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Elizabeth de G. R. Hansen has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the City University of New York. She has research experience in Brazil and Colombia and has taught in several east coast universities. Elizabeth began studying and practicing yoga in 1998 with Thom Birch and Beryl Bender Birch. Since 2001 she has studied with Beryl Bender Birch at The Hard and the Soft Institute of Ashtanga Yoga for 250 teacher training hours. She also studied meditation with Stan Koehler at the Uptown Meditation Center in East Harlem.

In 2004 Elizabeth began a small practice in East Harlem, where she lives. She taught introductory Ashtanga Yoga at the Uptown Meditation Center, and "gentle yoga" for the elderly at a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community in the 1199 Buildings in East Harlem. From 2006 to 2007 she served 16 months in the Peace Corps in Cape Verde, West Africa. There she taught Linguistics in a teacher training institute as well as Ashtanga Yoga and Tai Chi.

Elizabeth is grateful to all her teachers and all her students, each of whom has led her towards strength, understanding and stillness.