ABOUT ELIZA

Spending almost half her life immersed in these ancient technologies and teachings Eliza is an eternal student and practitioner who thrives in the expression and celebration of life and these sacred pathways of Truth. For the last 12 years she has traveled across the globe to study the yogic systems with modern and traditional masters of many linages and teachings.

Her journey as a seeker began as a young teenager mesmerised by an introduced to yoga later calling her at 17 to move to India to be immersed in the sacred traditions and eastern teachings still alive within the culture there. At 20 she moved to an ashram in Northern India to study the ancient sciences where she began her evolution as a teacher, completing studies in Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga. 

She has since trained with meditation masters, tantric leaders, Sanskrit scholars yoga masters and leading teachers across the continents, holding influences from her teachers Yoga Rupa Rod Stryker, Dr Lorin Roache, Sally Kempton, Tiffany Cruikshank, Jo Phee and more.

Eliza is currently a Senior Facilitator and Teacher Trainer across the Sydney studios.  She is one of the founders of Return to Essence Retreats holding retreats for students to immerse themselves in the teachings across India, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand.

Eliza’s classes hold space to experience the weaving of these ancient traditions, philosophies and methodologies with functional anatomy and embodied movement to access the physical and energetic systems of the body and awaken the radiance of our true nature.

ABOUT EM

With over 15 years of teaching and more than three decades of study in the Inner Methods, Emma has devoted her life to exploring the meeting point of ancient wisdom and modern embodiment. Her practice and teaching are grounded in Buddhist psychology, Taoist philosophy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the subtle energy sciences of Qi Gong, fascia, and meridian theory.

Emma’s journey began in her early years when anxiety and depression pushed her to look beyond conventional answers and into deeper inquiry. That search led her to the transformative practices of Yin Yoga, meditation, and breathwork. Over time, she immersed herself in training with many of the world’s leading teachers, including Sarah Powers, Paul Grilley, Bernie Clark, Grand Master Mantak Chia, Lama Tendar, Robert Peng, and Jo Phee. Her studies span Yin Yoga, Qi Gong, fascia release, meditation, and energy cultivation, each shaping her distinctive approach.

Today Emma is a Master Yin Yoga Facilitator and Teacher Trainer, as well as a guide and mentor for students and teachers alike. She continues to teach from her mountain studio while leading retreats across Australia and internationally. Her teachings emphasize sovereignty, truth, and energy awareness — bringing the language of the body, breath, and natural world into direct experience. She has supported over 1,000 students and guided hundreds in private 1:1 work, helping people meet themselves with clarity, courage, and compassion.

Emma’s classes and trainings weave the ancient traditions with functional anatomy, fascia science, and energetic reality. Students come away not only with knowledge of postures but also with an embodied understanding of how Yin, Qi, and awareness transform the nervous system and open the possibility of living from authenticity and inner authority.