day silent Vipassana Meditation retreat. In 2004 she embarked on a 10-day Vision Quest through Animas Valley Institute, Durango, CO, and in 2008 she studied with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev in Coimbatore, India to study Isha Yoga and Meditation.
Elizabeth is a certified 200 hour YogaWest® Kundalini Yoga Teacher, a YogaWorks® 500 hour Teacher, and a certified Rainbow Kids® Yoga Teacher. She has completed 100 hours of Yoga Medicine® training and continues to explore rehabilitation and therapeutic yoga. She is also Yoga Ed.® & Radiant Child Yoga® certified.
Elizabeth enjoys picking up the guitar, hiking, travel, sailing, and golf in her free time.