Elise C.

Healing Elements

1996 Saranac Ave., Crestview Plaza, Lake Placid, NY, 12946

Elise is a massage therapist and yoga instructor who is passionate about meeting people wherever they may be in their human experience. Her only real goal is to help others feel more comfortable in their own bodies, which can then create a greater sense of ease in their lives overall. Yoga and massage therapy are her vehicles of choice to help others achieve that. She loves working with those who are new to the healing arts and maybe even a little apprehensive about trying something new. After developing sciatica at the age of 18 Elise tried her first yoga class with the encouragement of a very supportive friend and has never turned back. She completed her 200 hour yoga teaching certificate at the Studio at Panterra (Westfield, NY) in 2011, and her massage therapy license at the Finger Lakes School of Massage (Ithaca, NY) in 2017. Some of her continuing education studies include restorative yoga, back bending and spine health, and accessing Prana for yoga with Dariel Woltz BA, CMT, E-RYT. She has also completed additional massage training to assist those struggling with TMJd and fibromyalgia. Yoga and massage can be booked separately or for those interested, she offers special 60 minute yoga sessions followed by 60 minute massages to dive deep into what clients wish to work on and provide tools for how massage and yoga can help them. She incorporates deep tissue, trigger point and myofascial therapies into her massage sessions, as well as PNF stretching to help improve range of movement when possible. Yoga sessions are inspired by the Iyengar, Hatha, Ashtanga and Vinyasa traditions and tailored to each individual.