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Elizabeth Bragaw
Level 2 Yoga Teacher Badge Level 2 Yoga Teacher

East Lyme, CT

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Zen and Now

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Yoga Teacher and Integrative Wellness Coach

Current influences

Books on healthy aging, longevity, a longer health-span and Women's Health like: Super Agers, by Dr Eric Topol; Unbreakable, by Dr Vonda Wright; Next Level, by Stacy Sims, PhD; The Breathing Cure, by Patrick McKeown; Thriving Beyond Fifty, by Will Harlow
Teachers and thought leaders on mindset like Dr Joe Dispenza, David R Hamilton, David Hawkins, Jim Kwik, Marianne Williamson, Mel Robbins, Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, Sonia Choquette, Gabby Bernstein, Rebecca Campbell and Kyle Gray
Anatomy, Movement and Fascia Gurus like Gil Hedley, Jill Miller, Lauri Nemetz, Leslie Kaminoff, Katy Bowman, Lucas Rockwood, Carla Stecco, Tom Myers, Kelly McGonigal

Credentials

Bio

Lisa has been teaching yoga since 2008 and brings a unique integrative approach to movement, breath, mindfulness and well-being. With a Doctorate in Pharmacy, she provides health counseling and coaching, often blending medication management with breathwork, mindfulness, and movement practices—especially to support and empower peri- and post-menopausal women.

Influenced & trained by teachers such as Jill Miller, Anodea Judith, Donna Eden, Seane Corn, Lucas Rockwood and Gil Hedley, Lisa is passionate about the intersection of yoga, energy medicine, and anatomy and how Eastern & Western philosophy & science overlap. She explores how the chakras, fascia, meridians, and breath connect us to vitality and resilience. Her teaching style is positive, playful, and grounded in curiosity about the body’s intelligence.

Lisa is extensively trained in Vinyasa, Yin, Gravity Yoga, Yoga Trapeze, SUP Yoga, the MELT Method®, and is fully Yoga Tune Up® certified (Roll Model Method®, Yoga Tune Up®, Body by Breath®). Beyond yoga, she holds certifications as a Personal Trainer, Health Coach, Breath Coach, and TRX and cycling instructor. She is also a Holy Fire® III Karuna Reiki Master/Teacher and draws inspiration from Donna Eden’s Energy Medicine. Currently, Lisa is advancing her studies with Oxygen Advantage® to deepen her breath coaching expertise.

Her mission is to help others expand not just their lifespan but their health-span—living well and feeling good for as long as possible. Lisa loves introducing yoga, fitness, breathing, and mindfulness practices to new students and watching them light up as they discover tools for energy, strength, and balance.

My mentors

Jill Miller

Level 4 Yoga Teacher Badge Level 4

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Zen and Now

Zen and Now

East Lyme, CT

Our teacher training is designed around inclusivity, empowerment & accessibility & progression over perfection. We honor the ancient roots & lineage of yoga while thoughtfully integrating the practice into modern, everyday life.

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