Ellena Rollins

Ellena Rollins, RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) teaches Vinyasa, full primary series Ashtanga, short form Ashtanga, and Hatha yoga classes. She deeply loves teaching and has traveled extensively to expand her knowledge of these forms.

Among the teachers that she has gratefully worked with and been inspired by are; Anthony (Prem) Carlisi, who is currently transitioning his yoga center from Sri Lanka to Bali; Eagle, owner of Pineapple Yoga in Kauai; Manju Jois son of Sri K Pattahbi Jois; James Figueira (now in Singapore at The Yoga Shala); Mika Dub of Paris Rasa Yoga Rive Gauche, currently on United States tour; Hamish Hendry, and Denise Christian and of Astanga Yoga London.

Ellena also attends local-stateside workshops and conferences with traveling yogis whenever possible and has worked with a long list of instructors including but not limited to Rolf Naujokat, Tim Miller, Richard Freeman, Maty Ezraty, Aadil Palkhivala, David Swenson, Eddie and Nicki Modestini, Paul Grilley, Seane Corn, Saul David Raye, Beryl Bender Birch, Todd Norian, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Laura Christensen, Jamie Allison and Sianna Sherman.

Ellena is currently studying anusara yoga and working towards inspired certification status.

She holds a magna cum laude Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in the History of Art. She also studied fine arts painting and sculpture at College for Creative Studies and freelances professionally as a graphic designer.