Elizabeth Plapinger

Elizabeth Plapinger teaches Yoga for Mental Wellness at the Breathing Project, with Bess Abrahams, who developed the class in 2004. Individuals with a wide range of mental health issues and diagnoses participate in the class.

Elizabeth is a certified yoga teacher, with a background in vinyasa, restorative, Iyengar and breath-centered yoga. She is currently studying in the Advanced Studies Program at the Breathing Project. Elizabeth has long been interested in the relationship between mental health and yoga. In her classes, she explores how breath, movement and awareness of the present moment work together to increase our overall sense of well-being. She is also available to work with clients one-on-one.

In addition to her yoga teaching and studies, Elizabeth, who is also a lawyer, is an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School, where she teaches conflict resolution and problem-solving to lawyers and law students. If interested, she will gladly talk about how the two subjects-yoga and conflict resolution-are related.